An Idiom Kind of Day (transcript)

"An Idiom Kind of Day" is the eighth extra episode of the series "My Continued School Life".
==Description==
Maraya gets fed up when she doesn't understand the idioms that Ms. Carolyn's saying to her when speaking, so she and Maraya take a hike to the mountains to do a little magic on her.
== Transcript ==
(The episode starts by taking place outside of the Griswell residence as it zooms into the bedroom window while playing a snippet of “Frere Jacques”. The setting changes to the outside of the bedroom as Maraya leaves it to go downstairs. The camera then pans and points at Ms. Carolyn sitting at the kitchen table while having a bowl of cereal)
Ms. Carolyn: Hello, Maraya, you’re up bright and early.
Maraya: Yep, I am, and I’m ready to have breakfast.
(She walks away to get a bowl from the cabinet. The setting changes back to the kitchen table where Maraya sits back down to fix her breakfast but fails to do so)
Maraya: Hey, there’s no more cereal.
Ms. Carolyn: That’s because I ate the last bit of it.
Maraya (frustrated): Oh, come on! I wanted to have cereal, too.
Ms. Carolyn: I’m sorry, Maraya, but you should’ve come down earlier.
Maraya: You’re right, I should’ve.
Ms. Carolyn: You know what they say, Maraya. Early bird gets the worm. (chuckles)
Maraya: It’s not funny, Ms. Carolyn. And plus, I don’t even know what that means.
Ms. Carolyn: What I mean when I say that is that I came down before you so I can get the prize.
Maraya (frustrated): Aw, now I have to skip breakfast because of you.
Ms. Carolyn: I know you feel fed up, but don’t worry, you can have something else.
Maraya (frustrated): But there isn’t anything else. All I wanted was some cereal and you ate it all.
Ms. Carolyn: Sorry, Maraya, but that’s how the ball bounces. Why not get something else?
Maraya (frustrated): No! I don’t want something else! Also, why are you using those weird words? I don’t even know what they mean.
Ms. Carolyn (sighs): Maraya, I think you need to take a break. Why not go take a hike?
Maraya: Okay.
(She gets up to walk away from her to go outside)
Ms. Carolyn: Maraya, where are you going?
Maraya: You told me to go take a hike, so that’s where I’m going.
Ms. Carolyn: When I told you to go take a hike, I didn’t mean for you to actually go on a hike.
Maraya: Then what do you mean?
Ms. Carolyn: I meant for you to go away upstairs to calm down a bit.
Maraya (walks away): Okay…
(Ms. Carolyn tracks her walking away from her. The scene changes to where Maraya is sitting on the bad sadly in the bedroom)
(Knocks on door)
Ms. Carolyn: Maraya, I’m sorry for upsetting you and also saying those sayings.
Maraya (sighs): It’s okay, Ms. Carolyn.
Ms. Carolyn: And also, it seems that you’re having trouble understanding the idioms I’m saying.
Maraya: Yes, I am. (sighs) I just wish I knew how to understand them better.
(The scene zooms in)
Ms. Carolyn (thinking): Hmm…
(She stops thinking once she has an idea)
Ms. Carolyn (snaps finger): I got it! (to Maraya) Maraya, how would you like us to take a hike?
Maraya: Okay.
(A montage of them hiking starts until the scene changes again to where they are finally on top of a mountain)
Ms. Carolyn: Here we are: the mountains. This will help you understand the meanings of all idioms.
Maraya: How? The mountains aren’t magical.
Ms. Carolyn: They may not have magic, but I can give them magic. I’m going to sing a little song and you have to guess what I’m singing.
Maraya: Okay.
(Ms. Carolyn turns around and then starts singing a song)
Ms. Carolyn (singing): 🎵La, la, la, la🎵
(Her echo sings back to her)
Ms. Carolyn (singing): 🎵Brother John🎵
(Her echo echoes back again)
Ms. Carolyn (singing): 🎵Morning bells are ringing🎵
(Her echo echoes back once again)
Ms. Carolyn (singing): 🎵Ding, dang, dong🎶
(Her echo sings back a final time and then she turns around to Maraya)
Ms. Carolyn: Guess what song I sang, Maraya?
Maraya (thinking): You’re...singing “Frere Jacques”.
Ms. Carolyn: That’s right. That’s the song I just sang.
(Some magic dust comes up)
Maraya: Look, magic dust.
(Some of it falls down on her)
Maraya: (laughing)
Ms. Carolyn: I can tell you’re having a blast with that magic dust of yours. Do you know what I mean by that?
Maraya: Yes, it means that I’m having fun.
Ms. Carolyn: That’s right, Maraya. Now, where’s my magic dust?
Maraya: Here’s some.
(She throws some at Ms. Carolyn and both look up to see it sparkle)
Ms. Carolyn: The magic dust is so beautiful.
Maraya: It sure is.
(They stop looking up once it has vanished)
Ms. Carolyn: Maraya, I’m glad that you understand what idioms are now.
Maraya: Me, too. I no longer feel fed up now that you’ve taught me about them.
Ms. Carolyn: Yes. And now, let’s go home.
(She turns around to walk away from her)
Maraya: Okay.
(She also turns around to follow her. While they are walking down the mountain, the camera pans up in the sky and the scene fades out to an end)
==Characters==
*Maraya
*Ms. Carolyn
==Trivia==
*There are no non-speaking or characters that spoke very little in this episode.
*In the French version of the echo scene, Ms. Carolyn actually sings "Frere Jacques" and in the Chinese version. she sings "Liǎng Zhī Lǎohǔ".
**In the other dubs, she just la-la-s the first verse and then sings the rest of the song.
*In the book version of the episode, Maraya and Ms. Carolyn are seen wearing their outfits from the previous series.
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