Sylvie and the Wogglebug Movie

(soft music)

- As I was saying, we’re so pleased
you’ve come to a decision...

It’s a special day ...

when one of our little ones
gets chosen. ...

And Sylvie is a very special girl.

- We’ve waited so long for this.

- Sylvie can be shy at first, ...

but once she opens up,
she’s a delightful girl. ...

Quite clever too ...

She notices the smallest of details,
surprising us everyday with what she sees.

She sounds wonderful,
just like I was at that age. ...

My wife and I would be honored
to provide Sylvie a happy home.

- Why are you doing these things
to those stupid sunflowers?

- They’re not stupid,
they’re living things. ...

And we have to take care of them,

just like the staff here
takes care of us. ...

or they might fade away
and die before their time.

- You’re crazy!
Flowers can’t feel anything! ...

Besides, you shouldn’t sit
on the ground like that. ...

There are bugs down there you know.

- I’m not afraid of the bugs.
They can’t hurt me. ...

They know I respect them....

They are creatures
that help the flowers to live...

because they know about them
better than us. .

- Sylvie Harnois, you are so weird! ...

You treat bugs like they’re people!
No wonder nobody likes you.

(soft music)

Oh! Hello Mr. Bug.
Would you like to be my friend? ...

My! You have such a funny walk,
Mr. Bug ...

All kind of wiggly and woggly. ...

Maybe I should call you Mr. Woggle instead
(laughs) ...

There’s no need to be afraid of me,
Mr. Woggle ...

I like bugs.
Here, let me put you back on your home.

- Good morning children!

I have something special
planned today. ...

We’re going outside
to examine nature up close. ...

using these magnifying glasses. ...

You can study any object you like,
flowers, rocks, grass, insects. ...

The possibilities are endless!
I can’t wait to see what inspires you.

- What are you looking at?

- I’m looking at a bug woggling along!

- Oh! A wogglebug! Cool! ...

You discovered
a new species of insects! ...

Why did you do that?

- I don’t want the wogglebug
to get hurt. ...

or feel like his path is blocked
by a hard place. ...

from where he needs to go.

- How do you know ...

the wogglebug
needs to get any place at all?

- He must be
or he wouldn’t be out and moving ...

He also seemed sad and lonely
and needed my help.

- Hey! Wanna see something cool?

- Stop it! You're killing him!

- What happened here?

- (sobbing) Sylvie pushed me!

- Violence is never the answer, Sylvie.
You know better. ...

I’m afraid that’s a detention for you ...

Tell me child, why did you shove that boy?

- Because he was going to hurt my friend.

- Your friend? I see. ...

Well sometimes we must find
better solutions than violence. ...

But I understand your anger... Tell me, do you like books and stories?...

Tell me, do you like books and stories?... Then I believe I have just the thing for you... This book needs an imaginative soul to bring its pages to life... I saved it for a special little girl like you... It’s yours to fill however you choose... Trust your heart, and one day... you’ll discover what that key unlocks...

- Look who it is. The bug weirdo!... Did you get in trouble for pushing that kid today?... I heard all about your freak out. - Thought you could get away with what you did to me? - I didn’t mean to hurt you. But you were hurting that poor bug! - It’s just a gross bug! Who cares?... But you actually pushed me! - I saw it happen. She’s totally psycho about bugs! - Let’s see what’s in that dumb book of yours... Give it here!

(bells tinkling)*

- Hello? Who’s there?... I have very keen hearing, so I know that there is someone here... You needn’t be afraid of me. I only want to help you if I can... Ah! There you are! Now tell me, what are you doing so far from... Wait! Just a moment. I don’t know you... You’re not one of the children from the village, are you?

What village?

- What village? - No, not from the village, most definitely not... Still, I am sure

that there is an answer here somewhere (clears throat)...

Might I inquire your name, my dear child?

- Syl-Syl-Sylvie

- Well! Hello and good afternoon to you, Sylsylsylvie (giggles)... My name is Mr. H.M. Wogglebug T.E... It’s a pleasure to meet you... There is no need to be afraid of me, my dear... I like children. In fact, I like everyone! (giggles) - What is this place we’re in? - oh, it’s the magical land of Genoma where I live. - I see. And you, did you say you’re a Wogglebug? - Yes, indeed, and proud of it... Mr. H.M. Wogglebug T.E., to be precise... The initials at the beginning and end of my name... mean I am Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated,... which I am also extremely proud to be (giggles)... I’m just now on my way to the castle of the Monarchs...

of this very land itself. - Why? - Because I want to join society, and what better way... to show their Majesties that I can fit in... What better way than now?

- What do you mean?

