1. Story Research
Charles Stick

2. Story 1, The boy who cried wolf
• There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the
village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "Wolf! Wolf! The
Wolf is chasing the sheep!"
• The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But when
they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at the sight of
their angry faces.
• "Don't cry 'wolf', shepherd boy," said the villagers, "when there's no wolf!" They went
grumbling back down the hill.
• Later, the boy sang out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" To his
naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf
away.
• When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when
there is really something wrong! Don't cry 'wolf' when there is NO wolf!"
• But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.
• Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and
sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"
• But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.
• At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the village
with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.
• "There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't
you come?"
• An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.
• "We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm
around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"
Script
This story has multiple characters. The boy, the old man that
comforts the boy at the end and the rest of the towns people
(the crowd). The story takes place on a hill next to a forest.
The hill has a flock of sheep grazing on some grass. All of the
events take place on the same day. If the tale was turned into
a book it would be around 8-12 pages long, this can be
decided by the amount of text you want to include as you can
cut off quite a bit of text. The pages would be done using
rotoscoping and shapes. The characters would also be
rotoscoped from real life people to make sure it’s original and
good at the same time. I would use a cartoon style for this
book as the shapes will be simple and will be dodged and
burned to make lighting angle effects. The story is simple and
suitable for the younger audiences aged 3+. The words are
quite simple but with the assistance of an elder when reading
they will be fine. The tale is easily creating in book form. The
font I would use would be Monaco because it’s very simple
and the spaces between each word is large then usual making
it easier for the child to read and makes it look like there is
more text when there isn’t that much. I believe this could be a
good choice for my book.

3. Story 2, The Frog Prince
Narrator 1: Once upon a time there was a princess who went out into a forest and
sat next to a cool well. She took great pleasure in throwing a golden ball into the
air and catching it, but once it went too high. She held out her hand with her
fingers curved to catch it, but it fell to the ground and rolled and rolled right into
the water.
Narrator 2: Horrified, the princess followed it with her eyes, but the well was so
deep that she could not see its bottom. Then she began to cry bitterly.
Princess: I'd give anything, if only I could get my ball back. I’d give up my clothes,
my precious stones, my pearls-- anything in the world.
Narrator 1: At this a frog stuck his head out of the water Frog: Princess, why are
you crying so bitterly?
Princess: Oh, you ugly frog, how can you help me? My golden ball has fallen into
the well.
Frog: I do not want your pearls, your precious stones, and your clothes, but if you'll
accept me as a companion and let me sit next to you and eat from your plate and
sleep in your bed, and if you'll love and cherish me, then I'll bring your ball back to
you.
Princess: (Thinking to herself) What is this stupid frog trying to say? After all, he
does have to stay here in the water. But still, maybe he can get my ball. I'll go
ahead and say yes. (To the frog) Yes, to everything you’ve asked. Just bring me back
my golden ball.
Narrator 2: The frog stuck his head under the water and dove to the bottom. He
returned a short time later with the golden ball in his mouth and threw it onto the
land.
Narrator 1: When the princess saw her ball once again, she rushed toward it, picked it up,
and was so happy to have it in her hand again, that she could think of nothing else than to
run home with it. Frog: Wait, princess! I can’t run like you can! Take me with you like you
promised! Narrator 2: The princess paid no attention to to the frog. Narrator 1: The next
day the princess was sitting at her table when she heard something coming up the marble
steps: plop, plop. Then there came a knock at the door. Frog: Princess, princess, open the
door for me! Narrator 2: She opened the door and saw it was the frog, whom she had put
completely out of her mind. Frightened, she slammed the door shut and returned to the
table. King: Daughter, why are you afraid? Princess: There is a disgusting frog out there
who got my golden ball out of the water. I promised him that he could be my companion,
but I didn't think that he could leave his water. Now he is just outside the door and wants
to come in. Frog: Youngest daughter of the king, Open up the door for me, Don't you know
what yesterday, You said to me down by the well? Youngest daughter of the king, Open up
the door for me. King: What you have promised, you must keep. Go and let the frog in.
Narrator 1: The princess obeyed, and the frog hopped in, then he followed the princess to
her chair. Frog: Lift me up onto your chair and let me sit next to you. Princess: I will not!
King: My daughter, you must!

