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[singer] ♪ I got a big, big book But a bigger beak ♪

♪ And when the story starts I want a piece ♪

♪ When my imagination Starts to sing ♪

♪ I'm gonna do my thing Whoo-ooh ♪

-♪ I'm the Interrupting chicken ♪ -[chorus vocalizing]

♪ Every story can be rewritten ♪

[singer, chorus] ♪ Who knows What's gonna happen ♪

[bell rings]

[chattering]

[Piper] "The Elephant of Surprise."

For my first trick, I'm going to make this coin go through the table.

Prepare to be amazed.

Wowie kazowie!

[gasps] Ta-da! Magic.

-[Duckston, Piper] Wow. -Cool.

[Theodore] Now for my next trick.

I'm going to make this other coin go through the table.

Wowie kazowie!

Ta-da!

[downbeat music]

Now watch as I pass this coin through the table.

Uh, Theodore, do you know any other tricks?

Yeah, but I like this one.

Um, I-- I'm gonna go over there.

Yeah, me too.

Duckston, CJ, where are you going?

The-- The magic show's not over.

But you keep doing the same trick.

Yeah, we already know what's gonna happen.

Oh.

Hmm, it sounds like you might want to change things up a bit.

I was about to put this book away, but maybe we should read it.

Who's ready for story time?

[children clamoring] I am. Me. Story time!

The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

"Once upon a time, there were three billy goats

who needed to get to a lush meadow on the other side of a gorge

so they could eat lunch."

Mmm. Would you look at all that grass, Billy?

Yeah, Lilly. So green and "grassylicious."

Huh, Dwayne?

Imagine what we could do with it.

Make grass smoothies, or grass spaghetti with dandelions on top.

[all] Mmm. Grass spaghetti.

We've got to get across that bridge.

[Mrs. Slothworth] "The smallest goat started to cross the bridge.

- Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap. -[hooves tapping]

But underneath the bridge, lived a mean and spiteful troll."

Trip-trapping. I hear trip-trapping!

Goats.

Hey! Enough with the trippity-trap.

Sorry. I'm just trying to get to that meadow so I can have lunch.

Well, I'm not gonna let you.

[Piper] But then...

♪ Out jumped A little red chicken ♪

♪ With a buck-buck-buck Bah-gawk! ♪

♪ She loved stories More than any bird You ever saw ♪

♪ Shaking her little tail feathers ♪

♪ She was there To make things better ♪

♪ Out jumped A little red chicken ♪

♪ With a buck-buck-buck Bah-gawk! ♪

Now I got trip-trapping and cluck-clucking?

Who are you?

I am Piper.

And I know what happens next in this story.

Billy's brother and sister are going to come and trick you

so they can all get past.

Oh, you don't say.

Thanks for telling me the plan.

In that case...

no goats. The end.

Hey! That's not a good ending.

-[children chattering] -But I just wanted to help.

Aw, I know.

But when you rewrote the story, you forgot one thing.

The element of surprise.

Every story has the element of surprise in it.

The elephant of surprise?

What's going on, chick-a-doodle?

Papa, I'm looking for the elephant of surprise.

Mrs. Slothworth said he's in every story.

Can you help me find him?

Uh, are you sure Mrs. Slothworth said "elephant"?

Yep, she said "elephant."

Could you please read this story so we could see if he's in it?

Please, Papa?

Well, all right.

" Rapunzel.

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Rapunzel

who lived in a tower.

Every day, a prince would come along and call to her."

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.

And then the princess would say...

Surprise! I'm an elephant.

[prince shrieks]

-[panting] -Thanks for finding me.

[elephant, Piper laugh]

Okay, that's funny.

But I'm pretty sure

Mrs. Slothworth didn't mean writing an elephant into every story.

I think she was talking about the element of surprise.

What's that?

It's the part of the story that makes you say,

"Whoa, I didn't know that was gonna happen."

And it makes you wanna know what happens next.

Oh.

I'll tell you a little story to show you what I mean.

On my way to pick you up from school,

I was going to go through the park.

-[construction noises] -But when I got there,

the park was closed for construction.

Oh, no. What did you do?

Aha. You wanna know what happens next.

That's how the element of surprise works.

Maybe I went the long way, or maybe I caught a ride on a bulldozer.

-Or maybe-- -You flew over the park in a plane.

Ooh, that would have been surprising.

So, what really happened next?

To my surprise, a bus pulled up, so I hopped on.

Okay, Papa. I get what the element of surprise is.

But I still think it's fun to have the elephant there too.

I agree.

Sweet dreams, little one.

[bell rings]

What story should we read today?

Yes, Piper?

Could we read The Three Billy Goats Gruff again, please?

Again? But last time, it didn't end so great.

That's why I'm going to rewrite it with the element of surprise.

Ooh. I like that idea.

This time the little red chicken said...

Listen, Troll. We're gonna figure out a way to get to that meadow.

Oh, yeah? And how are you gonna do that?

It's a surprise.

Whatever.

