Elinor, a white rabbit with long straight dark brown hair, wears a red and purple dress. She runs on a dirt path and stops to look at a monarch butterfly perched on a grey rock.

[Happy music plays]

Elinor sings, WHEREVER I GO
I SEE THINGS THAT I WANT
TO KNOW,

WHEREVER I AM I FIND THINGS
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND.

GO AND EXPLORE, LISTEN AND SEE
JUST FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY.

Elinor smiles as she sings on a swing on a swing set. Olive Elephant swings on a swing beside her. Olive wears a blue bow on her head, with a blue shirt, skirts and leggings. Ari Bat hands upside down from the bar on the top of the swing set.

Voices sing, ELINOR WONDERS WHY.

Elinor sings, WHY DO BIRDS SING?
AND HOW DO THEY FLY?

Voices sing, ELINOR WONDERS WHY.

Elinor watches ants through a magnifying glass.

Elinor sings WHY DO ANTS MARCH?
AND WHERE DO THEY HIDE?

THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN
WHEREVER YOU TURN
JUST LISTEN AND SEE
AND FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY.

[Chiming]

Voices sing, ELINOR WONDERS WHY.

Elinor sings, ASK A QUESTION
WHAT WILL YOU FIND?

Voices sing, ELINOR WONDERS WHY.

Elinor sings, JUST LISTEN AND SEE
COME AND WONDER WITH ME.

Text above Elinor reads, “Elinor Wonders Why.” A magnifying glass with pink bunny ears replaces the letter ‘O’ in Elinor’s name.

[Birds chirp, upbeat music plays]

Blue text reads, “Make Music Naturally.”

Elinor says, MAKE MUSIC NATURALLY.

A blue bird flies over Elinor, Olive, and Ari. Twins goats, Mary and Lizzie, sits on a blanket on grass in the background.

Elinor asks, WHO'S READY TO PLAY
A NEW GAME?

Olive says, I AM.

Ari cheers, WOO-HOO!

Elinor says, OKAY. IT'S CALLED ‘
I HEAR WITH MY OWN EAR.’

Ari asks, SO, HOW DO WE PLAY?

Elinor explains, I TELL YOU WHAT I HEAR,
AND YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT'S
MAKING THE SOUND.

Olive says, SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

Elinor says, LET'S PLAY.

[Cricket chirps]

Elinor says, I HEAR WITH MY OWN
EAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS
LIKE "CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP."

[Cricket chirps, Olive gasps]

Olive says, OH, I HEAR IT.

Ari says, AND I SEE IT.
IT'S THAT CRICKET, RIGHT?

[Cricket chirps]

Elinor says, RIGHT.
NOW, YOU TRY, OLIVE.

WHAT DO YOU HEAR WITH
YOUR OWN EAR?

Olive says, I HEAR WITH MY OWN EAR
SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE...

[Crunching]

Olive says, ...CRUNCHING?

IT'S ARI, EATING A CRACKER.

[Giggling]

Olive and Elinor say, OH, ARI.

[Ari swallows]

Ari says, OH, OOPS. SORRY.

Elinor says, IT'S OKAY, ARI.
GO AHEAD, OLIVE.

Olive says, I HEAR WITH MY OWN
EAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE...

[Soft guitar music]

Olive says, ...MUSIC?

[Gasp]

Elinor says, IT'S SEÑOR TAPIR.
COME ON. SEÑOR TAPIR?

[Rustling, birds chirp]

Señor Tapir says, BUENOS DIAS,
AMIGOS. SO WONDERFUL TO
SEE YOU.

Olive says, WE WERE PLAYING A
LISTENING GAME AND WE HEARD
SOME MUSIC.

Señor Tapir says, YES.

I'M PRACTISING A SONG I LEARNED
WHILE TRAVELLING THROUGH THE
ANDES MOUNTAINS.

IT GOES LIKE THIS.

[Guitar music plays]

Señor Tapir rhythmically says,
I KNEW A TOUCAN FROM PERU,
WHO MADE MUSIC WHEREVER
HE FLEW.

