314. Alanna and the Shared Balloon: A Balloon Parable - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY


• ALANNA sits on the swings happily, a yellow balloon tied around her finger.


• She swings back and forth, her eyes following the yellow sphere as it bobs back and forth.


• ERIC sits glumly at the base of the slide, scooping up handfuls of sand and tossing them back onto the ground.


• He looks wistfully over at Alanna's balloon.


• Alanna catches Eric's eye on the downswing.


• She slows the swing, looking at him, then following his eyes to the balloon.


• She makes a face and jumps off the swing.


• Alanna begins to walk away, then stops, and looks at Eric's wistful face.


• She makes another face and walks over to him.


• She pulls the balloon off her finger, ties it around his and smiles.


• He looks at her, then the balloon and breaks out into a huge grin.


• Standing up, Eric races off towards the jungle gym, balloon happily in tow.


• Alanna slowly makes her way back to the swing, kicking at the dirt.


• She passes a bush and stops suddenly.


• A yellow balloon is bobbing, tangled in the branches.


• She looks back - Eric is still playing happily with his new balloon.


• She frees the balloon, ties it to her finger and hops onto the swing, gazing contentedly at her balloon.


• FADE TO BLACK.