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| What is this cat thinking? Where does it live? Who are the people and where are they going? |
Prompts
- "Still round the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret gate." JRR Tolkien
- Why were the ten lords leaping?
- In 1924, Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. Write a story including the boy king in some capacity, during his lifetime or after his death.
- In 1882, Oscar Wilde had "nothing to declare but my genius" when entering America. Write about someone entering another country who does have something to declare.
- In 1496, Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tested a flying machine. Write an account from the point of view of someone who witnessed this.
Character Names
Elmer,
Elmo, Benjamin, Vida, Daniel, Danielle, Dana, Dan, Danika, Genevieve,
Alfred
Character Traits
- Precise and accurate with a gift for getting straight to the point.
- Impatient.
- Gifted artists with a particular liking for landscapes.
- Able to express themselves clearly in writing; good at mathematics.
- Tend to be selfish and envious when young, but mellow and become more benevolent as they become successful.
- Can be critical of others and be sarcastic, blunt and caustic.
- Good at unmasking hypocrisy and make it their business to uncover fallacies in others' beliefs.
- More likely to be admired and feared than liked.
- Are not easily satisfied and do not always consider the feelings of others.
- Inquisitive with a sharp, piercing intelligence.
Possible Themes
Permanent
records; things written in stone. Inscriptions and carvings. Museums.
Invented
languages.
Relics of
ancient civilizations.
Art and
sculpture.
Objects
An ancient granite carving;
flowers; a harpsichord; a spear; beads carved from human bone.
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