1. Ext. Forest -- day ELINOR and ARI carry a picnic basket and a picnic blanket as they look on, hopeful. Elinor How about here? We then see OLIVE sitting on the ground, testing it out. Olive It’s a little rocky. Not bad, but we can do better. Elinor and Ari <SIGH> as they move on. As they start to walk, we see that KOA is with them and stands by admiring. Koa has a bit of a “surfer dude” vibe to him. Koa Whoa, you guys are some serious picnickers. I like it. Olive Well, it is your first picnic, Koa. Everything has to be just right. Elinor carries the picnic basket over by the river. As she walks, her feet begin to SFX: SPLOOSH in puddles. Elinor How about... no, too wet. Ari finds a nearby spot that is out in the sun, then wipes some sweat off of his brow. Ari Nah , too hot. Koa So, what are we looking for exactly? Olive The nicest spot to set up our picnic. It has to be shady, comfy and most of all, beautiful. Koa Oh, you mean like that spot? Koa points O.S. and the kids turn to see a beautiful shady spot in the grass surrounded by flowers. olive Exactly like that! Comfy, shady and surrounded by pretty flowers! Koa, you’re a genius! KOA (matter-of-fact) Totally. Ari Alright! I’m hungry! Let’s set this picnic up! Ari unfolds the blanket and whips it through the air, covering the screen as we use the blanket to: Wipe to: 2. Ext. Field -- day The kids are now enjoying their picnic, which has lots of yummy snacks that the kids are enjoying. Just as Koa takes a big bite from his honey and jam sandwich, Elinor asks: ELINOR So what do you think of the picnic, Koa? Koa responds, but his mouth is full and Elinor and Olive have no idea what he’s saying. Koa (unintelligible) Suddenly, Ari pops into frame. Ari He said he loves it. (off their look, shrugs) I speak mouth full. Koa continues to speak and Ari acts as his interpreter. KOA (unintelligible) Ari And he also loves his sandwich because it tastes... Koa then finishes up his bite with a <GULP> and talks. Koa Awesome! As Elinor and Olive talk, a few honeybees start to fly around Koa, which makes him very nervous. He quickly gets up. Elinor That’s great, Koa! Olive It looks like our picnic is a-- Suddenly, Koa plops down right in between Olive and Elinor, squishing them. Olive (CONT’D) Success? You okay, Koa? Koa Yeah, totally. I’m just feeling a lot of friendship on this blanket right now. As Elinor speaks, the honeybees come back and SFX: BUZZ around Koa, who gets nervous again. Elinor Aww, me too. I’m so-- Koa once again gets up and moves away quickly. Elinor and Olive just look at each other, confused. The next few beats is silent, except for the SFX: BUZZ of the bees as the kids follow Koa around the blanket with their eyes as he gets up, moves, sits down, then immediately repeats that action several times as the bees chase him. All the while, Elinor, Olive and Ari follow his movements, their heads moving side to side. OLIVE Are you sure you’re okay? Koa Oh, yeah. I’m just, you know, trying to get comfy. Koa looks around and sees no bees, <SIGHING> in relief. Koa (CONT’D) Ah, that’s better. Suddenly, a bee lands on Koa’s arm and he FREAKS OUT, jumping up and swatting at the bee! <SFX: ALARMED WALLA WAAAH> ElinoR Koa! It’s okay! It’s just a... KOA Bee! Bee! Bee! Koa runs around the blanket, swatting like crazy at the bees, who then in turn start to SFX: BUZZ around all the kids. Ari Now it’s after me! OLIVE Me too! ARI Elinor, why do the bees want to sting us? By now, all of the kids have gotten up off the blanket. Elinor I don’t know. Let’s just move our blanket to a new, bee-free spot! Koa Good idea! Koa runs through screen, carrying the blanket as Ari points to a shady spot under a tree. Ari There’s a good spot. Under that tree. Dissolve to: 3. Ext. FOREST -- DAY The kids are once again enjoying their snacks under the shady tree as a relaxed Koa pops another big bite of his sandwich. Olive This is better. No bees here. Elinor Yep, but bees usually just fly around doing bee stuff. What were you so worried about, Koa? Koa gets very animated at that question, but once again, his mouth is full and his words are <UNINTELLIGIBLE>. Elinor and Olive look to Ari, who snaps into action. Ari Oh. He’s saying, “Bees sting you!” OliVE Sometimes I guess, but not very often. As Koa speaks, he hears an SFX: BUZZ and pauses to look around, but there’s nothing there. Koa But they could. I don’t want to get stung! I mean bee stings... sting! Ari Oh, that must be where they get their name. Elinor I know my cousin can get really sick if he gets stung by a bee. He has to carry around special medicine because he’s... allergic to them. Are you allergic too, Koa? Koa hears the SFX: BUZZ again, but still nothing. Koa Uh... no. I’m not allergic. I just don’t like... A bee lands on Koa and he jumps up again, just as before. Koa (CONT’D) BEES!!! As Koa yells and swats his arms, several more bees come and buzz around the other kids, causing them to get up and move. Ari runs through with a sandwich in his hand. Ari Let’s take this picnic to go! The kids grab what they can and run off behind a nearby clearing. Once the bees have dissipated, they look back at their abandoned picnic site. Olive I don’t know what happened. We’ve never had so many bees at our picnic before. Where did they all come from? Ari Yeah, and why do these bees want to sting us? Elinor watches as the bees fly up above their picnic site, near the tree branches. Elinor I’m not sure, but I think the answer might be in that tree. We need more observations! 