no additional notes from me 1. EXT. PARK – AFTERNOON This is a very sweet story. Reminded me of how I always told me kids when they were little that Mommy "always comes back." A few notes from us below. It’s a late Fall afternoon in Animal Town and we open as SR. TAPIR is finishing singing a fun song. He sings the last chorus of “Let’s Explore” (from EWW101 Interstitial – Jacques Cousteau ): SR. TAPIR (singing) When something you see, Tickles your curiosity When you have to know more And questions pull you out the door Let’s go! Let’s Explore! Line Count - 102 Ari - 13 Elinor - 43 Olive - 16 Ranger Rabbit - 16 Senor Tapir - 26 Mr. Raccoon - 2 Mz. Llama - 2 As he sings, we pan over the happy faces of the kids (ELINOR, ARI, OLIVE and OTHERS (in Fall accessories, Olive has a scarf) gathered around him. They are gleefully paying attention, rocking their heads and playing along with simple instruments (e.g. toy xylophone, tambourine, etc). The song ends. SR. TAPIR (CONT’D) And that’s a song about a scientist who explored the ocean! The kids <SFX: CLAP/CHEER/AWESOME!>. EliNOR We love your songs about scientists, Sr. Tapir. OLIVE Yeah, they’re so interesting . ARI My favorites are the ones where you sing about a scientist who explores..! And then they ask questions..! And then... They discover something! As Ari talks, he strikes dramatic explorer poses in front of the group, culminating in a flip in the air before the final pose. The kids <SFX: GIGGLES>. Sr. TAPIR Ha HA! Yes, isn’t learning about scientists fun? I’m so glad you like them. And I love playing and sharing these songs with all of you. He strums/plays his guitar for emphasis. ELINOR Will you sing us another one, Sr. Tapir? Sr Tapir bows gracefully. SR. TAPIR Ah, I would love to, Elinor, but now I have to tell you something important. Olive What is it Sr. Tapir? SR. TAPIR The time has come for me to leave Animal Town. The kids are flabbergasted. <SFX: HUH?/LEAVE ANIMAL TOWN?/WHAT? WALLA>. ELINOR You’re leaving? SR. TAPIR Yes, tomorrow I’m sad to say. Now that winter is coming, it’s time for me to go to another town. Ari To another town? OLIVE But ... why? SR. TAPIR It’s my job, you see. I’m a traveling musical instrument sales-animal, and my job is to go from town to town playing music and sharing these wonderful instruments with everyone . As he talks, we see a THOUGHT BUBBLE of Sr. Tapir walking with his full backpack down a trail, arriving at a signpost, and then walking towards another town. OLIVE I hope they love your songs as much as we do. ELINOR Yeah, we really love your songs, Sr. Tapir. SR. TAPIR Aw , thank you kids. That really makes my heart sing. And you know how much my heart likes to sing. Sr. Tapir strums his guitar and does a fun and expressive <SFX: LA-LAAA-LAAAAAA!!> which makes the kids <SFX: GIGGLE>. Sr. TAPIR (CONT’D) But don’t worry, kids, I’ll be back again next year. Ari Next year? SR. TAPIR Yes, I always come back to Animal Town in the Spring. Before you know it, the flowers will be in bloom and you’ll see me again. Who knows, maybe I’ll have new songs to sing to you. The kids seem happy about that <SFX: YAY/WOO HOO ! WALLA> and they begin to return their instruments to Sr. Tapir, who adds them to his traveler’s backpack, which is loaded with instruments (fiddle, kazoo, banjo, tuba, drums, etc.) and other things. SR. TAPIR (CONT’D) ( to kids returning instruments) Thank you. Muchas gracias . (to all) Well, I hope to see you again tomorrow to say good bye before I leave. But now it’s time for you to go. Do you know why? The kids look confused. SR. TAPIR (CONT’D) Listen.... Sr. Tapir puts a hand to his hear, miming listening. Suddenly, Ari’s stomach <SFX: GROWLS>. SR. TAPIR (CONT’D) ...it’s almost dinner time! Everyone giggles, and they start to disperse. ELINOR Bye, Sr. Tapir! See you tomorrow. SR. TAPIR Adios! Hasta Luego . See you later. They head off in different directions. 