https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz TPS 1107 Final Exam Project - Part 3 en-us 2018-04-22 10:42:19 UTC 2024-06-13 22:32:05 UTC hello@padlet.com o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254212541 The merfolk kingdom - the location/setting for the first third of the play]]> 2018-04-23 01:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254212541 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254213066 The prince's kingdom - the location/setting for the second third of the play]]> 2018-04-23 01:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254213066 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254214015 The home of the daughters of the air - the location/setting for the last third of the play]]> 2018-04-23 01:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254214015 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254214551 The "little mermaid" - the main character of the play]]> 2018-04-23 01:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254214551 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254215297 The grandmother - assumed mother of the merking]]> 2018-04-23 01:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254215297 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254215419 Sisters - the little mermaid's five sisters ( protagonist is included in picture )]]> 2018-04-23 01:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254215419 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254219683 The merking - the six princesses' father and king over the merfolk; co-rules with his mother]]> 2018-04-23 02:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254219683 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254220631 The prince - the little mermaid's love interest]]> 2018-04-23 02:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254220631 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254222321 The sea-witch - the witch that gives the mermaid the human potion]]> 2018-04-23 02:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254222321 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254222764 Church girl/princess - the girl who the prince believes saved his life; looks similar to the mermaid]]> 2018-04-23 02:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254222764 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254223118 The mermaid desires to become human after hearing her grandmother's stories and seeing the prince for the first time]]> 2018-04-23 02:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254223118 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254223837 Mermaid has to win the love of the prince before he falls in love with another; if she fails, she dies and become seafoam.]]> 2018-04-23 02:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254223837 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254224770 Mermaid is given another chance to save her life: to kill the prince, let his blood drip on her feet, and become a mermaid.]]> 2018-04-23 02:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254224770 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254226246 Story takes place in 17th-century Denmark]]> 2018-04-23 02:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254226246 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254226977 Since the majority of characters are royalty, their costumes and fashion would be rather elaborate.]]> 2018-04-23 02:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254226977 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254227265 ( To introduce the narrator )
I was the youngest of six daughters, all proud princesses of the sea kingdom.]]> 2018-04-23 02:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254227265 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254227767 ( To build the story )
My father and grandmother ruled with gentle but firm hands, respected amongst all the sea creatures and merfolk alike.]]> 2018-04-23 03:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254227767 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228007 (To further develop the narrator ) Since we were small, my grandmother would tell us about the world above the sea and about the creatures called humans.]]> 2018-04-23 03:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228007 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228086 ( To further engage reader’s attention ) They didn’t have a tail like us merfolk but walked on two supports called “legs.”]]> 2018-04-23 03:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228086 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228258 ( To further engage reader's attention )
There were fish with large wings that spread across the wide sky as they flew, and there were large moving things called “ships” that carried the humans from place to place.]]> 2018-04-23 03:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228258 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228397 ( To further engage reader's attention )
Their gardens bloomed with large plants—I believe they were called “trees”—that bore plump, delicious fruits and flowers of all colors and fragrances.]]> 2018-04-23 03:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228397 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228481 ( To express the narrator’s desires )
Oh, how I loved Grandmother’s stories!/ I had lost count at how many times I had told her of my desire to see these humans and their world.]]> 2018-04-23 03:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228481 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228719 ( To fascinate the reader )
To be among them, to feel the earth beneath me, to touch those decadent fruits, and to smell those beautiful flowers…]]> 2018-04-23 03:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228719 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228775 ( To reassure )
“Your time will come,” she would always tell me, “when you reach fifteen, you will be allowed to view the human world.”/]]> 2018-04-23 03:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228775 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228967 ( To describe from narrator’s point of view )
Because I was the youngest, only ten years of age, my sisters went first./ One after another, each of them went to the surface and came down with a different story to tell./]]> 2018-04-23 03:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254228967 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229151 ( To strike fear ) One spoke of a scary, black creature and small human children playing in the water,/]]> 2018-04-23 03:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229151 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229309 ( To strike fear )
