The Sky Whale

Cast

• MioA baker’s girl in a straw hat
• KumoA whale made of cloud

Scenes

Key scenes, in order.

1. 
   01

   Hook: the eye in the cloud

   A huge cloud, and one gentle eye opening slowly in the billows.
2. 
   02

   Reveal: the sky whale

   Mio stands on the hilltop as a whale made of cloud rises out of the sky.
3. 
   03

   Problem: the gust

   A storm wind pulls at Mio’s straw hat as she holds on to her basket.
4. 
   04

   Rescue: a soft landing

   Mio falls toward the storm, and the whale catches her on its cloud back.
5. 
   05

   Vista: the sea of clouds

   The whale glides over a golden sea of clouds at sunset with Mio on its back.
6. 
   06

   Button: That was my hat

   Safe on the hill, a messy-haired Mio looks at the smiling whale. Her hat is gone.

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