1. EXT. school yard - near school - day PAN across the schoolyard as kids run to find hiding spots, under the supervision of MS. MOLE. CAMILLA hides behind the corner of the school, TITO hides behind a TREE near the playground. The goat twins, MARY and LIV, count near the classroom door, swapping every number. MARY One... Three... Five... etc. Liv ...Two... Four... Six etc. The <COUNTING> continues as ELINOR, OLIVE , and ARI stand near, looking around frantically. ElINOR We need to find somewhere to hide! Olive Hurry ! Mary and Liv are almost done counting. ARI Less talking, more hiding, C’mon ! The kids run off in search of hiding spots. 2. Ext. SCHOOL YARD - PLAYGROUND - conTINUOUS Ari sticks his head into a brightly colored BUSH, leaving his lower half clearly visible. Elinor tries to hide behind a TREE, but bumps into KOA . Elinor Oops, sorry! I didn’t see you there Koa ! Where can I hide? (she looks around) Aha! Elinor runs off towards the playground. 3. Ext. ScHOOL YARD - playground - conTINUOUS Olive tries to tuck herself behind THE LEG OF THE SWING SET. It’s so skinny that no student could hide behind it. She manages to conceal her trunk, but little else. Elinor lays down behind the SANDBOX and peeks over it . BEAT. SALLY BEAVER rises and peeks over it next to Elinor. ELinor Oh, hi Sally. I guess this spot is taken too ! Sally nods as Elinor runs off towards the SLIDE and ducks behind it. She’s pleased with this spot, though she stands out obviously. Elinor (sotto) (CONT’D) There’s no way Mary and Liv will find me here! Mary / liv (o.s.) Ready or not, here we come! 4. EXT. SCHOOL YARD - NEAR PLAYGROUND - CONTINUOUS The twins run up to Ari in the bush. MARY <GIGGLES> Um , Ari? Ari SHH! I’m trying to hide from- (he pokes his head up and sees the goats) ... Mary and Liv . Aw shucks. The twins run off. 5. Ext. SCHOOL YARD - playground - conTINUOUS Mary and Liv run into the playground, and spot Olive behind the leg of the swing set. LIV Nice try Olive, Found you! OLIVE Oh well... at least my trunk was hidden. She wiggles her trunk. The twins run up on either side of Elinor , surprising her. Mary / LIV Found you Elinor! ELINOR (jumping) AAAAH ! (then) Already? That was fast. Olive and Ari approach. OLIVE (to Twins) H ow did you find us all so quickly ? ARI Especially me! I though t my hiding spot was pretty good. MAry Well, us goats have great eyesight ... Liv That means we see really well. Behind the goats, Tito peeks out from behind a tree. MARY And that’s why we ’ re so good at... LIV Hide and Seek! (then, calling) Tito! Come out from behind that tree! Tito comes out from behind the tree. Mary Koa ! I see you behind Ms. Mole! ON MS. MOLE: Koa steps out from behind her, startling her. Mary and Liv <LAUGH PLAYFULLY> and bound off, in search of other students. ARI Mary and Liv are way too good at Hide-and-Seek, we don’t stand a chance! LIV (O.S.) Found you too, Sally! Elinor and her friends look over to see Liv and Mary next to the sandbox . Sally rises slowly up from behind it, peeking over as before. ELINOR We need to figure out how to make ourselves harder to find! Olive We’d better figure it out quickly. Mary and Liv have found everyone but- MARY / LIV (O.S.) Found you, Camilla ! Camilla reveals herself from behind the school, arms on hips in disbelief at being found . ari Now they’ve found everyone! That must be a new Hide-and-Seek record! The goats bound back to Elinor and her friends. ELINOR (to twins) You two are great at this game! Ari Let’s play again! MARY Sure! We ’re happy to keep counting.. . LIV If you want to keep hiding! The twins cover their heads and count as the kids run off. MARY One... Three... etc. Liv (CONT'D) ...Two ...Four etc. 6. Ext. SCHOOL YARD - SHALLOW STREAM - conTINUOUS Everyone scatters to hide. At the SHALLOW STREAM , Elinor jumps behind a LARGE GREY ROCK, Ari hides in some WHITE LOTUS BLOSSOMS, and Olive behind a GREEN AND BROWN TREE. All three of them stick out obviously. Elinor peeks from behind her rock . After a beat, she sees TWO LEAVES AND A KATYDID (which looks like the leaves) on top. The katydid shifts a bit and catches Elinor’s attention. ElinOR Huh? Meanwhile, Olive peeks out from behind