1. EXT Trail -- DAY Open on a beautiful scene on a cool morning in early spring . T he sun is out, but it’s not sweltering. The setting is thin and open. We see RANGER RABBIT (wearing a BACKPACK) , ELINOR, ARI and OLIVE (carrying her SATCHEL) in the middle distance, walking towards us. They disappear around a hill and then come around a corner into view, full size. First to appear is Ranger Rabbit, also wearing a SUN HAT. RANGER RABBIT What a WONDERFUL day for a walk! Elinor and Olive appear, also wearing SUN HATS. Olive has her NOTEPAD out. elinOR Yeah, mom, I love sunny days ! There are so many interesting things to see and smell and find ! Elinor follows around a butterfly. OLIVE (drawing a flower) Elinor, you notice interesting things on any kind of day ! ELINOR (stops to think) It’s true, Olive. I notice things in rainy days, and windy days and cloudy days... (pause) I notice things in all kinds of days! Elinor and Olive <GIGGLE>. Just then, Ari comes around the bend last, his pace dragging a bit in comparison to the others. He looks a little winded (but not hot) . ARI Phew. Wait up, guys! How do you walk so fast? RANGER RABBIT ( empathetically ) Oh, Ari , you look like you could use a break . Let’s stop here for a minute . The group pauses to wait for Ari. ARI Good! I’m a bit thirsty ! Ari stops right in the shade of a small tree while everyone else is in the sun . Ranger Rabbit hands him a water bottle and he takes a long drink while Ranger Rabbit gives Olive some fruit slices. Ari (CONT’D) Ahhhh ... that’s better. Ranger Rabbit walks ahead a little, and Olive shares the fruit with the other kids. As they munch , a little breeze blows through, and Ari starts to shiver slightly. ARI (CONT’D) Ooh . I feel a little bit chilly here! ELINOR Really? I’m not cold. OLIVE Me either! It’s nice and toasty in the sun. Ari looks up at the tree and at the ground, and then steps out from under the shade. ARI Wow, the sun can really warm you up! Olive steps into the shade. OLIVE Yeah, and standing in the shade cools you down. (sways to the sun) Warm. (sways to the shade) Cool! Ranger rabbit OK, l et’s keep going! Ari, are you feeling better? Ari Yeah! Thanks, Mrs. Rabbit! Parents are the BEST! Elinor and Olive <GIGGLE> and Ranger Rabbit smiles. They start walking again. Mrs. BEAVER (indistinct OS) Oh no. No, no, no... that wasn’t the plan... ELINOR What’s that about, mom? RANGER RABBIT I don’t know , Elinor, let’s go find out. 2. EXT CLEARING -- DAY Mrs. Beaver and her helpers, Mr. Buffalo and Mrs. Hippo, are gathered around a folding table with a set of blueprint plans on it. Ranger Rabbit and the kids enter the clearing. Mrs. Beaver Nope. Nope! That just won’t do. Ranger Rabbit and the kids approach the table. RANGER RABBIT Hello , Mrs. Beaver. Is something wrong? Mrs. Beaver throws her arms in the air in frustration. MRS. BEAVER Is something wrong? Oh, only EVERYTHING! We can’t do ANYTHING today. We are supposed to build a new park bench right over there! Mrs. Beaver holds up a blueprint sketch of the bench and points to a rock sitting in a sunny spot in the middle of the clearing. Elinor That’s a great spot for a bench! It would have such a nice view of the river. RANGER RABBIT Oh, I see. Th at rock i s in the way. ARI Do you need help moving it? I’m super strong, I can do it ! MRS. BEAVER Thanks Ari, but MOVING the rock is not the problem. The problem is that there are two LIZARDS sitting on the rock and they just won’t budge! And of course, park rules say we can’t build something if there are animal s there. We’ve tried everything to get them to leave so we can move the rock and build our bench, but nothing works! The kids fire some suggestions at Mrs. Beaver from both sides. As she answers, she turns her head back and forth. ELINOR Did you try shoo-ing them away? MRS. BEAVER Yes. OLIVE Did you try calling them to come over here ? MRS. BEAVER Tried it. elinor Did you wave your arms ? MRS. BEAVER Yup . ari Did you try singing a song and doing a silly dance? Like THIS! La, la, LAAA ! Ari does a silly soft shoe. Everyone looks at Ari. A beat. Ari (CONT’D) Hey, it could work! The kids and Ranger Rabbit smile. OLIVE Do the lizards