1. EXT. LAKE SHORE - DAY It’s a beautiful summer day. MR. RABBIT and RANGER RABBIT are taking ELINOR, OLIVE, and ARI to a new place: A lake that’s perfect for swimming. Ranger Rabbit is carrying a ratty-looking bag (it’s her old swim bag from when she was a kid). Mr. Rabbit is carrying bags and a folded beach chair. (DESIGN NOTE: All are in bathing suits and life jackets) ELINOR I can’t wait to see it! ARI H ow much farther? RanGER RABBIT We’re very close. WIDEN TO REVEAL: the sparkling lake and the narrow sandy beach that surrounds it, and hold for a beat to enjoy the beautiful scenery. The parents and kids exit the forest and walk onto the beach. RANGER RABBIT (CONT’D) And here we are, kids: My favorite swimming spot. The kids <SFX: WOW>. Ranger Rabbit puts down her huge bag of swimming stuff. Mr. Rabbit also puts down bags and begins to unfold a beach chair. ELINOR This place is amazing! ARI So cool! OLIVE I can’t wait to dive in! RANGER RABBIT You know, when I was a kid, I used to come here every morning to practice swimming. I even won a trophy at the Animal Town swim race. ELINOR Really, Mom? RANGER RABBIT Yup! Here, let me show you. It’s in my old swim bag somewhere... ANGLE ON: Ranger Rabbit reaches into her swim bag and fumbles around. She pulls out a pinecone. RANGER RABBIT (CONT’D) Nope, that’s not a trophy. (A frog jumps out. With a <SFX: RIBBIT> , it hops away.) How’d YOU get in there? (She pulls out a small trophy and holds it up.) Aha! CU: The trophy, which has a bronze swimming rabbit on top. BACK ON: the kids, who are impressed. ELINOR Wow! Awesome, Mom. (to her Dad) Hey Dad, have you ever won any trophies? Mr. Rabbit has reclined onto the beach chair. MR. RABBIT (lazily) Not yet. Do they give out trophies for “Silliest Dad”? MR. RABBIT (CONT’D) He makes a ridiculous face, eg . sticks out his tongue or bugs out his eyes. The kids <SFX: LAUGH> . Ranger Rabbit reaches into her swim bag and takes out goggles to hand out to the kids. ELINOR I’m gonna swim really fast, just like you, Mom. ARI Me too. Fast as a fish. Olive I’m gonna swim as fast as TWO fish in a fish race! The kids, now in their goggles <SFX: GIGGLE>. (NB: The kids can keep their goggles on and move them to their foreheads when necessary - whatever is easiest) Ranger Rabbit puts on her goggles. RANGER RABBIT Okay, kids. I’m going to go swim in the deep part of the lake. You stay in the shallow part. Mr. Rabbit will keep an eye on you. Mr. Rabbit waves, he’s on the case. The kids all <SFX: YAY> as they scramble into the water. 2. EXT. LAKE WATERS - A MINUTE LATER The kids are about waist-deep in shallow water. ELINOR Okay, who’s ready to swim really fast? On your marks... get ready... get set... GO. The kids jump in and swim a bit, with flailing and <SFX: SPLASHING>. Then they stand up. OLIVE Hmm, we didn’t get very far. ARI I don’t think we went very fast, either. ANGLE ON: Elinor, who looks thoughtful and turns to watch her Mom swim. PAN to Ranger Rabbit, who’s swimming speedily in the deeper part of the lake. ELINOR (O.S.) Wow. Look at my Mom go. She sure is fast. BACK ON: The kids. A flock of 2-3 ducks paddle into view and swim swiftly in front of them. OLIVE She’s not the only speedy swimmer. Look at these ducks go. CU: The ducks paddling along. We can’t see their feet. ELINOR How do they swim so fast? OLIVE (loudly) Hey ducks, what’s your secret? A duck <SFX: QUACKS> back to Ari as it goes by. Elinor and Ari <SFX: LAUGH>. ELINOR I wish WE could find a way to speed up our swimming, or we’ll never win a trophy. ANGLE ON: Mr. Rabbit waving at the kids. MR. RABBIT Hey speedy swimmers, are you ready for a snack break? BACK ON: the kids, who <SFX: YEAH>. They run towards the sand. 3. EXT. LAKE SHORE - CONTINUOUS Mr. Rabbit meets the kids with towels so they can dry off. Elinor rubs herself so vigorously with the towel that her goggles come flying off. ANGLE ON: the goggles land in the sand next to a resting duck. The duck stands up and shuffles aside, <SFX: QUACKING> in alarm. ELINOR Oops, sorry, duck. Elinor runs over to get the goggles. As she bends down, she looks more closely at the duck and is immediately distracted. CU: the duck’s webbed feet. ELINOR (CONT’D) ( to herself) Hey. This duck’s feet are SO INTERESTING. It has 1, 2, 3 toes, and they’re joined together by the skin in between them! Why does the duck have feet like that? MR. RABBIT (O.S.) Come have your