her tree . Next to her, a BROWN PILE OF TWIGS seems to shift, catching her eye. Olive Woah ! What was that? On the lotus blossoms, a <CHIRPING> can be heard. Ari pokes his head up and looks around, searching for the sound. ARI Huh? Who’s there? Elinor leans in to take a closer look at the katydid when: MARY / LIV (O.S.) Ready or not here we come! Elinor ducks behind her rock as Mary and Liv bound into frame . They spot the friends quickly. LIV Elinor, you’re behind the grey rock. Elinor Aww ... MARY Ari, we see you in those flowers. ARI What? But how? LIV Olive , you’re hiding behind that tree! Olive Impossible! The friends come out of their hiding spots, astounded. ELINOR How did you find us? Liv It was easy to see your white ears behind that grey rock, Elinor. Elinor looks up at her ears and drops them to her side. MAry You too, Olive . We can see you really well behind that brown tree... Liv And it was easy to see you in those white flowers, Ari. Ari How do you keep finding me? My hiding spots are amazing! (then, unsure) Aren’t they? The goats <GIGGLE> and bound off. Olive <SIGHS> and rests her head in her hand on the rock, thinking. OLIVE I thought our hiding spots were much better this time, but Mary and Liv still found us right away. (then) There must be something we can do to hide better . As Olive speaks , the katydid takes two quick hops along the rock , getting Elinor’s attention . Elinor is shocked. ELINOR Whoa! Did you see that? OLIVE Did that leaf just... hop? ARI I’ve never seen a leaf hop before. The katydid moves again, surprising the kids! ELINOR That is so interesting! We need more observations! The friends lean in to examine. SCIENCE MOMENT CU: The katydid looks very similar to the other two leaves. It takes a couple more hops along the rock. ELINOR (CONT’D) Amazing ! When you look even closer, you can see it has antennae and legs. It’s not a leaf at all. The katydid hops again, landing beside another LEAF. Ari It’s an insect! Look, its body is the same shape and color as the leaf! The kids look back and forth from katydid to leaf in awe. OLIVE Unbe-leaf-able ! The katydid takes a few steps and wiggles its antennae. Ari / elinor / Olive Cool! / Woah ! / Awesome! ELINOR (to katydid) We almost didn’t see you there, little friend! OLIVE I’ve read about this in my nature book. Some animals hide by looking like the things around them. It’s called “camouflage.” ARI Hmmm ... I wonder if anything else around here is camouflaged? Olive (realizing) While I was hiding, I think I saw something move in a pile of sticks, but I’m not sure. ELINOR There’s o nly one way to find out ! Let’s go ! The kids run over to the pile of sticks. As they look at it, the pile seems to shift again. OLIVE Hmm. First hopping leaves and now moving twigs? Olive looks even closer and... nothing happens. She starts to look away when something in the pile shifts again. OLIVE (CONT’D) Ok , that time I know I saw something move. She extends her trunk and sniffs the pile when a BROWN TOAD hops out of it and startles Olive and her friends ! OLIVE (CONT’D) <TRUMPET>! The toad lands next to the twigs. ELINOR What was that? ARI Something brown and... jumpy! The kids search near the pile. Olive spots the toad. OLIVE Look, it’s a toad! It was hidden in that pile of sticks and twigs. SCIENCE MOMENT CU: The kids lean in for a closer look at the toad sitting next to the pile of twigs . ELINOR Cool! Those spots on his back look just like the leaves on the ground! It’s the same pattern! OLIVE Even when I was looking right at him, I couldn’t see him! The toad <RIBBITS> proudly and hops away. ELINOR How interesting! Above them, they hear a <CHIRPING>. Ari look s up at the canopy, but can’t see anything. ARI Hey, it’s the bird I heard earlier. But I couldn’t see it! The kids look up, looking and listening for the bird. Elinor Maybe it’s also camouflaged! Can you fly up and take a closer look? ARI (excited) Can I?! Just watch! Ari flies up onto a TREE BOUGH with several branches and twigs growing off of it. A SMALL BROWN SPARROW sits, barely visible, on a nearby twig. The bird <CHIRPS> and flutters, identifying itself to the audience (but not Ari). Ari (CONT’D) Where is