"Line Count - 121 (over limit of 120) Elinor P - 57 Ari P - 14 Mr. Rabbit P - 8 (please get this down to 5 lines) Ranger Rabbit P - 6 (please get this down to 5 lines) Grandma P - 16 Grandpa P - 14 Flagging that this script is coming in high in prinicple actors. We are only allowed 6 principle actors per A&B episodes. With the interstitial this script will come in at 7 principle roles, please try to get Ranger and Mr. Rabbit down to 5 lines. 1. EXT BACKYARD ELINOR’s HOUSE -- DAY This is such a fun story and we can't wait to get to the desert. Just a few notes from us below. Looking really good! It’s late afternoon in the Rabbit house, and we find Elinor and Ari outside in the vegetable garden. Ari is hanging upside down from a low branch, making silly faces to himself in a puddle of water below him. There’s a basket of veggies next to the puddle. theres a basket of veggies next to the puddle. lets be specific as to the ones we want already picked and then the last few elinor picks later ELINOR C’mon Ari, we need to find all of the vegetables on this list. Elinor is holding a sheet of paper with a list of vegetables: we see drawings of peas, potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and radishes. Ari Oh, right! Ari flutters down to join her, picking up the basket. ARi (cONT'D) Mmmm . I can’t wait. I LOVE having dinner at your house, Elinor. It’s always so yummy! ELINOR Yeah, my dad is a good cook. And tonight is a special treat. Elinor gathers a few veggies as they chat. Ari is carrying the basket. ARI It is? How come? ELINOR We’re having my FAVORITE: “Backyard Soup!” ARI Yay! <beat> Wait... is that soup made from your backyard? He looks down at the wet mud and puddle-y ground. ARI ... like leaves and mud? Elinor laughs. ELINOR No, silly. It’s vegetable soup, but we call it backyard soup because we use vegetables that grow in our backyard garden! ARI Whew! That sounds better. Elinor checks her list. i think we got everything we need' doesnt sound young enough ELINOR I think we got everything we need! Peas, potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and radishes! ARI That’s a lot of different veggies! Maybe remove "to drink" from this sentence. ELINOR Agree with Sara here - Could we instead say something like, "My mom says these plants need a lot of water to help them grow so it’s good that it’s been raining a lot here.” Mmm-hmmm . It’s been raining a lot, and my mom says these plants like to drink lots of water. It helps them grow. suggest '..and make the ground squishy (as he steps in and out of mud) but i thought plants needed the sun to grow' ARI Don’t plants need sunshine too? Great! Maybe make the connection "like fruits and vegetables they make do for us"- not sure if this will sound too not kid-like but I think the connection between Elinor line 15 and Ari's line 16 needs to be more direct. ELINOR Yep, water AND sun help plants grow big and strong. ARI ...and turn into our dinner! The kids giggle as they finish up and head towards the house. 2. INT KITCHEN ELINOR’S HOUSE -- DAY Ari, Elinor, Ranger Rabbit and Mr. Rabbit are at the dinner table. On the table is a big pot of soup. The rabbits are leaning back with full bellies and contented smiles. Ari is still eating. MR. RABBIT Thanks for picking the veggies and helping to make the soup, kids! ARI MmmmmmmMMMMM . It’s sooo good. Can I have ANOTHER bowl? MR. RABBIT A THIRD bowl of soup? Of course! Coming right up! He ladles some more soup into Ari’s bowl. maybe make more kid-like words? ELINOR I think it’s the best pot of Backyard Soup we’ve ever made! What a great day! Wondered if we could have a more natural mention of Elinor going on a trip. It feels a little awkwardly inserted by Ranger Rabbit at the moment. Maybe Ari could ask if he could come over for more soup tomorrow, and Ranger Rabbit could explain that no, they’re going on a trip tomorrow! Ranger RABBIT That’s wonderful, Elinor. And don’t forget, tomorrow we are taking the train to visit your grandparents! ELINOR Yay! I love taking the train. And I can’t wait to see BaBa and BiBi again! I like this cultural moment. ARI Who are BaBa and BiBi ? ELINOR That’s what I call my grandparents! What do you call your grandpa and grandma, Ari? ARI Oh. I call mine Grandpa and Grandma. They all <SFX: GIGGLE>. Elinor’s parents get up to start cleaning up. Take out "kind of". 