HE WOULD NEVER JUST SPEAK,
WHEN HE OPENED HIS BEAK,
HE WOULD SING A WHOLE SONG
JUST FOR YOU.

[Cheering]

Olive says, GREAT SONG.

Elinor says, GREAT SONG, SEÑOR TAPIR.

Señor Tapir says, I'M SO GLAD YOU
LIKE IT. I'LL BE SINGING IT IN OUR
CONCERT LATER.

Ari says, OOH.

Señor Tapir asks, ARE YOU COMING?

Elinor asks, THERE'S GOING TO BE
A CONCERT?

Señor Tapir says, SÍ.
THE BEST KIND OF CONCERT.
THE KIND WHERE ANYONE CAN
JOIN AND PLAY.

[Strums guitar]

Ari asks, PLAY? PLAY WHAT?

Señor Tapir says, PLAY MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS. IT'S SO EXCITING,
ISN'T IT?

[Guitar music plays, gasp]

Ari says, YES, EXCEPT WE DON'T
HAVE ANY INSTRUMENTS TO PLAY.

[Birds chirp]

Elinor says, AW. I REALLY WANTED
TO JOIN THE CONCERT.

[Sigh]

Olive says, WAIT A SECOND.

I HAVE MY OWN BUILT-IN MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT. I CAN TRUMPET WITH
MY TRUNK.

[Olive trumpets]

Ari says, WOO-HOO! YEAH.

Olive asks, DOES THAT COUNT?

Señor Tapir says, OF COURSE.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
TO MAKE MUSIC.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BE CREATIVE.

Elinor says, SO, IF WE ALL FIND MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS, WE CAN PLAY IN
YOUR CONCERT?

[Señor Tapir laughs]

[Upbeat music plays]

Señor Tapir says, SÍ, SÍ!

THAT WOULD MAKE ME VERY HAPPY.
BUT NOW, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO.
GOOD LUCK, AND SEE YOU
LATER, AMIGOS.

[Strums guitar]

Elinor, Ari, and Olive say, BYE!

Ari asks, WHERE ARE WE GOING
TO GET OUR OWN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?

Elinor says, SEÑOR TAPIA SAID
TO BE CREATIVE.

Olive says, THAT MEANS WE HAVE
TO THINK ABOUT THINGS IN
DIFFERENT WAYS.

Elinor says, HMM.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE A TRUNK TO
PLAY LIKE YOU, OLIVE.

I JUST HAVE MY EARS...

[Elinor wiggles her ears]

Elinor says,...AND THEY DON'T MAKE
ANY MUSIC.

Ari and Olive say, HMM.

[Pecking, gasps]

Ari asks, HUH?
WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

[Pecking]



Elinor says, I HEAR WITH MY OWN
EAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS
LIKE TAP-TAP-TAP.

Ari says, I WONDER WHAT THAT
COULD BE.

[Pecking continues]

Olive says, IT'S COMING FROM
THE FOREST. LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.

Elinor says, OKAY. LET'S GO!

[Upbeat music plays]

Elinor, Ari, and Olive walk on a dirt path in a forest.

[Pecking continues]

Ari says, HUH. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING
MAKING THAT TAPPING SOUND.

[Pecking continues]

Elinor says, LISTEN. DO YOU HEAR IT?
IT SOUNDS CLOSE.

Olive says, IT SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE
A DRUM.

Olive says, I DON'T SEE ANYONE PLAYING
A DRUM.

SO, WHAT'S MAKING THAT SOUND?

[Gasp]

Ari says, AN INVISIBLE DRUMMER?

[Giggling]

Elinor says, I DON'T THINK SO.

Olive suggests, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
FIND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

[Birds chirp, pecking, gasping]

Elinor points and says, IT'S COMING
FROM OVER THERE.

[Upbeat music plays]

[Pecking continues]

Elinor says, I THINK IT'S UP IN
THIS TREE.

Ari says, ALL I SEE IS A BIRD
HOPPING AROUND.

[Pecking, rustling]

Elinor says, LISTEN. THAT LITTLE
BIRD IS MAKING THOSE TAPPING
SOUNDS BY TAPPING ITS BEAK
ON THE TREE.

