Week 6 Story: The Great Escape
Announcer A: Annnnd it looks like Sindbad's been left alone on a dangerous island again! Thanks for tuning in folks — let's see how our adventurer's going to get out of this one.
Announcer B: Welcome back to The Great Escape, where each week we bring you to some of the most dangerous places on the globe with some of our most daring wilderness survivors. Today we're joining Sindbad, a world traveler and expert trader, in one of our most remote and harrowing locations, and he's about to find himself in a jam. Let's have a look!
[Scene cuts to Sindbad, who's just waking up on a deserted island after realizing his ship left him. Sindbad climbs a tree to try to look around and get his bearings.]
Announcer A: And he's at it folks! It looks like Sindbad's noticed something in the distance, but it's not his ship!
[Sindbad has spotted a large, gleaming white object in the distance.]
Announcer B: Our adventurer's having a go at it! Oh, now Sindbad's approaching that giant white thing and — what's this, it's an egg?
Announcer A: That's right it's an egg, and that won't be Sindbad's only surprise! Speaking of surprises, here she comes now!
[A giant bird is rapidly approaching the nest Sindbad inadvertently found himself in. The bird lands in the nest, and Sindbad immediately forms a plan.]
Announcer A: We all know Sindbad's resourceful, but what's he going to do in this situation? It looks like he's taken his turban off and tied himself to the bird's leg with it.
Announcer B: It's sundown now, folks, so it looks like we'll find out what Sindbad's doing in the morning!
[Morning dawns; the giant bird begins to take flight.]
Announcer B: And we have our answer, friends — Sindbad's tied himself to the bird and the bird is carrying him off the island!
Announcer A: He truly is the best. Sindbad's ride better slow down — looks like our adventurer's about to pass out!
[The giant bird flies to another island, landing in a deep and mountainous valley. Sindbad unties himself and runs away just as the bird kills an enormous snake and flies off.]
Announcer A: Sindbad's taken this first obstacle like the pro he is, but there's still more to come.
Announcer B: Of course there is, and it looks like Sindbad's realizing it — look!
[Sindbad is scrambling at the walls of the valley, trying to get out. He's confronted with a giant snake, which he fights off. He notices that the floor of the valley is covered in diamonds, but pays little attention in his fight to stay alive. ]
Announcer A: And Sindbad's back at it — would you look at the size of that serpent! Hopefully he can find a way out of here before he becomes dinner!
Announcer B: We've seen this valley before, and it looks like Sindbad's figuring out the trick here — these snakes are actually nocturnal. As long as he can stay safe tonight, our hero should be fine.
[Scene cuts to dusk.]
Announcer A: Seems like Sindbad's prepping to survive that night — here he is holing up in one of this valley's many caves.
Announcer B: Looks like it's going to be a close call — some of those snakes are getting awfully close to that tiny cave entrance. But our hero's going to survive the night.
[Morning dawns. Sindbad awakens to huge pieces of meat falling into the valley.]
Announcer B: And here's the last test for Sindbad. Those meat pieces are actually lures that merchants use — the diamonds in this valley stick to them, and the giant birds that hunt here carry them away and back to the merchants. Let's see what Sindbad can do with that.
Announcer A: And he's doing a lot with it! Sindbad has stuck himself to a piece of meat and he's being carried off by one of those giant birds!
Announcer B: He's back at the bird's nest and the merchants are coming to collect their diamonds — and they see Sindbad!
[Sindbad, in a bird's nest after hitching a ride on a piece of meat, is being discovered by the merchants, who begin to guide him back to civilization.]
Announcer B: And he's made it folks! Sindbad's off the island!
Announcer A: That makes another successful week of survival on The Great Escape! Thanks for tuning in.
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Author's note: The original story is just told from Sindbad's perspective, but I thought his adventures were so outlandish that they deserved some sort of reality survival show treatment.
In the original, Sindbad is left on an island by the group of merchants he's traveling with, and after searching for his crew, comes upon a giant bird nest and egg. He does tie himself to the bird when it returns, and rides it off the island when morning comes, only to arrive on another island. The valley he finds himself in is one where giant birds frequently hunt for enormous, nocturnal snakes. The valley is deep, steep, and full of diamonds. Sindbad spends the night there, warding off snakes in a cave, and in the morning, after gathering a bunch of diamonds, sticks himself to a piece of meat thrown into the valley by merchants. When a bird picks up the meat and carries it back to her nest, Sindbad is discovered by the merchants, who end up taking him back to their homeland.
Bibliography: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang. Web source.
Announcer B: Welcome back to The Great Escape, where each week we bring you to some of the most dangerous places on the globe with some of our most daring wilderness survivors. Today we're joining Sindbad, a world traveler and expert trader, in one of our most remote and harrowing locations, and he's about to find himself in a jam. Let's have a look!
[Scene cuts to Sindbad, who's just waking up on a deserted island after realizing his ship left him. Sindbad climbs a tree to try to look around and get his bearings.]