2. EXT FOREST PATH -- LATE AFTERNOON Elinor, Ari and Olive walk along the forest path to their house. In the trees we hear a few birds here and there. A breeze blows through. OLIVE Brr , it is getting kinda chilly . It feels a little like Winter already. She wraps her scarf around her neck. ELINOR It’s too bad Sr. Tapir has to leave. ARI Yeah, who’s gonna sing us songs about scientists now? Elinor has an idea. ELINOR Hey! I know. Why don’t we do something special for Sr Tapir before he leaves? OLIVE Great idea, Elinor! He’s always doing nice things for us. We should do something nice for HIM. But, what should we do? ARI We could give him a good bye present? ELINOR Yeah! So he remembers us . ARI What should we get him? ELINOR We could make him a hat? A THOUGHT BUBBLE shows the kids giving Sr. Tapir a funny kid-made hat. OLIVE Mmm , I think he already has a hat. ARI Oooh ! I know, let’s get him a big jar of pickles! I love pickles, I’ll bet he’ll love them too. We see a THOUGHT BUBBLE of the kids giving Sr. Tapir a giant jar of pickles , pulling up in a wagon. OLIVE That’s fun. But he has a long way to walk and his bag already seemed really full. How is he going to carry it? In the thought bubble, Sr Tapir struggles with the weight and can’t find a place to put the giant jar in his bag. ELINOR Hmmm .... The kids ponder a bit as they walk and arrive at Elinor’s house. Ranger Rabbit filling the bird feeder on the porch. Ranger Rabbit Hi, kids. You look like you’re trying to figure something out. ELINOR Mom, Sr. Tapir is leaving tomorrow. RANGER RABBIT Yes, I heard. I bet you kids must be sad. OLIVE Yeah, we’re really going to miss him. ELINOR Mom, we want to give Sr. Tapir something special before he leaves, but we don’t know what. ARI And it can’t be something big, like a big j ar of p ickles. I already thought of that. RANGER RABBIT That’s very sweet of you, kids. I’m sure you’ll find just the right thing to give Sr. Tapir before he leaves tomorrow. ELINOR I hope so. Olive We should go home. Good night, Elinor, good night Ranger Rabbit! Olive and Ari turn to go and they all wave goodbye ARI Bye! ELINOR See you tomorrow! Ranger Rabbit and Elinor go inside. 3. EXT elinor’s house -- night The sky darkens, night passes and the sun begins to rise. 4. INT ELINOR’S BEDROOM -- DAWN/MORNING It’s barely light out, and we see Elinor sleeping peacefully. Her window is open. Suddenly, we hear some bird calls. [ https: // www.xeno-canto.org /species/ Hylocichla-mustelina (look at type “calls” or “nocturnal flight calls”) Suggested by Emily DuVal , our bird expert] Elinor stirs in her bed. Then we hear more sounds again. Elinor wakes up and listens. ELINOR Huh? What’s that? She gets out of bed and opens the window all the way. She listens for a moment, using her special bunny hearing. She hears it, and a few other sounds like it, a couple of times. ELINOR (CONT’D) Hmmm , I wonder what those sounds are. 5. PARENT’S BEDROOM - dawn/MORNING Elinor tiptoes into her parent’s bedroom, where both of them are sleeping. Elinor leans over and whispers in her mom’s ear. ELINOR (LOUD WHISPER) Mom! Ranger Rabbit stirs <SFX: HMMRM> . ELINOR (LOUDER WHISPER) (CONT’D) Moooooom ! Ranger Rabbit opens her eyes. RANGER RABBIT Elinor, is everything ok ? What is it, dear? ELINOR I heard an interesting sound outside that woke me up! RANGER RABBIT Hmmm . What kind of sound was it? ELINOR I don’t know . It sounded like a bird. Or a cricket. Is there such a thing as a cricket bird? Ranger Rabbit suspects she knows what it is. RANGER RABBIT Mm, I don’t think so. ELINOR I want to go outside and find out. Will you come with me, Mom? Ranger Rabbit sits up and <SFX: YAWNS> . RANGER RABBIT Well, I guess it’s never too early in the morning to be curious, is it? ELINOR Yay! ( hears the <SFX: BIRD CALLS> again) There are the sounds again. C’mon , we need more observa- ! Mr Rabbit stirs. Ranger Rabbit puts her finger to her lips. ELINOR (Whispering) (CONT’D) We need more observations! 6. HOUSE AND FOREST -- early MORNING It’s early morning and the sky is still dawn-hued. The two of them walk outside and together they listen. As they walk a little bit into the trees, we hear the unusual <SFX: BIRD CALL> sounds again. Elinor is in her pajamas and R anger Rabbit is in her robe. Line 64-68: Will we learn what kind of birds are making the calls? That would be really fun for some kids to have that knowledge. (maybe mom knows?) ELINOR There it is! That’s the sound I heard! RANGER RABBIT That IS an interesting sound. What do you think it is? ELINOR I don’t know. