A fun episode - A few notes 1. EXT. BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - DAY Very nice! Two small notes from us. It's a sunny day in early Fall. OPEN ON ELINOR and OLIVE walking in the forest. Elinor is looking around and stops to examine a hole in a tree trunk. Elinor Hello! Anybody in here? OLIVE Let's go, Elinor, we're almost at Ari's house. Elinor catches up to Olive. Should this line come from Olive since Elinor doesnt seem to be in a rush as she looks around and investigates while Olive is calling her to keep going - so seems odd that Elinor says "I cant wait!" ELINOR I can't wait! Ari say he has a brand new ball he wants us to play with. "here we are" sounds too old OLIVE Here we are! They arrive at the BAT FAMILY'S CAVE and walk toward the door. "The dialogue before sounds like he's invited them over to play with his new ball - odd that she now says 'lets go see if he's home' - could cut it to shorten script " ELINOR Let's go see if he 's home . Elinor rings the bell. Ari comes bounding out to see Elinor and Olive . suggest we add that either his mom or dad peak around the corner from inside the house and wave to them Ari Elinor! Olive! Thanks for coming over. (calls into house) Bye, Mom and Dad! I'm going out to show my friends my brand new SUPER bouncy ball! Pulling the door shut behind him, Ari reaches into his pocket and pulls out something round and red which is mostly concealed in his hand. Ari (CONT'D) Ta-dah ! Olive/elinor (admiringly) Ooooohhh .... ARI How high do you think it'll bounce? OLIVE As high as my trunk can reach? Olive stretches her trunk as far as she can, way over everyone's head. elinOR As high as that tree? Elinor points toward a tall tree. Ari Let's find out. Ready? Hee-ya ! Ari lifts his arm, winds up and BEANS the "ball" down to the ground. It lands with a THUD and lies there, flat. suggest 'I thought it would go higher' Olive That's not as high as I was expecting. Ari frowns and bends forward to examine the object. He picks it up. ARI Wait, that's not my bouncy ball. It's an apple! OLIVE No wonder it didn't bounce. EliNOR That was more like a " splat !" ARI How'd that get into my pocket? And where did I put the ball? Olive and Elinor shrug. Ari thinks, trying to remember... Ari (CONT'D) It must be somewhere in my room. I'll go check. Be right back! Elinor and Olive follow Ari toward the house. Olive Uh, we' d better come help you look. sounds too old ElinOR Yeah, your room's not the neatest of places. Ari What do you mean? 2. Int. Bats' cave - Ari's room - day - conTINUOUS CLOSE ON ARI, standing on what appears to be a neat and empty floor next to his bed. Ari See, my room is really neat! ROTATE CAMERA AND PULL OUT to reveal Ari is "standing" on his ceiling (his bed is bolted to the ceiling.) EliNOR I guess so, if you count up there on the ceiling as your floor . On Olive and Elinor - standing in knee-deep debris on the real floor (clothes, comic books, bath towels, toys.) ARI Well, bats do sleep upside down. Ari glides down to land near his friends. OLIVE It's pretty messy. How can we find the ball in here? elinor How can we find anything in here? Ari helps Elinor and Olive sift through his belongings, picking up a jacket, a hat, and a book and finding nothing underneath. Ari Well, the good news is, the ball's not here! OLIVE Why is that GOOD news? ARI If we know where the ball ISN'T, then we know where the ball IS! ElINOR Really? Where? Ari SOMEWHERE ELSE! So now we know! Olive and Elinor stare at Ari in disbelief. OLIVE But "somewhere else" could be anywhere else in the world! It could take years to find it! ARI (undaunted) Well, I haven't been everywhere in the world... so it's got to be around here somewhere! ElINOR I have an idea! Let's go back to all the places you've been today, and see if we can find the ball. Think back , Ari : When was the last time you had it? Ari reflects. A THOUGHT BUBBLE appears next to him, showing him in bed holding the ball. Ari Hmm, I had it this morning when I got up ... Do we need this line? Feels like we could just have Ari go from 35 to 37. (Elinor's "Good start!" feels a little mature.) ELINOR Good start! What did you do next? The THOUGHT BUBBLE re-draws to show Ari