100 steps away is "far away" for a preschooler. ELINOR We have to take the train because they live kind of far away, in a place called Desert Town. ARI Oohhh . just outside of animal town' doesnt sound young enough. also - is there a reason we need a lot of time to pass since she's seen them? she said that she loves taking the train so I would assume she's done it a bunch of times. plus i would think it would be a much bigger deal if its been since she was a baby that shes been out to see her grandparents but it doesnt read that way. it also feels like they are very famliar when she visits them later in the script and not like its been many years - otherwise we should tweak some dialogue to support it - grandparents seeing there grand daughter after many years ELINOR We don't think “It’s outside of Animal Town” was necessary. Feels like a meaningless detail to the audience. If Elinor says it’s far away and they have to take a train to get there, I think kids will get the gist. It’s outside Animal Town. But I haven’t been since I was a baby bunny, so I don’t really remember what it’s like. ARI What are you going to do there? ELINOR Hmm... Oh! I have a great idea! I can show BaBa and BiBi how to make Backyard Soup at THEIR house. She holds up the recipe they just used. ELINOR If you loved it, BaBa and BiBi are going to love it, too! ARI Great idea! Can I have a FOURTH bowl? 3. EXT SUNSET/SUNRISE -- Train station We see the sun set over animal town and a new day starts. The early morning train pulls into Animal Town Station. 4. INT TRAIN -- DAY Open on Elinor settling into her seat by the window. Ranger Rabbit sits down with a book while Mr. Rabbit puts a few of their bags in the overhead shelf. can we rework to avoid having to paint both day and night versions of the train station? suggest something like - cut to ext. elinor house, door opens and ari waves goodbye to elinor as he leaves. dissolve from day to night to day, - door opens and we see rabbit family with bags leaving their house. dissolve to ext train station where we see them boarding the train. then cut to inside as you have it. ELINOR I’m sooo excited to see BaBa and BiBi ! RanGER RABBIT I’m sure they are excited to see you too, Elinor. ELINOR I hope they like our surprise. MR. RABBIT What surprise? We brought a surprise? That’s a surprise to me! ELINOR Our recipe for Backyard Soup! She holds up the ingredient list. ELINOR It tells you all the vegetables you need. I hope they like it as much as I do! Elinor’s parents smile and settle in as the train pulls away from the station. Elinor moves excitedly to the window. if we need to add time - we could have a very cute montage as we are seeing the terrain change we also show elinor with her parents in variety of poses, she's reading/drawing, shes asleep, mr. rabbit is asleep, they are having a snack etc ELINOR Here we go! Elinor is captivated by the view out the window. She watches in wonderment as the train leaves Animal Town, and we see that the landscape is full of trees and flowers and greenery. Over music, we crossfade to show the passage of time as the train rolls along the countryside. The lush green of the forest soon gives way to a sparser environment and the scene looks different: shorter bushes, few trees, a little browner. Elinor looks curiously engaged. Soon, the landscape looks even more arid, and the train pulls to a stop. ELINOR Yay! We’re here! 5. EXT DESERT TOWN TRAIN STATION -- DAY Outside, we see the station at her grandparent’s town. It’s a sunny, dry desert, and there are cacti and short shrubs around. Elinor comes bounding in, very excited to see her grandparents. ELINOR BaBa ! BiBi ! maybe make this sweeter - a little nickname or term of endearment GRANDMA Come here and get a hug, Elinor. Elinor hugs her grandmother. GRANDPA Me too! Elinor hugs her grandfather. Mr Rabbit reminds them that he is there too. MR. RABBIT Ahem . Nice to see you two! Mr Rabbit gets a hug from Grandma. RANGER RABBIT And don’t forget about me! Elinor gives her mom a hug, and they all laugh and start to walk to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. In the way they talk and in their mannerisms, we see a few of the traits that make Elinor who she is: BiBi (Grandma) is very curious, and BaBa (Grandpa) is very optimistic and cheerful. GRANDPA How was your trip? ELINOR It was so fun! I looked out the window the whole time. GRANDMA I love riding trains and looking out the window, too. You see so many interesting things! BiBi wiggles her ears, and Elinor wiggles hers too. ELINOR Yeah! I saw lots of big trees and bushes... and then later I saw smaller plants. if we're changing it so shes been by more frequent and not since she was a baby - he can say something to the fact that she's pointed out how the tree sizes are different. suggest 'well Animal Town and desert town are different in many ways' GrandPA Well, what do you think of Desert Town so far? Elinor thinks for a second, and looks around a bit. ELINOR I like it! It’s so different here. GRANDMA How so, Elinor? ELINOR Well, first of all, I noticed it’s a lot hotter here. Elinor stops to wipe her brow, she’s visibly sweating. MR. RABBIT It sure is! I forgot how hot it gets out here. Mr. Rabbit is comically sweating buckets. ELINOR And... I also noticed that the ground looks different. She points to the ground and pokes it with her toe, moving a little bit of the dirt. Could we have a little more from Elinor here – why or how is the dirt different than the dirt she has at home? Maybe she could explain that it’s dry and dusty here, whereas at home, it’s softer and squishier (or something like that). ELINOR There's almost no grass and the dirt doesn't look like the dirt back home. GRANDMA That’s a great observation, Elinor. Grandpa Welcome to the desert! It’s dry and hot here. Elinor looks a little confused by that. RANGER RABBIT That means there’s less water around, Elinor. It doesn’t rain as much in the desert, so the ground looks and feels dry. Elinor looks with wonder at the ground. Maybe Elinor just shows she is happy to be there with her "That's so interesting" and her mannerisms. I worry the hot cold statement might be confusing. ELINOR That’s so INTERESTING! Well, dry or wet, hot or cold, I’m just happy to see you, BaBa and BiBi ! Everyone laughs as they continue away from the station. 