4. Ext. FOREST -- moments later We are close on the tree at their picnic site as a few bees buzz around. A beat later, Elinor head pokes out from behind a tree, followed by Olive, then Ari. ELINOR Where’s Koa? They all look back to reveal Koa hiding behind a bush quite far away. He waves to the group. Koa (yelling out) It’s all good. I can see from here. At that moment, a bee SFX: BUZZES right by the kids and they watch it fly up towards the top of the tree. A beat later, another bee flies up, then another. ARI Where are all these bees going? Ari looks up, only to get SFX: SPLATTED by a big goop of honey, right on his face. A startled Ari licks the goop and smiles. Ari (CONT’D) Honey fell out of the sky! It’s raining sweetness! Dreams can come true! Olive and Elinor look up at the top of the tree. Elinor Honey fell, all right, but not out of the sky. It fell out of that bee hive. OLIVE That’s why there’s so many bees around. They live here! ELINOR That explains why there were so many bees in this place, but what about our first picnic. Hmm... 5. Ext. Field - momENTS LATER ECU on a beautiful flower as a bee lands on it. As we pull back, we see a GIANT EYEBALL watching the bee. As we pull out even further, we see it’s Elinor eye, made bigger by her magnifying glass, which she uses to watch the bee. As the kids back away, we see several more bees flying around the flowers as well, going to and fro. Elinor It was the flowers. Bees love flowers. Ari They gotta drink that sweet, sweet nectar. Olive Sure, the bees were here for the flowers, but why were they acting so funny around us today? Ari Maybe they drank too much nectar. Mom says I go a little kookoo if I drink too much juice. ELINOR Maybe, but I think we need more observations! (then, calling out) Come on, Koa. Koa’s head peeks out from a bush very far away. Koa No, I’m cool right here, thanks OLIVE Uh-oh. If we don’t figure out what’s going on with these bees, Koa may never join our picnic again. Another bee SFX: BUZZES by the kids and they run after it. ELINOR Then let’s get to work! 6. EXT. FOREST - DAY We are once again very close on a bee through Elinor’s magnifying glass as it pollinates a flower. Elinor (O.S.) (whispers) I don’t think this bee wants to sting us. We when see Elinor and Olive laying down on their stomachs on the ground, looking at the bee, as they <WHISPER>. OliVE Yeah. It just looks like a normal bee doing... bee stuff. ELINOR Whatever was making the bees act so funny before, they aren’t doing it now. Suddenly, an excited Ari jumps into frame, looming big and tall over Elinor, Olive and the Bee like a giant monster. Not expecting this, Elinor and Olive <GASP>, then <LAUGH>! Ari Soo, what did you find? Elinor Ari, you scared us! Olive Yeah! From down here you almost look like a big, giant monster. ARI A giant monster? Cool! (then, as a monster) I am the unstoppable Ari! Rarr ! Ari stomps around like Godzilla as he, Olive and Elinor <LAUGH>. Hearing all of the excitement, Koa then runs over. Koa Hey, what are you-- (then, seeing the bee) Ahh ! More bees!!! A nervous Koa swats at the bee. Elinor has a front row seat as the bee quickly BUZZES around the flower. We then see from Elinor’s magnifying glass POV as the little bee is in the foreground and a seemingly giant Koa is in the background, swatting at the bee, who BUZZES for his life! As Koa swings, he knocks some petals off the flower like Godzilla destroying a building. At this point, the frantic bee even starts buzzing around Elinor and a lightbulb goes off for her. Elinor That’s it! (to Koa) Koa, wait! Don’t swat at the bee! KOA But... I want it to go away. ELINOR And it will, if you stay calm. Just watch. Koa finally stops and, a beat later, the bee BUZZES away, no harm done. Olive See? Everything’s fine. Koa Whoa! Elinor, how did you figure that out? Elinor stands up triumphantly. Elinor I just tried to think like a bee. Suddenly, a thought bubble appears above Elinor, putting a visual to her explanation. Elinor (CONT’D) At our picnic, the bees were just buzzing around like always until Koa started swatting at them. After that... Ari They started to fly at us. The thought bubble continues. ELINOR That’s right, Ari. Which is just like what happened right now. That bee on the flower was just fine... OLIVE (getting it) Until Koa started swatting at it. Then it started flying at him. The thought bubble pops as we’re back on just the kids. Koa Totally! Because the bees want to sting me! Elinor Yes, but only because they’re afraid of you. KOA Afraid of me? Why? I don’t sting! They sting! ELINOR You don’t sting, but bees are really tiny and to them, you’re like a super giant monster! Getting it, Ari starts to impersonate a monster again, stomping around. Ari Just like me! Rarr ! (off Koa’s confused look) You had to be there. Curious, Olive pulls out her nature