Announcer A: And he's at it folks! It looks like Sindbad's noticed something in the distance, but it's not his ship!
[Sindbad has spotted a large, gleaming white object in the distance.]
Announcer B: Our adventurer's having a go at it! Oh, now Sindbad's approaching that giant white thing and — what's this, it's an egg?
Announcer A: That's right it's an egg, and that won't be Sindbad's only surprise! Speaking of surprises, here she comes now!
[A giant bird is rapidly approaching the nest Sindbad inadvertently found himself in. The bird lands in the nest, and Sindbad immediately forms a plan.]
Announcer A: We all know Sindbad's resourceful, but what's he going to do in this situation? It looks like he's taken his turban off and tied himself to the bird's leg with it.
Announcer B: It's sundown now, folks, so it looks like we'll find out what Sindbad's doing in the morning!
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| Sindbad hitches a ride on the roc. By H.J. Ford. Source: UnTextbook. |
[Morning dawns; the giant bird begins to take flight.]
Announcer B: And we have our answer, friends — Sindbad's tied himself to the bird and the bird is carrying him off the island!
Announcer A: He truly is the best. Sindbad's ride better slow down — looks like our adventurer's about to pass out!
[The giant bird flies to another island, landing in a deep and mountainous valley. Sindbad unties himself and runs away just as the bird kills an enormous snake and flies off.]
Announcer A: Sindbad's taken this first obstacle like the pro he is, but there's still more to come.
Announcer B: Of course there is, and it looks like Sindbad's realizing it — look!
[Sindbad is scrambling at the walls of the valley, trying to get out. He's confronted with a giant snake, which he fights off. He notices that the floor of the valley is covered in diamonds, but pays little attention in his fight to stay alive. ]
Announcer A: And Sindbad's back at it — would you look at the size of that serpent! Hopefully he can find a way out of here before he becomes dinner!
Announcer B: We've seen this valley before, and it looks like Sindbad's figuring out the trick here — these snakes are actually nocturnal. As long as he can stay safe tonight, our hero should be fine.
[Scene cuts to dusk.]
Announcer A: Seems like Sindbad's prepping to survive that night — here he is holing up in one of this valley's many caves.
Announcer B: Looks like it's going to be a close call — some of those snakes are getting awfully close to that tiny cave entrance. But our hero's going to survive the night.
[Morning dawns. Sindbad awakens to huge pieces of meat falling into the valley.]
Announcer B: And here's the last test for Sindbad. Those meat pieces are actually lures that merchants use — the diamonds in this valley stick to them, and the giant birds that hunt here carry them away and back to the merchants. Let's see what Sindbad can do with that.
Announcer A: And he's doing a lot with it! Sindbad has stuck himself to a piece of meat and he's being carried off by one of those giant birds!
Announcer B: He's back at the bird's nest and the merchants are coming to collect their diamonds — and they see Sindbad!
[Sindbad, in a bird's nest after hitching a ride on a piece of meat, is being discovered by the merchants, who begin to guide him back to civilization.]
Announcer B: And he's made it folks! Sindbad's off the island!
Announcer A: That makes another successful week of survival on The Great Escape! Thanks for tuning in.
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Author's note: The original story is just told from Sindbad's perspective, but I thought his adventures were so outlandish that they deserved some sort of reality survival show treatment.
In the original, Sindbad is left on an island by the group of merchants he's traveling with, and after searching for his crew, comes upon a giant bird nest and egg. He does tie himself to the bird when it returns, and rides it off the island when morning comes, only to arrive on another island. The valley he finds himself in is one where giant birds frequently hunt for enormous, nocturnal snakes. The valley is deep, steep, and full of diamonds. Sindbad spends the night there, warding off snakes in a cave, and in the morning, after gathering a bunch of diamonds, sticks himself to a piece of meat thrown into the valley by merchants. When a bird picks up the meat and carries it back to her nest, Sindbad is discovered by the merchants, who end up taking him back to their homeland.
Bibliography: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang. Web source.
Hello, Emma.
ReplyDeleteI actually wrote my story based on Sindbad as well! Isn’t it funny how we are drawn to tales that are familiar? I loved your interpretation of the story. Good job. I feel like your portrayal of Sindbad as a sporting event or reality television could be a commentary on our modern society. It is really interesting to see how the methods of storytelling have changed over the years.
Emma! What a cool concept to present your story like a script - I love this! I feel like doing it in this format really modernizes it and honestly Sinbad is such an exciting story that I feel like it fits perfectly! It really is just like an episode of Surviver! I also appreciate you putting all of the information about the story in the authors note so that those of us who haven't read the story in awhile can get a refresher! All and all it was a great story and I'm super excited to read more! Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHey Emma,
ReplyDeleteI have not read any of the tales of Sinbad. You did a great job of explaining the scenes in the comments but also having the announcer discuss what was happening as well. The way you did the layout with having the announcer bolded, and the scenes explained in the brackets makes the story easy to read. Since I have not read the original I am confused on why the merchants left him on the island in the first place? Great story!