A Zombie Charges My Villager! Jolly Phonics · Step 3, Unit 3: soft g as in giant

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A Zombie Charges My Villager!

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On the right side of the image, two Villagers stand inside a small stone and brick cave, looking trapped and worried. One Villager stands slightly behind the other near the back wall, while the second Villager in front has their arms raised as if calling for help. The cave is narrow with stone walls and a wet floor, and water appears to have pushed them into this tight space. The left side of the image is a plain light-gray area reserved for text overlay.

Both my villagers go off all the time. All the time! 'Stay at home, villagers,' I tell them. 'Do not go in the cave.' Do they stay? They do not. The strong river plunges them into a damp stone cave. One villager lifts both arms up and yells for help. But the cave is tight, the river is strong, and my villagers are... well, not so smart.

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On the left side of the image, a Zombie lunges forward inside a dark cave, grabbing and biting the nearest Villager while scratching at them with its other hand. The Villager recoils with arms raised in a frightened, defensive pose. Behind the first Villager, the second Villager stumbles backward in panic, patches of green beginning to appear on their skin as the zombie infection starts to take hold. A second Zombie watches menacingly from deeper in the cave behind the first. The scene is set in a dim, shadowy cave with gray stone walls and brown dirt blocks, lit with faint reddish light from deeper within. The right side of the image is a plain semi-transparent overlay over the cave background, left clear for text.

Then a thing moves in the dark. A zombie charges out from the shadows and grabs the first villager. Slash! Bite! The second villager steps back, but it is too late. Green germs creep across the skin. A second zombie groans deep in the cave. And my villagers? The gaze goes white and hollow. The skin goes green. They are not my villagers now.

Page 3
On the right side of the image, a Zombie stands engulfed in bright orange flames at the mouth of a stone cave, burning as sunlight hits it from the right. Behind the burning Zombie, deeper in the dark cave, two zombie villagers stand close together in the shadows — their skin now fully green with hollow white eyes, still wearing tattered brown villager robes with their oversized noses visible. One of them stares toward the fire with empty, hollow eyes, while the other hangs back, neither daring to step into the light.

One Zombie steps out into the sunlight at the cave mouth. Fwoosh! Bright flames rage all over it and burn it up. My zombie villagers do not move. They stand back in the shadow with a hollow white gaze. Too spooked to step out. Too zombie to go home. I have to get them out. But how do I help a pal who may bite my face off?

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On the left side of the image, Narrator stands on a wooden porch or covered deck area, positioned near a brewing stand, with a determined expression as he works on preparing a cure. A dark brewing stand apparatus sits in the center-left of the scene, with a potion fizzing and bubbling on top of it. The scene is set indoors under a wooden shelter with lanterns and lit candles scattered around, creating a warm, workshop-like atmosphere. Through the open wooden archway behind Narrator, a green suburban backyard with trees is visible under a daytime sky. The right side of the image is a plain, faded or blurred extension of the scene, providing clear space for text overlay.

I sprint back to my shop and check each box on the shelf. A green mix can help my zombie villagers. Nether herb. Gray powder. Yes! I toss it all into the stand. The mix starts to fizz, and it turns a strange, bright green. It smells like old socks and hope. 'This magic mix must fix them,' I say. It is all I have. One try. Just one.

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On the right side of the image, Narrator creeps cautiously inside a dark stone cave, viewed from a slightly elevated angle, carrying two small glass bottles of glowing potion cure. Below him, two zombie villagers with green skin, hollow white eyes, and tattered brown villager robes with their oversized noses visible crouch together on the cold stone floor, one slumped against the other. Narrator is in the act of throwing a potion bottle that smashes onto the zombie villagers' large green blocky heads, with the cure splashing everywhere in a bright burst. The cave environment is made of dark gray stone blocks with dim lighting. The left side of the image is reserved for text overlay.

The cave is darker than before. I creep in with a bottle in each hand and try not to make a sound. There they are. Both zombie villagers sit on the stone ground and groan. They look up with that white, hollow gaze. 'Sorry about this, villagers,' I say. Then I throw both bottles as hard as I can. Smash! A huge green splash on both zombie villagers!

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On the left side of the image, Narrator stands facing two cured Villagers inside a cozy wooden structure, all three smiling warmly. The nearest Villager, fully restored to normal with medium-brown skin, their classic brown tunic, and oversized nose, grins gratefully at Narrator. A second cured Villager stands just behind the first, also beaming with gratitude. Between them, a small wooden table displays a pile of bright green emeralds and bundles of crops as generous trade offerings. The scene is set inside a wooden building with green foliage visible through the windows, bathed in warm daylight. The right side of the image is reserved for text overlay.

The green mix did it. It really did it! My villagers change back. The green fades. The groans stop. Both villagers stand there and smile. My villagers are back! They give me a large heap of green gems. 'Gee,' I say, as I stack up the gems. 'Villagers, I bet there are more zombie villagers out there that need help.' Both my villagers stop smiling.

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