6. INT GRANDPARENTS’ KITCHEN -- DAY We open in the Grandparents’ kitchen, as Elinor gulps down a whole glass of water. ELINOR Wow, I was thirsty! i dont think you need the word 'today' GRANDPA What would you like to do first today, Elinor? ELINOR I know just the thing. I want to show you how to make my favorite soup! GRANDPA YOU are going to show us how to make soup? I’d like to see THAT! BiBi wiggles her ears. ELINOR Well, you’ll have to help me with the cooking part. But I’m going to get all the ingredients from your garden! She pulls out her list. GRANDPA Wonderful. What is it called? ELINOR It’s called Backyard Soup! Love this GRANDMA Well, that is so.. INTERESTING! if we're changing that shes been there several times before then we need to tweak line 69 and lin 70 - she can ask if she can go into the backyard and borrow a basket. Line 70 - ‘absolutely’ and hands one to her ELINOR And delicious! You’ll see! Which way is your garden? Grandpa The backyard is through that door. ELINOR Ok , I’ll be right back! Elinor grabs a basket and runs out into their backyard. 7. EXT GRANDPARENTS YARD AND GARDEN -- DAY Elinor checks her list. ELINOR Let’s see. I need peas, potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and radishes. She looks around, but the garden looks pretty different from her parents’ garden at home. It has different kinds of plants. ELINOR Ok , first: peas. She walks around the rows of plants, but she can’t find any! She seems puzzled. ELINOR Hmmm , where are the peas? She looks around a bit more but doesn’t find them. ELINOR I’ll try the next vegetable. Potatoes. They have to have potatoes! She looks around again, but doesn’t find any potatoes. ELINOR No potatoes either? She scratches her head in confusion. She looks down her list. 8. INT GRANDPARENTS’ KITCHEN -- DAY Elinor walks back into the kitchen, looking a bit discouraged. GRANDMA What’s wrong, Elinor? ELINOR Your backyard garden doesn’t have peas or potatoes or ANY of the veggies we need for Backyard Soup! GRANDPA Really? None of them? Elinor hands Grandpa the list, and he reads it through his reading glasses. ELINOR Not one! All the plants are different. I didn’t recognize any of them. Elinor sits down. Elinor Why don’t the same veggies that grow in my garden at home grow in this garden? The grandparents look at each other and know just what to do. GRANDMA Well, I wonder... what do you think is different about this backyard and the one you have at home? As she processes the question, we see her discouragement turn to curiosity. ELINOR Hmmm , that’s a good question! The grandparents smile. Elinor has an idea. ELINOR Let’s go find out. We need MORE OBSERVATIONS! 9. EXT GRANDPARENTS YARD AND GARDEN -- DAY Back outside with her two grandparents, Elinor starts looking around. I was wondering about her having a thought bubble of her garden at home so young viewers could compair too. ELINOR OK. What’s different here? She looks around with her hand shading her eyes. Wonder if we could mention “hotter” along with sunnier? Most of the plants can also deal with a hotter climate due to the additional sunshine and hotter is one difference Elinor mentions early on about the difference between the two places. ELINOR It’s much sunnier here. She looks at the ground and again notices how dry it is compared to the wet soil at home. ELINOR And the ground is really dry. That means there’s a lot less water here. Elinor goes over to one of the pepper plants and examines it. There is a lot of disagreement in science education world about giving feelings like 'Happiness' to plants. Maybe she says "it wouldn't be very good here" ELINOR Hmmm ... maybe that’s why the plants are different. If a plant liked to drink lots of water, or if it didn’t like a lot of sun, it wouldn’t be very happy here. Grandpa and Grandma look at each other: She’s got this. Elinor looks at the plants around here and has an idea. ELINOR That’s it! BaBa , BiBi , I think I figured it out! Her grandparents walk over to Elinor. ELINOR The plants we have at home probably wouldn’t like it here because it’s really sunny and there isn’t much water. But I bet the plants here do! Again might be good to include "hotter" here. (And for Line 92) GRANDMA That’s right, Elinor! The desert gets more sun and less water. GRANDPA So the plants that grow here don’t need as much water, and they like having a lot of sun! ELINOR