Wednesday, April 8, 2009
An impatient fairy aggravtes a frog in an attempt to get him to dance with her, ending in a fatal mistake for the fairy.
An impatient young fairy stumbles upon a lone frog, sitting on a lily pad in the middle of a pond. Bored and alone, the fairy tries to befriend the frog but the frog just sits there, barely moving his eyes. After trying to get the frog to dance with her and failing, she gets very angry and then stumbles upon a great idea. She flies right next to the frog and kisses him on his cheek, waiting for him to turn into her "prince charming." After a moment of the fairy looking excited into the eyes of the frog and the frog beginning to twitch, she is sure he is about to change. All of a sudden the frog sticks out his tongue and snaps the fairy into her mouth like he would with a common fly. The frog sits alone and content again, on his lily pad.
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That's a really morbid ending, but I like the cleverness behind it. How would you convey that she's hoping the frog will become Prince Charming? A thought bubble with a crown, or even a dreamy sequence picturing an attractive prince, maybe? To show that the fairy is lonely, maybe have her fly/sit with her head drooping? Depict her alone, sitting, then flying around for some time before finding the frog? When she thinks he is about to change, maybe have her wings beat faster in anticipation.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea. How about after he consumes the fairy we see him add a notch to a nearby post as if to suggest he scored another victim. The fairy trying to get the frog's attention leaves room for a lot of gags. Dancing, juggling..all vain attempts to gain attention.
ReplyDeletehaha yes, I do like those ideas. Those will definitely have to be incorporated. :)
ReplyDeleteI think that this story has potential, but it feels rather incomplete right now. Neither of the characters have any real personality and their motives need to be expanded upon. I really like the idea of the notches on the tree. That is pretty clever. I think the reason for the fairy being in the area needs to be cleared up. Why is she there?
ReplyDelete250 word synopsis:
ReplyDeleteIt is a radiant sunny day in the middle of spring. A group of fairies fly through a bright blue sky, each one holding the hand of their mate. Amidst the flurry of jovial affection, one lonely fairy has nobody’s hand to hold. With her arms crossed tightly over her chest, she glances around at the others who are so happily coupled.
Flying over a small pond she notices a lone frog resting on a lily pad. She looks to the fairies, to her hand and then to the frog. Gazing at the pond she begins to daydream about the possibilities of the frog turning into her “prince charming.” Happily surprised by her dream, the fairy flies toward the only lily pad on the pond.
The frog seems disenchanted with the fairy’s presence, and promptly ignores her staring at him. Annoyed, the fairy tries to gain his attention by juggling a few pebbles. With her efforts failing, she resorts to other entertaining tactics like dancing. The frog barely looks at her before returning his gaze elsewhere. Recalling her vision, the fairy snaps her fingers and flies in close to kiss the frog on his cheek. The frog twitches as sparkles and fairy dust begin to fly around the pair. The fairy’s wings flutter rapidly in anticipation.
All of a sudden the frog sticks out his tongue and snaps the fairy into his mouth like a bug. He smiles to himself as he adds a notch to a nearby post.
100 word synopsis:
On a sunny day, a group of fairies fly holding hands with their mates. One fairy however is left without someone’s hand to hold. They fly over a pond, where she notices a lone frog. Looking to the fairies, then her hand and then the frog, she daydreams about the frog turning into prince charming. She flies down but is ignored by the solemn frog. Failing to entertain him, she recalls her vision and kisses him. He twitches while the fairy smiles anxiously. The frog then eats the fairy like a bug, and smugly adds another notch to a post.