Another spoke of a tall icy rock that made even the ship avoid it during its course./]]> 2018-04-23 03:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229309 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229332 ( To express narrator’s inner thoughts ) I, of course, burned with jealousy as I heard my sisters tell their tales; just hearing their fears and intrigue brought sorrow to my heart, but I knew that my turn would come…/]]> 2018-04-23 03:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229332 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229473 ( To express hope )
And eventually, it did./]]> 2018-04-23 03:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229473 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229759 ( To educate reader on rituals within story )
On the night of my fifteenth birthday, my grandmother adorned me with oyster shells and a veil of flowers and half-pearls./]]> 2018-04-23 03:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229759 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229856 ( To express discomfort )
They were heavy and hard to swim in./]]> 2018-04-23 03:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254229856 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230036 ( To further educate reader )
My grandmother told me not to remove them, for they were a symbol of my status as a princess./]]> 2018-04-23 03:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230036 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230174 ( To express narrator’s obedience ) I didn’t bother to complain any further;/]]> 2018-04-23 03:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230174 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230254 ( To express narrator’s impatience )
I just wanted to gaze upon what I had dreamed of for so many years./]]> 2018-04-23 03:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230254 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230494 ( To express narrator’s excitement )
Without a second thought, I dashed toward the surface, excitement pounding through my little chest./ My head erupted from the water as I inhaled./]]> 2018-04-23 03:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230494 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230711 ( To appeal to reader’s senses through narrator )
The salty sea air entered my nostrils for the first time, my chest rising and falling from my first breath./ The sky was a reddish-orange hue, and the sun was disappearing slowly in the horizon./ I saw one of the “ships” that Grandmother had described to me./ There were noises coming from it and humans dancing along its top; I had to see for myself./

]]> 2018-04-23 03:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230711 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230843 ( To pique reader’s curiosity )
I drew closer to the large, moving mass as it stopped in the middle of the sea./]]> 2018-04-23 03:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230843 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230927 ( To draw reader’s attention )
A large, metal device slowly exited one of the ship’s holes, plowing down into the depths of the sea./ I had to assume that it was meant to keep the ship in place./ There was a perch on the side that I climbed on, leading to one of the many windows.]]> 2018-04-23 03:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230927 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230958 ( To show interest )
And that’s when I saw him./]]> 2018-04-23 03:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254230958 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231268 ( To capture reader’s attention )
He was like an angel with his soft smile./ It was a smile I had never seen before./ His eyes were dark but held no malice./ They were deep, almost as if they could pierce one’s very soul with just a glance./]]> 2018-04-23 03:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231268 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231441 ( To focus on specific features of new character ) He had such delicate lips and a light, jubilant laugh that lit up the room he was in./]]> 2018-04-23 03:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231441 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231545 ( To introduce new character )
It turns out that he was a prince celebrating his birthday; he was just a year older than me./]]> 2018-04-23 03:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231545 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231643 ( To express a new emotion within narrator )
My heart skipped a beat the second I laid eyes on him./ I knew that it was love at first sight./]]> 2018-04-23 03:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231643 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231739 ( Sudden shift in plot ) Unfortunately, my time with this lovely creature was shortened by a sudden storm./]]> 2018-04-23 03:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254231739 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232175 ( First conflict of the plot )
The ship rocked violently as the waves took control./ ]]> 2018-04-23 03:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232175 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232226 ( Conflict intensifies )
Lightning flashed ferociously and with the waves, damaged the ship./]]> 2018-04-23 03:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232226 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232236 ( To express fear and confusion )
I could hear the screams of the other humans as the ship collapsed underneath him./ I dove into the water to avoid the debris, but my heart stopped once I remembered that one human./]]> 2018-04-23 03:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232236 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232251 ( To express concern and show deep worry )
Where was he? Was he safe?]]> 2018-04-23 03:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254232251 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254233537 ( Narrator’s fear )
I searched around the wreckage until I found him underneath the water, fighting madly for his life./]]> 2018-04-23 03:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254233537 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254233954 ( Fear intensifies )
