The SIBLINGS stare at the box for a moment. Finally their curiosity gets the best of them. They tear into it. The SIBLINGS remove a list of instructions.

SIBLINGS:

THIS LIST IS THE LIST
OF THE STEPS
THAT YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE
AS YOU TAKE
ON THE TASK
OF ASSEMBLING YOUR ROBOT

PHILIUS: Assembling your robot?
KATE: An actual robot? That’s perfect. If we build a robot…
TOBY:…We can program it to appreciate everything we do!
PHILIUS: A fine idea. But look at all of these parts. This is complicated even for us.
GRAPE: We better call in reinforcements.

The doorbell rings and ASHLEY, BIANCA, PHOEBE, and ROLLO enter.

GRAPE (cont’d): That was quick!
BIANCA: We came as soon as we could.
PHOEBE: We’re always happy to help.
ROLLO: Especially when it comes to building robots.
ASHLEY: Let’s see that list of instructions!

ASHLEY / BIANCA / PHOEBE / ROLLO:

STEP ONE: TAKE A TUBE
TAKE A TUBE
TAKE A TEENY TINY TUBE
AND ATTACH
AND ATTACH
AND ATTACH IT TO A TOOTHBRUSH

PHOEBE: Attach it to a toothbrush?
BIANCA: This is trickier than I thought.
ROLLO: I think we’re going to need even more help.
ASHLEY: No problem. I’ll make some phone calls.

The doorbell rings and ELLIE, JIMBO, and PENELOPE enter.

ELLIE: We’re here.
JIMBO: How’s it coming along?
BIANCA: We just finished step one.
PENELOPE: Better let us have a crack at those instructions.

ELLIE / JIMBO / PENELOPE:

STEP TWO: GRAB A GEAR
GRAB A GEAR
AND ATTACH IT TO THE TUBE
TO THE TUBE
WHICH YOU TOOK
AND CONNECTED TO THE TOOTHBRUSH

ELLIE: Connected to the toothbrush?

The groups of FRIENDS switch off reading from the list.

ASHLEY / BIANCA / PHOEBE / ROLLO:

STEP THREE: FIND A STICK
ANY STICK
AND AFFIX IT TO THE GEAR
WHICH YOU STUCK
ON THE TUBE
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE TOOTHBRUSH

ROLLO: Stuck upon the toothbrush?

ELLIE / JIMBO / PENELOPE:

STEP FOUR: STICK A BOLT
ON THE STICK
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE GEAR
WHICH YOU STUCK
ON THE TUBE
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE TOOTHBRUSH

JIMBO: Stuck upon the toothbrush?

ASHLEY / BIANCA / PHOEBE / ROLLO:

STEP FIVE: TIE A STRING
TO THE BOLT
WHICH YOU BOLTED TO THE STICK
ON THE GEAR
ON THE TUBE
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE TOOTHBRUSH

EVERYONE:

AND THEN YOU HAVE A ROBOT!

PENELOPE: Okay, we’ve read all of the instructions. Now we actually have to follow them.
ELLIE: Here goes nothing.

EVERYONE reads the list again, even faster, and this time they follow along by connecting the parts as instructed.

EVERYONE:

STEP ONE: TAKE A TUBE
TAKE A TUBE
TAKE A TEENY TINY TUBE
AND ATTACH
AND ATTACH
AND ATTACH IT TO A TOOTHBRUSH
ATTACH IT TO A TOOTHBRUSH?

STEP TWO: GRAB A GEAR
GRAB A GEAR
AND ATTACH IT TO THE TUBE
TO THE TUBE
WHICH YOU TOOK
AND CONNECTED TO THE TOOTHBRUSH
CONNECTED TO A TOOTHBRUSH?

STEP THREE: FIND A STICK
ANY STICK
AND AFFIX IT TO THE GEAR
WHICH YOU STUCK
ON THE TUBE
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE TOOTHBRUSH
STUCK UPON A TOOTHBRUSH?

STEP FOUR: STICK A BOLT
ON THE STICK
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE GEAR
WHICH YOU STUCK
ON THE TUBE
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE TOOTHBRUSH
STUCK UPON THE TOOTHBRUSH?

STEP FIVE: TIE A STRING
TO THE BOLT
WHICH YOU BOLTED TO THE STICK
ON THE GEAR
ON THE TUBE
WHICH YOU STUCK UPON THE TOOTHBRUSH
AND NOW WE HAVE A ROBOT!

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