that sound coming from? As Ari looks LEFT, UP, then RIGHT, the bird flies from one twig to another, always one step ahead of him. ( ie , when Ari looks LEFT, the bird is UP. When the bird flies RIGHT, he looks UP etc.). The bird <CHIRPS> at each branch. Ari (CONT’D) Is it the tree that’s chirping? On the ground, Olive and Elinor share a <GIGGLE>. Ari is looking directly at the bird, but he doesn’t notice. The bird <CHIRPS> and flutters and he finally sees it. ARI (CONT’D) Oh, there you are! Have you been hiding here this whole time? The bird <CHIRPS> happily and flies onto his head. Ari floats down to the ground to rejoin his friends. ELINOR (to bird) Look at your beautiful brown and grey feathers. They’re the same colors as the tree. OLIVE It’s a perfect match. We couldn’t see him at all from down here. ARI (pointing up) I couldn’t even see him from up there! The bird, still on his head, <CHIRPS> in agreement. ELINOR Cool! Nature is so good at hiding . The kids run back to the katydid and the leaves . ElINOR (CONT’D) T he katydid was hidden because it had the same shape and color as the leaves it was next to. They run over to the toad and the twigs and compare them . OLIVE And I didn’t see that tricky toad because the spots and colors on his skin look just like twigs he was sitting on. Ari flies up and drops his friend among the tree branches. Ari (pointing at bird on head) And my little buddy up here looks just like... (pointing at canopy) ...th is tree up here. I didn’t see him at all ! Ari flies back down as Mary and Liv run in. Mary We’ve found everyone! LIV Want to play another round? ElinoR Yup ! We’ll be right there! The twins run off. Elinor (CONT’D) I have an idea of how we can hide better from Mary and Liv ! Ari and Olive listen eagerly. ELINOR (CONT’D) If we hide near things that we look like, we can camouflage too! Ari / Olive Awesome! / Great idea! Music starts as Elinor and her friends search for hiding spots where they might be able to camouflage themselves. Elinor / ari / Olive Hide and Seek, Hide and Seek Count to ten and don’t you peek! Nature shows me how to hide, Use my color, shape or size. Elinor compares herself unsuccessfully to a bush and keeps searching for a hiding spot. Elinor M y two ears are long and white, How can I hide them from sight? Ari looks around for somewhere he could hide. ARI My fur is brown, my shirt is green Where can I hide and not be seen ? Olive compares herself unsuccessfully to a rocking toy and keeps looking. OLIVE My skin is grey, where can I hide , What makes my color hard to find ? The kids continue to search for hiding spots. ElinOR / ARI / OLIVE Hide and Hide, Hide and Seek Count to ten and don’t you peek! A hiding spot that looks like me, Will make me really hard to see! Collectively, they see some hiding spots off-screen, unseen to the audience. They share a look; they know what to do! Elinor Those spots are perfect! Olive Yeah! There’s no way Mary and Liv will find us there. Ari Do I have to say this every time? Less talking, more hiding... c’mon ! Wipe to: 7. Ext. ScHOOL YARD - NEAR SCHOOL - later Same as the opening scene, PAN across the schoolyard as the kids , including Olive, Ari, and Elinor run off to hide . Mary 1...3...5... 7... 9... Liv 2...4...6 ...8...10! MARY / LIV Ready or not, here we come! The goats run off, searching for their friends. 8. Ext. School yard - various locations - conTINUOUS They find Sally standing on Camilla’s back, behind a TREE. The goat twins run past the shallow stream from SC6 . Elinor is hiding in the lotus blossoms, her ears blending in with the pedals. Ari hides in the brown and orange tree, and Olive hides behind the large grey rock. The friends should be well camouflaged from both the twins and the audience. The twins find Tito behind A HOLLOW LOG , and Koa in it. The twins look around, searching. They look at each other confused, shrug, and run off. 9 . Ext. SCHOOL YARD - SHALLOW STREAM - contINUOUS The twins walk near where Elinor is hiding. Once past, Elinor wiggles her ears. The twins look close to where Olive is hiding. They move on and Olive peeks out and stifles a <GIGGLE>. They search around Ari’s tree, but don’t see him. They leave