Ari exclaims, WOW.
THAT'S A PRETTY LOUD SOUND
FOR SUCH A LITTLE BIRD. WHY
DO YOU THINK IT'S DOING THAT?

Olive says, LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND
THAT BIRD IN MY NATURE BOOK.

[Pages flipping, upbeat music plays, pecking]

Olive says, NOPE. NOPE. NO.

OH, HERE. I THINK IT'S A WOODPECKER.
LOOK. WOODPECKERS ARE BIRDS THAT
TAP ON TREES TO MAKE HOLES, SO
THEY CAN GET AT THE INSECTS INSIDE.

IT SAYS THAT THEY HAVE REALLY
STRONG AND HARD BEAKS.

[Pecking]

Elinor says, THAT IS SO INTERESTING.

THE BEAK IS HARD AND THE TREE
IS HARD. WHEN YOU HIT HARD
THINGS TOGETHER, YOU GET A
TAP-TAP-TAPPING SOUND.

[Pecking]

Ari says, YOU ALSO GET A PRETTY
COOL RHYTHM.

Ari sings, TAP-TAP TAP-TA.

[Giggling, pecking]

Ari, Olive, and Elinor sing, TAP-TAP TAP-TAP.

[Laughter, chirping, upbeat music plays]

Elinor says, I WONDER WHAT
OTHER FUN SOUNDS WE CAN F
IND IN THE FOREST.

COME ON.

WE NEED MORE OBSERVATIONS.

[Rattling]

Elinor says, NOW, I HEAR WITH MY
OWN EAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS
LIKE RATTLING.

[Gasp]

Olive asks, IS SOMEONE
PLAYING MARACAS?

Ari says, I DON'T KNOW.

[Rattling]

Ari says, WAIT. WHAT ARE MARACAS?

A thought bubble appears over Olive’s head with a green maraca and a blue maraca.

[Popping, gentle music plays]

Olive explains, THEY'RE THESE
INSTRUMENTS YOU HOLD IN YOUR
HAND, AND THEY HAVE STUFF INSIDE
THAT RATTLES, SO WHEN YOU SHAKE
THEM, THEY SOUND LIKE...

[Maracas shake]

Olive says, ...THAT.

Elinor asks, BUT WHO'S MAKING
THE SOUND?

[Rattling, gasp]

Ari suggests, IT'S AN INVISIBLE
MARACAS PLAYER!

[Giggling, gasping]

Elinor says, OVER THERE.

Olive agrees, YEAH.

[Rattling, upbeat music plays, rustling]

Ari says, THE SOUND WAS COMING
FROM THESE PLANTS.

Olive says, I THINK I'VE SEEN THESE
PLANTS BEFORE. THEY'RE BEAN PLANTS.

[Page turns]

Olive says, SEE? THE BEANS GROW
INSIDE THOSE PODS.

[Birds chirp]

Ari says, COOL BEANS. BUT IS THAT
WHAT'S MAKING THE RATTLING SOUND?

Olive asks, WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?

Elinor says, HMM. WE NEED
MORE OBSERVATIONS.

Ari says, SOME OF THE BEAN PODS
ARE GREEN AND SOME ARE BROWN.

Elinor says, THE GREEN ONES ARE
SQUISHY. THEY DON'T MAKE ANY
RATTLING SOUND.

[Rustling]

Olive says, THIS BROWN ONE IS HARD
AND DRY.

Ari says, THE BEANS INSIDE ARE
HARD AND DRY, TOO.

[Wind gusts, rustle, rattling]

Elinor says, LISTEN.

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, IT MAKES
THE HARD BEANS RATTLE INSIDE
THE PODS.

Ari says, SO, THE WIND IS THE
INVISIBLE MARACAS PLAYER.

[Laughter, wind gusts]

Ari says, I CAN MAKE THEM RATTLE,
JUST LIKE THE WIND.

[Beans rattle]

Elinor and Olive say, THAT MAKES
YOU... A MARACAS PLAYER!

Ari says, HA-HA!
I'M A BEAN MARACAS PLAYER.

[Beans rattle]

Ari says, WAIT A MINUTE.

[Rattling, gasp]

Ari says, I COULD USE THESE
AS MY INSTRUMENT FOR
THE CONCERT.