walking out his door with the ball. ARI Then I got dressed. And then I went outside to play with my ball! ELINOR Ok ! Let's go outside! Elinor leads them out of the room. 4. Ext. BatS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE)- yard - day - conTINUOUS Ari leads the way through the yard with Elinor and Olive walking behind, looking around for the ball. Elinor So you came out to the yard. What did you do out here? Ari Let's see... While Ari thinks, he grabs an apple from a BASKET OF APPLES that's sitting in the yard. Ari (CONT'D) Mm, these apples are so good. Want one? ElinOR Not right now, thanks. after line 43 - Ari takes a bite of the apple - suggest he just puts it back in the basket - otherwise what does he do with it when the jump into the leaves to play. OLIVE Maybe later. Ari shrugs, bites into the apple and keeps thinking. Ari Wait - I remember now ! THOUGHT BUBBLE forms next to Ari, as his DAD now stands near him, pointing at leaves laying around the yard. Ari (CONT'D) My dad asked me to rake the leaves! ANGLE ON: A messy pile of leaves under a nearby apple tree. EliNOR (hopeful) Hmm, do you think the ball is in that leaf pile? OLIVE There's o nly one way to find out... (to Ari) Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Ari I think SO! Olive, Ari and Elinor look at each other for a beat, then dive right into the pile of leaves, swimming around with their arms. Ari/ OLIVE/elinor WOO HOO!/Whee!/Leaf-o-rama!! After a few beats of leaf play, the kids stop as the leaves settle around the m . ElinOR Well, That was fun. OLIVE But we didn't find the ball. OLIVE (CONT'D) Hmm.. Where else can we look? As Ari and Olive are talking, we ANGLE ON: Elinor as she hears something and looks up to find the source overhead <SFX: BIRDS CHIRPING> Ari I don't know. I go to a lot of places. ANGLE ON TREE: TRACK UP the trunk to discover a BIRD ON A BRANCH above Elinor's head. Luckily, it's the apple tree where someone left a ladder leaning for apple-picking. OLIVE (almost inaudible) Can't you remember where you left it? ARI (almost inaudible) I'm trying, but the leaves are so distracting. OLIVE (almost inaudible) Good point! LEAF JUMP!! As Ari and Olive jump back in the leave in the background Elinor climbs the ladder against the tree to observe the bird up close. SCIENCE MOMENT CU: The bird hops busily back and forth on the branch, adding twigs and fluff to its nest. Elinor gets even closer, going up on her tiptoes to discover THREE SMALL EGGS in the nest. ON ELINOR - she reacts, interested. Elinor watches for a beat as the bird returns to the nest. ELINOR (quietly to herself) Ooohhh. It's a bird's nest . You're making a special place to keep your eggs nice and safe , aren't you Mama Bird? BACK TO SCENE: Olive and Ari lie back into the leaves, smiling as the leaves flutter and settle around them. All of a sudden, Ari sits up straight Ari Wait, I remember something else. Before I could rake the leaves, I had to go find the rake behind the house. This catches Elinor's attention. elinOR Then, maybe th at's where you left the ball? ARI Come on - let's look! 5. EXT. BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - BACK OF HOUSE - CONTINUOUS At the back of the house, the kids look around for the ball. Ari Ooh - I remember this is exactly where I was standing when I did my super-amazing "toss and spin" move. Watch! He spins around, pretends to catch the "invisible" ball, but in a convoluted stretch, reaches out so far to catch it that he almost loses his balance, has to hop on one foot, then-- Ari (CONT'D) Ta-da! OLIVE Um, nice catch? ARI Thanks - it's even more impressive with an actual ball. Elinor and Olive <GIGGLE>. ARI (CONT'D) I didn't catch the actual ball, though. I dropped it around here. Elinor (to Ari) Maybe it rolled over this way. Olive and Ari continue to look for the ball . Ari points out the rake on the ground nearby. suggest 'Hey there's the rake! But...there's no ball" - since he isnt the one to pick it up - so he point to it but keeps looking around while Olive picks it up Ari Hey, here's the rake! But ... there's no ball. Olive picks up the rake . OLIVE This one? The rake part falls off of the handle. ElINOR That rake is broken. ARI (remembering) Oh, right... NOW I remember. Our rake is broken so I had to borrow another rake from our neighbor Mr. Dog. He spots Mr. Dog's rake leaning against a tree a few trees away and points it out. after line 72 - reads that Elinor picks up Mr.Dog's rake - but she goes back to get in after line 75 - so i suggest we cut this part Ari (CONT'D) There it is! Elinor picks up the rake as they pass it and turns to Ari: ElinoR Okay, let's see... You went outside, then your dad asked you to rake the leaves, but the rake was broken, so then you went to borrow a rake from Mr. Dog? ARI Yep, but don't forget, I did the spin and catch move, too. He acts out the spin and catch move again. OLIVE Maybe we should look for the ball at Mr. Dog's house! They all start to head over, then Elinor goes back and grabs the rake, handing it to Ari. elinor And , we can return Mr. Dog's rake. ARI I bet he would like that! The kids exit toward Mr. Dog's house , passing the apple tree with the basket of apples nearby (wherever it was before.) 6. EXT. MR. DOG'S YARD - DAY - CONTINUOUS As the kids enter, MR. DOG is putting a squeaky chew toy into a hole, and starts shoveling dirt over it with a shovel. Mr. Dog Hi, kids, what's up? Ari I brought back your rake, Mr. Dog. Thanks for letting me borrow it. MR. DOG You're welcome, Ari. It's always nice to have everything back in its proper place. He hangs up his rake on its special hook on the side of the nearby shed . Mr. DOG (CONT'D) There we go. Mr. Dog goes back to his digging. ARI Uhh, Mr. Dog. Did I leave my new super-bouncy ball here? MR. DOG Sorry, Ari I haven't seen your ball. CLOSE ON ELINOR Elinor watches intently as Mr. Dog keeps shoveling dirt. Then he plops the chew toy in the hole (causing it to SQUEAK once) and covers it. ElinOR Uhh, Mr. Dog? Why do you bury your chew-toys? Aren't they for chewing? MR. DOG Good question, Elinor. We DOGS love to put things away, and that's why we bury them. We keep them safe in their special place. That way we know exactly where to find them when we need them! SCIENCE CU MOMENT: As he talks, Mr. Dog covers the hole , then he starts digging again. Elinor looks closely at the hole. ELINOR Another special place. Hmmmmmm . That's SO INTERESTING! OLIVE What is it, Elinor? It still feels a bit odd to us that Elinor says "We need more observations" here, but doesn't observe anything new -- we go right into the song, where we recap things she's already observed. It doesn't seem like there's a better alternative, though, so we can live with it if no one has other suggestions. ELINOR I'm figuring something out. (beat, thinking) We need more observations! Elinor starts to sing: Over song we see: THOUGHT BUBBLE next to Elinor. The bubble expands and we go into song world. We see the bird gathering sticks on the ground, then flying up and adding to her nest, where three eggs sit snuggly. Then, we see Mr. Dog finishing burying his chew toy. He walks off and day turns into night and back into day, and we see Mr. Dog dig out his toy, happy to have it again. Thought Bubble during song - We are showing passage of time going to night and then the next day and yet after the song, they're exact where they were before the song. - Are we ok with this? will it be clear for our viewers that we are showing a future event but then we are still present day Elinor (CONT'D) (singing) To keep something safe Keep it in a special place Put things away Save it for another day I saw birds build a nest To hold all their eggs And Mr. Dog found a spot For a toy he likes a lot To keep something safe Keep it in a special place Put things away Save it for another day. THOUGHT BUBBLE BURSTS ON ELINOR - coming out of song. ELINOR (CONT'D) If you put things in a special place, you won't lose them. Mr. Dog That's right, Elinor. It's important to put things away so you can find them again. He steps on the dirt where he's buried the chew toy, and we hear a faint < SQUEAK > ! The kids <GIGGLE>. Ari Yeah, I should have put my ball in a special place. At that moment Ari's stomach <SFX: GROWLS> Ari (CONT'D) Hmm, speaking of special places, my stomach is a special place , and right now it's empty ! I could use another delicious apple. (he starts to put it together) Wait a minute -- ball, apple, special place… I remember where I left the ball! Ari runs OS with Elinor and Olive at his heels. Elinor (over her shoulder) Bye, Mr. Dog! Mr. Dog waves goodbye and takes a step back, and we hear another <SQUEAK>. 