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Film By the Sea 2023 - 05. Grays Point Public School - Beyond the Story
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[school bell rings]
TEACHER: All right, boys and girls, go get a book for silent reading.
[clap, clap]
Come on. Hurry up.
STUDENT 1: Oh, I wish we didn't have to read. I would much rather play tip or handball.
TEACHER: Shh. You guys need to start reading something. Hurry up.
STUDENT 2: Gosh. This looks ancient.
[sparkling]
[thud]
STUDENT 3: Whoa. Where are we?
STUDENT 4: This doesn't look like our school library.
STUDENT 2: I think that old dusty book took us here.
STUDENT 1: Cool.
ORANGE CRAYON: Aren't you glad you're here?
STUDENT 3: Where is here?
BLUE CRAYON: You're in our book, 'The Day the Crayons Quit'. Haven't you read it?
STUDENTS: We hate reading.
PURPLE CRAYON: You're telling me you all hate reading?
RED CRAYON: I guess you've never read a whole book through because all books have a unique message.
STUDENT 4: What's the message in your book then?
CRAYONS: Communication is important.
BLUE CRAYON: We need to understand each other's feelings.
RED CRAYON: I always get used for drawing fire engines and strawberries.
ORANGE CRAYON: You should go check out my friend Pig the Pug. I'm sure he'll have a good message for you.
PIG THE PUG: It's mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.
STUDENT 1: Stop it, you two. What's going on here?
TREVOR THE SAUSAGE DOG: He won't let me play with his toys. He has too many.
STUDENT 4: Have you guys not heard of sharing?
PIG THE PUG: Well, if you guys have read my book, 'Pig the Pug', you know I start to share.
TREVOR THE SAUSAGE DOG: Yeah, but it took you a long time.
PIG THE PUG: Maybe you guys should go and see my friend Rainbow Fish.
RAINBOW FISH: Oh, where did you come from?
STUDENTS: We're from Grays Point.
RAINBOW FISH: I'm the Rainbow Fish.
LITTLE BLUE FISH: And I'm Little Blue Fish.
RAINBOW FISH: Everyone's read our book.
STUDENT 2: I'm not sure if anyone has told you, but--
STUDENT 1: We all hate reading.
RAINBOW FISH: Did you know that books can actually teach us lots of things?
STUDENT 4: Yeah, we've heard that from Pig and the other crayons.
STUDENT 3: So what would your book teach us?
RAINBOW FISH: Well, our book is about making others happy and sharing.
LITTLE BLUE FISH: Yeah. Like, Rainbow Fish gave me one of her pretty scales. Look.
STUDENT 1: We should start sharing a bit more at school.
STUDENT 4: Kindness is really important. Catch you later, guys.
STUDENT 3: Oh, look how cute that little egg is.
GOOD EGG: I'm not a cute egg. I'm a good egg.
STUDENT 2: What makes you a good egg?
GOOD EGG: Because I carry groceries. I paint houses. I fix tyres, and I water plants. Eventually, cracks started to appear in my shell. I was under too much pressure to be perfect.
STUDENT 1: And then?
GOOD EGG: I realised I didn't have to be perfect. So my cracks started to heal.
STUDENT 4: Oh, so it's OK to make mistakes.
STUDENT 3: Yeah, no one's perfect.
STUDENT 1: Bye.
STUDENT 2: Wow. Check out this jungle dance.
[electronic dance music playing]
STUDENT 3: Why aren't you dancing?
JOE THE GIRAFFE: My name is Joe the giraffe, and apparently giraffes can't dance.
STUDENTS: Anyone can dance.
JOE THE GIRAFFE: Like this?
STUDENT 4: Yeah, that's good. Keep on going.
[electronic dance music playing]
ZEBRA: See, Joe, you can dance.
LION: Our book teaches us we can do anything.
STUDENT 2: I guess that's like me with my times tables. I just need to keep on practising.
TEACHER: All right, boys and girls. Time to pack up. Books away.
STUDENT 3: Guys, I think I can hear our library teacher saying that we need to pack up. Let's go. Oh, we learned so many good messages.
STUDENT 1: Yeah. I love reading now.
STUDENTS: Same.
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