EVER move? MRS. BEAVER Yes, they do leave at the end of the day, but by then it’s too dark for us to work! ELINOR What about in the morning? MRS. BEAVER Every morning they come back and climb on top of the rock again! ranger rabbit Mrs. Beaver, have you thought about building the bench in a different spot? MRS. BEAVER A different spot? Oh no! The plans say we have to build it there! If we don’t figure out something soon, we won’t be able to build the bench ! RANGER RABBIT Hmmm ... Can I take a look at the plans, Mrs. Beaver? While Ranger Rabbit and Mrs. Beaver huddle over the plans, t he kids move to the side to discuss. ELINOR Hmmm , that is SO INTERESTING! I wonder why the lizards like that rock so much? ari There’s another rock right over there. I wonder why the lizards like this rock, and not that other one? Ari points to another rock in the clearing, a few paces from the lizard rock. This rock is sitting in the shade between two small trees. olive Good question, Ari. If we knew what they liked about that rock, maybe we could figure out how to get them to move to another rock ! ELINOR Hmmm . It sounds like we need MORE OBSERVATIONS! The kids run over to the other (shaded) rock , which is closer, and sit down behind it to look at the lizards. ELINOR (CONT’D) Ok . Why do the lizards like to sit o n that rock so much? OLIVE Maybe they like the view of the river ? ARI But they’re looking the wrong direction! ELINOR Maybe they’re playing a super long game of freeze tag? OLIVE Hmmm , but they DO move . They leave at the end of the day and come back in the morning . And I’ve never heard of lizards playing tag. Ari I wonder what lizards DO like to do? ELINOR I know! Let’s learn more about lizards. Olive, do you have your Nature Book? OLIVE Of course! It’s my favorite book! She pulls her NATURE BOOK out of her satchel and cracks it open so they can all get a good view. OLIVE (CONT’D) Let’s see... Ladybugs... Leaves... Lilypads ... Ah, here it is. Lizards! Ari and Elinor lean in. OLIVE (CONT’D) (reading) Lizards are animals with scaly skin. Olive points out the scales on the lizards in her book. OLIVE (CONT’D) They mostly eat bugs... ari Crunchy ! OLIVE And they also eat worms. ari Slurpy ! OLIVE But they also like fruit! ari I like fruit! OLIVE They lay eggs, like birds do... ELINOR Wow ! OLIVE And they need the sun to warm themselves up. This makes Elinor think. Elinor Hmmmm ... Just then, another little breeze blows through in the shade, and Ari feels a little bit of a shiver. Ari Speaking of the sun, I’m feeling a little chilly here in the shade. I’m gonna move over here where it’s sunny. ANGLE ON: Ari moves out of the shade into a sunny spot. ARI (CONT’D) Ahh , that’s better. Elinor looks closely at Ari. ElINOR Oooooh . (suddenly she realizes) That’s it! It’s the sun! The lizards must like that rock over there because it’s in the sun, so it’s warmer! ANGLE ON: the lizard rock in bright sunlight. OliVE You’re right! They look nice and toasty over there. ARI T he rock is where they sit to get warm ! ELINOR Hmmm . But why do they leave the rock at the end of the day? OLIVE I know! It’s because there’s no sun at the end of the day . That’s why they leave! ELINOR That’s it!! Let’s go tell Mrs. Beaver and my mom! The kids rush back over to where the adults are . ELINOR (CONT’D) Mom! I think we discovered something ! Ranger Rabbit and Mrs. Beaver turn to the kids. ELINOR (CONT’D) The lizards like to sit on that rock because it’s in the sun. OLIVE Lizards use the sun to warm themselves up. ARI And that other rock is too shady and cool for them. RANGER RABBIT I think you’re right, kids. Lizards can’t get warm by themselves, so they like to sit in places that get a lot of sun. MRS. BEAVER Huh! Well, I’m glad we figured that out, but how do we get them to move!? ELINOR Well... now that we know WHY they like that rock, maybe we can figure out how to make them move to ANOTHER rock. OLIVE Yeah, we need to get the sun OFF of their rock and ON to another rock. ARI Ok , all we have to do is move the sun from there to... over there! Mr. Buffalo, can you move the sun? Mr. Buffalo looks confused and shrugs. OLIVE Ari, we can’t move the