Olive says, YEAH.
THAT'S GREAT, ARI.

[Trumpets]

Olive says, BUT WE SHOULD ALL GET
TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT. SO, WE
NEED ONE FOR YOU, ELINOR.

Elinor says, Ari GOT THE IDEA FOR HIS
INSTRUMENT FROM SOMETHING WE
HEARD IN THE FOREST.

[Birds chirp]

Ari says, THAT'S CALLED BEING CREATIVE.

Elinor asks, WHAT ELSE DO WE HEAR
IN THE FOREST?

Olvie and Ari say, HMM.

Olive says, WE HEARD THE
WOODPECKER THAT SOUNDED LIKE
A DRUMMER.

Elinor says, THAT'S IT!
MAYBE I CAN BE A DRUMMER.

[Pecking]

Ari says, TOO BAD YOU DON'T HAVE
A HARD BEAK.

Elinor imagines pecking a tree with a beak.

[Elinor giggles]

Elinor says, NO, BUT I COULD USE
SOMETHING ELSE HARD INSTEAD.
LIKE A STICK.

[Birds chirp]

Olive asks, BUT WHAT HARD THING
ARE YOU GOING TO HIT WITH
THE STICK?

WE CAN'T BRING THE WHOLE TREE
TO THE CONCERT.

Elinor suggests, LET'S TRY HITTING
DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE STICK
UNTIL WE FIND SOMETHING THAT
SOUNDS JUST RIGHT.

[Rustling]

Ari says, YES! THEN WE CAN ALL
PLAY IN SEÑOR TAPIR'S CONCERT.

Elinor taps her stick against grass, an apple, and another stick.

[Upbeat music plays, thudding, muffled thudding, tapping]

Elinor says, THAT'S IT!

Señor Tapir sits on a stage as Elinor, Ari, and Olive arrive.

[Tuning guitar]

Señor Tapir says, AMIGOS!
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME FOR THE
CONCERT. DID YOU INSTRUMENTS
TO PLAY?

Olive says, WE SURE DID. YOU TOLD
US BE CREATIVE, AND WE WERE.

Elinor says, WE GOT OUR IDEAS BY
LISTENING TO NATURE.

Señor Tapir says, REALLY?
THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

Elinor says, WAIT TILL YOU HEAR.

OLIVE IS GOING TO TRUMPET
WITH HER TRUNK.

[Trumpet]

Elinor says, I'M GOING TO BE DRUMMING
ON A HOLLOW LOG.

[Tapping]

Ari says, AND I'LL BE PLAYING
THE BEAN POD MARACAS.

[Rattling]

Elinor says, WE FOUND ALL OF THESE
INSTRUMENTS BY BEING CREATIVE
AND LISTENING TO NATURE.

Señor Tapir says, AH, BRAVO!
THAT IS VERY CLEVER, AMIGOS.
OKAY. SHALL WE MAKE SOME
MUSIC NOW?

Ari says, YEAH.

Elinor says, UH-HUH.

[Cheering, bird chirps, strumming guitar, buzzing, wind gusts]

Señor Tapir sings, THERE IS MUSIC
ALL AROUND US,
FROM THE BIRDS AND FROM THE BEES.

FROM THE BABBLING OF THE BROOK,
AND THE WHISTLING OF THE BREEZE.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME MUSIC,
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH ME.

USE YOUR OWN IMAGINATION.
[Cheering]

Señor Tapir sings, AND MAKE
MUSIC NATURALLY.

Señor Tapir says, JOIN IN, AMIGOS.

Elinor says, I'LL TAP THESE STICKS
JUST LIKE A DRUM.

[Rhythmic tapping]

Ari says, I'LL SHAKE THESE BEANS
TO MAKE A RATTLING SOUND.

Olive says, I'LL ADD A TRUMPET
TO OUR SONG.

[Trumpeting, upbeat music plays]

Señor Tapir, Olive, Elinor, and Ari sing,
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME MUSIC,
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH ME.
USE YOUR OWN IMAGINATION.
AND MAKE MUSIC NATURALLY.

