story prompts
DESCRIPTION
STORYTRANSCRIPT
Characters
Characters 123456789
1a tigera headmaster with a secreta man who lives forevera small monkeya child who is always grumblinga giant snakea girl with X-ray eyesan enormous werewolfa blind beggar
2an abandoned babyan injured birdthe last of the pirateschildren from the futurea living statuea screaming ghosta flying worma living shadowthe oldest woman in the world
3the cheerful puppetmonster in the swimming pool
giant spidersa secret agenta mad professora swarm of beesa wounded sharkthe abominable snowmanan Egyptian mummy
4the artist who painted the future
the best fisherman in the worlda knight in shining armouran octopusa security guarda police inspectora truly remarkable grandfatherthe driver of a trainthe owner of a huge ship
5a team of mountain climbersthe richest man in the worlda dwarfa cat burglaran amazing animal trainera school bullya mysterious newcomer
a slavea computer geek
6a gold prospectora very lonely childa powerful black witcha great inventora man on the runa war heroa boy who liked to dream
a lighthouse keepera creepy reporter
7a surgeon with an iron hand
a robota castawaya very small mana miseran airline hijackera top security prisonera drunka newspaper reporter
8a talking cata shapeless creature of the dark
an enthusiastic salesmana mind travellerthe prince of the gypsiestwo terrified lionsa tribe of EskimosThundermen from Marsa circus clown
9burglarsa giant babya one-armed teachera mounted policemanthe strongest man in the worlda slime monstera master of disguisea top class stuntmanthe man who held the world to ransom
Settings 123456789
1hall of mirrorsa ghost towna mysterious lighthouse
the stone circleland of firea very deep wellthe haunted housea monster fun-fairan underground city
2a deserted beachthe lost submarinethe back of a sea monster
a rocky underground passagethe desertthe middle of a mazea bridge over a waterfallthe lost islanda prison cell
3where everyone is weightless
the wall of oozea burning buildingthe house of no escapea secret panelan attic in a big old housea creepy churcha tunnela time warp
4behind a waterfall a chair lift over a glaciera poisonous riverat a crossroads down a minea prehistoric sea bed inside a pyramid in the middle of nowhere
a ruined monastery
5outer spacea damp dungeonthe throne room of a great palacethe main sewerthe parachute bay of a war plane
the bottom of a ravinethe den of a polar bearan underground defence networka rocket launcher
6moon baseoptics room of a secret telescope
a minefielda cryogenic chamberthe belly of a whalethe Tower of Londonan old gas worksinside a huge deep freezea rugged mountain pass
7a medieval castleflight of uneven stepsa clay pitenemy territoryan air raid shelter
deep in the woodsa crypta secret gardena space station
8an Egyptian tomba wildlife parkin a monorail trainin a joke shopa circusa junk yard
the second hand shopacross the bordera holiday camp
9an amusement arcadea snake pitthe top of a tall buildinglong stretch of golden sandthe biggest school in the worlda famous landmarkan operating theatrea chapel of resta gypsy caravan
Situations
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1all war must stop a bathturning into another creature
in a school that vanished a wedding the last train homea lost ship fireballs from space a warning
2trapped at the bottom of the earth
the genie's visitbomb sent to destroy Earth a mummy comes to lifea hurricanebattle of the Gods a fifty fifty chanceentombed a car race through flames
3a strange light shining a last hopea ship wreckbecoming a member of a club
two more days to livepictures come to life encounter with a sharka plague of fliesinvasion of the earth
4a creature rolling downstairs
a door that leads to the futurealone on a strange planet having plastic surgerya trapa runaway traina vague red mistdiscovery in the woodsa terrible nightmare
5a man jumping off the Empire State building
turning into a grown upthe cursesomeone screaming for helpthe erupting volcanoa fight for your lifeglowing eyes with no bodysinkingREVENGE
6we have to amputateyour head
becoming hugetrapped in quick sandthe day the world begana stampeding elephantthe wedding of a ghosttrapped with the waters risingfinding buried treasurefinding a secret passage
7animals against humanslost in a thick foga lost tribeface to face with a monsterESCAPE!tracking down a thiefhaving to prove yourself
journey into the unknownKIDNAPPED!
8deserted by your friends finding a flying saucergoing where you're not alloweddoing what you shouldn'tbeing a favouritecrossing an oceancaught in the actlosing your identityfinding treasure
9ordeal of hunger and thirstbecoming very tinysharing the blame passing through a mirrorBETRAYEDlosing your memorya case of body snatchinglooking exactly like someone else
organising a jail break
Objects 123456789
1a cat's eye a steel clawa hand print in the paint
the golden amuleta tape recordingan ivory tuska totem polea diamond eyethe wheels of fun
2a doll's house a silver doortrees that talka delicious dinner
a pretty dolla comfy chair the silver vulturea mighty weeda bread knife
3a time bomba secret microfilman antelope's hornsa monkey in a hanging basket
X raya harpoona massive rainclouda floating bodya great whirlwind
4a long laddera bag of rubiesskeleton of a dinosaura glowing mirrorthe golden hammeran unidentified flying objectan old stream traina broken stained glass window
phosphorescent slime
5a bottle with a message in it
a bucket of prahoka teddy bear's pawa boomeranga two edged swordforest of stalagmitesa giant lasera submarinea particular bunch of keys
6a secret weapon the figure head of an old ship
a pyramidthe alarm system of a buildinga poison capsulea rusty knifea CDa frogman suita brown parcel
7foot printsan electronic mana lassoan umbrellaa glowing lightan exploding mine
a tin of beansa catapulta giant laser
8a boxan invisible raya huge standing stone
abandoned carsinvisible inka mouse mata secret formulaa rope bridgegrinning snowmen
9the crown jewelsa speed boata stone a booby trapa rowing boat a very expensive cakea set of false teetha giant snowballa television camera
Times 123456789
1At lastOn SaturdayOnce upon a timeEvery daySoonDuring the nightOn holidayAfter breakfast During the winter
2On a dark nightWhen I was 5Soon after I got upWhile shoppingIn a few days timeLong long agoJust after midnightIn 2000Recently
3It was getting dark On my birthdayWhen the holiday cameMany years agoIn JanuaryJust as the train stoppedWhen the clock showed midnightEvery time it snowedBefore school
4On MondayAt Christmas timeWhen it snowedMostly during the dayWhen Im tiredFortnightly In a few weeksWhile Im hereShortly
5As the car drove offThree weeks after the stormAnnuallyFour days agoAt ChristmasNext yearWhen we were in France Just before 10 oclockIn the meantime
6When you go to workMonthly In December While I was going up the hill When I say goAfter a whileBefore you decideIn a few days timeBefore he goes on holiday
7A few days agoWhen he went to bedAfter they came backLater onDuring the mealAt lastNowWhenever they are sadDuring the holidays
8NeverIn a whileA moment agoNever on a Sunday When the TV is onAfter the matchAt 5 oclockSoon after the partyIn a few years time
9A moment agoEvery fortnightFrequently at bedtime Nearly a month agoAlmost every dayAfter the war was overNext weekIn the Victorian ageBefore he started the job
Chuangt2u, Phnom Penh, 2011.