02x17 - The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief

[bunniefuu]

♪ELINOR: Wherever I go,

♪I see things that I want to know.♪

♪Wherever I am,♪

♪I find things that I want to understand.♪

♪Go and explore, listen and see,♪

♪just follow your curiosity.♪

♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪

♪ELINOR: Why do birds sing and how do they fly?♪

♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪

♪ELINOR: 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.♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪

♪ELINOR: Ask a question, what will you find?♪

♪ALL: Elinor Wonders Why!♪

♪ELINOR: Just listen and see, come and wonder with me.

ARI: The Beat of a Different Drummer.

[Tuba playing]

[Trombone squeal]

[Flute playing]

[Fly buzzing into flute] [Flute abruptly stops]

[Lively music playing]

KIDS: [giggles]

ELINOR: Woo-hoo!

Everything is alive with music, and so am I!

OLIVE: [giggles] Yup!

The Animal Town Festival

brings everyone together to play music for each other.

I can't wait to hear all the instruments!

ELINOR: Come on! Let's go to the main stage.

[Music jumbled and overlapping]

I hear whistles, and triangles and trumpets, oh my!

OLIVE: My favourite are the drums. They're the best!

ELINOR: Yeah! Like the Tapir Trio.

They all play drums!

There they are!

Let's go say hi.

SEÑOR TAPIR: Oh, where could she be?

ELINOR: Hola Sr. Tapir!

SEÑOR TAPIR Hola, Elinor.

ELINOR: Is something the matter?

SEÑOR TAPIR: I'm afraid we're in a real jam here.

The Tapir Trio is supposed to be the first band to play at the festival today,

but our trio is only a duo at the moment!

Our third cousin, Señorita Tapir has disappeared,

and we can't perform if we're not a full band!

ARI: Oh no!

ELINOR: Hmm. Where do you think she went?

SEÑOR TAPIR: We haven't seen her since she went away to practice on her own somewhere.

ELINOR: We can help you find your missing cousin, Señor Tapir.

SEÑOR TAPIR: Kids, that would be wonderful!

Here is a picture of her.

ARI: She looks just like you two!

OLIVE: But you play different drums.

SEÑOR TAPIR: That's right. I play this small drum.

My cousin Joaquin plays a medium drum,

and Señorita Tapir plays the biggest drum of all of us.

ELINOR: Don't worry, Señor Tapir.

We'll find your cousin before you can say:

A-one, a-two, a one-two-trio!

SEÑOR TAPIR: Thank you so much!

[Saxophone playing] [Flute playing]

[Trombone playing]

ELINOR: There are so many music players here.

How are we going to find Señorita Tapir?

[Strumming of a distant guitar]

[Strumming of a distant guitar] ARI: Do you two hear that?

[Strumming of a distant guitar] ELINOR: I hear a guitar, but I don't see one.

OLIVE: It's Koa! I didn't see him over there.

ELINOR: We didn't see him, but we did hear him!

[gasps] That's how we can find Señorita Tapir-

by listening for a drum and following that sound!

OLIVE: Great idea, Elinor!

ARI: Let's zip our lips and open our ears!

[drum beats in distance] Oh - I hear a drum - follow me!

[Drum beats]

ARI: Hey. You're not Señorita Tapir!

You're Rudy!

RUDY: That's what they call me. [drumming]

OLIVE: We're looking for the Tapir Trio's missing drummer, Señorita Tapir.

RUDY: I haven't seen her.

I've just been here practicing my drum.

Want to hear?

[drumming]

ARI: That drum has an awesome sound.

[frog croaks]

[frog croaks]

ELINOR: And that frog has an awesome croak.

[frog croaks] ARI: Woah.

[frog croaks]

Look how its throat gets bigger when it croaks.

ELINOR: That is so interesting!

ARI: Can I do that?

Ribbit! Uh- Ribbit!

KIDS: [giggles]

ARI: I guess not.

OLIVE: Great croaking, Ari, but we still have to

find Señorita Tapir, remember?

ARI: You're right! The festival is going to start soon.

RUDY: I'll help. I love The Tapir Trio!

[drumming]

ELINOR: Then let's listen up!

[drumming in the distance]

ELINOR: [gasps] I hear drumming!

[drumming in distance] Let's follow that sound.

[drumming]

ELINOR: That's not Señorita Tapir.

MS. HIPPO: Hi kids.

ELINOR: Hi Ms. Hippo.

We thought you were Señorita Tapir.

ARI: Señor Tapir's cousin is missing,

and we've been following drum sounds to find her.