[Rustling]

Señor Tapir says, AH. THERE'S NOTHING
BETTER THAN MAKING MUSIC
NATURALLY. SÍ, AMIGOS?

Olive, Elinor, and Ari reply, SÍ, SEÑOR TAPIR.

Elinor suggests, LET'S PLAY IT AGAIN.

Señor Tapir, Olive, Elinor, and Ari sing,
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME MUSIC,
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH ME.
USE YOUR OWN IMAGINATION.
AND MAKE MUSIC NATURALLY.

[Applause]

[Bird chirps]

[Door rattles, upbeat music plays]

Ms. Mole runs out of a school.

Ms. Mole says excitedly, THE CONCERT.
IT'S STARTING. IT'S STARTING!

Ms. Mole sits by a pond. Students sit on each side of her.

Ari says, UH, IT'S A FROG.

Ms. Mole says, EXACTLY.
ISN'T IT MARVELLOUS?

[Birds chirp]

Olive asks, WHERE'S THE CONCERT?
IS SEÑOR TAPIR GOING TO PLAY
FOR US?

Ms. Mole says, THE CONCERT IS RIGHT
HERE. THE FROGS ARE GOING TO SING
FOR US. LISTEN.

[Boing, whistling]

Ari says, WOW. I DIDN'T KNOW FROGS
COULD SING.

Elinor asks, WHY IS THAT FROG PUFFING
UP ITS THROAT LIKE A BALLOON?

[Whistling]

Ms. Mole says, GOOD QUESTION.

THAT BALLOON YOU SEE IS CALLED
THE VOCAL SAC, AND IT MAKES THE
FROG'S SINGING LOUDER.

THERE ARE NEARLY FIVE THOUSAND
DIFFERENT KINDS OF FROGS, AND
THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE
SOUNDS, LIKE DIFFERENT
INSTRUMENTS. JUST LISTEN.

THE EASTERN GREY TREE FROG.

[Croaking]

Elinor says, THAT ONE IS SO CUTE.

Ms. Mole says, THE BULLFROG.

[Page turns, deeper croak]

Ari says, IT SOUNDS SO LOW.

[Page turns]

Ms. Mole says, AND THE LOUDEST
OF THEM ALL, THE TINY BUT MIGHTY
COQUI FROG.

[Whistling]

[Guitar music, whistling]

Ms. Mole says, WELCOME, SEÑOR TAPIR.

EVERYONE GRAB A WAND. LET'S
CONDUCT OUR VERY OWN
FROG CONCERT.

[Frogs whistle, croak, guitar music strums]

Ms. Mole says, NATURE MAKES MUSIC
JUST LIKE WE DO.

Blue text reads, “Light the Way.”

Elinor says, LIGHT THE WAY.

Elinor fiddles with the side of a green tent. Nearby are a purple tent, blue tent, and large white, green, and orange tent.

Elinor says, THERE.
MY TENT IS ALL SET UP.

Olive crawls out of the purple tent.

Olive says, MINE, TOO. EASY-PEASY.

The blue tent shifts.

[Rustling]

Ari says, WAIT.

THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT. HMM.
DOES THIS GO HERE OR HERE?
OR MAYBE HERE. HUH?

YOUR TENTS ARE ALREADY SET UP?
HOW'D YOU DO THAT SO FAST?
WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

[Giggling]

Elinor asks, DO YOU WANT
SOME HELP?

Ari says, I THINK I'VE ALMOST
GOT IT. AND...

Ari’s tent collapses.

[Slide whistle, sigh]

Ari confesses, ...OKAY.
MAYBE I NEED HELP.

[Giggling, upbeat music plays, rustling]

Elinor and Olive help Ari set up his tent.

Ari says, THERE. PERFECT.
LIKE YOU SAID, OLIVE,
"EASY-PEASY," WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.

[Giggling]

Elinor says, I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FORWARD TO CAMPING ALL WEEK.
SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN NATURE IS MY
FAVOURITE PART.

Ranger Rabbit asks, WHO WANTS HOT
CHOCOLATE AND MARSHMALLOWS?

[Cheering]

Elinor says, THANKS, MOM. MMM.