That’s... so... INTERESTING! GRANDMA Here, let us show you what we DO grow in our desert garden. They walk through the garden. As they examine each plant, we get close-ups of the different veggies. GRANDMA These are peppers... and here are some beans... and this one is called squash. ELINOR Cool... Suddenly, Elinor realizes something and looks a bit disappointed. GRANDMA What’s wrong, Elinor? suggest ending with 'you dont have any veggies from the recipe' so she isnt repeating 'grow here' ELINOR Well, I’m happy that these plants like to grow here, but... that means I can’t show you how to make my favorite soup. None of the veggies in the recipe grow here. Her grandparents look at each other. suggest starting with 'hmmm, what was the name of that soup again?' otherwise we have them starting with 'well' in 98,99 and 101 GRANDPA Well, Elinor, what was the name of the soup again? ELINOR It’s called Backyard Soup. GRANDPA Well, I think that the vegetables we have here are different, but the recipe can be just the same: Just use what’s in your backyard! Elinor brightens up. ELINOR Really? You can make soup out of these vegetables? GRANDMA Why, yes! And it’s delicious! Elinor looks over at the vegetables in the garden, smiling. Suddenly, she spots some cactuses. ELINOR Even THOSE plants? GrandPA Yes! They’re called cactuses, and they taste great in a soup! (putting his finger in one of the spines) Er, just be careful when you touch it. GRANDMA (poking Grandpa) Heh , you’re a bit of a prickly pear yourself, BaBa . (to Elinor) And don’t forget the most important ingredient in any family dish, Elinor. ELINOR What’s that, BiBi ? Elinor’s grandparents give her a big hug. GRANDMA Lots and LOTS of love. 10. MONTAGE INSIDE/OUTSIDE -- DAY As Elinor and her grandparents gather the vegetables outside and then prepare the soup in the kitchen, Elinor sings a song that summarizes what we have learned: ELINOR Plants need water Plants need sun Some like a little Some like a ton! Back at home It’s very wet But here the water Is hard to get! Soup at home Has carrots and peas But here the soup Has cactus and beans Plants need water Plants need sun Some like a little Some like a ton! 10. INT. GRANDPARENT’S KITCHEN – DAY Everyone is seated at the table for dinner with steaming bowls of soup in front of them. RANGER RABBIT Wow, this is so tasty, Elinor. MR. RABBIT It’s different from the soup we made at our house. Good Take home message here. ELINOR Different places can mean different plants, and different plants make a different soup! MR. RABBIT Well, it’s delicious. GRANDPA I told you cactus was delicious. BiBi pokes BaBa in the belly again, and everyone giggles. Elinor takes a piece of paper and starts writing something. GRANDMA What are you writing, Elinor? ELINOR I’m making a new recipe. It’s called Desert Soup! do we need to consider that she just sat for dinner but is leaving the table to go outside. if o then she can just explain that after shed done eating she wants to go outside to collevt veggies etc. mr.Rabbit looks at the basket and can still say something about needing a bigger one GRANDMA Great idea! She hops down from the table and picks up the basket. ELINOR And, I want to get some desert veggies to take home. I think Ari is going to love Desert Soup! MR. RABBIT We’re making soup for Ari? Hmmm , I think you might need a bigger basket! They all <SFX: LAUGH>. END

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 123 Backyard Soup By: Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson Elinor's Question: Why are the plants different at my grandparents’ house? Logline: Elinor learns that different plants grow in different environments. Curriculum Goals: · LS5c: Recognize that each kind of living things has a habitat that has resources to meet its unique needs [Elinor learns that different habitats support different plants] · 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 need water and light to live and grow [Elinor learns that plants need water and sun] · SEP1a: Demonstrate curiosity about the greater world outside of their local environment [Elinor wonders why plants in the desert are different] · SEP3b: Compare and contrast objects and events by describing similarities and differences in detail [Elinor makes a list of desert and home veggies and compares them] · SEP6a: Use background knowledge experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena (science) [Elinor explains why the different environment means different plants] MAINS: Elinor, Ari, Baba, Bibi , Mr. Rabbit. SECONDARY: Ranger Rabbit LOCATIONS: Elinor's Back Yard, Elinor's Kitchen, Animal Town Train Station, Train, Desert Town Train Station, PROPS: Basket, Animal Town veggies, Soup Pot, bowls, train, Desert Twon Veggies OUTLINE: Apr 2, 2019 FIRST DRAFT: April 22, 2019 MR. BAT ELINOR ARI OLIVE ELINIR ARI/OLIVE/ELINOR Elinor, olive, Ari MR. RABBIT Ranger RABBIT ELINOR. GRANDMA GRANDPA Are (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 1 EXT ARI'S HOUSE -- 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.