His arms were flailing before him as he tried his hardest to gasp for air./]]> 2018-04-23 03:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254233954 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234351 ( Narrator’s fears turn into panic at possible outcomes )
Grandmother did tell me that humans could not breathe under water./ Also, if Father found him in the sea kingdom, he was as good as dead./ I had to do something./ I couldn’t bear to see him die in either manner./]]> 2018-04-23 03:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234351 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234459 ( Narrator acts quickly; focuses on impulsive decision )
I darted to his lifeless form and with all my strength, pulled his head to the surface./]]> 2018-04-23 03:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234459 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234623 ( To focus on narrator’s desperation 
 I watched him desperately cough out the sea water and gasp, but he still kept his eyes closed./ My arms were losing its strength/]]> 2018-04-23 03:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234623 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234958 ( Narrator gradually accepts and calms herself ) so I allowed the harsh waves to carry us along the current./]]> 2018-04-23 03:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254234958 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235029 ( To reassure both narrator and reader )
Thankfully, we landed on some sort of beach, but it was too dark to tell./ It didn’t matter to me as long as he was safe.]]> 2018-04-23 03:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235029 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235566 ( To show fascination )
He stayed by my side for the rest of the night and into the morning, sleeping peacefully in my bosom./]]> 2018-04-23 03:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235566 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235599 ( Beat 56 – To express relief ) The color had finally returned to his pale-white cheeks, and the air was passing through his lips with ease./]]> 2018-04-23 03:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235599 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235930 ( To express hope ) My heart grew warmer just looking down at his handsome face./]]> 2018-04-23 04:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254235930 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254241209 ( To express a hidden desire ) Oh, how I wished it could’ve been just the two of us on that beach…]]> 2018-04-23 04:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254241209 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254241291 ( Curiously take in environment ) From what it looked like, we had stumbled upon a strange, white building and a flower garden with “trees.”/]]> 2018-04-23 04:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254241291 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254241378 ( Explore using sense of smell )
I could smell something sharp but also sweet,]]> 2018-04-23 04:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254241378 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254242986 ( Express concern )
but I had no time to really take in my surroundings./]]> 2018-04-23 05:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254242986 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243034 ( Express fear of being seen ) There were human voices coming from inside the building./]]> 2018-04-23 05:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243034 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243066 ( To worry and hide )
I had to leave my beloved on the beach as I hid behind some rocks, anxious about his fate./]]> 2018-04-23 05:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243066 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243144 ( Curiously watch from hiding spot )
A group of girls came onto the beach to play but stopped upon seeing him./]]> 2018-04-23 05:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243144 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243169 ( Concern shifts from one conflict to another )
One of them ran to his side just as he awoke,/]]> 2018-04-23 05:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243169 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243211 ( Another conflict turns into painful reality )
and that was when my heart stopped./]]> 2018-04-23 05:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243211 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243252 ( Narrator’s feelings sink )
His face lit up at the sight of her as words of praise escaped his lips./]]> 2018-04-23 05:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243252 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243278 ( Forced suppression because of fear )
They weren’t directed to me, though; he had no idea that I was the one who had saved his life./]]> 2018-04-23 05:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243278 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243337 ( To express passage of time )
Many days and nights passed since meeting that lovely human./]]> 2018-04-23 05:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243337 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243364 ( To show sorrow after much suppression )
I told my sisters, after much of their pressing, about my sorrow,/]]> 2018-04-23 05:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254243364 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254244896 ( Possible shift to hope )
and they told me where I could find him./]]> 2018-04-23 05:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254244896 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254244929 ( To express forced suppression but also happiness )
Just watching him from afar was painful, but I couldn’t stop myself from returning to his bedroom window./]]> 2018-04-23 05:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254244929 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254244997 ( To express narrator’s pain during observance )
He came out on occasion and stare out into the ocean, a gentle smile always on his sweet face./ It hurt me the more I looked at him, knowing that his heart is settled on that girl./ The one he believes saved him./]]> 2018-04-23 05:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254244997 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245079 ( To express curiosity )
I had asked Grandmother about humans after coming home one morning, “If humans cannot drown, then are they immortal?/ Can they not die?”/]]> 2018-04-23 05:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245079 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245761 ( To instruct )
