Julie Higgins
Plan
Topic: Change, change, change –a story about a person who changes into something
Title: The Transformation
Beginning:
*Characters – (see mind map) – Prince Henry, Princess Aphrodite, Man by the pond, Eli the Eagle, Witch in the cave
*Setting – (where) deep in the forest near a pond, Mt. Ianih, witch’s cave; (when) long ago
*Problem – Prince Henry is in search of Princess Aphrodite and wants to marry her
Middle:
*Plot
1. Prince Henry rides through the forest and stops at a pond
2. Prince Henry meets a funny little man by the pond
3. The man challenges Prince Henry to complete two challenging tasks in order to marry Princess Aphrodite
4. Task one – stealing the golden egg from Eli the eagle
5. Task two – retrieve the Magic Potion of Youth from witch’s cave
6. Prince Henry returns to the pond after completing each task
End:
*Climax/Solution
1. Prince Henry drinks a sip of the magic potion
2. Prince Henry discovers that he is a strange-looking creature but has magical powers
3. Prince Henry does not marry Princess Aphrodite
Mind Map of Characters
The Transformation
Hi. My name is Henry. You’re probably wondering why I look the way I look. Well for starters, I didn’t always look this way. I used to be a tall handsome prince.
One day long ago, I was riding through the thick, dark forest in search of a beautiful princess. I stopped at a babbling brook to cool down my horse and get a drink of water. A funny little man told me that he would have me marry Princess Aphordite, the most beautiful princess in all the land, if I completed two tasks. I gladly accepted his challenge.
Task one was to climb Mt. Ianih and get the golden egg from Eli the eagle. I climbed Mt. Ianih with the greatest of skill, stepping cautiously with each step. Eli swooped and dove chasing me down the cliff as I raced off with the golden egg.
I returned to the old man in the forest with the golden egg. I was given task two. This time I had to go to the witch’s cave and retrieve the magic potion of youth. So off I rode to the dark cave deep in the forest. I trudged through the swamp to get to the cave’s entrance. There I gazed upon the witch. I knew I must have a plan to outsmart her if I were to get the magic potion of youth. I threw rocks at the wall on the left to distract the witch as I raced over to the magic potion bottles. There were three. I was confused so I took all three. The witch cast lightning bolts at me as I ran with the magic potion bottles. Suddenly a bolt hit my elbow and two of the magic potion bottles flew high into the air and landed with a loud crash. I barely escaped with the last bottle of magic potion.
I returned to the forest. At first I couldn’t find the old man. I decided to drink a small sip and figured who would know because only I knew how full the potion was to begin with. The old man mysteriously appeared and I gave him the magic potion. I noticed the old man had the strangest look on his face. He asked, “What happened to you?”
“What do you mean?” I replied.
“You don’t look like the prince I met by the pond.”
I rushed to the pond to see my reflection. Boy was I surprised. I look so strange, but yet I seemed to have magical powers.
The old man said, “This will never do. You can’t marry the princess like this!” He disappeared into the forest.
I am left looking strange, although I take great pleasure in having special powers.