LOGLINE
When a gentle nine-year-old girl witnesses her reckless friend crush a colony of ants beneath her red wagon, she sets out to save the tiny creatures—transforming her driveway into a moonlit chocolate sanctuary and discovering that even the smallest lives can inspire great compassion.
PITCH
In a small Iowa town, nine-year-old Jane Johnson loves all the little creatures most people overlook—especially ants. But when her mischievous friend Raymond turns her red wagon into a “Car of Juggernaut” and crushes an ant colony beneath its wheels, Jane vows to make things right. Late one night, guided by moonlight and imagination, she pours a river of melted chocolate across her driveway to protect the ants from harm. By morning, her family’s baffled—and her driveway is transformed. When the rain finally washes the chocolate away, it leaves behind a tiny ant castle glistening in the sun, and even Raymond learns to root for the little guy.
SYNOPSIS
In the quiet town of Maple Grove, Iowa, nine-year-old Jane Johnson loves the small wonders of the natural world—especially ants. One sunny afternoon, she and her twelve-year-old neighbor Raymond Rocky play with her shiny new red wagon, a birthday gift from him. When Raymond recklessly pushes the wagon down the sloped driveway, crushing a trail of ants beneath its wheels, Jane is horrified. To Raymond, they’re “only ants,” but to Jane, they are a family worth protecting. Their playful rivalry suddenly becomes a moral stand: Jane must defend the smallest lives from the “Car of Juggernaut,” as Raymond mockingly calls her wagon.
Shaken by the sight of the destroyed ant colony, Jane retreats to her room, determined to find a way to save the survivors. Her imagination sparks a plan: since ants live in dirt, and chocolate is nearly the same color as dirt, she decides to use chocolate to keep them safe. Inspired by her own logic—and her love for her little dog, Pepper—Jane sneaks into the kitchen at midnight. Under the watchful glow of the moon, she mixes chocolate syrup, cocoa powder, pudding, and candy bars into a shimmering river of melted sweetness. Outside, she pours it across the driveway, whispering comfort to the ants as they crawl through what seems, to her eyes, like a new world made of sugar and moonlight.
By morning, the driveway is covered in chocolate, and Jane’s parents discover the sticky scene with shock and bemusement. Jane explains, earnestly, that she only wanted to make the ants “special” so no one would ever crush them again. Her father, amused, agrees to tolerate her “chocolate ant farm” until the rain comes, while her mother worries about the car tires and the cocoa shortage. When the next rainstorm finally washes the chocolate away, Jane discovers that the ants have built something miraculous—a tiny castle of dirt at the edge of the grass, shining faintly in the sun. Her kindness has helped them create something strong and enduring.
Even Raymond is moved by what he sees. He promises Jane that he’s “trying to do better,” and vows to root for the little guy from now on. The red wagon—once the Car of Juggernaut—now sits quietly in the garage, its power humbled by compassion. Jane smiles, knowing that even the smallest creatures remember the girl who saved them.
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