01x01 - Square's Very Kind Gesture/The Eclipse

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Square likes to take
a little time every day to relax

and read a few pages from a good book.

This was his favorite spot to sit.

The light from his window
was always perfect for reading.

"Early one morning, a mouse met a wolf--"

Well, just who are you?

What a beautiful, mysterious tree you are.

Though I do wish you'd grown
a few feet to the right

so you wouldn't spoil my light.

You're a banana tree.
I can't believe my luck.

It's snack time, and I love bananas.

Square knew that this tree
was very, very special.

Bananas rarely grew on the island.

They are considered
the most precious of fruits.

Oh, boy! Two bananas just for me.

Just as Square
was about to feast on his favorite fruit,

he remembered something.

He knew someone who loved bananas
just as much as he did.

Circle.

What if he shared
one of these bananas with Circle?

That would be a kind gesture.
A very kind gesture.

"Square's Very Kind Gesture."

Wow, that would be so generous of me.

Thank you, Square.

This is a kind gesture.
A very kind gesture.

It's just so generous of you.

You are a good and important friend to me.

Hip, hip, Square!

Hip, hip, Square!

And that's the legend of
"Square The Generous"

and his very kind gesture.

It was all gonna be so wonderful.

Square's very kind gesture
could not wait another minute.

Great question.

You see, although we were
already great friends,

the banana is what made Circle
and me best friends.

Triangle? Yeah, sure.

They knew each other,
but they were, you know, buddies, at best.

Okay, I got it. I got it. This is good.

Circle, it's the wildest thing.

Bananas appeared in my yard today.

I love bananas. Thank you so much.

Gosh, they sure are beautiful. Thank you.

Howdy.

Afternoon.

Afternoon.

Well, what do you two say
we go for a ramble?

That's a fun way to say, "go for a walk"?

Yes, but way more casual.

So, how's the banana?

It's so, so good.

It's like my favorite food,
but much better.

It was so kind of you
to give me these, Square.

You know, it's nothing.

No.

These are rare and beautiful.

And you gave them both to me.
It's not nothing. It's a lot.

I'm getting a bit full.

You know what, Square?
I'm inspired by your generosity.

Triangle, do you want the other banana?

Come on.

Sure, why not?
You only live once, as far as I know.

Oh, right.

I forgot that I've actually
had these before, and I hate them.

Too sweet.

Oh, well.

I suppose the courteous thing
to do is finish it,

even though I find it disgusting.

Okay, I'm never doing that again.

This has been a lot of… fun,

but I should go.

Are you sure?

We only just got to the nice hill.

And it's looking especially nice today.

Yeah, we haven't even stood on it yet.
It's right there.

No. Sorry. Thanks. No, thanks.
So sorry. No, you know--

You're welcome. But goodbye. I have to go.

Square felt mad
about how things didn't go as he intended.

Then he felt bad about feeling mad.

Then he felt sad about feeling bad
about feeling mad.

All he wanted was recognition
for a kind gesture.

But he also really wanted
at least one banana.

Square had to fix this.

If this tree ever sprouts again,
I will get it right.

One for Circle. One for me.
I just have to wait until it does.

A long time went by.

Days, weeks, months.

Until one day, Square got another chance.

Afternoon, Circle.

My tree sprouted two bananas again,
and I thought to myself,

"Hey, Square, why not share one
with my good friend, Circle?"

"Square, I knew you were generous,
but this is just too much.

This means the world to me."

It's nothing. I mean, it's not nothing.

These bananas are very rare
and special, obviously.

But as far as I'm concerned,
you're worth it.

"You are a good
and important friend to me."

"Afternoon, Square." Afternoon, Circle.

Now that Square had rehearsed
this conversation a thousand times,

his very kind gesture
would go off without a hitch.

…good friend, Circle.

Okay, one for you.

Why not share one
with my good friend, Circle?

Why not share one
with my good friend, Circle?

One for you, and one for me.

With my good friend, Circle-- Afternoon!

Hello, Square. Nice day, isn't it?

You were supposed to say "afternoon."

My good Circle friend.

My bananas sprouted two tree-- I mean…

Pardon?

