STORY

TELLING
ASSIGNMENT 2
PAVATAARINI
BFT/18/405
Tails
& tales
 BARE Bones

Animals had Lion arranges First come Pig and rabbit was Rabbit strokes
no tails meeting first served not satisfied against bush

Lion invited Tails were Got desired Pig curls

tails given tails with twig
 Story Outline
The king of the jungle once decided to give tails to
all the animals in the forest . He said the tails will
be provided in the order of their arrival to the
meeting.

The fox ,squirrel, horse, dog, cat, mouse got their

tails in order. The last comers were pig and rabbit ,
weren’t satisfied with their tails. So the pig curled
its tail with a twig whereas rabbit acted smart by
stroking it against a prickly bush to make it fluffy.
 Story arc
• Context (location) – Great meadow
• Character – Lion, fox, horse, pig, monkey, cat, dog,
elephant, mouse, rabbit.
• Course of the story (sequence) –
o Exposition: lion realises something is missing
o Rising action: lion announces meeting
o Climax: each animal would receive a tail, on first
come first serve basis.
o Falling action: Some receive tails that they don’t
like. (pig, rabbit)
o Resolution: All animals receive a tail, some
modify it.
 story arc

• Conflict – tails given on first come first serve basis, so some

might not receive good tails
• Critical thinking - modification of tails by pig & rabbit.
• Climax - pig and rabbit receive lame tails
• Creative thinking for problem solving – they modify the tails
• Conclusion/Resolution – The lion is not the only one with brain,
all animals are happy with their tails.
CONTEXT (Location):

FOREST
characters
 cOurse of the story
Exposition: The lion realizes that something is missing in their lives. And he
comes up with an appendage called tail. He creates one for every animal.

Rising action: The lion announces a gathering at the great meadow and asks
all the animals to gather. It makes the animals curious.

Climax: The lion announces that each animal would receive a tail, on a first
come first serve basis. The rabbit was last to arrive at the great meadow.
The good looking tails were given to the ones who came first.

Falling action: Towards the end of the line some animals receive tails that they
don’t like. (pig, rabbit) Since the rabbit was last to arrive it received a short
stubby tail.

Both the pig and rabbit modify their tails a little to their liking.

Resolution: All animals receive a tail, some modify it.

 conflict

Rabbit and pig was late to arive for the gathering

 Critical Thinking

The lion distrubuting the tail as first come first

serve.
 climax

There were less options of tails towards the end.

Creative Thinking

The rabbit did not like the short

stubby tail it received.
So it used a thorny bush

The pig did not like the

straight thin tail so it uses
a twig to curl its tail.
 conclution
This is how all animals received their tails and worked
with it.
The End
 RETOLD BY PAVATAARINI

A tale of how the

jungle animals
got their tails