snack, Elinor! Elinor grabs the goggles. ELINOR Oops. Coming. ANGLE ON: Ari, Olive, and Mr. Rabbit sitting on a towel, eating a healthy snack of veggies and dip. Ari is munching on his snacks really fast. ARI (mouth full) These veggies are tasty. Let's not make eating fast an appealing character trait. OLIVE I think we should lose the whole "Ari Eating Fast" gag, PBS doesn't seem on board, so cut lines 31-32 and the action line above, thoughts? (good-humoured and giggling) Too bad we can’t swim as fast as you can eat snacks, Ari. Elinor comes running over. ELINOR Olive! Ari! I just saw a duck standing on the sand, and its feet were SO COOL . It had lots of skin between its toes. Ari holds up his foot, his toes separated, and wiggles his toes. ARI Hmm. All I’ve got between my toes is empty space. Elinor also sticks up a foot and wiggles. ELINOR Same here. Olive sticks up her foot and looks at it, puzzled. OLIVE My toes are too short to wiggle. Maybe I should check the other foot? She lifts her other foot too, and falls backwards, sending a carrot flying into the air. <SFX: WHOOPS WALLA> The kids all <SFX: GIGGLE>. PAN follows the carrot arcing through the air and landing in the sand next to a frog, which croaks and hops about a foot away. OLIVE (CONT’D) Hey, what about that frog? I wonder if it has skin between its toes. The kids get up and go look at the frog. CU: the frog, which hops down the beach and into the water to swim away. ELINOR Yes, its toes are joined together with skin, too! Wow! That is so interesting. I wonder why some animals have toes like that, and others don’t. Elinor thinks about it for a beat. ELINOR (CONT’D) We need MORE OBSERVATIONS! Let’s go find some more toes. The kids separate to look around the immediate area, within sight of Mr. Rabbit . ANGLE ON: Olive stands under a tree where a robin is perched. OLIVE There’s a robin. Hmm. Let ’ s see. CU: the robin. OLIVE (O.S.) (CONT’D) Its toes aren’t joined by skin. Elinor notices a turtle basking on a rock in the water. She crouches down next to it. <SFX: Hmmmm> CU: the turtle. We see it basking happily, and then we see Elinor’s face pop up behind it, her eyes wide as she looks at the turtle. ELINOR Its toes are joined by skin! The turtle is startled. It scrambles into the water and swims away. Elinor thinks. <SFX: HMMM> ARI (O.S.) Elinor, Olive! I found an animal with really weird toes. Elinor and Olive rush over to Ari, who’s crouched down, looking at a worm. OLIVE (giggling) Ari, it’s a worm. ARI (silly) I know! It doesn’t have any toes at all... weird, right? The kids <SFX: LAUGH>. ELINOR Okay some animals have skin that joins their toes, and some don’t. But why? OLIVE Let’s make a list and see if we can figure it out. The kids <SFX: YEAH>. ANGLE ON: Olive picks up a long stick to draw in the sand, and Ari and Elinor watch her draw a couple of lines. CU: Olive’s list, a T-chart . One side has a webbed foot at the top and one has an un-webbed foot. OLIVE (CONT’D) Okay. Which animals have toes that are joined by skin? Olive makes quick drawings under the columns as the kids list the animals. ELINOR Ducks have joined toes. ARI Frogs do, too. OLIVE And turtles. Okay, now which ones DON’T have toes joined by skin? ARI Bats don’t. ELINOR And rabbits don’t either. OLIVE Or elephants. Or robins. ELINOR Okay, some animals have skin between their toes, and some don’t. So, w hat do the animals wit h join ed toes have in common? THOUGHT BUBBLE MOMENT: The kids think about the times they saw those animals. They imagine the ducks swimming by, the turtle diving into the water and swimming, and the frog hopping into the water and swimming. ELINOR (O.S.) (CONT’D) Oh! Ducks, frogs, and turtles all live... ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI (O.S.) IN THE WATER! BACK ON: The kids. ELINOR All the animals with skin between their toes live in the water. But why? Why do water animals have toes like that? Ari lifts up a foot. ARI Maybe they high-five with their feet, and it helps them make a louder slap! Elinor tries to “high five” him with her foot. It’s difficult, and they <SFX: GIGGLE>. ELINOR I’ve never SEEN frogs high-fiving. There’s a beat as she thinks. ELINOR (CONT’D) I know. Let’s go observe those animals in the water. C’mon , w e need MORE OBSERVATIONS! Dad, can we go find some more animals and check out their toes? Mr. RABBIT Sure thing! Just stay close where I can see you Elinor, Olive and Ari excitedly run back to the water. 