and Ari pokes out. Mary I can’t see Elinor, Ari, or Olive anywhere... where are they? Liv I don’t know! We’ve usually found them by now. They’re hiding much better this time. MAry Do you think we should spl i t up to look? The y star e at one an other for a beat. Mary / LIV No way! / We’re never splitting up! The bound off together hand-in-hand, <GIGGLING>. Elinor (STAGE whisper) It’s working! They can’t see us. ARI (stage whiSPER) Shhh ! Flowers can’t talk! OLIVE (stage whisPER) Neither can trees! Ari catches himself and covers his mouth his hands. Elinor stifles a <GIGGLE>. The goats bound back in , near Ari’s tree . Mary We’ve looked everywhere! LiV And they’re nowhere! Mary If we can’t find them... Liv Then no-one can. They look at each other for a beat. MARY COME OUT, COME OUT, WHERE EVER YOU ARE! Liv OLLY-OLLY-OXEN-FREE ! Elinor and her friends jump out of their hiding spots, startling the goats! A few classmates run in to watch. MarY / LIV (shocked) BAAAAAAA !!! Elinor Here we are! Right in front of you! Mary But how? We looked here! Liv We looked there! Mary / LIV We looked everywhere! Elinor <LAUGHS> We used camouflage to hide in plain sight! She hops into the lotus blossoms and blends in with her ears. Olive B y finding hiding spots that looked like us . Olive tucks herself back behind the rock. Ari So you couldn’t see us! He hops into the tree right next to them and disappears. The twins are flabbergasted! MARY That... LiV Is... Mary / LIV AMAZING!!! Ari, Olive , and Elinor hop proud ly from their hiding spots . MARy Can we try? We want to camouflage! LIV Ya, it’s our turn to hide now! Elinor <GIGGLES> Of course! I’ll count! Elinor covers her head and counts. Elinor (CONT’D) 1... 2... 3... etc. Everyone scatters to hide, leaving the goat twins behind. They look around for a hiding spot. MAry (stage whisper, to liv) Psst ... what around here looks the most like twin goats? Liv shrugs and they bound out, looking for a goat-shaped hiding space. If possible, u nseen behind them are TWO HIDING SPOTS THAT MATCH THEIR SILHOUETTE AND COLORS. IRIS OUT on Elinor counting. THE END.

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ELINOR’S TOWN EP 106 Hiding In Plain Sight By: Tom Berger Elinor’s Question: How can we hide so that we're harder to find? Logline: With their keen eyesight, the goat twins are too good at hide and go seek, so Elinor and her friends have to figure out a better way to hide. Curriculum Goals: (suggested by Sara) Constructing Explanations (science) and Designing Solutions (engineering) o Use background knowledge experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena (may not be scientifically correct, rather naïve theories) (science) o Look for and describe patterns and relationships in natural phenomena (science) o Use and apply productive science discourse to support an explanation (e.g., think out loud, revise and rethink) o Use evidence to support a theory (science) or solution to a problem (engineering) LS2 . Understand that animals have different body parts that are used in different ways to meet their needs – Animals have different shapes, patters and colors to help them blend in with their surroundings and “hide”. Main Characters: Elinor, Hazel, Ari, Mary, Liv Secondary Characters: Ms. Mole Incidental Characters: Camilla, Tito, Koa, Sally Backgrounds - Schoolyard - various Props - swingseet , sand-box,lotus flowers, leaves, katydid, pile of twigs, brown toad, bird OUTLINE: December 7, 2018 FIRST DRAFT: January 3, 2019 SECOND DRAFT: January 15, 2019 POLISH: January 24, 2019 ELINOR ARI HAZEL Mary Liv Mary / liv Ms. Mole Elinor / ari / hazel Ari / elinor / hazel WIPE To: Ari / hazel (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (SUBTITLE) (Calling) (excited) (looking up at the bird) (Realizing) (dramatically) (whispers) (stage whisper) (amazed) (to twins) INT EXT I/E 1 2 3 EXT. school yard - near school Ext. SCHOOL YARD - NEAR PLAYGROUND Ext. ScHOOL YARD - playground Ext. SCHOOL YARD - river bend Ext. SCHOOL YARD - riverbend Ext. School yard - various locations SCHOOL YARD - riverbend SCHOOL YARD - PLAYGROUND SCHOOL YARD - NEAR SCHOOL 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