sun! MRS. BEAVER (thinking) No, but we can move that other rock into a sunny spot. ELINOR Great idea! The adults and the kids move over to the rock where the kids were before. Everyone stands back as Mr. Buffalo and Mrs. Hippo roll the rock a few feet over into the sun. Under the rock we see some worms wriggling. OLIVE Perfect! That’s just the way the lizards like it. Nice and sunny! ARI We can make it even nicer for the lizards. Let’s get them some snacks! The kids collect stuff to make the rock a perfect spot for the lizards. They pick the worms from under the rock and find fruit slices from Ranger Rabbit’s backpack . As they work, they sing a ditty explaining what they’re doing and enticing the lizards to come over: ELinor/Ari/Olive We want to find the perfect spot, For lizards to feel nice and hot! In the sun! In the sun! You can feel warm and have more fun! Worms look really gross to eat But lizards think they’re quite a treat! In the sun! In the sun! You can feel warm and have more fun! At the end of the ditty, the rock has worms and fruit slices on it. The kids and the adults step back and look to where the lizards are still hanging out, unmoved. ELINOR Hmmm . The lizards haven’t moved . Mrs. Beaver Oh, it didn’t work! We won’t be able to build the park bench ! RanGER RABBIT Hmmm ... OlIVE But we made them the perfect spot! ARI Maybe they haven’t notice d yet? ELINOR Hey, Lizards, look at this warm rock over here! OLIVE It’s in the sun! ARI Check it out! It’s got worms and fruit and it’s nice and warm ! ELINOR C’mon , give it a try! The lizards ignore them. OLIVE They’re NOT moving. ElINoR I guess they like their rock. Ari stretches his wings out in frustration. ARI But our rock is sunny and warm , too! His open wings make a big patch of shade right in front of Elinor. ELINOR Wait a minute. That’s it! Your shadow! We need shade! Good thinking , Ari! Ari looks a bit surprised, then pleased with himself. ARI Yeah! Umm ... What? Elinor whispers in Ari’s ear. Ari (CONT’D) Oh, I get it! I can make shade on the rock to cool it down ! Leave it to me! Ari flaps his wings and takes off. He flies over to the lizards’ rock and hovers above them, using his wings to make shade. He’s starting to get tired , and the lizards shift a bit but don’t move. OLIVE They still aren’t moving! It must not be cool enough yet. ARI I can’t fly forever! ELINoR Just a little longer, Ari! Just as he looks ready to give up, the lizards start to move. They slither off Mrs. Beaver’s rock and go over to the rock the kids prepared, where they munch happily on the snacks. OLive/ARI/ELINOR Yay! / They moved ! / We did it! RangER RABBIT Good job, kids! MRS. BEAVER Thank you so much , kids ! Now we can build the bench and finish the project! Mrs. Beaver and her helpers go off to start building the bench. ELINOR And the lizards can still stay warm on their new rock . Good job, Ari! Ari flies back and collapses on the ground. ARI Phew! Now I’m a bit hungry too! OLIVE Well, the lizards ate the fruit... but there are still some worms left! ARI Ok , I’m not THAT hungry. They all giggle. From above, we take in the scene and point up towards the sun as we... FADE OUT SEgment 2. 1. INT CLASSROOM -- DAY ELINOR, ARI and OLIVE are gathered in front of Ms. Mole's desk, looking expectant. OLIVE Isn't it story time? ELINOR Yeah. Where'd Ms. Mole go? She was just here! The kids look left and right, confused. Ms Mole pops out from behind the desk. MS MOLE Surprise! Here I am! Elinor hops in the air. Olive's ears flap out and Ari hides under his wings. ELINOR / ARI / OLIVE Wow! / Oh! / [Olive trumpets her trunk] MS MOLE Ha ha! I love it. Because today's story time is about SURPRISES and what LIZARDS do when they get SURPRISED. Ms. Mole opens the book, revealing a lizard (a green anole ) sunning itself happily on a rock. 2. EXT GRASSY FIELD (BOOK) -- DAY The lizard is lying on a sunny rock. It's smiling, eyes closed. MS MOLE (O.S.) This lizard is about to get a big surprise. The lizard opens its eyes, looking alarmed by Ms. Mole's words. MS MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) Look out! Up in the sky, there's a hawk! Pan up to the sky and zoom in on a hawk silhouette. The hawk looks down, squawking in anticipation. ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI (O.S.) Gasp / Uh-oh! / Watch out! MS MOLE (O.S.) The hawk swoops down! The hawk swoops towards the lizard's tail end. It opens its talons, reaching out to grasp the lizard. MS MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) But then something SURPRISING happens: The lizard's tail falls off! The lizard's tail falls off. The hawk looks surprised. ON: Ms. Mole, she’s very reassuringly. MS MOLE (CONT’D) Don't worry, kids. Our lizard friend isn't hurt. A lizard can drop its tail on purpose! BACK ON: The lizard's scene. The hawk is standing on the ground, poking at the tail with its beak. It's wiggling. The lizard sneaks behind the rock. MS MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) The tail wiggles so that the lizard can escape! The lizard sneaks off the screen. BACK ON: The kids. ELINOR Is the lizard OK without a tail? MS MOLE Yes, and this lizard has one more surprise for you! BACK ON: The tailless lizard, sunning itself once more on a rock. MS MOLE (CONT’D) Over the next few months, the lizard GROWS A NEW TAIL! The lizard's tail slowly regrows over sped-up day/night moon/sun cycles [possibly: use rapid page flip]. Once the tail is back to its normal length, the lizard happily swishes it back and forth. ELINOR/OLIVE Amazing! / Ooh ! BACK ON: Ms. Mole. She closes the book, while Ari tiptoes in sneakily from behind her. MS MOLE And that's the end of our story! Ari is about to tap Ms. Mole on the shoulder, but she turns around and surprises him. MS MOLE (CONT’D) (gently, playful) Boo! Ari jump, then <SFX: laughs> Nice try, Ari! But it's not so easy to surprise this old mole! ARI You’re right! Ms. Mole, you are one cool teacher, and you win the surprise prize! Elinor, Ari and Olive <SFX: GIGGLE> THE END.

EWW111 Lizard Lounge Polish March 14, 2019

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ELINOR wonders why EP 111 Lizard Lounge By: Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson Elinor’s Question: Why do Lizards sit in the sun? Log line: The kids learn that lizards use the sun to warm themselves Curriculum Goals: LS3 . Understand that all animals need food in order to live and grow, that they get their food from plants or from other animals, and that plants and animals need water and light to live and grow: Elinor will observe that the lizard needs sunshine. ND4 . ( RTL Crosscutting concept ‘Flows, Cycles, and Conservation’): Appreciate the way that elements in the natural world change, interact and are re-used, and how we can organize our designed world to better fit and care for the environment. Elinor will rearrange the rocks and other natural things in the park to create the Lizard Lounge. SEP1b: Ask more complex questions about observable phenomena [They ask why the lizards are choosing this rock specifically] SEP3b: Compare and contrast objects and events by describing similarities and differences in detail [comparing the feeling of shade and sun] SEP6a: Use background knowledge experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena [The kids hypothesize why the lizards sit on that rock] SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence [Elinor reminds them that lizards only sit on rocks during the day] SEP8b: Obtain information using various age-appropriate texts, text features, and other media to help answer a question and/or support an explanation [Hazel looks up lizards] LINE COUNT: 112 MAIN CHARACTERS: Elinor, Ari, Olive, Ranger Rabbit, Mrs. Beaver, INCIDENTAL CHARACTERS: Mr. Buffalo and Mrs. Hippo. SETTING: Park PROPS: Two lizards, rocks, water bottle, sun hat. FIRST DRAFT: 13-Feb-19 SECOND DRAFT: 5-March-19 POLISH 14-March-19 ARI ARI / ELINOR ARI and HAZEL ELINIR ELINOR ELinor/Ari/Olive HAZEL MR RABBIT Mrs. Beaver OLIVE OLive/ARI/ELINOR/Ranger Rabbit RANGER RABBIT (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (STAGE WHISPER) INT EXT I/E 1.EXT./INT 1 RABBIT'S HOUSE/RANGER AND MR. RABBIT'S ROOM – EARLY MORNING EXT./INT. RABBIT'S HOUSE/RANGER AND MR RABBIT'S ROOM -- EARLY MORNING SEGMENT 2. 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