Sure. I'd love more bananas.

But--

Hey, Triangle's here!
How bout we all go for a ramble?

But, one for you and one for me.

Wow! That was so delicious,
but I'm getting a little full.

Triangle, would you like the other one?

Uh-huh, why not?

Wait. I don't like these, remember?

But I do know someone who does like them.

Someone who loves them.

Circle!
They're your favorite fruit, right?

That's why Square
is always giving you his.

And now I'm giving you mine.

But, Triangle,
didn't she just say she's full?

Sure, but she could probably eat it
tomorrow or something. It's a great idea.

Wow, you're right.
I could eat it tomorrow.

What a kind gesture.

I must say, Triangle,

you are a good and important friend to me.

Classic Square.

Poor, poor, Square.

I'm gonna get this right,
if it's the last thing I do!

Square had lost four bananas.

But the next time,
he was gonna get it right for sure.

All he had to do was wait
for some more bananas to grow.

Afternoon. My tree sprouted
two bananas again,

and I thought to myself, "Hey, Square,
why not share one with my good friend?"

One for you, and one for me.

Thank you, Square.
You are a good and important friend to me.

Exquisite.

Hey, Square!

We're having a picnic. Join us.

Coming.

Now that he'd already eaten his banana,

Square the Generous could go and share
the other one with his friend, Circle.

Right?

It's the end of the week on the island.

That means it's Friday Fun Night,
an evening full of food and games.

Square, Triangle…

and Circle meet.

And Circle meet! Where is Circle?

Here she is.

Seems like tonight,
Circle has a different plan.

I'm so excited.

It's finally time for--

"The Eclipse."

Circle's late. Should we go check on her?

Sure. She never misses Friday Fun Night.

Oh, my gosh!
What is wrong with the moon?

Oh, dear. What's happening?

What's happening?

Did I eat too many baby carrots?

Everyone knows carrots
give you super-vision.

It's the end of the world, isn't it?
Hold me. Hold me!

A total lunar eclipse.

If only Square and Triangle
were here to watch with me.

Circle, did you forget something?

Oh, my, I forgot Friday Fun Night!

My eyes are hurting.

Don't you dare blink.
Don't you dare blink.

Critical things always happen
in between blinks.

I think it's over.

-It's over! We're alive!
-We're alive! We're alive!

What in the world was that?

I have no idea. But you know who might?
Circle! Let's go ask her.

Square, wait. Think about it.

The red moon appeared in front of
only you and me. It chose us.

I've never been chosen
for anything in my life.

We saw something very special tonight.

Something beyond imagination.
Circle wasn't here.

She just wouldn't get it.
The red moon will be our secret.

-Our secret.
-Deal?

I wouldn't get it? It was a lunar eclipse.

I've seen 178 of them.
I have to tell them.

But they're having so much fun
with their secret.

I don't wanna spoil that, do I?

She did.

No! Despite my very impressive
knowledge of eclipses,

I will respect their secret.

Now Circle has a secret too.

-Hey, I'm sorry about last night. I was--
-Last night was amazing.

We saw-- I meant, we saw--

We saw a dung beetle.

Oh, really? Neat.

It had a really cool thorax.

All this dung beetle talk makes me hungry.

What are you doing?

I am trying to change the subject.

Wow! These doughnut holes look just like--

I know, right? I made them special
because they remind me of the--

The dung that dung beetles roll.
Yeah.

They're all terrible
at keeping secrets, aren't they?

Thanks for the doughnut holes.

We gotta get going to do some things.

Right?

Just normal, everyday, not-secret things.

Maybe the moon got too close
to the sun and caught on fire.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I think I saw the flames.

Or maybe a bajillion red flowers
all grew up there at the same time,

but it was too cold, so they wilted.

What if the moon lost its temper
and turned red because it was so angry?

Maybe. Although,
I thought it was more like a blush.

You know when Circle blushes?
It looked just like that.

Oh, yeah, Circle. I feel kind of bad
that Circle missed out.

She seemed so sad this morning.
Do you think she knows we have a secret?

Nah. Besides, she always knows everything.