“They do die,” my grandmother told me, “but unlike those of the sea, a human soul becomes immortal./]]> 2018-04-23 05:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245761 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245865 ( To fascinate )
It floats to the heavens and dwells amongst the stars./ For those of the sea, we live our lives for three hundred years before turning into sea foam and disappearing with the waves.”/]]> 2018-04-23 05:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245865 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245930 ( Narrator faces new conflict ) Those words resonated in my head even after my grandmother warned me./ ]]> 2018-04-23 05:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254245930 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247233 ( Rationalization after instruction )
She says there’s no need for me to have an immortal soul, for life was much better in the sea./]]> 2018-04-23 05:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247233 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247291 ( Still suppressing hidden desires )
It was upsetting to know that she didn’t realize the feelings I held for that human in my heart./]]> 2018-04-23 05:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247291 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247376 ( Realization of new goal as well as obstacle )
I remembered hearing of the sea-witch and her power to make any wish come true./]]> 2018-04-23 05:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247376 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247414 ( Remembrance of previous warning )
My father and grandmother always warned me not to get close to her,/]]> 2018-04-23 05:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247414 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247477 ( Remembrance of previous warning )
for she was a frightening witch,/]]> 2018-04-23 05:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247477 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247560 ( Desire overtakes fear )
but I knew she would help me.]]> 2018-04-23 05:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247560 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247619 ( Shift in plot )
One night, I snuck out of the palace and crossed the seas./]]> 2018-04-23 05:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254247619 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254248062 ( To instill sense of dread )
As I grew closer to the sea-witch’s lair, the land around me grew dull and lifeless./]]> 2018-04-23 05:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254248062 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254248137 ( To instill feelings of discomfort and fear )
Everything was gray and ugly with a strong stench of death, human and ship remains littered around me./]]> 2018-04-23 05:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254248137 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254248188 ( Express narrator’s determination )
But I pressed on./ I knew I couldn’t waver, despite my fears./]]> 2018-04-23 05:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254248188 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249725 The witch knew about my desires and agreed to help me,/]]> 2018-04-23 05:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249725 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249776 ( Sudden plot twist )
but at the cost of my voice./]]> 2018-04-23 05:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249776 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249810 ( Introducing a difficult challenge )
“You must win the love of the prince, even without your voice to seduce him./]]> 2018-04-23 05:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249810 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249891 ( To warn the narrator )
Your legs will give you the most graceful steps, but you will feel intense pain, as if stepping on knives./ If you fail and he gives his love to another, then you will die and become the foam of the sea.”/]]> 2018-04-23 05:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254249891 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250100 ( Excitement outweighs the fear of the challenge 
 I agreed without a second thought and drank the potion she had performed for me./]]> 2018-04-23 06:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250100 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250171 ( To enforce pain from accepting the consequences )
The sharp pain had stabbed through me like a sword, and,/]]> 2018-04-23 06:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250171 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250217 ( A sudden change )
before I knew it, I was before the same prince I had saved./]]> 2018-04-23 06:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250217 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250263 ( Nervousness slowly changes to comfort )
He took me in with that same kind smile, and my happy days with him began./]]> 2018-04-23 06:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254250263 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251349 ( Time passes )
I lived every day showering the prince with my love./]]> 2018-04-23 06:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251349 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251408 ( Attempts to reach goal )
I used my graceful dance steps, in spite of my deep pain, and my expressive stare,/]]> 2018-04-23 06:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251408 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251447 ( Failing despite desperate attempts )
but they weren’t enough./]]> 2018-04-23 06:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251447 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251522 ( To express painful longing ) The prince merely saw me as a little sister, or a small child that he was obliged to care for./]]> 2018-04-23 06:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251522 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251563 ( Remind narrator and reader of painful reality )
He told me day after day of the girl at the church./ He told me how I resembled her;/ ]]> 2018-04-23 06:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251563 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251645 ( Masking pain with a false sense of hope )