7. Ext. Ari'S YARD - DAY - momentS LATER The kids run OS and Ari runs right up to the basket of apples, digs around a little and... Ari TA-DAH!!!!! He holds up the ball triumphantly. OLIVE The ball! ElinOR How did it get there? ARI I must have put it down in the apple basket when I reached for an apple this morning. Ari throws the ball and it bounces really high! elinor Wow! Elinor and Olive giggle. Elinor picks up the ball. olive Okay, my turn! ARI Wait! First I have a favor to ask. elinor What is it Ari? Ari I know it's important to put things away in a special place. Will you help me with something? Olive and Elinor share a smile. elinor Of course , Ari ! olive (laughing) We thought you'd never ask! 8. INT. BATS' CAVE - ARI'S ROOM - DAY - MOMENTS LATER Elinor, Olive and Ari sort and clean his room as they reprise the song Elinor sang earlier: ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI To keep something safe Keep it in a special place Put things away Save it for another day I saw birds build a nest To hold all their eggs And Mr. Dog found a spot For a toy he likes a lot To keep something safe Keep it in a special place Put things away Save it for another day. 9. Int. Ari's room - day - conTINUOUS CU Ari's face, thrilled. PULL BACK to reveal he's once again perched on his ceiling near his bed. Ari Wow. My room has never looked THIS good before. ROTATE CAMERA TO RIGHT-SIDE-UP. Olive and Elinor are standing on the floor, which is now neat and clean. OLIVE Yeah, the floor AND the ceiling ! EliNOR Everything is in its special place. OLIVE Now we can finally go play with the super bouncy ball! Ari looks around for a beat, panicked. ARI Uh oh, I forgot where I put the ball ! ElinOR/OLIVE (groan) Ari! ARI Just kidding! Ari opens a small box on his desk and takes out the ball. Ari (CONT'D) Here it is in a special place I made just for my ball! Catch! Ari, who is hanging upside down, drops the ball to Elinor, who does the spin move and catches it behind her back. elinOR Super amazing toss-and-spin move! Ta-da ! Elinor takes a few theatrical bows as the others giggle. OLIVE/Ari (laughs) iris out: The enD.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 108 Special Places By: Rachel Lipman Elinor’s Question: Why do birds lay eggs in nests and dogs bury bones in the ground? Logline: When Ari misplaces his favorite ball, the group discovers that he needs a special place to keep his things. Curriculum Goals: LS5.Begin to understand that animals and plants depend on other living things and nonliving things in the environment to meet some of their needs. (The bird and dog both depend on their environment to provide a place to store important things and keep them safe). ND. None in this one. SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations: e: Design and build a solution to a simple problem (they make a special place to keep the ball after observing a nest a place for the rake and a hole for chew toys.) Main Characters: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Mr. Dog Incidental Characters: Backgrounds: Ari's house, Ari's room, Ari's backyard, Mr. Dog's house Props: Ball, apples, rake, bird and eggs, chew toy. OUTLINE: 28-Dec-2018 FIRST DRAFT: 15-Jan-2019 SECOND DRAFT: 05-Jan-2019 POLISH: 19-Feb-2019 Ari elinor Elinor/OLIVE ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI Hqazel Mr. Dog OLIVE Olive OLIVE/Ari Sally Mrs. Bat Olive/elinor (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) Int Ext I/E BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) BATS' CAVE - ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S ROOM ARI'S KITCHEN BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE)- YARD - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - KITCHEN - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - BACK OF HOUSE MR. DOG'S YARD - DAY ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S YARD - DAY 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 ARI ARI