## Happy Tree Friends: The Great Biscotti's Blunder
**Scene 1:** Schoolyard Shenanigans
(A sunny day at the Happy Tree Friends Elementary School. Kids are playing during recess. NICHOLAS BISCUIT is setting up a small stage using brightly colored blocks. MS. MCGANZA and MS. ZERO are supervising the children, chatting amiably. TODD, SOPHIE, CUDDLES, GIGGLES, and TOOTHY watch Nicholas with curiosity.)
NICHOLAS BISCUIT: (Stands up, making a “sproing” sound and wobbling slightly) Alright, alright, gather 'round, folks! The Great Biscotti is about to make his debut! Man oh man, this is gonna be great!
(Todd gasps excitedly. Sophie hovers closer, propelled by her rapidly flapping pigtails.)
TODD: A real magic show! Wow!
SOPHIE: (Slightly nervous) I hope it doesn't involve too many loud noises.
(MILTON MCGISCUIT waddles onto the stage, leaving a trail of crumbs. He beams at Nicholas.)
MILTON MCGISCUIT: Oh, crumb! I’m so excited to be your assistant, Great Biscotti! I always wanted to be a star!
NICHOLAS BISCUIT: (Adjusts his makeshift top hat) Fear not, Milton, you are the star! Now, for my greatest trick yet! The Sawing a Gingerbread Man in Half!
MS. MCGANZA: (Approaches the stage, concerned) Nicholas, are you sure this is safe? Milton is… rather fragile.
MS. ZERO: (Nods in agreement, her four arms crossed) Yes, dear. Perhaps a card trick would be safer?
NICHOLAS BISCUIT: (Waving his hands dismissively) Relax, ladies! It's all an illusion! Just a little bit of smoke and mirrors! Man oh man, it'll be totally safe!
(LUMPY walks by, drawn in by the commotion. He scratches his head, confused.)
LUMPY: What in tarnation is going on here? Some kind of cookie sale?
(PETUNIA, looking pristine as always, wrinkles her nose at the crumbs Milton left behind.)
PETUNIA: Honestly! The mess!
**Scene 2:** The Ill-Fated Illusion
(Nicholas places Milton inside a small, brightly painted wooden box. He produces a toy saw – a plastic, brightly colored thing that looks relatively harmless.)
NICHOLAS BISCUIT: Now, for the magic words! Abracadabra! Alakazam! And… uh… Biscotti-bam!
(Nicholas begins sawing. The plastic saw, unexpectedly, has a real, sharp metal blade concealed within its plastic casing. It was a gag gift from Lumpy that Nicholas didn't realize was actually functional. With each “sawing” motion, a crunching sound is heard. Milton whimpers inside the box.)
MILTON MCGISCUIT: (Muffled from inside the box) Oh, crumb… that tickles! Sort of…
(Suddenly, blood