it was painful, but it made me happy that I could keep him to myself./]]> 2018-04-23 06:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251645 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251724 ( Anxiety increases as more time passes )
But my fears grew more when I heard of his parents plan to find him a wife in neighboring kingdom./]]> 2018-04-23 06:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251724 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251799 ( Anxiety intensifies )
The prince did tell me that he hadn’t planned to find one, for he still loved the church girl./]]> 2018-04-23 06:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251799 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251886 ( False hope desperately tries to hang on )
Deep in my heart, I had hoped he would never see her again./]]> 2018-04-23 06:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254251886 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254253263 ( Hope disappears )
Oh, how wrong I was./ ( Plot twist ) It turned out that the princess he was supposed to meet was the same girl from the church./]]> 2018-04-23 06:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254253263 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254285 ( Heartbreak overtakes narrator )
I felt my heart break into pieces when I saw his face light up./]]> 2018-04-23 06:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254285 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254555 ( Pain envelops narrator’s heart ) They ran into a loving embrace and promised their love for one another./ It was no surprise that they became engaged almost instantly./]]> 2018-04-23 06:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254555 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254794 ( Ultimate fear is realized )
My death was surely imminent./]]> 2018-04-23 06:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254794 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254860 ( More time passes )
I had no recollection of the wedding ceremony,/]]> 2018-04-23 06:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254860 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254919 ( All loss of hope )
for there was no joy left in my heart./ I couldn’t hear the jubilant music nor gaze upon the bride in her stunning wedding dress./ The prince had no idea about my sorrow;/]]> 2018-04-23 06:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254919 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254996 ( Narrator has fully accepted  fate )
I just faked a smile for the sake of his happiness, counting down the days until I would disappear./]]> 2018-04-23 06:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254254996 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257101 ( Focuses on thoughts of heartbreak and impending death )
On his wedding night, I stood on the ship and looked out at the ocean./]]> 2018-04-23 06:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257101 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257232 ( Narrator falls further into depression )
I felt numbness in my heart, as if my very core had been drained of all hope./ I had no strength left as I stared at the sea with empty eyes./]]> 2018-04-23 06:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257232 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257408 ( Feels both embarrassment and disappointment )
I felt so much shame for betraying my family, and now I had no home to go back to./]]> 2018-04-23 06:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257408 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257505 ( Another plot twist )
Until I heard my sister’s voices calling out to me from below. They swam up to the ship, and I noticed that their long hair was gone./]]> 2018-04-23 06:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257505 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257700 ( Express surprise and confusion )
I was baffled./ Just what happened?/]]> 2018-04-23 06:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257700 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257911 ( Reassurance for narrator )
“We gave our hair to the sea-witch,” they told me, “in exchange for another chance for you.”/]]> 2018-04-23 06:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257911 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257975 ( New gruesome opportunity is introduced to narrator )
I was handed a knife and told, “Stab the prince’s heart with this and drip his blood onto your feet before dawn./ If so, you will turn back into a mermaid, and you will be able to live the remainder of your life.”/]]> 2018-04-23 06:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254257975 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258168 ( Panicking )
The dawn was coming, and I was running out of options./]]> 2018-04-23 06:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258168 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258272 ( Narrator feels more nervous ) My sisters were urging me to complete the task, and my heart was beginning to pound rapidly in my chest./]]> 2018-04-23 06:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258272 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258393 ( Chest is beating madly with anticipation )
I snuck quietly into the prince’s wedding tent where I saw his and his bride’s peaceful sleeping faces./]]> 2018-04-23 06:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258393 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258467 ( Gazes upon love interest and his wife with sadness and guilt )
They looked so happy, wrapped in each other’s arms./ The prince’s heart was in plain sight, his chest rising and falling ever so slowly…/]]> 2018-04-23 06:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258467 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258633 ( Nervousness intensifies ) Clenching the knife in my hand, I approached him and rose it slowly over his chest./]]> 2018-04-23 06:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258633 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258711 ( Guilt grows stronger )
His bride’s name left his lips in a hushed, happy whisper./]]> 2018-04-23 06:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258711 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258902 ( Heart aches with even more guilt )
My heart ached as I watched him smile./ No… I thought to myself./ I can’t… I can’t do it./]]> 2018-04-23 06:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254258902 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263171 ( Gives into guilt )