HOT CHOCOLATE IS ALSO MY
FAVOURITE PART OF CAMPING.

[Slurping, giggling]

Olive says, THANKS.

Ari says, MMM.

I LIKE THE MARSHMALLOWS.

[Splash, slide whistle, chomp, laughing]

Olive says, IT'S STARTED TO GET
DARK. MY FAVOURITE PART OF
CAMPING IS STAYING UP LATE
AND TELLING STORIES.

[Yawning]

Mr. Rabbit says, FINE BY ME, AS
LONG AS YOUR STORIES ARE QUIET.
MARSHMALLOWS MAKE ME...

[Yawn, soft music plays]

Mr. Rabbit says, ...SLEEPY, AND I'M
GOING TO BED.

GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.

[Smooch]

Elinor says, NIGHT-NIGHT, DAD.

Mr. Rabbit says, OH, GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.

[Snoring, chuckling]

Elinor says, WOW. MARSHMALLOWS
REALLY DO MAKE HIM SLEEPY.

[Laughter]

Mr. Rabbit says, HUH?
WHAT, WHAT? UGH.

Ranger Rabbit says, IT'S NOTHING,
DEAR. GO BACK TO SLEEP.

[Snoring]

Ranger Rabbit whispers, IF YOU'RE
GOING TO TALK, BETTER DO
IT QUIETLY.

[Snoring continues, laughter, rustling]

Ranger Rabbit, Elinor, Olive, and Ari crawl into their tents.

Elinor says, PSST.
ARI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

Ari asks, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

Olive says, HUH? ARE YOU TWO
TELLING STORIES?

[Snoring continues]

Elinor says, HMM? I CAN'T HEAR
ANYTHING. MOM, IS IT OKAY IF
WE PLAY FARTHER AWAY SO
WE DON'T WAKE DAD?

Ranger Rabbit says, SURE.
JUST DON'T LEAVE THE YARD.

[Snoring continues]

Elinor says, PSST, ARI.
FOLLOW ME. COME ON, OLIVE.
BUT REMEMBER, WE HAVE TO
BE QUIET.

Olive says, ARE YOU KIDDING?
I'M THE QUIETEST AT SNEAKING
AROUND. JUST DO WHAT I DO,
AND WE WON'T MAKE A PEEP.

SEE? I TOLD YOU I WAS GOOD
AT BEING QUIET.

[Rustling, trumpets]

Olive says, OOP!

[Laughter, snoring continues]

Mr. Rabbit mumbles, UH, MORE
MARSHMALLOWS? WHY?
YES, PLEASE.

[Ranger Rabbit giggles]

Ari asks, MARSHMALLOWS MAKE
YOUR DAD TIRED AND GIVE HIM
MARSHMALLOW DREAMS? COOL!

Elinor says, SHH.

WE HAVE TO TRY NOT TO WAKE HIM.
HOW CAN WE TALK TO EACH OTHER
WITHOUT MAKING NOISE?

Olive says, HMM.
IT'S TOO DARK TO TRY NOTES.

Ari says, OR TO GIVE EACH OTHER
HAND SIGNALS.

A firefly flies past Olive, Elinor, and Ari.

[Gentle music plays]

Elinor asks, HUH?
WHAT WAS THAT?

Olive says, I SAW SOMETHING, TOO.

Ari says, IT WENT OVER THERE.

[Fluttering]

Elinor asks, OH, DO YOU SEE THAT?
WHAT'S THAT FLASHING LIGHT?

[Olive gasps]

Olive says, IS IT A STAR? NO.
IT CAN'T BE. IT'S NOT WAY UP IN
THE SKY LIKE THE OTHER STARS.

Ari says, MAYBE IT'S A FOREST FAIRY.

[Gasp]

Ari says, THEY GRANT WISHES, RIGHT?

[Giggling]

Olive says, IT'S NOT A FAIRY.
FAIRIES AREN'T REAL. ARE THEY?

Ari says, OOH.

[Clicking]

Elinor says, WAIT A MINUTE.
IT'S NOT A FAIRY OR A STAR.

IT'S A FIREFLY. TURN OFF
YOUR FLASHLIGHTS.