OLIVE: But every sound we follow leads us to the wrong drum.

[sighs] How can we find the right one?

ELINOR: Hmm.

Why do we keep following the wrong drum sound?

[high-pitched frog croaks]

ARI: Huh? Is that the same frog from before?

[high-pitched croaks]

OLIVE: It's not the same frog -

this frog's croak is higher than the other one.

A higher croak sounds like this:

[high-pitched] ribbit!

But a lower croak sounds like this:

[low-pitched] ribbit!

[croaks]

ARI: That's the frog we saw before.

[high-pitched croaks]

[medium-pitched croak]

ELINOR: They sure do sound different.

OLIVE: Look, and that one is big!

[giggles] A trio of frogs!

[low-pitched croak]

ARI: Woah! It has an even lower croak than the other two.

ELINOR: You're right, Ari!

ARI: Oh, the frogs are all different sizes.

Small. Medium. Big.

[high-pitched croaks]

[medium-pitched croak]

[low-pitched croak]

ELINOR: And they all sound different, too.

[high-pitched croaks] High.

[medium-pitched croak] Medium.

[low-pitched croak] Low.

That's so interesting!

I noticed that the bigger the frog,

the lower the sound of the croak.

ARI: Cool!

[drumming]

ELINOR: Speaking of size, Rudy and Ms. Hippo have different-sized drums.

OLIVE: Yeah!

[high-pitched drumming] Ms. Hippo's drum is small and makes a high sound.

[low-pitched drumming] ARI: And Rudy's drum is bigger and makes a lower sound.

ELINOR: The bigger the drum, the lower the sound!

Just like the bigger the frog, the lower the croak!

[high-pitched croak]

[low-pitched croak]

OLIVE: Wait, look here.

Señorita Tapir has the biggest drum of all.

ELINOR: That means her drum should sound really low.

ARI: The [deep voice] LOWEST.

KIDS: [giggles]

OLIVE: Let's see if we can hear a really low drum sound.

ARI: And let's hurry,

the festival is going to start any minute!

[distant low-pitched drumming sounds]

OLIVE: [gasps] Do you hear that?

It's the lowest drum sound I've heard all day!

ARI: That has to be Señorita Tapir!

Ribbit!

ELINOR: Let's go!

[low-pitched drumming]

It's Señorita Tapir!

ARI: Look at that drum.

It's huge!

ELINOR: We did it!

OLIVE: Señorita Tapir!

KIDS: [yelling] Señorita Tapir!

SEÑORITA TAPIR: Oh!

I'm sorry I didn't hear you over my practicing.

ELINOR: We've been looking everywhere for you.

SEÑORITA TAPIR: For me? But why?

ARI: Your cousins need you to start the festival!

SEÑORITA TAPIR: Oh my!

I was so busy practicing that I didn't notice the time.

Oh, thanks for finding me.

It must have been difficult with all this hubbub.

[music playing discordantly]

ELINOR: It was, but then it was easy once we learned

that the bigger the drum, the lower the sound.

SEÑORITA TAPIR: [chuckles] It's true!

My drum does make a really low sound.

[low-pitched drumming]

In musical terms, we say it has a “low pitch.”

SEÑORITA TAPIR: Whenever you hit a drum, the surface of it vibrates.

That means it moves back and forth really fast.

SEÑORITA TAPIR: The faster the vibration,

the higher the pitch of the sound.

Bigger instruments have slower vibrations, so the pitch of the sound is lower.

ARI: And just in time! The festival's about to start.

Let's boogie!

[Crowd cheering and applause]

JOAQUIN: [sad sigh]

SEÑOR TAPIR: Señorita Tapir! You made it!

Thank you, Elinor. How did you ever find her?

ELINOR: We just had to follow the beat of the right drummer.

SEÑORITA TAPIR: [chuckles]

[Crowd cheering and applause]

That's our cue!

C'mon Tapir Trio. Let's give ‘em a show!

[Crowd cheering and applause]

SEÑOR TAPIR: Thank you everyone for coming!

We owe a special thanks to Elinor, Olive, and Ari for reuniting our band,

or we wouldn't be here to play for you!

[Crowd cheering and applause]

SEÑORITA TAPIR: And the only thing better than a drum trio is -

two drum trios!

Ari, Olive, Elinor! Get up here!

KIDS: [gasps]

OLIVE: Yeah!

ALL: Uno. Dos.

Uno-dos-tres-quatro!