For the first time, I actually feel
a little smarter than her.

I feel powerful.

They're probably forming

some kind of special
secret moon club without me.

I mean, if they just asked me,
I could tell them all about the eclipse.

I have books. I have charts.
I have a telescope.

I even have this puzzle.

Circle couldn't stand

her friends thinking
they knew something she didn't.

Square? Why are you wearing a box?

I didn't want anyone to know it was me.

Oh, dear. I shouldn't be here.

But I can't carry
the weight of this secret anymore.

I came here to confess.

You don't have to.

I know I don't have to be on the floor,

but I feel better in this position
when I'm stressed.

Okay. Triangle and I have a secret.

I'm not supposed to tell you,
but last Friday night,

when Triangle and I were in the clearing,

we saw a flaming red moon rise up
from nowhere and eat our moon!

It chewed it up for a while.

And then, when it was full,
it burped it out!

At least, I think that's what happened.
Does the moon have an evil twin?

Does it? What could it have been?

Square, my dear, I'm delighted you asked.

What you saw was--

Incredible! I know!

Triangle and I are the only ones
who saw it in the entire world!

I never felt this lucky!

I know I'm not as talented
as Triangle, or as magical as you.

I'm just regular, reliable old Square.

But being chosen by the red moon
stirred something inside me.

For the first time,
I really feel like I could do anything!

Like I could solve the world's mysteries.
Look! A puzzle piece.

Oh, no. When Square sees the puzzle,

he'll know that she knows that--

Oh, my.

Geez. Triangle said you would be upset
if you found out what you missed, but wow.

Wow. Wow. I'd better go, Circle.

Please don't tell Triangle
I spoiled our secret.

Maybe we should give Circle a minute.

Secret.

You know, I think maybe
if Circle got some time alone,

just a little break
from Square and Triangle.

Hello, Circle.

I see you read chapter books.

You know, true knowledge
comes from real experience.

Let me guess.
You came to tell me something?

Who, me? Ha! Nah, there's nothing to tell.

I mean, aside from my super amazing
secret special experience.

But, I don't tell secrets.

All right. All right, I'll tell ya.
Okay, so get this.

Last Friday night, Square and I
were at the meadow like usual,

and after I ate a hundred baby carrots
and did a perfect handstand,

I saw the craziest thing.

A giant came out of nowhere
with a big red marker

and started coloring the moon!

So the moon turned totally red!

I know. It's bonker ba*ls, right?

But the best part was, are you ready?

It had an eraser.

So it erased the red,
and the moon turned back to normal.

Can you believe it?

Okay. Well, I really should get going now.

Don't tell Square I was here.

Square? Are those my carrots?

How could you?

You tell me not to spill the beans,
and then you spill them yourself?

Stop wasting food. I can explain.

Knock it off!

Square, you and I both know
that you spilled the beans to me first.

Circle!
That was supposed to be our secret.

Wait. What?
You spoiled the secret before I could?

Stop!

I've had enough of this nonsense
from both of you.

I've kept my mouth shut for too long.

It's my turn to tell my secret.

What you saw was nothing more than a lu--

Of course, you know. You know everything.

You think I know everything?

Yeah, pretty much.
You're the smartest shape we know.

We thought we finally knew
one thing you didn't.

Anyway, go on, you might as well
tell us what we saw.

Suddenly, Circle felt foolish
about all her frustration.

Square and Triangle had admired
her knowledge all along.

Just the way she wanted.

I was saying, I once heard a story
about a wondrous red moon.

A very rare sight that happens

only when the moon moves
into the shadow of our planet.

Our planet has a shadow?

Uh-huh. Yeah, but you know
what the most incredible part is?

Uh-uh.

This red moon can only be seen
by shapes who have been specially chosen

because they possess a pure heart.

I suspected that's what you saw,
but I didn't tell you because I--

I was jealous. Yeah, that's my secret.

Gosh! I wish I saw it too.

Square.

Circle, float high
and glow just like before.

Open your eyes.

This is exactly what the red moon
looked like. Now all three of us saw it.

A hearty welcome
to our friendly club, Circle.