[Gasping]

Ari says, WHOA. COOL.

Elinor says, WE NEED TO GET
A CLOSER LOOK.

WE HAVE TO BE SO QUIET, SO WE
DON'T SCARE THE LITTLE BUG.

Olive says, GOT YOU.
FOLLOW ME.

[Rustling]

Elinor says, I NEVER BEEN SO
CLOSE TO A FIREFLY BEFORE.

Ari says, WAIT.

THAT BLINKING LIGHT IS A BUG?
ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT A FAIRY?

[Elinor giggles]

Elinor says, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT
A FAIRY, ARI.

Olive says, WAIT.

IF IT'S A BUG, THEN WHERE DOES
THE LIGHT COME FROM?

Elinor says, GOOD QUESTION.
MAYBE IT'S CARRYING A LIGHT?

Olvie asks, LIKE A LITTLE LAMP?

Ari says, OR A TEENY CANDLE.

Ranger Rabbit asks, WHAT ARE
YOU KIDS LOOKING AT?

Elinor says, MOM, WE FOUND
A FIREFLY.

Olive says, WE'RE WONDERING HOW
IT MAKES LIGHT.

IS IT CARRYING SOMETHING THAT
LIGHTS UP?

The firefly lands on Ranger Rabbit’s finger.

[Gentle music plays]

Ranger Rabbit says, THE FIREFLY ISN'T
CARRYING A LIGHT.

IT'S MAKING LIGHT WITH ITS BODY.
FIREFLY BODIES ARE VERY SPECIAL.
THEY CAN GLOW BRIGHTLY OR DIMLY.

Elinor says, THAT IS SO INTERESTING.

Ari says, COOL. I WONDER IF
I CAN MAKE MY BODY GLOW.

[Grunts]

Ari says, NO. NOTHING THERE.

[Grunts, sighs, flashlight clicks]

Ari asks, HOW ABOUT NOW?

[Giggling]

Ranger Rabbit says, SORRY, ARI.

NOT MANY ANIMALS CAN MAKE
THEIR BODIES GLOW. AND BATS
AREN'T ONE OF THEM.

[click]

Ari says, AW. TOO BAD.

Elinor says, I WONDER WHY IT'S
BLINKING LIKE THAT.

LET'S SEE WHERE IT GOES.

WE NEED MORE OBSERVATIONS.

[Snoring]

Mr. Rabbit mumbles, NOW, THAT'S
THE BIGGEST MARSHMALLOW I'VE
EVER SEEN.

[Snoring, upbeat music plays]

Elinor whispers, OOPS.
WE NEED MORE OBSERVATIONS.

MOM, CAN WE FOLLOW THE FIREFLY?

Ranger Rabbit says, SURE. I'LL COME, TOO.

Elinor, Olive, and Ari say, YEAH!

Olive says, SHH. YOU KNOW
WHAT TO DO, EVERYONE.

Elinor, Olive, Ari, and Ranger Rabbit enter a clearing as fireflies flash above it.

[Insects chirp, gentle music plays]

Elinor whispers, WHOA. THERE ARE
SO MANY OF THEM. COOL.

Olive says, SEVEN, EIGHT-- WAIT.
DID I COUNT THAT ONE ALREADY?
NINE, TEN-- OH, STOP BLINKING.

Ari says, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO COUNT
HOW MANY THERE ARE.

Elinor says, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEY'RE ALL BLINKING.

BUT I WONDER WHY THEY DO THAT.

[Giggling]

Elinor says, WHOA. LOOK AT THIS.

IT KEEPS FLASHING ITS LIGHT THE
SAME WAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

[Gasping]

Ari says, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S A PATTERN.

[Insects buzz]

Ari, Elinor, and Olive say, BLINK-BLINK
BLINK-BLINK. BLINK-BLINK
BLINK-BLINK.

Olive says, WOW. OTHER FIREFLIES
ARE CHECKING OUT THE
BLINKING PATTERN.

Elinor says, LOOK AT THAT.

Ari says, IT'S LIKE THEY'RE BLINKING
TO TELL EACH OTHER, "HEY, LOOK
AT ME. I'M OVER HERE. FOLLOW ME."

