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Story
Emotion
Character
Response
Tactic
Attempted
What Is at
Stake
Intensity
of Confl ict
Raised
Audience
Location
Inciting Moment:
They all swim through
a broken soda bottle
and, bringing up the
rear, the little green
one gets stuck in the
neck, barely able to
squeeze herself
through. When she
does, her friends are
far ahead.
Physical
With the
Character
Character Reaction:
Green tadpole: She is
surprised that she
didn't fi t through like
her friends. She twists
and squeezes until
she pops out of the
bottle. She smiles as
her friends swim
toward her.
Dismay
Disbelief
Physically
Control
Confl ict 1: As she
struggles to catch up,
her friends swim back
to her only to stop
short, piling into each
other and staring.
She's got legs!
Mental
With the
Character
Character Reaction:
Group: They are in
shock. Then they
whisper among
themselves and stare.
Green tadpole: She
smiles uncertainly as
she follows their gaze
and realizes, “She's
got legs!”
Group:
Astonishment
Tadpole:
Shock
Emotionally
Acceptance
Confl ict 2: She tries
without success to
make the legs stay
behind her like a tail.
There are 3 attempts.
She swims hard
hoping the currents
will keep her legs
behind her, but they
drift downward when
she stops. She spins
in circles, but the legs
drift down.
Control
Physical
+
With the
Character
Energy