4. EXT. LAKE WATERS - A MINUTE LATER The kids are standing in the water, observing the creatures around them. A few ducks glide into view. ELINOR Here come some ducks. Let’s DUCK under the water and see what they’re doing. The kids pull their goggles over their eyes and duck their heads under the water. UNDERWATER POV: They watch ducks swim by. The ducks are paddling their webbed feet. The kids lift their heads above the surface. ARI Those ducks aren’t just floating along. They’re pushing the water with their feet , and they’re going really fast . That’s so cool. A frog pokes its head out of the water nearby. OLIVE I see a frog. Let’s hop to it! The kid wade over to the frog then duck their heads under the water again. UNDERWATER POV: They see the frog swim past them, kicking its webbed feet. The kids look amazed. Then a turtle swims by, doing the same thing. The kids point excitedly. They surface again. OLIVE (CONT’D) Amazing. That frog and that turtle are kicking with their toes, too. ELINOR They’re using their special feet to SWIM faster . ARI Hmm. I wonder why joined toes are good for swimming fast ? OLIVE Da da da ! It’s a swimming mystery! Ari raises his wings. ARI Well, my wings are made of skin, and they help me push more air so I can fly really fast. Ari flaps hard and rises a little into the air, splashing Elinor and Olive, who <SFX: LAUGH>. ELINOR Maybe these water animals have skin between their toes so they can push more water... OLIVE And maybe pushing more water makes you swim faster. That must be it. ELINOR This is SO INTERESTING. Let’s go tell my Mom and Dad. With a <SFX: YEAH>, the kids splash their way to shore. 5. EXT. LAKE SHORE - CONTINUOUS Ranger Rabbit is now standing on the shore, too, toweling herself off. The kids gather around the Rabbits. ELINOR Mom! Dad! We figured out something amazing about duck feet. Mr. RABBIT Oh? Tell me. OLIVE Ducks have cool feet with skin between their toes. ARI And they’re not the only animals with joined toes. Frogs and turtles and other animals that live in the water have them too. ELINOR We think that their joined toes help them swim faster because it lets them push more water. Ranger RABBIT You’re absolutely right , kids ! We call those special feet “webbed feet” because the skin stretches between their toes like a spider’s web. The kids <SFX: OHHH> . OLIVE (saying the words carefully) Webbed feet. I like those words. RANGER RABBIT Oh, that reminds me ! I have a special surprise for you in my swim bag. Do you want to see what it’s like to have webbed feet too? The kids <SFX: GASP> and say <SFX: YEAH>. Ranger Rabbit kneels down and rummages in her swim bag. She pulls out a fluffy teddy bear . RANGER RABBIT (CONT’D) How’d that get in there? She pulls out a pair of kids’ swim fins and holds them triumphantly in the air. RANGER RABBIT (CONT’D) Aha! Here they are! OLIVE What are THOSE? RANGER RABBIT These are called swim fins. CU: the swim fins. ARI (O.S.) Ooh. They look like a duck’s feet. They’re wide and flat. ELINOR (O.S.) Yeah. And they look like they have little toes. OLIVE (O.S.) With webs between the toes. BACK ON: the kids and Ranger Rabbit. Ranger Rabbit holds out the swim fins. RANGER RABBIT Yes. These swim fins are a lot like webbed feet. And if you put them on your feet, they’ll push more water and you’ll swim faster. Do you want to give them a try? ELINOR Yes please! Elinor takes the fins. With a <SFX: YEAH>, the kids run into the water. 6. EXT. LAKE WATERS - A MINUTE LATER Excited, the kids stand in the water. OLIVE Can I try them first, Elinor? Elinor hands Olive the fins. ELINOR You toe-tally can! Get it? Toes? The kids <SFX: GIGGLE>. OLIVE Hmm, how do I put these on? Olive reaches down and puts on one fin, than the other. OLIVE (CONT’D) Okay. I’m ready to swim as fast as a fish. Or at least, as fast as a duck. ELINOR Let’s race! On your marks... get set... GO. The kids jump in and swim. This time, Olive is much faster, and she pulls out ahead. As they stop and stand up again, they all <SFX: WOW>. OLIVE That was fin-tastic! ARI My turn! My turn! CROSSFADE TO: Ari winning a race, then Elinor winning a race. The kids stand up in the water, catching their breath. ELINOR We’ve figured out how to swim fast! As they look around at the water and the creatures moving through it, they sing: ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI Want to swim real fast? Want to feel the speed? Swim fins and webbed feet, Those are what you need. OLIVE: Ducks, frogs and turtles Have skin between their toes. ARI: They hop into the water, And ZOOM! Away they go. ELINOR: Get yourself some swim fins. Put them on like so. OLIVE: Then jump into the water, And ZOOM! Away you go. ALL THREE: Want to swim real fast? Want to feel the speed? Get some fins or webbed feet, Those are what you need. MR. RABBIT (O.S.) Hey kids, time to head home! ELINOR Okay, Dad. We’re coming. The kids run back to shore. 