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it before. We hear a <SFX: SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BIRD CALL> coming from another tree. We see hint of birds rustling in the branches. ELINOR (CONT’D) There it is again. But where is it coming from? RANGER RABBIT Alright , let’s listen very carefully. Elinor and Mom’s bunny ears turn in sync and narrow in on the <SFX: BIRD CALLS>. ELINOR I think it’s coming from over there. RANGER RABBIT I think you’re right. They walk over and see as a few birds emerge from the branches, making the <SFX: BIRD CALLS> she heard. ELINOR Look, it’s those birds in the trees that are making the sound. The birds make the sound again. ELINOR (CONT’D) But I never heard a bird make that sound before. Birds usually sound like (chirping) chirp chirp . (Elinor looks thoughtful.) These sound more like cheep cheep . I wonder... why do these birds sound different? RanGER RABBIT Keep observing, Elinor, I think you might find out soon. Soon, some birds start leaving, one after the other but then all at once. They see a flock of birds fly off together and making that particular sound. Then they see another flock. We are in the midst of a natural wonder. ELINOR Wow, look at that all those birds leaving. It looks like they’re all going the same way. Suddenly, a little early morning breeze blows through, causing the trees to stir and Ranger Rabbit to close her nightgown tighter. ELINOR (CONT’D) Mom, are the birds leaving for the Winter, like Sr. Tapir? We really think it is a missed opportunity if we don’t use the term “migration” in this story – and in the song too when talking about the birds. (Not Sr. Tapir) RANGER RABBIT Yes, they are. Some birds don’t like the cold, so when it’s almost Winter, they fly away somewhere warmer. Elinor hears the <SFX: BIRD CALLS>. ELINOR ( gasp !) Is that why they are making that special sound? Because they’re going on a trip? RANGER RABBIT Yes! Some birds make a special sound when they’re flying away together for the winter. Elinor and her mom observe the birds fly away, and Elinor looks a bit thoughtful. RANGER RABBIT (CONT’D) What’s wrong, Elinor? ELINOR I’m a little sad that the birds are leaving, just like Sr. Tapir. Ranger Rabbit kneels down and comforts her. RANGER RABBIT Don’t worry, Elinor. The birds and Sr. Tapir will be back again next year. Sometimes things in Nature leave, but then they come back. Elinor cheers up. This story seems to be mixing the idea of bird calls and bird songs. We think this could work but would be good to get a sense from your bird expert what is appropriate from a scientific standpoint. Bird calls are different from bird songs. Wonder if it's possible to frame the song they create as a way to “call” Sr. Tapir back to visit them again. (The wording in Line 101 is nice as far as talking about the bird calls.) ELINOR Yeah. It’s nice that the birds make special sounds when they leave. It’s like they’re singing a goodbye song. RaNGER RABBIT Music is a nice way to say goodbye. ELINOR Mom, that’s it! I think I know what we can give Sr. Tapir before he leaves. C’mon ! 7. EXT PARK -- MORNING It’s later that day, and we see Sr. Tapir putting the finishing touches on his bulging backpack as he gets ready to hit the trail. There’s a small pack of town residents gathered to say goodbye. Just as Sr. Tapir hoists the pack on his back, Mr. Raccoon comes up to wish him safe travels. MR RACCOON Well, have a good trip, Sr Tapir. Here, I baked you some SPECIAL snacks for your trip. SR. TAPIR Wow, thank you, Mr. Raccoon! I should sing a song about how yummy your treats are. MR RACCOON Oh, well thank you. I do bake the best treats in town. (Of course, I’m also the only baker in town...) Sr. Tapir finds a place to squeeze the snacks into his pack. Next, Mz. Llama steps up and makes a fuss over Sr Tapir. MZ. LLama Thanks for all of your beautiful songs, Sr. Tapir. SR. TAPIR Thank you, Mz. Llama. I’ll miss your fruits and your special sauces. Muy deliciosas ! MZ. LLAMA Aww , gosh... We see him shake hands with or wave to a few other gathered town residents, and gets ready to start his journey. SR. TAPIR Well, adios, Amigo- Just then, Elinor arrives followed by Olive, Ari, the rest of the kids from before, and Ranger Rabbit. ELINOR Sr. Tapir! Sr Tapir! SR. TAPIR Elinor, kids! I’m so glad you came to say goodbye. I didn’t want to leave Animal Town before saying Adios one last time. ELINOR Sr. Tapir, we made something