top note: - we have since changed the squirels name to Sigmund (Siggy for short) - first seen in Ep EWW 120B Elinor's Circus Ext. Forest - pirate ship log - daytime "Elinor 33 Olive 30 Ari 28 Siggy 20 Total Line Count 111" I do love this story. I agree with PBS's last comment that this focuses on maps associated with Earth SCience and the LS1 is a stretch. It has plenty of content so I would just remove that curriculum connection. A SERIES OF CLOSE UPS: CU: A BED SHEET SAIL drops from a BRANCH acting as a mast. CU: a PIRATE FLAG waves in the wind. CU: ELINOR adjusts her PAPER PIRATE HAT. CU: OLIVE moves an EYE-PATCH from one eye to the other. REVEAL: ELINOR and OLIVE are playing make-believe pirates on a FALLEN LOG that resembles a ship: TANGLED ROOTS create an elevated poop deck, a branch sticks up in the middle like a mast and another branch with the pirate flag grows off the bow like a bowsprit. Elinor steers a WHEEL MADE OF BENT STICKS at the stern, while Olive scans the horizon with her BARK SPYGLASS. "Some really nice improvements since D2! This is much more streamlined and easier to follow. Thank you! (By the way, we love the name Siggy.) One overall comment -- we are still missing a question for Elinor (or Ari) defined on the top sheet. We suggest ""How do we find our way to the treasure?"" " Elinor (pirate voice) Captain Elinor steers the pirate ship through the open seas, ready for adventure! Olive (pirate voice) First Mate Olive keeps an eye out for islands... Oooo ! And fish! Arrr ! Elinor looks at her curiously. Elinor “ Arrr ?” What does that mean? Olive That’s how pirate’s talk. I don’t actually know what it means, but pirates say “ Arrr ” all the time. elinor Ok , got it... I mean... (Pirate voice) Arrr ! Got it! The girls <GIGGLE> and Olive raises her spyglass up to her patch-covered eye. She catches herself and switches her patch to the other eye and looks through her spyglass. Olive Where’s Ari? Elinor He ’s hiding a treasure chest for our treasure hunt! Olive A treasure hunt? Arrrr , that’ll be fun! I’ll keep an eye out for him. Olive looks back through her spyglass. Ext. Forest - various locations - contINUOUS CLEARING - CU: A LUNCH BOX WITH A HAND DRAWN PIRATE LOGO on it. REVEAL: ARI, wearing a BANDANA, bounds through a clearing, carrying the box. He notices a BUSH WITH YELLOW FLOWERS surrounded by SEVERAL BUSHES WITH RED FLOWERS. He stops to smell the yellow flowers and spots a path behind them. He heads off down it. PATH - Ari skips/runs down a forest path towards a LARGE ROCK SHAPED LIKE A TURTLE WITH ITS HEAD RAISED (TURTLE ROCK). He climbs the rock to scan his surroundings. He sees the path opens into a field not far away, so he hovers down off the rock and continues along the path. (NOTE: Ari can’t fly with the lunch box in his hands) FIELD / STREAM - Ari runs across a field and stops at a shallow stream. He spots a PATH OF STONES across it and hops carefully over the stones. He almost loses his balance, catches himself, and keeps going. Ext. knoll - continuous Ari runs up a small knoll with a TREE WITH A HOLE IN IT on top. He stops to take in a beautiful view of the forest and Animal Town below. (NB: We can use the gorgeous wide shot from the Opening Title sequence) Ari Woooah ! I can see all of Animal Town from here! (noticing the tree) Oh, a tree with a hole in it! This is the perfect hiding spot for pirate treasure. Ari puts the lunch box inside the tree and bounds off. Ext. forest - pirate ship log - a little later Elinor steers the ship as Olive keeps look-out. ELINOR Any sign of Treasure-Keeper Ari? Olive scans. SPYGLASS POV moves across the forest before finding Ari bounding down the trail towards them. Olive Hmmm .... (spotting him) There he is! Ahoy! Arrr ! Ari arrives and looks up at his friends on the ship. Ari Hey, my name’s Arrr-i , not Arrr . Elinor (Giggle) Welcome back! (then, pirate voice) Treasure-Keeper Ari, did you hide the pirate treasure chest? ARI You bet. I