INCITING INCIDENT
CLIMAX
SETUP: SETTING
SETUP: CHARACTER’S BACKGROUND
RISING ACTIONS
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
ELYA WANTS TO MARRY MYRA
LATVIA, A LONG LONG TIME AGO.
ELYA 15, IGOR 57, MYRA 14, MYRA’S FATHER HAS DECIDED THAT SHE SHOULD MARRY ON HER FIFTEENTH BIRTHDAY
MYRA’S FATHER WANTS TO TRADE HIS DAUGHTER FOR A PIG. IGOR WANTS TO MARRY MYRA TOO, IGOR HAS GOT A BIG AND FAT PIG. ELYA HASN’T GOT A PIG
ELYA TAKES A JOB ON A BOAT THAT WILL TAKE HIM TO AMERICA
ELYA UNDERSTANDS HOW SILLY AND EMPTY-HEADED MYRA IS AND DECIDES TO NOT MARRY HER
MADAME ZERONI GIVES ELYA A PIGLET WHICH HE HAS TO CARRY UP A MOUNTAIN EVERY DAY TO MAKE IT GROW, BUT HE FAILS TO CARRY IT THE LAST DAY. THE PIGS WEIGH THE SAME. ELYA SUGGESTS MYRA DECIDE WHOM TO MARRY, BUT MYRA HAS PROBLEMS DECIDING
