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1. List 5 Positive consequences and 5 Negative consequences? -Negative: People would fight over it, The whole community would be in chaos, if the water runs out they would be desperate, The ownership over the fountain would lead to wars between countries, Population of the world would grow out of control -Positive: Old people would have hope again, Great inventors who drink it would invent more incredible things given the environment of the future, People who drink it can live long into the future and tell them about the history, people who become young again from the water would have lots of wisdom, Great leaders of the world would continue to live 2."Character Development" 3. Describe the setting. - rural France in roughly the 18th century with the protagonist living in a castle located in the forest. The mood is gloomy, at times hopeful but turns into towards the end of the story. 4. What is the main conflict? - From the famous fairytale "Beauty and the Beast" comes a twist of Belle never appearing to meet the beast. As the second to last pedal of the rose marking the time left to find true love falls off, the beast made the decision to find the Fountain of Youth to preserve the rose allowing more time. The main conflict in this case is man vs. environment as he struggles to find what he needs in the given environment. He needs more time, he needs a girl who is her true love, he needs people not to be afraid of him because he is a beast so he can become the King.

Plot Outline:
Introduction: main characters, setting Rising action: The rose is about to wither and the beast was growing old, the search for the Fountain of Youth starts, many obstacles were greeting him as he continued the search Climax: When the beast finally got to the fountain he realizes that, as a result of the adventure, he was young at heart. He also realizes that he already have the ambition and capability to rule the kingdom and appearance will not prevent him from doing so. Falling Action: When he explains what his goals for the future Conclusion: He will wait patiently for his true love in his beast form

Foreshadow: The dream foreshadowed the story of the fountain of youth. Theme: Like the old saying: Appearance does not matter, it's what's on the inside that really does.

5. How does the main character change over the course of the story? He changes his perspective about his life as a beast. From being grumpy and angry at his life he starts to open his heart more to forgive and strive towards his dream. 6. Describe the use of Irony in your story. The water that was so transparent and lively only turns into an unwelcoming black to the person who needed it the most. 7. What symbols are present in your story? The rose represented his hopes, his dreams about the future that could be made true someday. If the rose dies off he would feel desperate and crushed, it's what drives him to live. 8. What is the theme of your story? Like the old saying: Appearance does not matter, it's what's on the inside that really does.

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//Once upon a time - or rather during the 18th century, in a castle deep in the woods of rural France there lived a beast. The beast was hideous, disgusting and of all things, the beast was me.//

“How could a beast rule a kingdom?” Stop. No. Shut up. I ran with heavy breath deep into the forest. The glass container in my hand had begun to shake at the same pace as my whole body. No! The glass slipped, fell, and even worst shattered. The rose in the container that has been kept so fresh and young rolled out onto the dirty soil and soon, the red color began to dry up into gray. Before I could react there was suddenly a flood, the water splashed over and picked both me and the rose up with the waves. Then magically, the red came back, the shriveled up rose had restored life! But when the water had washed away the rose – it began to die again.

“No!” As I woke up again to the dull light that shines in my bedroom I felt safe and relieved. I realized it was another nightmare. After my breath got back to its normal pace I dragged myself out of bed to begin my day. Then something, something that glistened like the sun caught my eye. I walked over to the shining object and examined it; indeed it was my wardrobe from when I was handsome, when I was a prince. I picked up the outfit and compared it to the bulky beast reflected in the mirror. It wouldn’t fit. The glass in front of me suddenly shattered, a crack formed where my fist had struck. The pain from the glass piece woke up my conscience and I realize I had lost it again.

Ever since a violent curse from decades ago cast upon me I was turned into this hideous creature. The witch who turned me into this was a cold hearted woman with no sympathy. I waited and waited like I was told to for my true love to kiss my lips and free the curse. But as years pass hope became disappointment, disappointment became desperation, and then everything just somehow turned into anger. I sat down and carefully picked up the glass case that contained my rose from the night stand. It was basically an hour-glass for it counts down my time to find true love. I stared at the remaining three pedals and frowned. Only 3 more years to find her, or else I will forever remain a beast. I put the glass container back onto the night stand but as it slipped everything in my dream occurred. It fell, shattered, and began to wither. I stood there shocked. This is reality, no flood is going to suddenly come over and rescue my rose. When it dies my dream will die with it.

I recited what the old witch said 20 years ago. The same witch who did this to me. “If the glass of the container breaks then each pedal will shrivel up and only represent a day instead of a year. Three days! How can I find her in three days? I closed my eyes to calm down but then the dream came flowing back to me. Maybe it’s a sign. I have decided. I will find the magical water from my dream. It’s my last and only hope. I took the rose and carefully placed it in my pocket and stepped out of my castle. The wind was bashing against the trees violently and it seemed to want to tear the branches apart. I began to walk aimlessly through the woods while trying to recall where my dream took place. After hours of walking I looked up and realized I had walked into an unknown part of the forest. Then I felt something squishy on my feet—or rather paws, I looked down to a terrifying sight—a swamp. The ground beneath me began to sink before I could move. Soon, in the blink of an eye, the swamp swallowed me up to my elbows and I was panicking like never before. My arms started to feel around for a piece of solid ground or rock that I might be able to hold on to. Finally 2 meters behind, I spot a gigantic rock planted deep into the soil. Stretching my massively built body, my paws touched the rock. Then, I suddenly froze. My leg, something is pulling on it. Whatever it was it was sharp and clamping on me tight. I could feel the object cutting into my legs, the sharp pain is almost unbearable. The swamp continues to swallow me like a hungry monster. If I can’t swim to the other end to hold onto the rock, I will drown for sure. Is this the end? Is it meant to happen? I began to question myself.

No. I refuse to die as a hideous creature. I want to become handsome again. There are so many things I haven’t even done with my life. I never found true love, I never ruled the kingdom…most of all I never was happy. As I gathered up all the strength in my body while grabbing onto the rock for support, I yanked my legs out of the unknown object. The pain was like sending shock waves to every nerve system in my body. It felt as if the object tore my raw flesh away from my body. Despite the pain I paddled over to the other side with my uninjured leg and hands. I grabbed it and with every last strength, pulled myself out of the swamp.

Leaping on one leg, and sometimes even crawling like a dirty mutt, I made my way through the forest trying to find the water. My leg was now covered in blood and part of the skin along with the muscle, was missing. As I tried not to think about it a sweet aroma began to fill my nose, it triggered something from my dream. I know this smell, I had smelt it in my dream, it was from the water! I got on all fours to get a better sniff and dashed past trees as fast as I could to follow it. But even so, the aroma smelled faint and far away. As I ran the scent became stronger, it was like a spring feeling, a scent that would lead you to imagine the first sight of spring. An image with the flower pedals blooming while dewdrops would gently slip down to kiss the tip of the leaf and fall off.

Finally, I pushed away a giant leaf and saw what I had searched for, the fountain with the water. The water swirled around as if it was dancing around the center of the fountain and from time to time, it would let out a magical glow. I stared in amazement. I pulled out the rose from my pocket which was now covered with mud and grass and limped towards the fountain. As I got closer the water seemed to have sensed an intruder and changed from transparent to having a mysterious black glow. The unwelcoming sight of the water startled me.

I stared at the water for a long time not knowing what to do. Finally coming to a solution, I dipped my finger into the water and licked it.

The world around me suddenly began to change everything was blurred out and I felt for once in my life happy, ambitious, hopeful, and powerful. That’s it. That’s the feeling I want. And even if I looked ugly on the outside I realized I could still achieve that feeling on the inside. This is what I need to rule the kingdom, not my charismatic looks. The effect of the water begun to wash away but my realization still stayed in my heart. I put the rose back into my pocket and turned around. With every step I start to take moving away from the fountain I make a goal in my mind. To have people accept me, to be generous and giving, to slowly change my ugly self-esteem…

Success can’t be guaranteed right now but one step at a time I will change the minds of people. And although my true love still hasn’t shown up yet, I know that I will wait, because when the timing is right everything will change in the blink of an eye.