[The next morning, The bus arrives to Claude's house]
TTimothy
Hi, Claude, you coming swimming?
[Claude stops for a second then smiles]
[Claude runs to the bus. At the pool, Charles watches some clouds]
[The cloud ship flies through the sky]
[Claude closes his nose and dives into the water]
Told you he could swim. Claude's good at everything.
[Claude swim pasts Doris and Lilly]
Claude's the best swimmer!
[Claude swim past Timothy, Yoko and Charles]
TTimothy
Good swimming, Claude.
Hey, isn't that your trick, Timothy?
[Yoko, Timothy and Charles get out of the pool]
You must have a very good teacher, Claude.
[Claude looks at Timothy]
The best. [Timothy stops walking] Here, Timothy, use my towel.
[Claude throws the towel to Timothy]
[Timothy dries himself with Claude's towel]
YGYoko, Grace, Nora and Doris
Girls are smart, girls are fun. Hilltop Girls are number one!
TCTimothy, Charles, Claude, Fritz, Frank #1 and Frank #2
We're the Boys of Hilltop School. We're the boys, and we rule!
My mom told me last night, We're moving to a new town.
[Timothy gasps]
Look, this is where I'm moving. [show Timothy the picture of the beach] There's a beach, and a science museum, and my mom even said there gonna be kids in my age to play with. Isn't that great?
And my mom said my room's gonna be bigger so I can have more space to do my experiments in. [Timothy put his shells inside his backpack] And there's a park near my house, and a big tree in the backyard, And...
[At Fritz's bye-now party]
[off-screen] All ears, children. [a present box sits on the table] Fritz, each of your friends has brought you something that you take with you to your new home.
[The Franks went to Fritz]
F1Frank #1
Here's a can of franks and beans so you won't forget us.
[Fritz holds a can of franks and beans]
F2Frank #2
Yeah, we were going to give you two cans, but uh...
F1Frank #1
We kinda ate the other one.
[Fritz puts the can into the box. Nora went to Fritz]
I made you a talking tube, So if you ever start missing me you can... JUST USE THIS!!
[Fritz put it in the box]
[clears her throat] "Goodbye Fritz, A poem by Grace. "Here at Hilltop School, we saw you everyday. So we'll never forget you, even you move away." [gives Fritz the poem] Bye Bye!
[Fritz puts the poem in the box]
This is from my cherry tree.
Put it in water as soon as you get to your new home.
[Yoko walks away from Fritz]
[Lilly shows Fritz the ribbon]
It's a ribbon. To tie around your finger So you won't forget me. [ties the ribbon on Fritz's finger]
I'll never forget you, Lilly.
[Lilly walks away. Doris show Fritz her painting]
I painted it just for you.
[Doris smiles and gives Fritz the painting. Charles holds a jar full of leaves]
This is for you, Fritz. You can keep bugs in it at your new house.
Wow, That's great. Thanks, Charles.
Here, It's a precise picture that I drew Hilltop school.
Thanks, Claude. It I'll help me remember all of you.
[Fritz puts the jar and the picture into the box]
[Fritz opens the wrapper and the box. It's Timothy's shell]
But Timothy, it's your favorite shell.
TTimothy
I know. I want you to have it.
TTimothy
Promise to send me a letter as soon you get to your new home?
[Timothy has a sad expression as he going to miss his best friend. Henry's bus stops at Fritz's house and Henry opens the door]
TTimothy
I'll miss you, Fritz.
I'll miss you too, Timothy. [they both hug together] But I'll be coming back for the (summer) holidays to visit my grandmother.
[Fritz slowly climbs down the stairs of the bus and went to his house]
[The bus drives away from Fritz's house as Fritz waves goodbye to his friends]
[At Timothy's house, Timothy got a package]
TTimothy
Hey! This is for me!
[In Timothy's room, photos lay on the bed]
[voice over] Dearest Timothy, Our new place is great. Mom was right. There's a big tree in the backyard, and my room is huge. I found this shell on the beach near my house. It's my favorite. And I want you to have for your collection. I miss you a lot, I can't wait to see you during the holidays. Bye for now. Your friend, Fritz.
[Timothy's mom --Samantha-- enters the room]
Wow! Where did you get this marvelous shell, Timothy?
TTimothy
From my good friend, Fritz.
[The camera zooms up away from Timothy's house as the scene fades to black]
TTimothy
Mom, in my last letter, Fritz said he had a big surprise for me. It sure is taking a long time.
Yes, it has been a while.
TTimothy
I like getting letters from him, and I like sending him letters, but--
TTimothy
I miss playing with him.
Well, maybe you and Fritz can visit each other sometime?
You can do all the fun things you used to do.
TTimothy
I just wish he still lived here so I can play with him all the time.
[calls Timothy] TIMOTHY...!? I NEED YOUR HELP (WITH THE TEETER TOTTER)! MY END IS NOT GOING DOWN!
TTimothy
I am sort of busy, Nora.
[calls Timothy] BUT I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP!
[Timothy stops playing ball with the Franks and runs to Nora who is playing on the teeter totter with Doris.]
[Timothy goes on to Nora's end on the teeter totter and rides with her. He sits behind Nora's back and hugs Nora.]
Thanks, Timothy. You are the greatest.
I can ride the teeter totter all day. What about you, Timothy?
[Timothy is really worn out of Nora bossing him around 24 hours a day and always wanting him to be her "servant". In fact, he thinks about being released from this challenge after he does this --that being the teeter totter-- for Nora.]
TTimothy
[hugging Nora] Yeah. All day.
[Timothy hugs Nora as he is helping her ride the teeter totter.]
Maybe you should sit with Fritz on the way home?
TTimothy
I just don't want to sit with Fritz (on the way home)!
Well, that is good! Because I do not want to sit with you!
Can't you two stop it? You're friends.
TTimothy
Not any more. A good friend would trust me in the first place!
And a good friend wouldn't show someone else how to do my trick!
TTimothy
[off-screen] I didn't!
[off-screen] You did too!
TTimothy
[off-screen] I did not!
TTimothy
[off-screen] Did too!
[Everyone looked at Grace and Timothy and Fritz fall silent. Grace sighs after stopping Timothy and Fritz's arguing about the blame.]
[to Timothy, Fritz, and the rest of the class] Timothy didn't show me the magic trick.
[Fritz knows that Timothy was right all along when Timothy had said he didn't show Grace the magic tricks. This eventually leads Grace to admit her mistake. That is as Grace --who speaks up-- says to both Timothy and Fritz...!]
I peeked in your magic book. (I am sorry.)
[to Grace] But, how did you do that? It was in my backpack!
Umm, I just took it out of your backpack.
EEEveryone else
[off-screen; gasping] GRACE...?!
[Claude, Charles, Doris, The Franks, Fritz, and Timothy stare at Grace.]
[confessing] I PUT IT BACK WHEN I WAS DONE! (echoes)
[In the end, Timothy and Fritz's friendship is restored. Grace walks away --despite restoring Timothy and Fritz's friendship.]
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