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The Girl and the Whale Kite

The Girl and the Whale Kite Emotional core: a child helping something beautiful return home. Visual anchor: a giant torn whale-shaped kite. Ending: the sky fills with color over the sea. Story flow: A little girl finds a torn whale kite washed onto a windy shore. [CUT TO] She repairs it in a tiny cliff house with thread, paper, and lantern light. [CUT TO] She runs across cliffs at sunrise trying to launch it. [CUT TO] The kite catches a huge gust and becomes almost alive in the sky. [CUT TO] It pulls her through a field of tall grass and above sea cliffs. [CUT TO] The whale kite sails into a golden sky as birds join it.