Monday, 14 December 2009

Extracts of Story

1. There was once upon a time a county girl, the prettiest little creature that ever was seen.

2. Her name was Biddy, and her mother said to her, go see how your grandmother does, I hear she has been very ill, carry her a custard and a little pot of butter. But don't stray off the path.

3. Biddy set out for the other village where her Grandmamma lived. On her way she wondered from the path and met with the Gossop Wolfe, who had a good mind to eat her up, but he did not as this girl had a strange gint in her eye, which worried the wolfe.

4. Once the wolfe had left, the girl did not rush to her Grandmamma's. She was not afraid of the forest, she spent her time winding her way through the bushes and chasing away the aminals.

5. When she arrived at the house, she pulled the bobbin and let herself in. She was astonished at how Grandmamma looked in her night clothes. Grandmamma what great arms you have got! All the better to embrace you with, you naughty little girl.

6. Grandmamma what big teeth you have got! It is to eat thee up my wayward child. And upon saying these words, this wolfe fell upon her and eat her up.

These are the 6 parts of the story I am going to use for inspiration. I have taken them out of the original story however changed a few aspects to fit in with my idea that red riding hood is the evil character. What I like most about the actual wording of the story is the old English terms that are used, like creature, faggot-makers, bobbin, Grandmamma and thee. I think these make the story a lot more interesting and more descriptive. My original idea was to incorporate the text over the image, I'm starting to think that this may not be the best way to convey the story however, I still really love the idea of putting the text over and the image reflecting the words but in a different way, so it makes the reader think differently about the story.