Okay, goats. I've got an idea.

-[gurgling] -[gasps]

What was that? Troll?

No. Sorry. Just my tummy growling.

[gurgling continues]

I'm super hungry.

So, how do we get to that "grassylicious" grass?

With a little help from my friend.

-Surprise! -[goats gasping, grunting]

Whoops, we fainted.

Sometimes goats faint when we're surprised.

Yeah, it happens.

It's a goat thing.

Well, say hello to the Elephant of Surprise.

Nice to meet you.

The "elephant" of surprise?

Mm-hmm. Surprising, right?

I can write him into stories to help add an element of surprise.

[chuckles] I see.

Well, I can't wait to find out what happens next.

Here's the plan. Bring it in.

First, we trick the troll into thinking we're doing one thing,

and then do something surprising instead.

Ooh, I like.

And while he's distracted, we'll all cross over to the meadow.

Great. Sounds like a plan.

Gotcha. Great idea.

Let's go.

[slurps]

[sighs]

[Piper] Oh, well.

I guess we'll just have to get to that grassy meadow

by going the long way.

Yeah. If we take the long way,

that mean old troll won't be able to stop us.

We'll see about that.

[troll panting]

Now for the next part of the plan.

I'm ready.

[all] Coconuts?

What's gonna happen next?

Well...

[panting continues] [tapping]

Trip-trapping?

But-- But how could those goats be crossing my bridge?

[grunts]

Huh? But I-- Huh-- Wha-- [coconuts tapping]

Wh-- Where-- Where are those goats?

[Elephant chuckles]

[grunting] If the troll won't let us cross his bridge, we'll make our own.

[Piper grunting]

[Lilly] I can't wait to get across and eat that grass.

Almost there.

-[Billy] Hooray! -All right.

-We did it! -Yes!

Now let's get across

before that mean old troll figures out what's going on.

[hooves tapping]

What? [panting]

[coconuts tapping]

How could they? Where are they?

[Elephant chuckles]

[grunting]

Surprise! [chuckles] [shouts]

I can't stand surprises.

[laughing]

[all] Surprise!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

I'm going home.

-[cheering, chattering] Yeah! -We made it to the meadow.

[Piper sighs] [Elephant laughs]

Whoo! Whoo!

What are we waiting for?

Let's eat.

[Billy, Lilly] Grass spaghetti.

[sighing, chewing]

Ah, this is so good. I think I might--

[grunts]

[all laughing]

So embarrassing. [laughs]

[Elephant, Piper] The end.

[applause]

Wow. I liked that story.

[children clamoring]

Well, I didn't know that was gonna happen.

I love the way you wrote the story, Piper.

And the way you used the element of surprise.

[chuckles] Me too.

And that gives me an idea.

Ready for another magic trick?

[sighing]

Observe.

Wowie kazowie!

Well, we know what's gonna happen next.

[Theodore] Magic. [children clamoring]

That was awesome.

That's what I call the element of surprise.

-[CJ] That was so good. -[Duckston] Cool.

-That was so neat. -Awesome!

-That was amazing. -Cool!

[Piper] "The Chicken and the Egg."

[humming]

Mom, look. I made a picture of you, me, Papa and Benjamin.

Wow, Piper. You made a beautiful family portrait.

[clanging]

Oops. I also made a mess.

But don't worry, I'll clean it up all by myself.

First, I'll clean up the paint.

No, wait, the glitter.

No, the paper.

No, wait, the-- Uh...

I can do it. I just--

[splashing]

Whoops.

You seem a little worked up.

-Why don't we take a break? -Okay.

Could we read a story?

Sure. How about something from your book of nursery rhymes?

Ah, here's one.

"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall."

Picnic time, picnic time.

But where should I eat?

Ooh. That is a good-looking wall.

[grunting]

Mm-hmm. Feels good.

Good call on the wall, Humpty.

Oops. [chuckles]

Forgot the old picnic basket. [clears throat]

-[Mom] "Humpty Dumpty had a great fall." -[shouts]

[grunts]

Whew. I, uh, I think I'm okay. [chuckles]

[cracking]

-Oh, eggshells. -[horse whinnies]

Hey, uh, a little help over here? Just a little-- little help.

I'm a little broken.

I think this egg needs our help.

He's in pieces. What do we do?

I don't know.

Let's just panic. Righto.

-[knights shouting] -[horses whinnying]

What do we do? What do we do?

[Mom] "All the king's horses and all the king's men

couldn't put Humpty together again."

The story can't just end with Humpty Dumpty in pieces.

Can I rewrite it?

Of course.

♪ Out jumped A little red chicken ♪

♪ With a buck-buck-buck Bah-gawk! ♪

♪ She loved stories More than any bird You ever saw ♪

♪ Shaking Her little tail feathers ♪

♪ She was there To make things better ♪

♪ Out jumped A little red chicken ♪

♪ With a buck-buck-buck Bah-gawk! ♪

[shouting continues]

[Piper] All the king's horses and all the king's men

couldn't put Humpty together again

until the little red chicken said...