- I think I should relate to you my history... so that you may be better able to comprehend my status... May I please sit with you?

- Yes, of course, please.

- I confess I wasn’t always so big in size... I was born as a tiny bug (giggles). But destiny had singled me out for a greater fate!

♩ I was once a tiny bug so very small you couldn’t see ♩ ♩ I lived in a schoolhouse rug as warm and safe as I could be ♩ ♩ Every day I’d sit and listen to professor Nowitall ♩ ♩ I made it my special mission to remember and recall ♩.

- Everything is always interconnected in some way... It’s why it is called the life cycle and spinning universe... These values are all of which keeps these in balance... Knowing them by heart helps us to be good... and intelligent people for all our lives.

♩ Dear professor Nowitall is a famous scholar ♩ ♩ Greatest in Genoma all would agree ♩ ♩ I learned so much it made me want to holler ♩ ♩ But he never seemed to notice me

♩ Year in year out, all of the children ♩ ♩ Listened to what he had to say ♩ ♩ I guess it wasn’t too bewilderin’ that one day destiny came my way ♩♩

- My dear children, I have a wogglebug I just found... This is a very rare and interesting specimen here!... Do any of you know what a wogglebug is?... Then I shall bring out my famous magnifying glass... and throw this insect onto a screen in a highly magnified state... For he is a unique one who’s way of looking... and of living are to be especially observed.

♩ That was when I learned I was a wogglebug ♩ ♩ Professor Nowitall gave me that name ♩ ♩ I was so surprised that I could only shrug ♩ The children must have thought it was a game ♩ ♩ This was the first time I saw the world. ♩ It all seemed so grand I felt perplexed ♩ ♩ As I watched the boys and girls you won’t believe what happened next ♩♩.

Behold! The Wogglebug! Woggle is an ancient Genoman word... for wisdom and love in a collective sense... and implies that it goes one way or another... depending on which is emphasized most... This insect was named the Wogglebug... because of its way of moving about in such a way... I would know as I created this insect.

- Why thank you for telling me that!... I never knew that before!... It is a little crowded and stuffy being a flat image on a screen. (giggles)...

(student screams).

(feet rattling).

Dear me! I didn’t mean to scare any of you... I just want to be a friend to you all... Professor Nowitall has taught me so much!... I just want to share his wisdom with everyone... But already I’ve made a mess of things.

- You are my proudest achievement, I assure you ... You walk upright, and speak and think ... and feel in ways only a human can. ... I must help you to get started out in your new ways of life.

- Dear me, how late it’s getting! ... Perhaps I should finish my story quickly.

♩ First of course we made sure that the girl was not hurt ♩ ♩ And then professor Nowitall dismissed them for the day ♩ He took me by the arm to which I acquiesced most gladly ♩ And he led me to a tailor who lived not too far away ♩ ♩ Paid the tailor to create this most resplendent clothing ♩ ♩ So Genoma’s high society I could try to ascend ♩ ♩ And although he warned I might be met with fear ♩ ♩ And even some loathing ♩ ♩ I never will forget what he imparted at the end ♩♩

- You look just splendid!... Remember always that you are thoroughly educated, ... and this enables you to not just attain success ... but to also accept any challenges which come your way. ... And never forget ... you will always hold a special place in my heart.

♩ And so I left to go to the palace not knowing how my tale would end ♩ ♩ I kneel before you with no malice hoping that you will be my friend ♩♩

- Of course I will. I’ll be your friend Mr. Wogglebug.

- Ah, my dear child, you cannot imagine how it feels to have a friend ... for the first time.

- But you’re wrong, Mr. Wogglebug. I know exactly how it feels for you ... for you are also my first friend.

- Dear me! I fear I have been most rude, ... talking about myself for so long when I should have been asking ... about you too. Where are you from, Sylsylsylvie? ... I don’t recall seeing girls like you in Professor Nowitall’s classroom.

- It’s just Sylvie, Sylvie Harnois. I don’t know how I got here. ... In fact, I don’t even know where I am. ... Mr. Frank gave me this key ... and I used it on a picture in the attic... The next thing I knew, I was here.

- Hmm. May I see it? ... Ah! This key has an intriguing symbol on its handle. I know what it represents, ... for Professor Nowitall talked about it ... in several of his lectures. ... Hmm. Where did you say you found this?

- Inside this book. ... It made the picture glow and opened a door inside the wall.

- Then you must not be from around here at all! (giggles) ... Do you think you are far away from your home?

- Yes, I am. ... And I don’t even know why I came here at all! ... I’m lost!

- Now my dear, there’s no need to fret. ... I promise if you stay by my side I shall find a way for you ... to safely return to your home.

- Oh, really? You can?

