Crispin Crescent

1. 0-6s A line for the slide. Pash bounces right to the front.
   Pash: I want to go now, now, NOW!
2. 6-16s Crispin points gently to the back of the line.
   Crispin: Everyone is waiting too. The end of the line is right here, by me.
3. 16-25s Pash waits, wiggling. Crispin counts with her.
   Pash: Three more. Two more. One... MY TURN!
4. 25-30s Pash slides down and lands in a perfect pose. Crispin slides after and curls up like a croissant snowball.
   Pash: Waiting made it extra fun!

“My turn is coming!”

1. 0-6s Crispin and Gilly chat on a bench.
   Gilly: Tonight my family has breakfast for dinner!
2. 6-16s Crispin almost says "that is weird," then stops.
   Crispin: Hmm. Tell me about it?
3. 16-25s Gilly beams.
   Gilly: We wear pajamas and tell funny stories. It is our tradition. Crispin: That sounds so cozy!
4. 25-30s That night Crispin tries pajama breakfast at home and accidentally dips his own tip in the pretend syrup. Sticky giggles.
   Crispin: Curious, not critical!

“Curious, not critical!”

1. 0-6s Crispin colors a picture. Sasha adds pretend glitter.
   Sasha: Sprinkle! Sprinkle! Sprinkle sprinkle!
2. 6-16s Crispin's picture disappears under the glitter.
   Crispin: I liked one sprinkle. Now I can not see my picture.
3. 16-25s Sasha stops.
   Sasha: Oops. Do you want more, or are you done? Crispin: I am done. Thanks.
4. 25-30s Crispin blows the extra glitter off. It lands on Sasha's cap and makes it sparkly. Sasha loves it.
   Sasha: Ask before another!

“Ask before another!”

1. 0-6s Crispin waves across the park.
   Crispin: Hi, Cherry! Over here, Cherry! Come play, Cherry!
2. 6-16s Both cherries frown a little.
   Cheri: It is Sheh-REE. Your name deserves care, and mine does too.
3. 16-25s Crispin tries slowly.
   Crispin: Sheh... REE. Cheri? Cheri: Yes! Thank you for trying.
4. 25-30s Crispin says it perfectly. Both cherries bounce so happily they swing on their shared stem like a little seesaw.
   Cheri: Your name deserves care!

“Your name deserves care!”

1. 0-6s Rain pours outside. Crispin presses against the window.
   Crispin: Rain! The picnic is ruined!
2. 6-16s Kento stands next to him, turning slowly.
   Kento: We can not choose the rain. What part can we choose?
3. 16-25s Crispin thinks, then spreads a blanket on the floor.
   Crispin: I still feel sad about it. But I choose an indoor picnic.
4. 25-30s They picnic on the floor. The rain plays like music. Crispin dances, and Kento twirls like a wind-up music box.
   Kento: Choose your part!

“Choose your part!”

1. 0-6s Crispin shows off a floppy new chef hat; Milo's flag pops up.
   Milo: Ha! That hat looks super silly!
2. 6-16s Crispin's tips curl down sadly.
   Crispin: Oh. I thought it looked fancy.
3. 16-25s Milo opens his little door and tries again.
   Milo: Sorry. Let me try the kinder sentence: that hat is really tall!
4. 25-30s Crispin stands up proudly; the tall hat bonks the doorway and squishes into a pancake hat. Both laugh.
   Crispin: Now it's a pancake hat! Milo: Try the kinder sentence!

“Try the kinder sentence!”

1. 0-6s Crispin rolls dough proudly.
   Crispin: Croissants are laminated dough.
2. 6-16s Bowie nods too fast.
   Bowie: Oh, yes, like a sticker? Wait. New word? Ask about it!
3. 16-25s Crispin folds the dough.
   Crispin: It means many thin layers folded together. Butter and dough, fold, fold, fold.
4. 25-30s Bowie folds his wings back and forth, trying to laminate himself. He becomes a wrinkly bow.
   Crispin: Pasta pastry! / Bowie: Asking is tastier! / Crispin: Ha!

“New word? Ask about it!”

1. 0-6s Rudi runs out.
   Rudi: Tag time like always! Ready, set, go!
2. 6-16s Crispin's tips curl.
   Crispin: I changed my mind. Can we paint instead? Painting sounds fun today.
3. 16-25s Rudi thinks.
   Rudi: Agreements can be discussed. Paint today, tag tomorrow?
4. 25-30s They paint. Crispin paints Rudi's leaves gold. Rudi looks like a radish king.
   Crispin: Royal radish! / Rudi: Preferences can change! / Rudi: Long live paint!

“Preferences can change!”

1. 0-6s Yola stares at a table covered in pretend breakfast foods. She wobbles side to side.
   Yola: Toast? Fruit? Cereal? Eggs? Pancakes? Crispin: Morning!
2. 6-16s Crispin pops up beside her.
   Crispin: Too many? Yola: Way too many!
3. 16-25s Yola takes two plates and pushes the rest away.
   Yola: Make the choice smaller. Toast or fruit? Fruit! Crispin: Nice.
4. 25-30s Yola eats happily. Crispin switches from toast to fruit too.
   Crispin: Preferences can change! Yola: Make the choice smaller! Crispin: Yum! Yola: Fruit for two!

“Make the choice smaller!”

1. 0-6s Crispin holds out a bag of super-sour drops.
   Crispin Crescent: Super sour drops for you! / Lenny Lemonwedge: Oh. Not my favorite now.
2. 6-16s Crispin blinks in surprise.
   Crispin Crescent: But you're a lemon! / Lenny Lemonwedge: I like berries now.
3. 16-25s Crispin brushes flaky crumbs off his apron and grins.
   Crispin Crescent: I changed too. Now I love crumbs! / Lenny Lemonwedge: Ha!
4. 25-30s Lenny munches berries. Crispin sheds crumbs everywhere, happily.
   Lenny Lemonwedge: No thanks, kindly said! / Crispin Crescent: Berries for you, crumbs for me!

“Preferences can change!”

1. 0-6s Lunch. Mopsy slides over her peas to Crispin, like always.
   Mopsy Map: You hate peas. I will take them.
2. 6-16s Crispin pulls the peas back.
   Crispin Crescent: Actually, I like peas now. / Mopsy Map: Wait, really? That is new.
3. 16-25s Mopsy thinks, folding and unfolding.
   Mopsy Map: New things can be okay. / Crispin Crescent: Preferences can change!
4. 25-30s Crispin rolls a pea along Mopsy's route doodle. It lands right on the X.
   Crispin Crescent: Treasure pea! / Mopsy Map: Different can come with me!

“Different can come with me!”