Hey!

I believe that chicken is going to tell us what to do.

Oh, wise chicken, how do we fix this?

Uh...

Hmm.

There's so much going on that I don't know what to write next.

You know, sometimes, when a writer gets stuck,

they just try writing a new story beat.

A story beat?

Yeah. It means writing something new that moves the story forward.

Something new...

I've got it.

The little red chicken said...

Hey! Let's all take a snack break.

A snack break? Delightful.

I've got stuff for making sandwiches in my basket.

I'd help, but my hands are over there.

You could be the Knight of Sandwiches.

Just use those ingredients to make a big sandwich for everybody.

The Knight of Sandwiches?

It would be my greatest honor.

Now, let's see. Sandwich? Sandwich?

Do I start with the cheese? No, wait, the lettuce.

No! Wait! The mustard.

Oh, fiddle-faddle!

Just start with one ingredient, and then keep adding more.

Like a piece of bread?

Exactly.

Then some lettuce?

Yep.

Then maybe cheese, a tomato slice,

a bit of mustard, and more bread?

You did it!

You're right. I made a sandwich.

Huzzah!

[all cheering] Huzzah!

[all chewing, sighing] Hmm! Hmm!

All right, team.

Let's put Humpty together again. Just like we did with the sandwich.

Is anyone else finding it rather warm?

[Piper] But then, a nice cool breeze blew through.

Oh. This is not good.

Whoops.

What's wrong, Piper?

I added another story beat to help, but it made things worse.

That's all right.

Stories can have all kinds of twists and turns.

Why don't you try writing another story beat to see what happens?

All right.

-[knights shouting] -[horses whinnying]

Everyone!

Listen, we could still fix Humpty.

We'll go on a quest to find his pieces.

But the kingdom is huge, vast, enormous.

And it's really big.

Then we'll just make a map.

Hey! You can be the Horse of Maps.

Me? Maps? But I don't know where to start.

Does anyone have a pen and some paper?

Oh, uh, check my basket.

Thanks, Humpty.

Just start drawing the parts of the kingdom you know.

Well, I'd start with the mountains.

And then what?

The beach, o-of course.

The windmill, then the tower.

Oh! And the bridge.

-Like this? -Exactly. Just like that.

Wait. That's a map. I made a map!

You did.

And now we could use this map to search the kingdom

until we find all of Humpty's last pieces.

[rock music playing]

[troll snoring]

[cheering]

[gasps] My pieces. You've found all my pieces.

You bet.

Now we can fix you right up.

-[knight] This goes here. -[all murmuring]

I feel so put together.

We did it. We put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

-[cheering] -[knight 2] Lovely!

Now we just need some glue to hold all his pieces together.

Glue? But we haven't got any glue.

-[knights shouting] -[horses whinnying]

[Piper sighs]

I've been writing new story beats,

but Humpty Dumpty is still broken.

Don't give up yet.

Another story beat might be just what you need.

Let's see. What should I write?

-[shouting continues] -[whinnying continues]

[Piper sighs]

There must be some place we could find you some glue.

There is.

But all of the glue in the entire kingdom belongs to one person.

Who?

The king.

[knight gasps] [horse whinnies]

And then we'll go to the king.

[king humming]

[gasps]

Oh, sticky fingers.

Why is there a chicken in my castle?

Hey, King. I'm Piper.

And I'm here to help get our friend Humpty Dumpty all fixed up.

All we need is some glue.

Glue? You wish to use my royal glue?

Well, if you wish to use my royal glue, then you must prove yourselves

by crossing my obstacle course of doom.

[lava bubbling]

Get past the crocodile moat, the lava pit and the bottomless chasm,

and the glue is yours.

Now what?

You've already written so many great story beats,

I know you can write one more.

But what if things don't work out?

Well, then you can write another story beat.

You know, you can add as many beats as you need to tell your story.

[gasps] In that case...

I know what to do.

Knight of Sandwiches, I need you to throw some ingredients.

Righto! [grunting]

[Piper grunting] Yeah!

[gasps] Whoa.

Horse of Maps, I need your map.

[grunting] Here you go.

[Piper grunting] Almost there.

Link up, everybody.

[door opens]

-[horse whinnies] -By George! She actually did it.

Thank you.

I needed more glue for my art project, but I was afraid to go get it.

I have no idea why I put it over there.

-Take as much glue as you need. -Thanks!

Now let's put Humpty back together once and for all.

[knights murmuring]

There. All done.

I'm whole again. Thanks, everyone. Happy to help.

[cheering]

The end.

Now that's a great ending.

Thanks, Mom.

And rewriting the story gave me an idea for how to clean up.

If this was a story, what would the beats be?

First, the little red chicken cleaned up the paper.

Then, she put the lids back on the paint buckets.

Ta-da!

Wow. I've never seen it this clean.

But I think you missed one thing.

I did? What?

We still have to hang up your beautiful portrait.

Oh, yeah!

There. Perfect. [chuckles]

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