1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Concil to paper, sketching you art on this page. What 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: kind of journey will this drawing bring to life? 3 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 2: Today? 4 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 1: Another adventure waits for you a ro Scout and Layla. 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: My comment wong to It's imagination time. 6 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 3: And curiosity cold, Curiosity came. 7 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: It's a magical place come true. 8 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:51,959 Speaker 1: Welcome to Adventures of Curiosity. 9 00:00:51,280 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 4: Cald Hello, and welcome back to season three of Adventures 10 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 4: of Curiosity Cove. It's meet Ella the Curious and whether 11 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 4: you're joining us for the first time or coming back 12 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 4: for more adventures, I'm so thrilled to have you here. 13 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 4: This season, we'll dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse. 14 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 4: Think cozy beanbags, fluffy pillows, and of course my favorite 15 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 4: stuffy row right by my side. It's peaceful, almost like 16 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 4: my mom just used her relaxing dream fread. Perfect for 17 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 4: story time. Today, I get to introduce you to a 18 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 4: new series called Ella the Curious and the Mystery of 19 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 4: growing up. In each episode, I face something that doesn't 20 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 4: quite make sense, like school emotions, friendships, parents, or all 21 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 4: those misunderstandings in life. 22 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 5: With Scout and Layla, I treat every moment. 23 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 4: Like it's a case to solve and today's case The 24 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 4: Birthday Party Betrayal, Act one. 25 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 5: The Discovery School. 26 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 4: Hallway morning, Ella, Scout, and Layla are at their school lockers. 27 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 4: A group of kids nearby is buzzing with excitement. It's 28 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 4: gonna be the best party ever. Giant bouncy house, cake 29 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 4: pops shaped like dinosaurs, and a face painting station. 30 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 5: Ella half listens, then perks up. Wait, whose party is this? 31 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 6: Oh, it's Madison's birthday party this Saturday. She invited everyone. 32 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 5: Everyone. 33 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 4: Ella pauses and checks her back. No invitation at her desk, nothing. 34 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 4: The color drains from her face. She turns slowly to 35 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 4: Scout and Layla. I didn't get invited. Dramatic telenovella moment 36 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 4: to the black and white close up of Ella's shocked face, 37 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 4: slow zoom, wind blows through her hair, music swells. 38 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 5: Be a sneal. How could this be? Have I done 39 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 5: something wronged her? Familia bumped into her in. 40 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 4: The hallway, said no to share my cholcolate chip coodnies 41 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 4: during lunch. 42 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 5: Or it could be you just weren't invited. Were you invited, Laila? 43 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 5: That would be a. 44 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 4: Yes, scalp, that would be a double yes for me. 45 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 4: I need to get to the bottom of why. There 46 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 4: must be an explanation I invited her to mine. 47 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 6: Wasn't she a no show? 48 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 5: Yes, Scout, but that's not the point. 49 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 6: Just asking a question here, Jeez, come. 50 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 4: On, let's go investigate in our office. You mean the 51 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 4: tree house. 52 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 6: Or the three house? You get it, because the three 53 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 6: of us three house. 54 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 5: We got it. 55 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 4: Scout just needed you to squirm through that joke a bit. 56 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 4: Now off to HQ HQ headquarters. 57 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 6: Oh right, where we always solve the mystery of our lives. 58 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 4: Don't be so dramatic, Scout, gotcha. Now off to do 59 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 4: what we do best. Play, no bake, no solve the 60 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 4: cases of our lives. 61 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 6: Talk about dramatic. 62 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 5: Let's do this act too. 63 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 4: The investigation begins Ella's treethouse. Ellis slams a fresh case 64 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 4: file onto the table. The words the birthday betrayal are 65 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 4: written in bold. Alright, team, we have one mission. Find 66 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 4: out why I was left off the list. Layla clicks 67 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 4: a pin nod seriously. Scout accidentally sits on a juice box. 68 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 4: The investigation is on. Ella points to her dry erase 69 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 4: board that reads leads and theories, the forgetfulness factor. Maybe 70 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 4: Madison just forgot the secret guestless theory. Maybe there's an 71 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 4: elite list of vi peas the ultimate betrayal possibility. Maybe 72 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 4: Madison doesn't like her anymore. Ella shudders at that thought. 73 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 4: Scout gasp, should we go undercover? 74 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 5: Seriously? 75 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 4: I knew you were a genius Scout. Why don't we 76 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 4: just ask questions? Go under cover and ask questions. I 77 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 4: have best friends who happen to be genius detectives. Ella 78 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 4: grabs both her besties and smothers them with hugs, then 79 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 4: quickly releases them. Lailah grabs three pairs of sunglasses out 80 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 4: of her backpack. 