♪♪♪

♪ ALL: Some drums are big, and some drums are small, ♪

♪ The Tapir Trio plays them all! ♪

♪ A Tik-a-tik-tik! A Rat-a-tat-tat! ♪

♪ Drums sound like this, and they sound like that! ♪

♪ A small drum has a high-pitched sound, ♪

♪ That makes you dance ♪

♪ SEÑOR TAPIR: And spins you around, ♪

♪ ALL: A big drum has a lower-pitch sound, ♪

♪ Listen to tell which is which! ♪

[Medium-pitched drumming]

[Low-pitched drumming]

[High-pitched drumming]

[Low-pitched drumming]

♪ Some drums are big, and some drums are small, ♪

♪ The Tapir Trio plays them all! ♪

♪ A Tik-a-tik-tik! A Rat-a-tat-tat! ♪

♪ Drums sound like this, and they sound like that! ♪

[Crowd cheering and applause]

♪♪♪

OLIVE: The Bird Thief. [bird squawks]

OLIVE: [humming happily]

Best Friendship Day ever!

Hey Mom.

Look at these bracelets I'm making for Elinor and Ari.

MS. ELEPHANT: Ah!

OLIVE: This ribbon will make them extra special

for Friendship Day - blue like the sky.

MS. ELEPHANT: Oh nice!

OLIVE: Mmm, lemonade.

Thanks, Mom!

[gulping]

[bird chirping]

OLIVE: [gasps]

Where's my blue ribbon?

ARI: Awesome!

Dad, look - you were right!

I kept practicing, and my paintings got better.

MR. BAT: Looks fantastique, Ari the artist!

ARI: Thanks! My trusty blue paintbrush sure is helping.

I paint all my best pictures with it.

And now for my masterpiece!

I'm going to paint a picture of Elinor and Olive.

It's Friendship Day, so I have to make it extra special.

[gasps] I know!

I'll paint them as -

mighty superheroes!

Yay! [giggles]

MR. BAT: That does sound extra special!

But look out. I'm a supervillain!

Muhuhaha!

[laughing]

[bird chirping]

ARI: Hey!

Where's my trusty blue paintbrush?

I can't paint without my trusty blue paintbrush!

Oh no!

ELINOR: Marbles are a perfect Friendship Day game.

What's wrong?

You shouldn't be looking so sad on Friendship Day.

ARI: Bad news. I can't find my blue paintbrush.

And I need it to make your Friendship Day presents.

OLIVE: My blue ribbon is gone, too.

I need it to make my friendship day presents.

ELINOR: Oh, well, maybe instead of giving presents,

we can play a game together.

Like marbles, look!

ARI: Wow, I love it. So shiny and blue.

ELINOR: Mm-hmm!

Watch this.

Okay, first we spread them on the ground.

And the next thing we do is-

ALL: [gasps]

ELINOR: Oh no! They're rolling away!

ARI: Okay, okay, I need to get that one!

Ah!

ARI: [grunts]

BOTH: [giggles]

ARI: We have them all rounded up.

OLIVE: But where's the shiny blue one?

ELINOR: I think it's over-

[gasps] Found it!

[bird chirping]

Huh? Where did it go?

It was right here.

OLIVE: What happened? Where's the blue marble?

ELINOR: It was right here, but then I heard some bird chirps,

and when I turned back - it was gone!

ARI: [gasps] I heard bird chirps before my blue paintbrush disappeared, too.

OLIVE: [gasps] Me too! Before my blue ribbon went missing.

ARI: Maybe a bird took our things.

It's a bird thief!

ELINOR: But, which bird?

We need to find it. C'mon!

ARI: Whoa!

Sorry Ranger Gee Raffe.

GEE RAFFE: Huh? Who said that?

ARI: Me! Ari! Down here!

GEE RAFFE: [startled scream]

Oh - hi, kids!

ELINOR: Hi, Ranger Gee Raffe.

What are you doing with those binoculars?

GEE RAFFE: [excited squeal] I'm bird-watching,

looking for new types of birds I've never seen before.

OLIVE: Bird-watching? Can we tag along?

We're looking for a bird, too.

ELINOR: Except, we don't know what it looks like.

GEE RAFFE: A mystery bird? Interesting!

Let's all search together.

Bird-watching is more fun with friends.

I'm sure we'll find this bird along the way.

OLIVE: Um, how do we bird-watch Ranger Gee Raffe?

GEE RAFFE: It's very simple.

You just walk quietly and keep your eyes and ears open.

And remember, you should always respect wildlife,

not disturb it.

♪♪♪

ARI: [gasps] Look! A bird!

