Ladybug Day

## **Plot:**

Rabbit and the others celebrate Ladybug Day, where they try to bring a bunch of ladybugs to them by throwing a party.

## **Transcript:**

**Mouse:** Whoopsie!

That was an accident!

Did you ever have one of those?

Sometimes I get my tail in a twitch about accidents.

But staying calm can help.

I learned that today... on Ladybug Day!

**Rabbit:** Happy Ladybug Day, everybody!

**Thunder and Gibble Goose Girls:** Happy Ladybug Day, Rabbit!

**Thunder:** We're doing good singing and dancing for the ladybugs.

Watch!

**Thunder singing:** Hey there, little ladybugs

**Gibble Goose Girls singing:** Bugs, bugs, bugs!

**Thunder singing:** Come and give us some lady hugs

**Gibble Goose Girls singing:** Hugs, hugs, hugs!

**Thunder singing:** Won't you all come out and play?

'Cause today is Ladybug Day

(Song over)

**Gibble Goose Girls:** Whoo!

**Rabbit:** Great song and dance!

**Pearl:** But will it bring ladybugs?

**Amber:** I'm sure it will!

**Coral:** I hope so.

**Jade:** Ow! Hold still!

**Rabbit:** Know what I'm making?

**Thunder:** A bringer?

**Rabbit:** How did you know?

**Amber:** You make one every Ladybug Day!

**Jade:** And it hasn't worked yet.

**Rabbit:** This one will.

I'm gonna make it look just like a real ladybug!

See you at the party!

**Pearl and Amber:** Bye!

**Mouse:** I hope the ladybugs like my picture.

I used raspberry juice, so it's not just pretty,... it's delicious!

Whoa! Oof!

Oh dear!

Oh, no!

Bouncing berries!

I'm red!

**Male Ladybug:** Oh, doesn't he look lovely.

**Female Ladybug:** You're right!

You should tell him.

**Male Ladybug:** Me? You tell him.

I'm too shy.

**Mouse:** Oh, well.

I'm sure the juice will wipe off.

Right now, I'd better get my picture to the party!

**Rabbit:** Happy Ladybug Day!

Leaping lettuce!

This place looks carrotastic!

Do you think the ladybugs will come to the party this time, Jasper?

**Jasper:** Maybe!

The sun is shining bright and the breeze is just right, but you never know.

They're pretty shy.

**Rabbit:** Say, where's, Mouse?

**Mouse:** Ta-da!

Look everybody!

**Rabbit:** Mouse, you're red!

**Thunder:** Pretty, pretty red!

**Mouse:** Oh, yeah, I had an accident.

**Jasper:** That's a dilly of a color.

You're as red as a ladybug!

**Amber:** Oh, you're so pretty!

**Pearl:** It's the perfect color.

**Coral:** Especially today!

**Jade:** Ladybug Day!

**Male Ladybug:** Ladybug Day?

A party for us?!

**Female Ladybug:** Should we join them?

**Male Ladybug:** Just the two of us?

Aw, I'd be too shy.

**Female Ladybug:** What if we bring all our friends?

**Male Ladybug:** Good idea.

Come on!

**Thunder:** Are you going to do red for always?

**Mouse:** No.

Red is a nice change, but I like being mouse-colored.

Anyway, this color will wipe off.

Hey... it's not coming off!

**Thunder:** Uh-oh.

**Mouse:** But I liked being brown!

Brown like a yummy walnut!

Like the sand at the pond!

**Jasper:** I understand, Mouse.

I like being green like a lily pad.

**Thunder:** I like being purple like a purple grape!

**Pearl:** I like looking like my sisters.

**Coral:** It's funny when people mix us up.

**Amber:** 'Cause we look the same on the outside...

**Jade:** But we're so different inside.

You're still the same mouse on the inside, right?

**Mouse:** Of course!

But I still want to be brown again on the outside.

**Rabbit:** Well, if that's what you want, then we'll just have to find a way to help you.

Time for a hop-think!

The question is... how can we change Mouse back to brown?

**Amber:** What if he ate lots of brown stuff?

**Thunder:** Or maybe Rabbit could do an invention that makes brown?

**Coral:** Or, we could all just close our eyes and pretend Mouse is brown!

**Rabbit:** One at a time!

**Thunder:** Oh! I know what we could do.

**Mouse:** I hate getting wet.

**Thunder:** You need wet to make the red go away.

**Mouse:** Oh.

It's not coming off!

**Hazel:** Now what'll we do?

**Mouse:** Oh, why won't the red come off?

**Jasper:** Hang on.

Is this raspberry juice?

**Mouse:** Uh-huh.

**Jasper:** That explains it.

Raspberry juice makes stains.

**Thunder:** What are stains?

**Hazel:** A stain is a color that stays for a long time.

**Mouse:** Stays?!

Does that mean I'll be red for always?

**Jasper:** No. Not for always.

Just till the red fur grows out.