special for you to take on your trip. Sr. Tapir brightens. SR. TAPIR Wow! Something special? What is it? ELINOR Well, we were trying to think of what to give you. Olive Because you’re always singing fun songs to us. Ari But pickles would be TOO heavy. Elinor And then last night, I heard some sounds coming from outside my window. Olive Yeah, Elinor told us all about it. It was birds, and they were leaving too. Ari And when they leave for the winter, they make a special bird call. SR. TAPIR That’s so interesting! A special song for him “to say goodbye”? ELINOR Yes it is! So we had the idea to make a special song for you, just like the birds. SR. TAPIR That’s wonderful, kids. I can’t wait to hear it. All the kids gather together and sing a farewell choir song: ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI However many kids the production allows is fine. If it's just the three of them, it should be ok (though the more, the better?). (singing) It’s time for some birds To fly, fly away It’s getting too cold For them to stay And just like the birds We sing, sing a song To say “good bye” But not for long ( chorus ) When friends say bye Just sing them this tune And they’ll come back You’ll see them soon Oh, Señor Tapir, Thank you for your songs Please think of us As you travel along Oh, Señor Tapir, Please hear, hear our words Please come right back Just like the birds (chorus) When friends say bye Just sing them this tune And they’ll come back You’ll see them soon Sr. Tapir wipes a tear from his cheek. SR. TAPIR That song was absolutely wonderful, kids! I’ll remember this special song and take it with me on my travels. OLIVE We’re so glad you liked it, Sr. Tapir. ELINOR It’s our way of saying goodbye. SR. TAPIR Where I come from, we say “Adios and Hasta Luego ” which means “Good bye and see you later.” OLIVE “Hasta Luego ”, I like that. They have a nice group hug. ARI I’m going to miss your songs about scientists, Sr. Tapir. SR. TAPIR Well, you don’t need me to sing to you about scientists, Ari. You are all great scientists yourselves. Just look how much you learn by listening and observing! The kids beam. ELINOR Adios, Sr. Tapir. OLIVE And Hasta Luego ! Sr. TAPIr Goodbye, everyone! He walks over the hill as everyone waves. SR. TAPIR (CONT’D) Adios... and hasta luego , amigos ! END

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EWW 175 Sr Tapir Says Adios By Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson Elinor’s Question: What can we give to Sr Tapir to say farewell? Logline: Sr Tapir is on his way out of town, and Elinor learns a lesson from migrating birds about how to say farewell. Curriculum Goals: LS8 . Begin to understand that there are many different kinds of living things and how they may be the same or different: d. Identify seasonal adaptations in physical characteristics or behaviors of animals (Elinor observes and identifies the different behaviors of birds who migrate in the fall). SEP1 . Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering) a. Demonstrate curiosity about the greater world outside of their local environment b. Ask more complex questions about observable phenomena (Elinor is curious, and asks questions, about the bird calls and about the idea of migration, learning the birds from her local environment will travel somewhere else). SEP7 . Engaging in argument from evidence a. Engage in discussions before, during, and after investigations b. Support thinking and argue ideas with evidence (Elinor and her mother observe and discuss the bird behavior and Elinor argues that from the evidence it seems they are all leaving at once i.e. migrating ). FIRST DRAFT: May 05, 2019 SECOND DRAFT: May 15, 2020 POLISH: THE END ELINOR Ari Mz. Mole Olive Oliver Tito Silas SR. TAPIR SR TAPIR Ba bump, ba bump, ba bump You all are in my heart Ba bump, ba bump, ba bump Even when we’re far apart! R Ranger Rabbit MR RACCOON MS LLAama MS LLAMA ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI SR. TAP (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (LOUDER WHISPER) INT EXT I/E 1 ELINOR WONDERS WHY SCHOOLYARD – DAY CLASSROOM ARI/ROCKY FUN MINI-MONTAGE END MONTAGE CIRCLE CARPET -- DAY SNACK AREA –- DAY CLASSROOM -- DAY SCHOOLYARD TABLE –- DAY EXT. PARK – AFTERNOON 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. SONG: