One Bite at
a Time
The sneaky
mouse is sniffing around, darting from rock to rock.
His Tummy
growls and he shushes it.
He hides
behind a rock and then peeks over.
He sneaks
backward and falls into a hole.
He's
confused and feels exposed and scrambles to get out.
He surveys
the scene, hiding behind a "tree trunk."
The trunk
(aka the elephant's foot) suddenly lifts from the ground and plants down on his
head as the elephant shifts his weight a little.
The mouse
struggles and struggles to get his head out and is unable to do so until the
elephant shifts his weight again.
The mouse
gasps and takes in air and then stumbles around dealing with the trauma of his
flattened head, eventually shaking it off.
When he
shakes it off, he darts out of the Danger Zone, stumbling in and out of foot
prints until he is behind a rock a small distance away.
He
sees what he thinks is a GIANT apple (The Back Side of the Elephant).
His mouth
starts to salivate and he smacks his lips.
He sneaks
up on the "Apple".
At the base
of the back foot - the mouse realizes for the first time just how massive a
morsel of food he has decided to tackle.
He gulps
and briefly thinks about abandoning the task, but then his tummy rumbles and
his determination is renewed.
He begins
the mountainous ascent.
About
the time he gets as high as the tail he's ready to tak a bite.
He
tries to bite but cannot even make a dent in the thick hide.
As He rests
there, something rushes by him at great speed - almost knocking him from his
precarious perch. He clings tighter and
looks around nervously.
He gets smacked by the tail coming back the other way.
He grabs out to the tail as he gets swept off of the shank.
The camera cuts to the front of the elephant, he's just swinging his tail as he chews on something -
He's mindlessly just eating - in the back, you can see the mouse going in and out of view - clinging to the tail as a butterfly alights the Elephant between the eyes.
His eyes follow the butterfly as it lands - as soon as it lands, his blank expression becomes one of sheer ecstatic joy - the butterfly flies away and the elephant chases it enthusiastically.
The elephant runs around - the mouse clings on for dear life - the elephant gets caught up on his trunk and trips onto his face - tusks down in the dirt, launching the mouse into a tree which he slides down.
The elephant, his head near the ground sees the mouse slide past him and is scared - he pulls himself up and in his panic he "dances" around not sure what to do.
The mouse gets up, dazed, and
Eventually the elephant scrambles up the tree.
The Mouse shakes it off, he looks around trying to figure out what just happened.
He hears a crack or creak and looks up and sees the elephant clinging to a branch, which snaps.
The mouse "Slowly" comes to a realization of what is about to happen to him and looks for a place to hide - Sees only the tree and heads in that direction.
There is not enough time for him to make it - moving that direction.
The mouse gets squashed.
The elephant is still in a panic and rushes to hide behind the tree.
(Try the Elephants Point of View from this point)
He peeks from behind the tree at the flattened mouse and feels bad.
He creeps out and pokes at the mouse - a single tear escapes his eye.
He performs CPR.
As the mouse comes to, the Elephant hides again.
The mouse is just miserable and sad and hungry, he sits there in self pity no longer even caring about the elephant—his tummy growls big and long - which the elephant hears. with his big ears.
The Elephant slowly approaches the mouse and stretches his long trunk out - cautiously (still scared) - and tosses a peanut
The mouse is upset at getting hit, but then notices the peanut and eagerly shoves it in his mouth.
He looks at the elephant.
The elephant gives him a tentative smile.
The mouse smiles a giant peanut grin.
Fade to
credits.
During
credits - Still images
-Elephant
revealing a large pile of peanuts
-Mouse
diving in peanuts
-Mouse
enjoying peanuts
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