03 富兰克林和他的夜间朋友 Franklin AND HIS NIGHT FRIEND

(F—Franklin, D---Dad, B—Bat, Br—Bear, FM—Franklin’s Mom, BM—Bat’s Mom)

Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes. He could swim and ride a bike and do many things really well. But one day Franklin learned that the thing he could do best was just himself.

F: Wow! Look at all those stars, Dad! There must be a zillion of them.

D: Maybe we should count them to find out.

F: Dad.

D: Let me show you some groups of stars that look like animals.

F: Animals? Where?

D: Well, let’s see here…Okay, there’s Pegasus, the horse.

F: I don’t see a horse.

D: It’s up there. You have to use your imaginations.

F: Hmm…Show me another one, Dad.

D: That group of stars…Over here in the North is Ursa Major, the Bear.

F: The bear? It doesn’t look anything like the bear I know. Did you see that star?!

D: That was a firefly that thinks it’s a star!

F: I’m going to catch it! Hey, what was that? Woops! Sorry, I didn’t know you were chasing it too. Who are you?

B: Bat. What’s your name?

F: I’m Franklin. You must be new around here.

B: No, I’ve always lived here. When did you move into this neighbourhood?

F: I’ve lived here since I was born. How come we’ve never met before?

BM: Bat, where are you? You haven’t finished your breakfast yet.

B: That’s my mom. Gotta’ go.

F: Wait, where do you live?

B: In the big oak tree by the bridge.

F: Hey. Can I visit you sometime?

B: Sure. That’s be great.

F: Gee, it sure is late to be eating breakfast.

D: All bats eat their breakfast right after dark which is just when little turtles should be going to bed.

F: Au Dad, do I have to?

D: Come on up on my shoulders. I’ll show you some more stars on the way home.

F: Show me some stars that look like a turtle.

D: Ah yes, the constellation called, “Franklin”.

F: Dad.

Hey Bat! Are you home? Maybe this isn’t the right place. Hey, Bat, where are you?

B: Up here Franklin. I’ll be right down.

F: What? You’re upside down.

B: So are you! Do your mom and dad know you’re up this late?

F: Late? It’s morning. Where are your mom and dad?

B: Sleeping.

F: Gee, your whole family hangs upside down.

B: Heh, yeah. How do you sleep?

F: Well, I lie down; but I’m not a bird.

B: I’m not a bird either. See? No feathers.

F: Oh yeah.

B: That tickles.

F: Is it hard to fly?

B: No, it’s easy. Watch!

F: Wow! Gee it must be fun to be able to do that.

B: Yeah, it is sorta’ fun.

BM: Bat, what are you doing up so late?

B: I’m coming!

F: You have to go to sleep now?

B: Sure. I’ve been up since I saw you last night.

F: You get to stay up all night!

B: Actually, I’m supposed to have after midnight naps. But sometimes I play instead.

F: Can you come over to my place later?

B: Okey. Where do you live?

F: In the round house by the pond. Come over right after you’ve had supper…er breakfast…I mean just before dark.

B: Sure. See you late Franklin.

F: Neat. There…all done. Oh yeah, this is great! I look just like him.

Br: Franklin, what are you doing?

F: Trying to get some sleep.

Br: Ummm…Upside down!

F: That’s how Bat sleeps.

Br: Who’s Bat?

F: I met him last night. I’ve never seen anyone like him!

Br: Yeah! What does he look like?

F: He’s got ears..and wings…like me!

Br: How come I’ve never seen him around?

F: Because he sleeps during the day. And he stays up all night.

Br. All right. How does he play soccer in the dark?

F: He doesn’t do that stuff. He does other things. That’s what’s so neat about him!

Br: Oh.

F: Hey, we can both be bats! You can sleep upside down on that branch!

Br: Gee Franklin…I don’t have to take naps in the afternoon anymore… Don’t you want to ride bikes or something?

F: Hmm, maybe tomorrow, Bear.

Br: Okey See ya’ later/

F: See ya bear.

FM: You know you can’t stay up too long, Franklin.

F: I know, Mom. I’m just going to play with Bat for a while…We’ll stay right here in the backyard.

FM: That’s fine.

F: I can feel the wind, lifting my wings.

B: Hi, Franklin!

F: Hi, Bat.

B: Hey, nice ears.

F: Yeah, and I’ve got wings like you too.

B: Great. Do you know how to fly yet?

F: A little…But not with my feet off the ground.

B: Go ahead, let’s see.

F: Okey. I haven’t tried it like this yet.

B: Are your okey?

F: Oh, yeah, I’m Okey. That’s the farthest I’ve flown yet.

B: It is? You didn’t go anywhere.

F: But, my feet were off the ground.

B: Now this is flying.

F: I don’t know how to do it like that.

B: Oh, well, that’s okay. You fly your way with your feet on the ground. But, that’s not how bats fly.

F: So?

B: You’re not a bat.

F: That’s for sure.

B: What’s the matter. We can still have fun. We’ve got all right.

F: No, we don’t. It’s almost my bedtime.

B: Eh? You’ve got to go to bed now? It’s night time.

F: I know. I sleep at night. My whole family does.

D: Franklin, Time to get ready for bed.

F: See…Turtles don’t play at night. Thanks for coming, Bat.

B: Yeah…See you around, Franklin.

Br: Hey, Franklin.

F: Hi, Bear.

Br: What happened to your bat costume?

F: I put it away.

Br: How come? I thought you wanted to be a bat.

F: The only bat thing I can do is hang upside down…And that gives me a headache.

Br: Why do you want to be like bat anyway? You’re already good at being Franklin.

F: What’s so neat about that?

Br: Right there. That’s what’s so neat.

F: Why?

Br: Skipping stones…I can’t do that. Can Bat do that?

F: He wouldn’t be able to hold the stone the right way. Anyway, he does other things.

Br: And so do you Franklin. Swimming and Playing soccer…Heh, heh, hiding in your shell…And there’s one other thing, you’ve always been great at.

F: What’s that?

Br: Being my best friend.

F: Thanks Bear. You’re my best friend too.

Br: Now teach me how to skip a stone.

F: You have to find a nice flat one.

Br: I know that already!

F: Hey, Bat. Are you there?

B: Hi, Franklin. What’s up?

F: I was wondering if you’d like to come to my house again tonight.

B: You want some flying lessons, right?

F: No, I’m a turtle…I want you to come and meet some of my friends.

B: Okay!...Can I bring some of my friend too?

F: That sounds great. We’ll play some games and stuff. See you tonight Bat.

B: Franklin, wait.

F: Yeah?

B: Before I go back to sleep…could you take me for a ride on your wheel thing?

F: On my bike? Sure. Hang on.

B: Wow, this is great!

F: Yeah it is, isn’t it!