book and flips through the pages until she stops on a page with a bee on it. Olive I think you’re right, Elinor. It says in my nature book that honeybees usually only sting people when they are scared of something. Elinor and Ari slap high five. ELINOR I knew it! Koa The bees are scared of me? But... I’m scared of them. OLIVE You know what else, it says that stinging actually hurts the bees more than it hurts you, so they only do it when they feel like they have no other choice. Elinor Like when a big, giant monster is swatting at them! Suddenly, Koa is lost in thought, looking off at something in the distance. As we pull back, we see he’s staring at a bee. He then approaches the bee on a nearby flower. We go close as Koa’s (comparatively) huge head enters frame next to a tiny bee on a flower. At this point, they’re both calm. Koa I’m sorry for scaring you, little bee bro. I just didn’t want to get stung, just like you don’t want to get swatted. I totally get it now. Suddenly, the bee SFX: BUZZES off the flower... and right onto Koa’s nose! The kids all <GASP>, but this time, Koa remains calm. Koa (CONT’D) Whoa, I got a bee... on my nose... ElinoR Remember, bees don’t want to sting you unless you scare them. KOA (deep breath) Right, so I’m just gonna ... relax ? I guess? The kids all watch with baited breath as the bees walks around a bit, checking out Koa, then just BUZZES away with no sting. As the bees flies off, Koa exhales in relief. KOA (CONT’D) Phew! Elinor Koa, that was great. You kept calm and the bee left you alone. Olive And the most important thing is, you didn’t get scared. Koa No, I was super scared, but I stayed chill becuase I didn’t want to scare the bee! Ari Whoa. Cool. Very cool. The music rises begins to sing. ELINOR/Olive/ari ELINOR: Sometimes bees can give you a sting, And that is not a very fun thing But just think how they must feel, Bees are so tiny, you could squish ‘em with your heel! OLIVE: Bees can sure be helpful And pollinate the flowers. ARI: And don’t forget that they make honey Which takes them hours and hours! ELINOR Sometimes bees can give you a sting And that is not a very fun thing But just think how they must feel Bees are so tiny, you could squish ‘em with your heel! ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI: But... We can live together If we remember just one thing. When a bee is around, just stay calm And you probably won’t get a sting! As the music fades and the song ends, we: Cut to: 7. EXT. FOREST -- DAY The kids are once again on their picnic blanket, finishing up their lunch. elinor Now this is what I call a picnic! Yummy food and not a bee in sight. Koa Yeah, thanks everybody. Not only for the tasty honey and jam sandwich, but also for helping me not be scared of... Suddenly, two bees fly in. Ari Bees! The kids all watch, worried, as both bees land right on Koa’s honey and jam sandwich and inspect it. However, rather than be scared, Koa watches them calmly. OLIVE You okay, Koa? Koa Totally. These bees made this yummy honey, so they should get to have some too. We then super close on the bees, with Koa’s giant head behind them, once again emphasizing their difference in size. Koa (CONT’D) Eat up, little bee bros ! This is a safe place for munching. Some for you... After a beat, the bees fly away and Koa eats the rest of his sandwich in one bite, then says something <UNINTELLIGIBLE>. KOA (CONT’D) (unintelligible) Ari He said, ‘and some for me.’ Elinor That one we could understand. The kids <LAUGH> as they continue to enjoy their picnic, and we: FADE OUT.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 150 To Bee or Not to Bee By: Michael Foulke Elinor’s Question: Why do bees want to sting me? Logline: While on a picnic, Elinor tries to help her friend Koa get over his fear of bees. Curriculum Goals: LS2 . Understand that animals have different body parts that are used in different ways to meet their needs, and that plants have different parts that help them survive and grow: a. Identify body parts of animals and their function LS8: Begin to understand that there are many different kinds of living things and how they may be the same or different: a. Observe and describe similarities and differences across different types of plants and animals SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data a. Collect, describe, and record observations in greater detail and in various ways b. Use the 5 senses and simple tools to gather and record data c. Record observations to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems. d. Talk about and reflect on what happened during an investigation or when solving a problem, and why it might have happened MAINS: Elinor, Ari, Olive, Koa LOCATIONS: Forest PROPS: Magnifying Glass, Picnic Basket, Picnic Blanket, Food Outline: August 27, 2019 First Draft: September 27, 2019 Elinor Olive Koa Ari (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 1 EXT. FOREST -- DAY FIELD DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY MAGIC HOUR DAWN DUSK SAME SAME TIME CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK. SMASH CUT TO: CUT TO BLACK. TIME CUT: Order Title Location CHARACTER CHARACTER'S ARC 120