**Mouse:** But I want to be brown again now!

**Rabbit:** Cheer up, Mouse!

At least you're the perfect color for Ladybug Day.

**Mouse:** I don't like red anymore.

And I'm not in the mood for a party either.

**Male Ladybug 2:** That's the nice red mouse you were talking about?

But he's so grumpy!

**Female Ladybug:** He wasn't grumpy before.

**Male Ladybug 2:** He doesn't like red?

What if he doesn't like us?

I don't think we want to go to this party.

**Male Ladybug:** Oh dear.

I wonder what happened?

**Rabbit:** We can't have Mouse feeling so sad on Ladybug Day.

Let's find a way to cheer him up!

**Jasper:** We need another hop-think.

**Rabbit:** How can we cheer up, Mouse?

**Thunder:** Maybe a song will do it!

**Thunder singing:** You are pretty, pretty red

On your feet

And on your head

On your toes

And on your tum

On your elbows

And your bum

(Song over)

**Mouse:** Oh... thanks, Thunder, but singing about being red just reminds me of my accident.

**Thunder:** Oh. Oopsie.

**Jasper:** Maybe a game would cheer him up.

**Rabbit:** Carrotastic!

Mouse loves games.

We could play "grabby fluff".

**Thunder:** Or "rock friends".

**Amber:** Or "duck and waddle".

**Rabbit:** Wait!

I know the perfect game!

Mouse?

Want to play hide and seek?

**Mouse:** Hide and seek?

That's my favorite!

Especially when I get to hide.

But I'm bright-red.

You'll see me right away!

**Jasper:** Well, ladybugs are red.

And we haven't seen them all day.

**Mouse:** That's true.

If ladybugs can hide, then maybe I can find a way to do it, too.

I've got it!

OK! No peeking.

**Female Ladybug:** Let's go see where he hides!

**Hazel:** Nope!

**Rabbit:** I'll be thumped.

I can't see him anywhere!

Mouse!

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

**Mouse:** Let's play again!

**Male Ladybug:** That was a good hiding spot!

**Thunder:** Berries are my favorite thing!

**Jasper:** Come out, come out, wherever you are!

**Thunder:** Thorny horns!

**Mouse:** Again!

**Male Ladybug:** Another good spot!

**Female Ladybug:** I never thought of that one.

**Mouse:** Cheep, cheep!

Cheep, cheep!

Oh... No, thank you.

**Rabbit:** See? You're still a great hider!

**Mouse:** I am!

I guess being red for a while isn't so bad.

It's even fun!

**Thunder:** Want to do the party now?

**Mouse:** I sure do!

And I have a special party treat.

This raspberry juice makes stains, but it also tastes really good.

I'll go and bring some!

**Mouse singing:** I am pretty, pretty red

On my feet

And on my head

On my toes

And on my tum

(Song over)

**Mouse:** Oh!

Hello there!

**Male Ladybug:** Hello!

**Female Ladybug:** We love your new color!

**Male Ladybug:** We were gonna tell you before, but you seemed so grumpy.

**Mouse:** Sorry.

I did feel bad, but my friends showed me how great red is.

**Female Ladybug:** It is great, isn't it?

**Mouse:** Hey, my friends would love to meet you; would you please come to our party?

**Male Ladybug:** OK! Can we bring a few friends, too?

**Mouse:** Sure!

Come on!

**Rabbit:** Ladybugs!

Please come to our party!

**Jasper:** I made you a nice shady spot!

**Hazel:** I made extra-special mashed acorns... with pretty red cranberries!

**Gibble Goose Girls:** And we're ready to do our dance!

**Thunder:** With really good singing!

**Rabbit:** Thump.

Oh well, we tried our best.

**Mouse:** Hello!

Ladybugs, these are my friends.

Friends, meet the ladybugs!

**Rabbit, Thunder, Gibble Goose Girls, Jasper and Hazel:** Wow.

**Rabbit:** Ladybugs?!

Mouse, how did you do it?

**Mouse:** I just got rid of my grumpiness about being red!

Thanks to you guys.

**Jasper:** Three cheers for ladybugs; and for, Mouse, the hero of Ladybug Day!

**Rabbit:** Hip-hop...

**All:** Hooray!

**Rabbit:** Hip-hop...

**All:** Hooray!

**Rabbit:** Hip-hop...

**All:** Hooray!

**Thunder singing:** Hey there, little ladybugs

**Gibble Goose Girls singing:** Bugs, bugs, bugs!

**Thunder singing:** Come and give us some lady hugs

**Gibble Goose Girls singing:** Hugs, hugs, hugs!

**Thunder singing:** Won't you all come out and play?

'Cause today is Ladybug Day

(Song over)

**Everyone:** Woo-hoo! Yay!

**Mouse:** Yup, accidents happen sometimes.

And you can't always fix them.

But you can change your thinking about them.

And sometimes, that's all it takes to turn a big problem into a wonderful surprise!

**Male Ladybug:** Mmm! Raspberry.

**Mouse:** Stop.

That tickles!