I ran and threw the knife into the sea, watching it sink into the waves./]]> 2018-04-23 07:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263171 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263301 ( Realization of failure )
My heart cried out at my cowardice, but I knew it would do me no good in the end./]]> 2018-04-23 07:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263301 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263400 ( Another realization of impending death )
I decided to accept my fate calmly as I rose to the edge of the ship./]]> 2018-04-23 07:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263400 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263519 ( Taking in scenery one last time )
The ebony sky began to shift to pink, then red; the sun ascended quietly into the sky./]]> 2018-04-23 07:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263519 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263723 ( Sadness overtakes narrator )
I took one final glance towards the wedding tent as I heard the prince and his bride awakening./]]> 2018-04-23 07:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263723 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263908 ( Comes to term with death )
I smiled and mouthed a “Farewell” as I threw myself overboard./]]> 2018-04-23 07:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254263908 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254264004 ( No pain is felt by narrator )
The water enveloped my body, which had already begun to dissolve./]]> 2018-04-23 07:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254264004 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254264149 ( Growing more content with decision )
I slowly closed my eyes, accepting my fate./ It was for the best./ My selfish wish had caused so much hurt for my family, my kingdom, and myself./ I was better off gone…/]]> 2018-04-23 07:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254264149 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254264267 ( Unfamiliar voice goes is introduced )
“Little one…” I heard a soft voice calling me./ “Little one, can you hear me? Open your eyes.”]]> 2018-04-23 07:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254264267 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268188 ( Following new voice )
My eyes slowly opened and shifted in the direction of the voice./]]> 2018-04-23 07:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268188 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268270 ( Finds herself no longer in water )
A beautiful woman sat before me with a kind smile, holding me gently in her arms./ She had an ethereal glow around her,/]]> 2018-04-23 07:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268270 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268426 ( Remembers past as narrator takes in surroundings )
and everything around us looked like the clouds Grandmother had told us about./The woman helped me to stand, and I gazed upon other beings that looked similar to her./]]> 2018-04-23 07:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268426 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268510 ( Curious about surroundings )
“Where am I?” I wondered./]]> 2018-04-23 07:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268510 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268812 ( Introduction of new characters and new environment )
“You are with the daughters of the air,” said the woman,/ “We travel through the clouds and aid the humans of the earth./ We lead them down a path of righteousness and, in turn, are rewarded with an immortal soul.”/]]> 2018-04-23 07:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268812 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268964 ( New character reiterates truth )
But then another being added, “You, little mermaid, cannot obtain an immortal soul without the love of a human being./]]> 2018-04-23 07:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254268964 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269020 ( Remembering previous failure )
At hearing this my heart sank a bit, for I already knew that I had lost the opportunity to gain such a thing./]]> 2018-04-23 07:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269020 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269276 ( New character reassures narrator with new opportunity )
However, your good deed has earned you another chance./ You are now a daughter of the air, and if you lead the humans to righteousness for the next three hundred years, you will receive the reward you desire.”/]]> 2018-04-23 07:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269276 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269383 ( Newfound opportunity elates narrator )
I had never heard such happy news in all my fifteen years./]]> 2018-04-23 07:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269383 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269450 ( Hope is also restored )
I lifted my eyes to the sun and gave a shout of praise, and,/]]> 2018-04-23 07:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269450 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269555 ( Emotion overwhelms narrator )
for the first time, I felt water flowing from my eyes./ ]]> 2018-04-23 07:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269555 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269635 ( Remembers past )
Grandmother had called them “tears” and said that merfolk could not shed tears./]]> 2018-04-23 07:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269635 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269711 ( Narrator realizes at another chance at life )
Perhaps this was a sign that I was nearing closer to my desires./ Closer to that immortal soul that I had longed for…/]]> 2018-04-23 07:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254269711 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254275442 The first third of the story takes place underwater and has more of a melancholic vibe to it.]]> 2018-04-23 07:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254275442 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254276384 The second third of the story has more lively and upbeat music because it takes place mostly in the palace.]]> 2018-04-23 08:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254276384 o_subero https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254276909 The final third of the play is also happy, but it focuses more on relaxing, hymnal-like music.]]> 2018-04-23 08:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/o_subero/rlsg6txmnvwz/wish/254276909