81 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,119 Speaker 5: And hands them to the team. 82 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 4: Okay, here are some sunglasses I design with my three 83 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 4: D printer. They should help you feel detectivey And if 84 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 4: you need extra help, press this side button and I 85 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 4: can help you at any time. Laila shows the team 86 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 4: the side button. She presses it into. She has an 87 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 4: earpiece where she can talk back to the team through 88 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 4: the glasses. 89 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 5: Slick. 90 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 4: I can slide in and out without being detected. 91 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 6: Cool, and if we need a little extra help, Laila 92 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 6: will keep the questions flowing. 93 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 4: Leila, you always come up with the best gadgets. 94 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 5: I try a bit traumatic. Scout jumps in. 95 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 6: You don't try, Layla. You do all right? 96 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 5: Yoda? 97 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 4: You ready, Curious Crew, Yes, let's do this. Act three 98 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 4: undercover operations. Ellen and her friends gather Intel in the 99 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 4: cafeteria at the lunch tables, casually bringing it up to Madison. 100 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 5: So, Madison, here, you're having a tiny. 101 00:06:53,160 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 4: Gathering this weekend. Oh yeah, it's huge, cool cool cool 102 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 4: love that love that for you. The Curious Crew interrogate 103 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 4: other guests. Scout accidentally spills punch. 104 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 5: Oops. 105 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 6: So hey, how exactly did you get invited? 106 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 4: Madison invited me or strategically distributed an invite. The team 107 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 4: gathers back together in their corner of the lunch room. 108 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 4: Layla presents a chart of who was invited. Notice, no 109 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 4: one from our lunch table was invited. You mean everyone 110 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 4: except you? 111 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 5: Ella? 112 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 4: At four the confrontation outside playground next day. The next day, 113 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 4: at the playground, Ella approaches Madison dramatically, Madison, we need 114 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 4: to talk. 115 00:07:58,720 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 5: Madison looks up confused. 116 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 4: Uh, okay, I wasn't invited to your party. I know 117 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 4: this for a fact. Madison blinks, thinking, oh yeah, my 118 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 4: parents said I could only invite ten people this year. Wait, 119 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 4: so it wasn't personal, of course not. I just had 120 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 4: to pick a few people. I wish I could invite everyone. 121 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 4: Ella processes what Madison just said. Scout and Layla exchange glances. 122 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 6: Oh so not a conspiracy, just. 123 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 4: Basic party logistics. Huh, Ella size ven grins well. Mystery solved. 124 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,319 Speaker 4: Back to a dramatic telenovella mode. Ella tosses her detective 125 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 4: notebook into the air. 126 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 5: This is the cruel reality of childhood. The limits of 127 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 5: headcounts back to normal mode. 128 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 4: Hey, but if you want to come hang after, I'd 129 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 4: love that, really Yeah, and we'll save you a cupcake. 130 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 4: Ella's eyes glimmer. Scout claps, Layla nods, satisfied at five 131 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 4: what Ella learned. Back at Ella's house, Ella sits in 132 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 4: her room, writing in her detective journal. Sometimes the answer 133 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 4: isn't a big mystery. Sometimes it's just math, and after 134 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 4: party playdates are just as fun, especially with yummy cupcakes. 135 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 4: She closes her detective notebook. We see Layla and Scout 136 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 4: at the end of Madison's party debating what flavor cupcake 137 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 4: Ella should get when she arrives to the after playdate. 138 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 4: Fade out as we hear Layla and Scout bickering about 139 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 4: which one is better. 140 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 5: I think I think she would love the. 141 00:09:53,040 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 4: Blue, pink green. Oh boy, I am so excited to 142 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 4: keep solving life's mysteries with my besties. 143 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 5: Sometimes things are simpler than they seem. 144 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 4: If we just stay curious, they don't call me out 145 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 4: of the curious for nothing. I hope you enjoyed our 146 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 4: podcast story as much as I did today. Boy was 147 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 4: I come fee and cozy and all tuned in. If 148 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 4: you loved what you listened to, please leave us a 149 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 4: five star review, but only if you really mean it. 150 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 4: We love hearing your feedback. 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Adventures 160 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 4: of Curiosity Cove was created by Tika Sumter and Nicholas Muscarella. 161 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 4: Today's story was written by Tika Sumter. Adventures of Curiosity 162 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 4: Coves theme song was written and composed by Mattie Limb 163 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 4: and sung by Laura Saraphine. Engineered by Robert Aultchuler, sound 164 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 4: effects by Command Creative Studios. Ella the Curious is an 165 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 4: original story series created by Tika Sumter. 166 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 3: At Curiosity Cove. Curiosity, Come. 167 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 2: Get's some Magical Place, Come tre Welcome to Adventures Up 168 00:11:47,679 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 2: Curiosity Caul. This is a Fort Sumter production.