Three's a Crowd/Transcript

Intro

The introduction begins with the “Hoping with Hoprah”-intro. Hoprah Linseed walks on stage.

Hoprah Linseed: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Today, we are talking about sharing. Let's hear some of the audience's experiences of sharing.     She holds her microphone in front of D.W..    Care to share?

D.W.: Share? With Arthur that's all I ever do. And I never get anything in return! Like the other day...

Flashback: D.W. reaches for the remote control. 

D.W.: Three-thirty is my TV time, the time I get to watch Mary Moo Cow.   Arthur takes the remote control away.   But since I was feeling so nice, I decided to let Arthur watch Dark Bunny, his favorite show.      Arthur and D.W. fight for the remote control.

Arthur: That's not sharing. You lost your TV time because you talked back to Dad. You had to let me watch.

D.W.: It was sharing!  

The flashback ends. Arthur and D.W. are fighting for the microphone. It flies up and Hoprah catches it.

Hoprah Linseed: Thank you for sharing.   She walks across the aisle to Prunella.   Care to share?

Prunella: My favourite thing to do is share with my best friend, Marina. Actually, we met because I shared my Henry Skreever special edition book with her.    Flashbacks: Marina and Prunella read in Prunella’s room. / Marina and Prunella are in a movie theater drinking through straws from the same cup. Marina hands Prunella popcorn.       Now we share practically everything.

Hoprah Linseed: That's beautiful! Simply beautiful. Now, is there anything you won't share?

Prunella: Nothing.

Hoprah Linseed: Nothing?

Prunella: Well...maybe one thing.

Hoprah Linseed: What? Please share.

Prunella: I can't tell.

Hoprah Linseed: You must!     Prunella hesitates.

Title Card: Fortune Teller

At sunrise Mrs. Deegan and Prunella are doing yoga exercises in their yard.

Mrs. Deegan: (breathes deeply)   They finish their exercises and stand upright. Prunella tickles her mother.   (giggles)  Pruny, stop!  I'm so glad you've been waking up to do yoga with me.

Prunella: Are you kidding? Rubella's missing out. This is much better than sleeping an extra hour. Plus, the yoga really helps me with my Soupitch matches. I’ve been getting the bouillon cube twice as often as Marina.

Mrs. Deegan: I have no idea what that means, but I’ll take your word for it.    They go inside.

Marina and Prunella are playing on broomsticks in Marina’s room.

Prunella: Take that, worthy opponent!

Marina: Don't even think about it! This time the cube is mine!     She does a front split holding her broom high.

Prunella: Marina, that's amazing! You're in Hanumanasana.

Marina: Hanu-manu- What?

Prunella: Hanumanasana. It's a yoga pose. You're doing it almost perfectly.

Marina: I am?  

Prunella: You should do yoga with my mom and me. You're a natural.

Marina: I don't know. I've never done yoga before. I don't want to embarrass myself.

Prunella: There's no such thing as being bad at yoga.

Marina: But can it protect you from the dreaded Claw of Lord Mouldywart?    The girls start a tickle fight.

Marina+Prunella: (giggle)

Prunella dresses and runs downstairs to the kitchen.

Prunella: Mom, what are you doing? Why aren't you dressed yet?

Mrs. Deegan: Em. I don't feel like doing yoga today. Want some granola?

Prunella: No, I really wanted to do yoga.

Mrs. Deegan: You're good enough to do it on your own, Pruny. You don't need me.

Prunella: Yes, I do. I mean, that's the whole reason I...    Rubella stands in the door.

Rubella: ...told Mrs. Datillo Mom had pulled a muscle? Ha! Busted!

Prunella: You were eavesdropping!

Rubella: So? That's not as bad as lying!

Mrs. Deegan: Okay, you two, that's enough!

Rubella: (yawns) I'm going back to bed. My work here is done.   She leaves.

Prunella: I'm sorry. I don't know why I lied. I guess I just wanted things to be like they were. Before Marina joined us.

Mrs. Deegan: But she's your best friend. I thought you wanted her to join us.

Prunella: Yeah, but I didn't want her to steal my mom.

Mrs. Deegan: Pruny. As much as I like Marina, she's not my daughter. I will never love her as much as I love you.

Prunella: So, can we do some yoga now? Just you and me?

Mrs. Deegan: I have something a little different in mind.

Buster, Arthur, Francine, Marina and D.W. are standing in a half-circle around Mrs. Deegan and Prunella.

Mrs. Deegan: OK, everybody, welcome. I'm so glad you're all here to try yoga with us. I think you all know my assistant teacher.    Prunella waves.

Prunella: And if you wanna see a pose demonstrated perfectly, watch Marina.

Muffy: Excuse me, how long will it take us before we have abs of steel?

Mrs. Deegan: One step at a time, Muffy. We'll start with simple poses like downward dog. Bring your hands down to the mat and bring your front foot back alongside your back foot.    Everybody copies her.

D.W.: (barks)

Mrs. Deegan: Pruny, your special student needs assistance.    Prunella runs to D.W.

Prunella: Breathe, D.W. Don’t bark. Breathe.

D.W.: (breathes)         Prunella looks at Mrs. Deegan who winks at her. Prunella smiles.