Uhhh...

Oh. It's an airplane.

ELINOR: [giggles] OLIVE: [giggles]

ELINOR: Look!

ARI: Whoa, cool!

KIDS: [giggles]

ARI: I see a bird!

GEE RAFFE: Good eye, Ari. That's a blue jay.

You can tell by its blue feathers and black and white stripes.

ARI: It's eating those potato chips.

[gasps] It must be the bird thief.

OLIVE: And it has blue feathers.

Maybe that's why it took our blue stuff.

ELINOR: It could be. Let's watch it some more.

ARI: Now the blue jay is taking bread.

ELINOR: It must be looking for things to eat.

OLIVE: But you can't eat a ribbon, paintbrush or a marble.

ELINOR: So, it's probably not our thief.

ARI: Hmm. You're off the hook, blue jay.

But I've got my eye on you!

GEE RAFFE: Ah, look at that - blue jays do love the sun.

Now, let's keep going.

OLIVE: Hey, there's a bird.

GEE RAFFE: Ah, yes, that's a robin.

OLIVE: It's snatching up all that straw.

ARI: Very sneaky.

Very, very sneaky!

OLIVE: Maybe this robin is our bird thief.

What's it doing now?

ARI: Something very, very, very sneaky!

ELINOR: It's using the straw and grass to build its nest.

ARI: Any sign of a marble,

ribbon or paintbrush in there, Ranger Gee Raffe?

GEE RAFFE: Huh? A marble, ribbon or paintbrush?

OLIVE: How about anything blue?

GEE RAFFE: Nope, none of those things.

Just grass and straw.

Oh! And I see some little twigs in the nest, too!

What a great little builder.

ELINOR: Okay, so that bird was just

taking things to build its nest.

[bird chirping]

GEE RAFFE: Listen to that!

Robins are one of the best bird singers.

ARI: But that's not the bird chirp I heard before.

[sighs] We'll never find the bird thief.

[bird chirping]

ELINOR: Listen. I hear more bird chirps!

OLIVE: [gasp] Those sound like the ones I heard when my ribbon was stolen.

Come on!

GEE RAFFE: I'll be right with you, kids.

Just as soon as my robin friend finishes her beautiful song.

[bird chirping]

OLIVE: This way!

ARI: There's our stuff!

ELINOR: [gasps] And my blue marble!

This bird must be the bird thief.

But why did it take our stuff?

It can't eat a marble, ribbon or paintbrush.

OLIVE: And it didn't use them for a nest, either.

ARI: Huh? There are two birds now.

ELINOR: [gasps] One bird is giving the marble to the other bird.

OLIVE: Aww, that's so nice.

It's like a present.

ELINOR: Look, Ranger Gee Raffe.

We've found the bird that took our stuff!

GEE RAFFE: [gasps] That's a bowerbird!

I've never seen one of those in real life before.

OLIVE: And we know it's strange but,

we think it took our things to give to that other bowerbird.

GEE RAFFE: That makes sense.

Bowerbirds are the gift-givers of the bird world.

They like to collect things they find all around

and give them as gifts to make new friends.

ELINOR: That's so interesting.

All our stuff is blue, too.

Bowerbirds must like that color.

GEE RAFFE: It's true.

Some birds are drawn to certain colors, like blue.

OLIVE: What about its nest?

I've never seen one like this before.

GEE RAFFE: It's not exactly a nest, Olive.

It's called a bower.

It's what bowerbirds make to attract bowerbird friends.

ELINOR: So, the bowerbird just wanted to get presents for another bowerbird.

ARI: Maybe it's Friendship Day for them, too.

ELINOR: Should we get our things?

ARI: Nah! Let's leave 'em in the bower for the bowerbirds.

OLIVE: Yeah, we're helping the bowerbirds have an extra-special Friendship Day.

ELINOR: You're right!

But what about our extra-special Friendship Day?

ARI: Solving the bird mystery with Ranger Gee Raffe

is the perfect Friendship Day, don't ya think?

ELINOR: I had so much fun! [giggles]

OLIVE: [giggles] Yeah! I loved it!

KIDS: Thank you, Ranger Gee Raffe!

GEE RAFFE: You're welcome, kids.

And thank you for helping me see my first bowerbird.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got more birds to watch.

Toodles!

ARI: [sigh] What an awesome Friendship Day.

ELINOR: And it's not over yet.

We still have marbles to play with!

OLIVE: Let's be on the lookout for bowerbirds, though.

They love the blue ones!

KIDS: [giggles]

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[birds chirping]

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