In the story I read this week, The Monkey King, the stone
ape is trying to become civilized in order to learn the how to become immortal.
He struggles with his animalistic behavior when learning from multiple people on
how to develop the skill to become immortal. One of the major things that he does
is he eats the Peaches of Immortality from the Queen Mother of the West. These were
supposed to be part of a large feast but he lacks the civilized nature to
understand not to eat all of these rules.
My Story/Plot
In my story, I would like to include a modern story where a
young dog decides he wants to become human-like in order to have a longer life.
He ultimately moves in with a family and starts trying to learn from them in
order to become civilized. After a while of learning, he feels he is ready to display
his results at a Christmas party that his family is attending. Although he
feels he is ready, he actually eats all of the prime rib and buttermilk pie. He
feels ashamed for he has failed his family for all the help that they have
given him, but he ultimately learned what it takes to become human from the
youngest son and gains a longer life.
Characters
Sunny: A Bernese mountain dog that is currently in the
pound. He discusses with another dog that if he learns to become civilized when
adopted that he will gain the life span of a human (immortality to a dog). He
eventually moves in with the Tucker family and starts his journey to become
immortal. I will name him Sunny for a nickname for the stone apes name of Sun Wu Kung.
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| She Knows: Bernese Mountain Dog |
Sasha: A black and white border collie that tells Russel all
about the potential immortality that can be attainable if he becomes civilized.
Ethan: He is a 14 year old son of the Tucker family, and he
helps Ollie become immortal. He has just reached an age that makes him feel
that he understands adulthood and ultimately becomes Ollie’s master.
The parents of Ethan will also have small roles in my story.
The Ape Sun Wu Kung. Written by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens. 1921.
Hi Trevor! Great job on your story planning. It sounds like you read a great book this week about the stone ape and also the peaches of immortality. I am looking forward to reading your actual story you're going to write about the dog Sunny and his family.
ReplyDeleteTrevor, I like where you're going with your story planning! You're more imaginative than me when it comes to writing a new/different version of the stories that we read. I like the idea of a dog trying to become immortal but kind of jacking it up, because a dog is a dog at heart haha. Anyway, great story planning post! I hope you write it with some good twists and turns!
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