JERE

Hey! Kid! Where are you?

(BOY enters from behind the bushes.)

BOY

Thanks for not telling on me.

JERE

Of course.

BOY

Sorry I got you in trouble.

JERE

Don’t worry about it, kid.

BOY

She was mad…

JERE

No, that’s just how she looks.

BOY

I can help you clean up. For real, this time.

JERE

Nah, I can do it tomorrow.

BOY

Please?

JERE

Uh—sure, I guess.

(JERE gets the bucket from the back porch and places it in the middle of the yard.)

Just chuck the pine cones in there. I’ll tell you what: we’ll make a game out of it. Every pine cone you make into the bucket is worth two points. When we’re all done, I’ll give you a penny per point you score, okay?

BOY

Okay!

(JERE and BOY quickly race around and toss pine cones into the bucket. They make exclamations like “two points,” “so close,” “do a trick