found a great place for it too. Now you just have to find it! OLIVE Okay, did you make a treasure map ? Pirates always use a treasure map. Ari A map? Why would we need that ? Elinor Maps show you where places and things are. If we had a map, it could help us find the treasure. Ari Oh... I d idn’t make one. Olive That’s okay. We can make one now if you tell us where you went. Then we can follow it to find the treasure! Olive pulls a PIECE OF PAPER and CRAYONS out of her satchel. She lays the paper down and Ari and Elinor gather around. In the BOTTOM LEFT of the map, she draws the PIRATE SHIP LOG. OLIVE (CONT’D) Here’s where we are now... the Pirate Ship Log. Where did you hide the treasure, Ari? ARI I hid it in a hole in a tree on a hill. In the TOP RIGHT of the map, Olive draws a LARGE TREE WITH AN “X” at its base. Elinor Great, “X” marks the spot! ( to Ari) How do we get there? Ari proudly points back down the path he came. ARI (confidently) We go that way! And then... (losing confidence) um ... down another way , I think... and, um ... And then I’m not sure... OLIVE Ari! Did you forget where you hid our treasure chest? ARI No! I remember exactly where I hid it... I just forgot which way I went to get there . ( like a sigh) Arrr ... ELINOR Hmm, if you hid it in a tree, maybe we just have to look in trees until we find it? Elinor peeks inside a nearby tree. I love this exchange...helps give a strong purpose to using a map Ari Look in a ll the trees in the forest? There are way too many. Olive spots a CHICKADEE in the nearby TREE. OLIVE Maybe that bird knows. ( to bird) Excuse me, little birdie, have you seen a tree with a treasure chest in it? The bird looks at her blankly and flies off. Elinor I guess not. (thinking) Hmm... how can we find the treasure if Ari doesn’t remember how to get to it ? As the kids stop and think, their friend PHILBERT THE SQUIRREL arrives at the pirate ship (NOTE: He has a KNAPSACK with him ) . Philbert needs to be changed to Sigmund (Siggy for short) - for all dialogue and action notes Philbert Ahoy! Permission to come aboard your pirate ship? Elinor Of course Philbert, c’mon up! Philbert scrambles up onto the log. He reaches into a HOLE on the side of the log and pulls out a JAR OF ACORNS. olive Woah ! Where did that come from? PHILBERT These acorns? I hid them here a while ago so my little brothers wouldn’t eat them. (proudly) We squirrels are really good at hiding things and finding them later. Ari scrambles up the log and peers into the hole as Philbert places the jar in his KNAPSACK. ari But how did you remember you hid them right there ? Philbert Squirrels always hide things near landmarks so we know where to find them. Elinor Um ... What’s a landmark? Philbert A landmark is something that is easy to find and easy to remember . Y ou can use it to figure out where things are. Olive gets it and flourishes to the log. Olive (excitedly) Like this giant log! PHILBERT Yeah! This is a great landmark because it’s huge and looks like a pirate ship. You can’t forget it. Elinor Ohh , that is so interesting. (she has an idea) Ari... do you remember seeing any landmarks on your way to hide the treasure? Ari considers. Ari Yeah I think I did... (remembering) ...when I left here to hide the treasure, I passed a really cool bush with yellow flowers in a field ! Elinor Hey ! If we can find that landmark maybe it will help us find the right way back to the treasure. Could Philbert define what it means to be a navigator, somewhere in here? Perhaps something like, "Can I join your pirate crew? I know my way around the forest - I can be your navigator and show you around!" Olive Great idea! I can add it to the map. Philbert A bush with yellow flowers in a field ? I think I know where that is! Can I join your pirate crew? I can help you find the way . Elinor hops up and offers Philbert a salute. Elinor (pirate voice) We always have room for more pirates. Welcome aboard Navigator Philbert. Arrr ! PHILBERT Arrr ! Olive pulls a RED SASH out of her SATCHEL and hands it to Philbert who ties it to his waist. Ari and Olive salute him, and he salutes back. Elinor Now let’s go find our treasure! We need MORE observations! Olive / ari / philbert Aye aye Captain! Philbert leads t he kids down the path <HOOTING AND LAUGHING>. Ext. Forest - clearing - continuous The kids run into the clearing from earlier with the yellow bush surrounded by red ones. Ari excitedly points it out. Ari Yo ho ho ! There it is! The bush with yellow flowers. I knew I went this way. Olive looks at the bush , unsure . Ari (CONT’D) See? It’s the only bush with yellow flowers on it. All the other bushes here have red flowers. That’s what made me remember it. Olive re-evaluates the scene, looking at the yellow bush among the red ones. It stands out clearly. Could add "And they smell good too" from Ari. after this line. Olive And the yellow flowers are so bright that they’re hard to miss. Philbert What a perfect landmark! It’s different and easy to find . Olive I’ll put it o n the map . Olive puts her map down on a FLAT ROCK and her friends gather round to look. She draws the YELLOW BUSH WITH A FEW RED BUSHES AROUND IT near the Pirate Log. She connects the two landmarks with a DOTTED LINE. She traces the path they’ve taken so far. Olive (CONT’D) Ok ... so we started at the Pirate Log here... and walked this way to the Yellow Bush . Elinor Wh at did you do next , Ari? Ari thinks about it as they walk towards the yellow bush . Ari Hmm... I remember I stood on a funny looking rock to get a better look. The rock reminded me of a turtle. Philbert brightens. Philbert Hey! I know that rock! It’s over this way! The kids all look over as Philbert points out a trail leading back into the forest near the yellow flowered bush. Elinor Great job Ari and Philbert , we’re getting close r to the treasure. Pirate Crew... awaaaaaayyyy ! Philbert leads the crew as t he kids bound off down the trail. Ext. forest - path - conTINUOUS Now deeper in the forest, Ari and Philbert lead the kids down the path. Ari scans ahead and to the sides, looking for something. Ari spots something down the trail and perks up. 59-68: This sequence felt a little long -- where the kids are discussing which parts of the rock resemble a turtle. We have a note coming up about a possible area to expand a bit; if we do so, maybe we can tighten this up slightly to make up for the added time. Ari Aha , there it is! TURTLE ROCK stands out obviously on the side of the path. Ari runs towards it. Ari (CONT’D) We’re on the right track ! This is the rock I saw before. Olive Woah ! That rock is easy to s pot . ELinor Yeah it sure is big . PhilBERT I call it Turtle Rock. Doesn’t it look like a turtle? Olive, Philbert and Elinor share a curious look, unsure. They circle the rock, examining it from different sides. OliVE Now that you mention it... (pointing) That does look like a turtle’s head. elinor (noticing) And this part is shaped like a turtle’s shell... Elinor notices the rock has a small “tail” at the back. Ari There’s even a little turtle tail! They step back and look at the rock again. Elinor (excitedly) It really does look like a turtle! Philbert That’s what makes this such a great landmark. It’s easy to find and easy to remember . Olive I’ll add it to the map! Olive opens up her map and starts to draw as her friends gather around to watch. She adds TURTLE ROCK to the map and draws a DOTTED LINE from the Yellow Bush to it. She traces the next leg of their journey. Olive (CONT’D) So, after the yellow bush we went down the forest path until we got to Turtle Rock. Where to next , Ari? Ari considers for a moment, then snaps his fingers as he remembers something. He flies to the top of Turtle Rock and looks down the trail from the head of the turtle. Ari Oh , I remember ! Not too far from here, I crossed a stream in a field. Philbert I know that stream. Navigator Philbert will lead the way! Philbert