6. EXT. LAKE SHORE - CONTINUOUS Mr. Rabbit meets the kids with towels. Ranger Rabbit has her hands behind her back - she’s hiding something. MR. RABBIT How were the swim fins? OLIVE Fin-credible! ARI Now we can all swim fast! ELINOR If we keep practicing, maybe we’ll win a trophy some day. MR. Rabbit Well, your Mom has a special surprise for you. Ranger Rabbit brings her hands out from behind her back. She’s holding three round “medals” made of broken pieces of bark and string. She carved “question marks” on them. RangER RABBIT I just made these awards for the three best question-askers in the whole town. You’re the MOST CURIOUS kids I know! The kids <SFX: WOW> as Ranger Rabbit puts a medal around each kid’s neck. ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI (in awe) Thank you. MR. RABBIT Now who wants to see who can get home the fastest? The kids are all yawning and looking tired. ELINOR I think I’ve had enough speed for one day. Can we walk home like slow snails instead? Mr. RABBIT That sounds more my speed! Mr. Rabbit begins to walk along comically, as if in slow motion. The kids <SFX: GIGGLE> and join him in walking slo-mo while Ranger Rabbit rolls her eyes. END.

EWW147 Speedy Swimming D2 23-Sep-19 .

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY 147: SPEEDY SWIMMING Written by Rosemary Mosco Elinor’s Question: Why do ducks have webbed feet? Logline: When the kids see Ranger Rabbit swimming speedily in the local lake, they take inspiration from a duck’s webbed feet and learn why fins can help them swim fast. Curriculum Goals: LS2c . Compare how the external body parts of animals and plants are the same and/or different. [The kids compare their feet to the webbed feet of aquatic animals.] LS2d . Explore how different external features of an animal help it survive in its environment. [The kids discover that webbed feet help aquatic animals move through the water.] ET2b . Use a variety of low-tech tools including writing, drawing and painting utensils, scissors, magnifiers, balance scales, ramps, pulleys, hammers, screwdrivers, sieves, tubing, binoculars, whisks, measuring cups. [The kids use swim fins to enhance their swimming ability.] ND3 . Understand that structures and materials in the natural world can be used or can inspire the engineering of structures with similar function in the designed world. [The kids discover that webbed feet and swim fins use the same principles. Swim fins give them “webbed feet” and help them push more water.] SEP1c . Ask and/or identify cause and effect questions that can be answered by an investigation. [The kids wonder if fins help push more water, and they investigate this by running their hands through the water.] SEP3b . Compare and contrast objects and events by describing similarities and differences in detail. [The kids compare swim fins to webbed feet.] SEP3d . With guidance, plan and conduct simple investigations using simple tools. [Elinor runs her open hand and closed hand through the water to see which one pushes more water.] Main Characters: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Mr. Rabbit, Ranger Rabbit (in bathing suits) Props: Beach chair, pinecone, trophy, ducks, turtle, frog, goggles, life jackets, goggles, slipper, cookie swim fins, handmade medals Locations: Lake shore, lake water FIRST DRAFT: 30-Aug-19 SECOND DRAFT: 23-Sep-19 POLISH: 14-Oct-19 ARI ELINOR ELINOR/OLIVE ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI MR. RABBIT OLIVE RANGER RABBIT OLICE Rangr OLIE (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 THE END. INT CLASSROOM -- DAY SUNLIT FOREST CLEARING -- CONTINUOUS PARK -- DAY EXT -- PARK EXT -- LAKE WATERS -- CONTINUOUS EXT -- LAKE SHORE -- CONTINUOUS EXT -- LAKE WATERS -- A MINUTE LATER DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK. Order Title Location ELINOR ELINOR 120