🍃 A nature-themed fable perfect for Folkmanis' realistic animals
Focus: Realistic movements | Age: 4 to 9 years
(The squirrel runs all over the stage, sniffs the ground, scratches, looks left and right. Very jerky movements.)
THE SQUIRREL:
Gone! It's gone! My little nut! My precious little nut! I put it there... or there? (He scratches his head at the audience/camera)
(The owl slowly emerges from the background. It gently turns its head to look at the squirrel.)
THE OWL:
Huu... Huu... What's all the fuss about, little friend with the bushy tail?
THE SQUIRREL:
(Startled) Oh! Mr. Owl! I've lost my lunch! It's a disaster! I'm going to starve to death! I'm going to get as skinny as... as a earthworm!
THE OWL:
Calm down. Look. Use your eyes, not your paws.
(The owl slowly turns its majestic head to the left, then stares intently at a specific spot.)
THE OWL:
Over there. Under the red leaf.
THE SQUIRREL:
(He runs to the spot he was told to go to and searches frantically.) Yes! It's here! Oh, thank you, Great Owl! You're magical!
THE OWL:
Not magical. Just observant. And now, let me sleep... Huu... Huu...
(The owl tucks its head into its feathers (if the model allows it) or slowly turns away.)