Of course! ... I am not thoroughly educated for nothing you know! (chuckles) ... I believe this key may be a clue of how to figure things out.

Really? Why?

- Because its symbol ... represents the Seven Living Values of Intelligence. ... Now how do you spell your name?

S-Y-L-V-I.

- Precisely! ... The letters of your name nearly spell out ... the first of the letters of each word of the key’s symbolism. ...

It's true.

- Yes, indeed! I recall Professor Nowitall saying ... the S-L-V-I when combined ... can unlock a door to one’s destiny of finding their personal belonging, ... that is their home. ... So I would be honored if you will accompany me ... to the Castle of Genoma.

But why there?

- Because I feel for certain ... it is the first step in the right direction ... of finding out more clues in this puzzle of yours. ... King Ethano is the very wisest ... of all the kings Genoma has ever had, ... and well he should be. ... After all, he was personally tutored by Professor Nowitall himself. ...

- You think a lot of the professor, don’t you?

- I do indeed. ... Professor Nowitall is the wisest and kindest man ... in all of Genoma. ... In fact, it was he who suggested I go to introduce myself ... at King Ethano’s court ... so I could become an active and useful member of society. ... He even suggested I take this road instead of the usual trade road. ... I would love for you to meet him, ... but he lives miles in the other direction ... and we are only a short walk from the castle. ... And Sylvie, don't worry, I am quite sure you will find help there. ... Let’s be on our way, shall we?

- I'm scared to go there.

- You’ll have me with you. I am too well educated ... to allow any little girl to come to any harm. ... Won’t you trust me, please?

I trust you.

- Oh, my dear Sylvie, ... I do believe this will be the start of a beautiful friendship for us. ... As well as a great adventure! ... For our paths in life seem to be connected as of now.

- Why do you think so?

- Because Professor Nowitall told me to take this path. ... Just imgine! ... If I had taken the trade road as I intended, we would never have met. ... Yes, I can see this is an omen of some sort. ... You still seem uneasy though, Sylvie. Is something wrong?

- Not really. ... It’s just that everything is so new and strange to me.

Oh. I can understand that. .. I’m sure I would feel the same way in your world. ... I hope I’m not causing you any concern. ... I don’t suppose there are any six foot tall insects ... where you come from.

- No, there aren’t, but that doesn’t bother me. ... I’ve always liked insects ... because they are a very important aspect of nature. ... I’m sure you are very much like them. They help flowers and trees to grow. ... All insects do in their own ways.

- The present company excluded! ... I mean, it is kind of you to appreciate us insects. ... But I’m sure you’ll think more highly of me ... when you see my newly developed intellectual prowess. ... I am a very unique insect, you know. (giggles)

- You must be the most unique person in the world.

That I am, my dear, that I am!

♩ I am known as Mr. H.M. Wogglebug T.E. ♩ ♩ I’m as special and unique as any wogglebug can be ♩ ♩ I am as wise as any man and I’m just as clever wait and see ♩ ♩ For I’m highly magnified and thoroughly educated as can be ♩ ♩ I’m polite as most gentlemen and I am as friendly as can be ♩ ♩ For I am the one and only H.M. Wogglebug T.E. ♩ ♩ The worldly wise shall hold me dear my destiny will be so clear ♩ ♩ I am as happy as can be I’m H.M Wogglebug T.E. ♩ ♩ Oh yes it’s true a friend to you a friend who’s true ♩ ♩ And just as lovable as can be yes that’s me can’t you see ♩ ♩ Though I am a big bug I still need a big hug ♩ ♩ There’s naught to be afraid of so give me a big hug just from you ♩♩

- Oh, I haven’t had a hug since I left the tailor’s house! ... I-I find giving hugs ... are my favorite kinds of manners, I think! ...

(trumpet blows)

Look, Sylvie, there’s the amazing Castle of Genoma! ... The kind and wise King Ethano lives there. ... If everything goes right, I might get to live there too, ... as the King’s helper! ... Oh, let’s go, Sylvie! ... Up the steps to see what exciting things ... are waiting for us. ... The castle is calling my name, ... and I can’t wait to make new friends. ... Off we go!

(footsteps clomping)

- Mr. Wogglebug, are there other walking, talking bugs like yourself ... in Genoma?

- (giggles) Nope. ...

(footsteps clomping)

- Your Majesties, I am Mr. H.M. Wogglebug T.E. ... And this is Sylvie. She has come from beyond Genoma. ... This key, she says, brought her to where I found her in the woods ... across from here.

- This key bears the symbol ... for the Seven Living Values of Intelligence upon it, you know.