Elinor says, ARI, THAT'S IT!

MAYBE THEY ARE TALKING TO EACH
OTHER WHEN THEY BLINK.

Olive says, OH, I SEE.

INSTEAD OF USING WORDS, THEY
TALK BY BLINKING THEIR LIGHTS
IN PATTERNS.

[Upbeat music plays]

Ari says, OH. SO, YOU'RE TELLING
ME, "BLINK-BLINK BLINK-BLINK,"
DOES MEAN, "LOOK AT ME.
LOOK AT ME."

[Giggling]

Olive says, YEAH. I THINK SO.

Ari says, HUH. I DIDN'T KNOW
I COULD SPEAK FIREFLY.

Elinor says, MOM, WE FIGURED
SOMETHING OUT.

WE THINK FIREFLIES BLINK THEIR
LIGHTS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.

Ranger Rabbit says, THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

BECAUSE FIREFLIES ARE AWAKE AT
NIGHT, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO
TALK TO EACH OTHER IN THE DARK.
BLINKING LIGHTS IS ONE WAY TO DO IT.

Elinor says, HMM. I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT THAT.

Ranger Rabbit says, MM-HMM.
AND IT ISN'T ONLY FIREFLIES THAT
USE LIGHT TO TALK IN THE DARK.

Ranger Rabbit imagines a lighthouse shining a light.

[Popping, gentle music plays]

Ranger Rabbit says, AT NIGHT, WE USE
LIGHTHOUSES TO TALK TO SHIPS
AT SEA. BY SHINING A LIGHT OUT
INTO THE OCEAN, WE'RE SAYING,
"COME THIS WAY."

Ari says, WHOA. AWESOME.

Elinor says, HUH. WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S HOW WE CAN TALK TO EACH
OTHER WITHOUT WAKING DAD.
WE CAN USE OUR FLASHLIGHTS.

[Clicking]

Ari says, THAT'S COOL.

Olive says, YEAH.

[Upbeat music plays]

Elinor, Olive, and Ari sing, DO YOU
SEE THAT BLINKING LIGHT,
FLASHING IN THE DARKEST NIGHT.

ARE YOU SAYING HI OR BYE,
WHEN YOU'RE BLINKING FIREFLY.

Elinor sings, WHEN WE CAN'T USE
WORDS AT NIGHT,

Olive sings, WE CAN TALK WITH
OUR LIGHT.

Ari sings, WE'LL BLINK LIKE
THE FIREFLY,

Elinor, Olive, and Ari sing, AND USE
LIGHT THAT SHINES SO BRIGHT.

Elinor sings, ONE BLINK MEANS
"HOW ARE YOU".

Olive sings, TWO BLINKS MEAN
"GREAT, AND YOU".

Elinor sings, THREE BLINKS MEAN
"WANT TO GO PLAY".

Ari sings, FOUR BLINKS MEAN
"YOU BET, ALL DAY".

Elinor, Olive, and Ari sing, DO
YOU SEE THAT BLINKING LIGHT,
FLASHING IN THE DARKEST NIGHT.

IT'S US, SAYING HI OR BYE,
WHEN WE BLINK LIKE FIREFLIES.

[Ranger Rabbit yawns, rustling]

Ranger Rabbit says, AH.
GOOD NIGHT, KIDS.

Elinor flashes her flashlight at Ari’s tent.

[Clicking]

Ari says, SHE'S SAYING HI.

[Giggling, rustling, clicking]

Olive says, HE'S SAYING
"GOOD NIGHT."

[Giggling, clicking, snoring]

Mr. Rabbit mumbles, AH.
SO MANY MARSHMALLOWS.

[Upbeat music plays]

End Credits:

“Senior Producer: Marissa Collyer.

Assistant Directors: Jeff Barker.

Voice cast:
Markeda McKay – Elinor.
Wyatt White – Ari.
Lisette St. Louis – Ranger Rabbit.
Colin Doyle – Mr. Rabbit.
Maria Nash – Olive.
Shoshana Sperling – Ms. Mole.
Juan Chioran – Señor Tapir.

Pipeline Studios. Shoe Ink.”