4. Narrator 2: So the princess did as she was told and placed the frog on the
table next to her. Frog: Now push your golden plate closer. I want to eat
from it. Princess: I will not! King: Daughter, you must! Narrator 1: So the
princess did as she was told and moved the golden plate closer to the
frog. The frog ate until he could eat no more. Frog: Now I am tired and
want to sleep. Take me to your room, and make a place for me in your
bed, so that I can sleep beside you. Narrator 2: The princess was horrified
when she heard that. She was afraid of the cold frog and could barely
stand to touch him, and yet he was supposed to lie next to her in her
bed. She began to cry. Princess: I will not! King: (Angrily) Daughter, you
should not despise the one who helped you when you were in trouble!
You must do as you promised. Narrator 1: There was no helping it; she
had to do what her father wanted, but in her heart she was bitterly
upset. She picked up the frog with two fingers, carried him to her room,
and placed him in a corner. Then she climbed into her bed. Frog: I am
tired, Princess, and I want to sleep as much as you. Lift me into your bed,
or I will tell your father. Narrator 2: So filled with contempt, the princess
picked up the frog. But instead of laying him next to herself, she threw
him as hard as she could against the wall. Princess: Now you will leave
me in peace, you ugly, odious frog! Narrator 1: But when he fell down, he
was no longer a frog, but a handsome young prince.
Story 2, The Frog Prince
Prince: I was bewitched by a wicked witch, and only you could rescue me from the well.
Tomorrow we will go together to my kingdom. Narrator 2: And so they became dear
companions and were wed the next morning. The prince's faithful servant, Henry, arrived in a
splendid carriage drawn by eight horses and decorated with feathers and glistening with gold.
Narrator 1: Faithful Henry had been so saddened by the prince's enchantment that he had
placed three iron bands around his heart to keep it from bursting in sorrow. Narrator 2: The
prince climbed into the carriage with the princess. His faithful servant stood ready to drive
them to his kingdom. After they had gone a short distance, the prince heard a loud crack as if
something had broken. Prince: Henry, the carriage is breaking apart. Henry: No, my lord, the
carriage it's not breaking. That is a band that surrounds my heart, that suffered such great pain
when you were sitting in the well, when you were a frog. Narrator 1: Once again, and then once
again the prince heard a cracking sound and thought that the carriage was breaking apart, but
it was the bands springing from faithful Henry's heart because his master was now free and
happy.

5. Story 2, The Frog Prince
The frog prince is quite a large story and will probably need 12 pages to make into a book. The story is simple,
a Princess loses an item, a Frog retrieves it for her and she repays him. The Princess then tries to hurt the frog
but he ends up transforming into a handsome Prince and they live happily ever after. Since I cannot use the
original story I will have to change one of the characters and some parts of the story so that it’s not the same
as the original. If I was to make this into my book I would definitely use 12 pages to keep as much of the story
in the book as possible. This is because the story itself is very large and will need to be broken down into
smaller segments for each page to provide easier reading for the younger aged audience. I would firstly
change the Frog to a different that lives in a hole in the ground (Werewolf). I will also change the way the Frog
transforms into the Prince as the original is seen as quite brutal and violent. After changing these factors I will
also alter the story a little but that will happen as I progress through the script production. The style I will
make this book in is the same as the other ideas. Rotoscoping and shape creation. The style will also look
cartoony as that is what most fairy tale book look like and it looks the best. I will try to make each page look a
bit 3 dimensional as making a 2 dimensional image looks boring and doesn’t have shading and highlights
which I personally like to use. The font I would use for this kind of book would be the Lucida Calligraphy
Italic. This is through personal preference. I like the look of the font and think it looks perfect for the fairy tale
type story.

6. Story 3, Hansel And Gretel
A poor woodcutter and his wife had two children named Hansel and
Gretel. Their mother died when they were young. Hansel and Gretel
were very sad. Soon their father remarried but their stepmother was
very cruel. One day, she took the children deep into the forest and left
them there. Clever Hansel had some breadcrumbs in his pocket and
had dropped them on the way so that they could find their way back
home. Alas! The birds ate all the crumbs and they couldn’t find the
path that led back home.
Hansel and Gretel went deeper and deeper into the forest. They were
hungry and tired. Finally, after walking for a long time, they saw a
cottage made of chocolate, candies, and cake. “Look, Hansel! A
chocolate brick!” shouted
Gretel in delight and both ate it hungrily.
Now, a wicked witch lived there. When she saw Hansel and Gretel, she
wanted to eat them. She grabbed the children and locked them in a
cage. The witch decided to make a soup out of Hansel and eat him first.
She began boiling a huge pot of water for the soup. Just then, Gretel
crept out of her cage. She gave the wicked witch a mighty push from
behind and the witch fell into the boiling water. She howled in pain and
died instantly. Hansel and Gretel found treasure lying around the
cottage. They carried it home with them. Their stepmother had died
and their father welcomed them back with tears of joy. They never
went hungry again!
Hansel and Gretel is a very large story so I found a simpler version which
still tells the story just as good. The story contains 5 characters, two
parents, two children (Hansel and Gretel) and the witch. The is based
around two parents that left each other and the husband remarried.
There stepmother (new mother) was very cruel so she dumped the
children in the woods. The children wandered into a witches house, the
witch wanted to eat them so the children pushed the witch into some
boiling water and she died. They left the house and went home and
their father welcomed them back. The story is very simple and easy to
recreate as a book. This book would probably be 8-10 pages long as the
story is very simple. Since I need to change parts of the story. I would
change the main story and make the scene take place in Antarctica. The
witch is changed to a Yeti (Human/Polar bear). Everything else is the
same but the children wander into a Yeti den (Large Snowy Cave) and
the Yeti finds them and prepares to boil them in hot water. The children
manage to kill the Yeti by pushing him into the boiling water and they
escape. This will be developed more as the story is created. The font I
would use in this book would be Sana this is because I think that Sana
looks simple and readable for a younger child. The story is definitely
creatable in book form and would be an easy option if I don’t find any
interesting options. I would make this book in the same style as the
others using rotoscoping and shapes to created the backgrounds and
characters.