Stranger Danger in the Community (transcript)

"Stranger Danger in the Community" is the thirty-second episode of the series "My Continued School Life".
== Episode Information ==
Episode # 	Series 14, Season 2, Episode 12
Previous Episode	"The Cheater Machine"
Next Episode 	"My First Seizure"
== Description ==
Ms. Carolyn teaches Maraya about the danger of strangers after she just talked to one and got a bag of candy from one in the mall as well. After learning about how dangerous strangers are, Maraya feels scared about it as she runs away from one later during the week at job sites, which causes her to get into trouble because the stranger was asking for her help to look for something.
== Transcript ==
(The episode starts by taking place outside of the mall and then changes to the inside where Maraya and Ms. Carolyn are looking at some records. The camera is zoomed into Maraya when a customer taps her on the shoulder)
Monica: Hey, can you help me look for something?
Maraya: Sure thing.
(They walk away from Ms. Carolyn together)
Maraya: So, what are you looking for?
Monica: I'm looking for the flowers. Do you know where they are located?
Maraya: Yeah. Just follow me.
(Monica follows Maraya to where the flowers are)
Maraya: Here they are.
Monica: Oh, thank you so much. You're the best.
Maraya: No problem.
Monica: So, what's your name?
Maraya: I'm Maraya.
Monica: Nice to meet you, Maraya. I'm Monica, and since you were a big help, would you like some candy?
Maraya: Yes, please!
Monica (laughing): Okay, then, here you go.
Maraya: Thank you!
Monica: You're welcome, Maraya. Goodbye!
Maraya: Goodbye!
(After talking to Monica, she walks back to where Ms. Carolyn is)
Ms. Carolyn: Hey, Maraya. Where were you?
Maraya: I was helping that woman look for the flowers.
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, did you know her?
Maraya: Uh, no.
Ms. Carolyn: You mean, you talked to a stranger?
Maraya: Stranger? What's a stranger?
Ms. Carolyn: A stranger is a person that you don't know.
Maraya: Oh, but she was still nice.
Ms. Carolyn: I know, but still, you shouldn't talk to them.
Maraya (not seen): Oh.
Ms. Carolyn: Is that...a bag of candy?
Maraya: Yeah. Because the woman said that I was a big help, she gave me a bag of candy as a present.
Ms. Carolyn: Maraya, you're not supposed to receive presents from strangers, either.
Maraya: Why not?
Ms. Carolyn: We'll talk about it when we get home. And since you already have the candy, I suppose you can have it.
Maraya: Yay!
(She follows Ms. Carolyn on the way out. The scene changes to where they are back home)
Maraya: Ms. Carolyn, why shouldn't I talk to strangers?
Ms. Carolyn: Because it's not safe.
Maraya: Huh? Tell me more.
Ms. Carolyn: Okay. It isn't safe to talk to strangers because some of them can be mean. You know, not all strangers are nice.
Maraya: Oh.
Ms. Carolyn: Strangers are described the same way as fruit, as some are good or bad on the outside but good or bad on the inside. Here, let me show you.
(She gets a banana that looks overly ripe)
Ms. Carolyn: Here's a banana that looks a little overripe, but when I open it...
(She gives it to Maraya so she can look at it)
Maraya: Hey, it's perfect!
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): That's right. 
Maraya: (giggles)
Ms. Carolyn: Now, here's a banana that looks fine on the outside.
(She opens the second banana and then hands it to Maraya)
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Look at it and see if you can find any differences.
(When Maraya looks at it, she notices something disgusting with it)
Maraya: Ew! Bruises! That is bad.
Ms. Carolyn: I know, right? Now that I described more about strangers using fruit, which banana would you prefer to eat? The overripe one with no bruises or the unripe one with bruises?
Maraya: Um, the unbruised one.
Ms. Carolyn (chuckling): I knew you were going to answer that. Now let's go and eat it together.
Maraya: Okay.
(The camera zooms in when Maraya suddenly gets nervous)
Maraya: (gulps)
(The scene changes again to where Maraya is working at the grocery store a few days later until a customer taps her on the shoulder)
Woman: Excuse me, but can you help me find the flour, please?
Maraya: Of course I will because I can help you find anything!
(After Maraya turned around, she sees that there's a stranger)
Maraya (gasps): Stranger! (screams) Aaaaahhhhh!
(The woman then turns her head when she sees that Maraya ran away)
Woman: Hmm, I suppose she doesn't know where it is, either. Oh, well. I'll just ask someone else.
(Meanwhile, Maraya peeks out from the rack and sees her walking away)
Maraya: Phew, that was a close one. Thank goodness I did the right thing.
Ms. Ryan (not seen): Maraya!
Maraya (gasps): Uh oh!
(The scene changes once again to where she and Ms. Ryan are talking outside)
Ms. Ryan: Maraya, why did you run away from the customer instead of helping her?
Maraya: Because she was a stranger, and Ms. Carolyn said that I'm not supposed to talk to strangers or receive presents from them.
Ms. Ryan: That's nice that you know that, but still, you're supposed to be helping them when you're at job sites because it's professional.
Maraya: I know. I'm sorry.
Ms. Ryan: Thank you for the apology, Maraya, but because you did the wrong thing, you won't be going to job sites with us next week. Instead, you'll be staying in the classroom, doing work.
Maraya (sighs): Okay.
Ms. Ryan: Thank you, Maraya. Now let's go back to work.
(They go back in the grocery store to work. It changes to where Maraya gets on the bus a few hours later)
Ms. Carolyn: Hey, Maraya.
Maraya: Hey, Ms. Carolyn. Guess what happened to me today?
Ms. Carolyn: What?
Maraya: While I was working at the grocery store, a stranger approached me and asked if I can help her, and I didn't speak to her at all.
Ms. Carolyn: Wow, that's great. I guess me teaching you about strangers really did help you understand why you shouldn't talk to them.
Maraya: Yeah, it did, but now, I'm scared.
Ms. Carolyn: Why are you scared?
Maraya: Because I got into trouble for doing the right thing.
Ms. Carolyn: Really? How?
Maraya: She asked me if I could help her find the flour, but instead, I ran away from her because I knew that going with strangers was wrong, so yeah, that's why.
Ms. Carolyn: Oh.
Maraya: I don't think I want to go out again because there are just too many strangers and that makes me too scared.
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, I see you have some xenophobia going on and that can be scary.
Maraya: Yeah, it is. I guess I understood about the danger of strangers too well because now, I think they're all mean.
Ms. Carolyn: I know what you mean, but you're actually supposed to help strangers when they ask for your help.
Maraya: Oh, just like I did with that woman at the mall last weekend?
Ms. Carolyn: Yeah, exactly. You can help them, but just remember not to go with a stranger or receive presents from them.
Maraya: Okay. I guess I did get a little carried away when you were teaching me about the danger of strangers.
Ms. Carolyn: You did.
Maraya (breathes deeply): I feel better now that we talked about it. (hugs Ms. Carolyn) Thanks for helping me, Ms. Carolyn.
Ms. Carolyn: You're welcome, Maraya. I'm so glad you're better now.
Maraya: Me, too. (giggling)
(The scene changes again to where they are back in the mall a few days later)
Maraya (as narrator): And so, I now understand why it's dangerous to be with strangers. I can still help them when they ask for my help, but not go with them or receive presents from them.
Woman: Thanks for helping me find what I need, ma'am. And because you did such a great job at helping me, would you like me to take you out for some ice cream?
Maraya: That's nice of you to ask, but no thanks. I'm trying to keep myself safe.
Woman: Oh, okay. I understand. Bye!
Maraya: Bye!
(She walks back to where Ms. Carolyn is at)
Maraya: Ms. Carolyn, a stranger asked me if I wanted to go out for ice cream with her.
Ms. Carolyn: And what did you say?
Maraya: I said no because it's way too dangerous to go out with a stranger.
Ms. Carolyn: Way to go, Maraya. I think you just overcame your xenophobia.
Maraya: I sure did.
Ms. Carolyn: And because you did that, would you like me to take you out for some ice cream after we're done?
Maraya: Yeah.
Ms. Carolyn: Okay, we'll get some after we finish up with the mall.
Maraya: Yay!
(The camera zooms into her when she is about to talk to the viewers)
Maraya: Remember, viewers. Never go out with strangers or receive presents from them, either, because it's dangerous just like it was for me. Goodbye!
(While she is waving, the scene fades out to an end)
== Characters ==
* Maraya 
* Ms. Carolyn
* Ms. Ryan
* Woman
* Monica
== Trivia ==
*There are no non-speaking characters in this episode.
*The unnamed woman, Monica, and Ms. Ryan didn't speak very much in this episode.
**The characters that mainly spoke in this episode were Maraya and Ms. Carolyn.
*This is the second time that Maraya got into trouble in this series.
*Maraya had xenophobia in this episode until Ms. Carolyn helped her overcome the fear of it.
*Xenophobia was the second fear that Maraya had in this series, with the first being food neophobia.
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