- Yes, I know. ... That is because I am thoroughly educated. (giggles) And I felt when Sylvie showed it to me that it was my duty to help her ... to find her way to return to where she came from.

- This you may be correct in, Mr. Wogglebug. ... I must keep the key with me for now and see if it can open anything. ... For now there is another important matter at hand.

- And what is that your majesty?

- We are now holding a meeting on this day ... to decide which of our wisest nobles and advisers are to be appointed ... to our personal assistance.

- The decision is to be based upon which of them knows ... the most things of value and has the best ... of all of the Seven Living Values of Intelligence.

- Which is the symbol on the key’s handle.

- Correct, Mr. Wogglebug. And so I think you can see ... why I have an inkling your presence here may have have great significance. ... As you say you are thoroughly educated, aren’t you?

- Why yes! Of course I am! You are right that my helping Sylvie and being here now ... must have great significance for us all!

- Therefore, Mr. Wogglebug, ... you may become acquainted with the others ... who’ve come on this important day of ours. ... I’m sure you will find them most interesting.

- Thank you, Your Majesties! This I shall do! ... Come with me, my dear Sylvie, ... for we may find out more clues about the key from these folk. ... Trust me, there is no need to fear, Sylvie. ... These folk are not much different from how I myself am. ... - Greetings to all of you, my good fellows! ... I am Mr. H.M. Wogglebug T.E. I am a very versatile insect of the highest degree (giggles)

- How do you do? I am Dr. Hulan. ... I come from a long branch of many wise owls ... who have been advisers to Kings and Queen’s courts ... for generations.

- Oh, I see. It must be a hoot for you, my good sir. (chuckles)

- Yes, It is. ... One might say the same about you as well! ...

- Hello. I am Lord Sprague. ... I am an old goat, but come from a long line of nobles ... that had sprouted from the first of the advisers ... of Genoma’s monarchy!

- Indeed. And no doubt well-versed ... in the subtle art of knowing when to butt in. (giggles)

- Hello to you, Mr. Wogglebug! I am Sir Reynolds. ... I am from a proud flock of high lords and nobles of Genoma. ... We Reynolds have always had the word of the land under our wing.

- And even from such grand heights, I’m certain you keep an eagle eye ... on the petty details as well. (giggles)

- Yes. Quite! You certainly are versatile with much ... as you said!

- Yes, indeed I am, thank you! (giggles) ... I am able to notice double meanings within words, ... just as much as I can notice the symbolism in letters of words.

- (hoots) Come off it! ... How can there be symbolism within letters ... and not just words or names! (hoots) Rubbish!

- Not so! ... I mean, I know there is symbolism in the letters of the first words ... of the Seven Living Values of Intelligence, just as a single symbol ... holds them all together!

- The Seven Living Values of Intelligence ... almost spell out my name. My name is Sylvie.

- Oh yes indeed! This is Sylvie Harnois. ... I am helping her to find how to open a door to her way out of Genoma ... with a key with the symbol of S.L.V.I. on it.

- Well! Since you believe there is symbolism in letters, ... perhaps you can recite a phrase ... using all of the letters in the girl’s name?.

- Certainly I can! Seven Years Learning Verifies Intelligence. (chuckles) ... Exactly!-

- Oh, very well done.

- I love it.

- Excellently put I suppose.

- I am sure someone with your intelligence ... must have heard the buzz around the court ... about the Ancient Prophecies?

- I am quite familiar with them from my time spent ... with Professor Nowitall.

- Then do you know the one about the Enchanted Forest? ... It has been prophesied that in time of peril ... a stranger from a far land, ... with the aid of some mysterious magical creature ... will inherit the meansto bring together the denizens of the forest ... to create a living human tree that will protect all who dwell there.

- Why, yes, I do indeed remember hearing of such an ancient prophecy ... about the Enchanted Forest. ... But of what significance do you think it has with me at this time?

- (chuckles) Who can say? ... I would advise you to go and find out how much truth there is about it ... if you can.

- Very well. I shall.

- (laughs) Well, that should keep him busy for a while.

- Oh, I’m quite sure those fellows must be quite interested in me ... if they want me to look up such information as this. (giggles)... Only, where do I start to look?

- Look! This is the same painting from my one that the key went into ... and I went into next!

- Oh my word! Sylvie, ... I do believe this brings me to a most startling conclusion! ... That is to say, ... I have a theory now based on this painting! ... Come, for we must tell the others out there at once!

- oh, I swear to you, ... the Wogglebug should never have come here to join us! ... He should know there is no place for his kind ... among us,being what he is!

- (laughs) I agree. He is nothing but a fool! ... If he had any real intelligence he wouldn’t have come!

- Right you are! If he knows what is good for him ... he won't come to the meeting ...