runs off down the trail. Ari flutters down from the rock and follow s him . Elinor Yes! We’re on the right path. (then, pirate voice) Our treasure must be nearrrr ! Olive and Elinor <SFX: GIGGLE> and run off after Ari. Ext. field - stream - continuous The kids bound out of the forest path into a WIDE FIELD. They run around playing and <LAUGHING>. Elinor (pirate voice) What ’s ahead, First Mate Olive? Olive moves her eye-patch from one eye to the other and looks through her spyglass. SPYGLASS POV: She spots a SHALLOW STREAM further in the field. Olive A stream! I see a stream! Ari That must be it! Lead the way, Philbert ! Philbert runs off and leads his friends to the stream. The stream is too wide for them to cross. The kids (not Ari) look across to the other side and wonder what to do. OLIVE Hmm... we can’t go any further. Elinor Yeah, this stream’s way too wide for us to cross. Are you sure you came this way, Ari? Ari Sure I’m sure! I couldn’t fly across when I was holding the treasure, so I crossed on ... (pointing) those three big stones. Ari and his friends run over to three big stones forming a path across the river . Philbert It’s like a stone bridge. olive Wow, another great landmark. It’s the only way to cross the stream , so it’s easy to see and remember. elinor Let’s add it to the map. Olive opens her map and adds a drawing of the STONE BRIDGE CROSSING A STREAM IN A FIELD. She connects it to Turtle Rock with a DOTTED LINE. She traces the path as her friends watch. Olive Then what did you do , Ari? Ari I hopped across the stones, and then I hid our treasure on the other side. funny... ELinor We’re so close! Eeeee ! I mean... Arrrr ! Ari bounds across the stone path, followed by his friends. Ext. knoll - conTINUOUS The kids run up the knoll and stop at the top to take in the vista. The kids stare in awe <SFX: OOH /WHOA> , Ari watches them. Since the girls (and Siggy) are the ones who are supposed to be on the treasure hunt, maybe they should be the ones to find the actual lunchbox. Maybe Ari could tell them that they're at the spot -- now they just have to find the right tree! He hangs back while the others look. (This is the scene that could be expanded slightly.) Ari (proud of himself) Pretty cool, right? Told you I found a great place to hide the treasure. Ari reaches into the tree’s hole and hoists up the LUNCH BOX. Ari ( drumroll ) (CONT’D) Babababa dum bada dum dum ! Ta da ! Elinor / olive / PHILBERT The treasure! / We found it! / Arr ! OLIVE I’m so excited, we finally get to see what’s inside! Ari puts the lunch box down and the kids drop to their knees in front of it. They share an excited look. They reach out together and open the box to reveal a YUMMY SNACK of APPLE SLICES, GRAPES, AND NUTS! Ari Snacks! The kids help themselves <SFX: WOW! AWESOME!> to snacks and chow down <SFX: MUNCHING/ MMM / YUM /SO GOOD>. Elinor I’m so glad you came with us, Philbert. The best treasure is one you can share with your friends. Everyone <SFX: WALLA AGREES>. Olive opens up her map and places it on the lunch box. She connects the STONE PATH to the TREE with a DOTTED LINE and traces their entire journey with her finger. Olive Now that we have this map, we know how to get here again . W e just follow the landmarks! Elinor From the Pirate Log, we go to the Yellow Bush . Then down the path to Turtle Rock ... Philbert ... across the stream on the Stone Bridge , and t hen up the hill to this tree! Ari Maps ... are ... awesome! Philbert takes his jar of nuts from his knapsack and places it in the hole in the tree. Philbert And now there’s another treasure for us to find next time we come. The kids take in the view one last time. Elinor hops to her feet. Elinor (pirate voice) Ok , b ack to our ship, Pirate Crew! As the kids run off, we hear the first beats of a ditty. Ext. Forest - various LOCATIONS The kids sing a PIRATE SHANTY as they retrace their steps back to the ship. Is there room or rhyme for something in this song that tells "if you don't have a map you might get lost" type message? Elinor/olive/ari/philbert? ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys ! REST: A pirate crew are we! ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys , Can the kids reference the map as they sing and go back past the landmarks? REST: We sail on the high seas! ALL: When you search for treasure high and low, Be sure to c heck y our map as you go, Landmarks help you chart y our way, To find y our prize without delay. They cross back over the river on the Stone Path. OLIVE: The Stone Bridge let us cross the stream , And helped our treasure-searching team ! They pass Turtle Rock, Ari climbing it again. ARI: We passed right by Turtle Rock, While out on our treasure walk! They cross the clearing and stop to smell the yellow bush . PHILBERT: The yellow bush helped us mark our way , As we searched for treasure on this fine day ! ALL: L ook for things that stick out, So you know you ’re on y our route, Landmarks that catch y our eyes, Will help you find y our hidden prize! ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys ! REST: A pirate crew are we! ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys , REST: We sail on the high seas! Ext. Forest - pirate ship log - conTINUOUS The kids arrive back at their pirate ship as they finish their song. They climb aboard and Elinor takes her place at the wheel, Olive scans the horizon with her spyglass and Ari makes adjustments to the sail. Elinor Ready to set sail? Philbert Wait, you never told me what your ship is called. Does it have a name? Elinor Yup , it has the best name for this crew of pirates. (then, in Pirate Voice) The Friend-Ship. Arrrr ! OliVE / ARI / PHILBERT Arrrr ! The kids <LAUGH> and resume their pirate play as we IRIS OUT. END.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 144 "Pirate Treasure!" By: Tom Berger Logline : While playing pretend pirates in the forest, Ari forgets the route to their hidden treasure. With the help of Philbert Squirrel, they learn how to use landmarks and make a map to find it. Curriculum Goals: LS1: Record observations about a plant’s physical appearance. (Elinor and her friends illustrate what features make a landmark unique and mark them on a map). ES: Understand that maps show where things are located. Develop a model (drawing, map, diorama, etc.) to represent the shapes and kinds of landforms (hills, valleys, riverbanks, dunes) and bodies of water (streams, lakes, ponds, rivers, oceans) in an area.(Olive draws a map that includes landmarks. NOTE: this is not in our core curriculum but was suggested for inclusion by PBS ) ES1: Explore and describe the characteristics of earth materials such as sand, rocks, soil, water and air (as above). SEP2: Developing and using models, using simple models to support explanations (Olive makes a map to illustrate the locations of the landmarks and treasure). MAIN CHARACTERS: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Philbert PROPS: Pirate hat, eye patch, bedsheet, lunchbox , bandana, pirate sash, spyglass, pirate log, shrub with yellow flowers, shrubs with red flowers, turtle rock, jar of nuts, snacks, Philbert's backpack LOCATIONS: Forest, Forest Clearing, Forest Path, Stream, Hill with Tree FIRST DRAFT: August 8, 2019 SECOND DRAFT: September 9, 2019 POLISH: October 10, 2019 Elinor Olive ElinOR / olive Ari Elinro Philbert Philbertg Olive / ari / philbert Elinot Elinor / OLIVE / philbert Philbery ElinOR / OLIVE / PHILBERT / ari Oliuve (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (like a pirate) (proud of himself) (pirate voice) (getting it) (to olive) (to bird) (to ari) INT EXT I/E FOREST - PIRATE SHIP LOG FOREST - VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOREST - KNOLL FOREST - FIELD FOREST - PATH FOREST - RIVER DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY DAYTIME A LITTLE LATER CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK.