Anansi and the Black Rock UFLI Foundations Lesson 68

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Anansi and the Black Rock

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animals begins moment silent stolen befall depend even protect recall regret secret taken total munches picnic
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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) leans nose-to-moss against Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference) at the foot of a hill in the odum forest, legs splayed as his eyes begin to close. Damp ferns and tall odum trunks are visible. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi is on a path by a big rock. The rock is covered in thick, soft moss. 'What a strange rock,' he says, and in a moment he begins to doze.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) lies on his back in ferns in the odum forest, legs splayed, waking confused with a small scheming smile. Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference) sits nearby under the canopy. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi wakes up flat on a soft bed. That rock is odd, he thinks. He says it twice, and twice he dozes off. In a moment, he sits up with a big grin. Anansi has a plan.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) walks briskly along a forest path, rubbing four legs together with a plotting grin. Dotted imagined paths lead from a mossy rock to honeycomb, dried fish, and mangoes. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi has a secret plan. He can trick the animals with the rock and take all their snacks. Off he trots to find Elephant.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) steps over Elephant (match attached reference)’s foot on the south forest path beside Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference), carrying a dripping honeycomb almost as big as himself while Elephant snores in the path. A cracked branch and flattened ferns lie nearby. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

'Elephant, come see this strange rock,' Anansi calls. Elephant looks at the rock and drops with a thud. Anansi grabs her big snack. The snack is stolen!

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Elephant (match attached reference), Lion, Hornbill, Otter, and Bush-pig wake up along the south path fern bed, looking bewildered and patting the empty spots where their food was. Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference) sits silently behind them. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

One by one, the animals doze by the rock. They wake up and blink. All the snacks have been taken. The rock just sits there, silent and still.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Bush Deer (match attached reference) hides against a wild-fig tree trunk, watching Anansi (match attached reference) lead Hornbill toward Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference). She peeks alertly from the leaves, with a mossy clearing visible through the trunks. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Bush Deer hides by a fig trunk. She is small and silent, and she sees it all. She sees Anansi trick Hornbill by the rock.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Bush Deer (match attached reference) calmly explains the thefts on the south path, standing among embarrassed animals. Elephant (match attached reference) sits deliberately, Lion leans in, Hornbill looks flustered, and empty food places show what happened. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Bush Deer talks to the sad animals. 'Anansi stole the snacks,' she says. 'I can recall what he said by the rock.' Elephant sits and thinks and thinks.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Bush Deer (match attached reference) stands in a forest clearing by Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference), calmly demonstrating the plan. Elephant (match attached reference) tries to hide behind a thin tree that barely covers one leg, while Lion nods seriously and waiting animals cluster nearby. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Bush Deer has a plan. 'Hide, and I will trick Anansi,' she says. Elephant hides by a thin trunk, but Elephant is not small! The animals all depend on Bush Deer.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Bush Deer (match attached reference) stands calmly beside Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference) while Anansi (match attached reference) lies face-first in the moss against it, snoring with his legs sticking up. A bewildered otter cousin is frozen on the south path clearing. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

'Anansi, is this not a strange moss-covered rock?' asks Bush Deer. Anansi drops flat on the moss and begins to snore. The trick is a total win!

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) lies face-down asleep on Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference) while Elephant (match attached reference) and the other animals sit in a circle around him, eating reclaimed food. The forest picnic includes honeycomb, dried fish, mangoes, groundnuts, plantains, and a few enamel bowls. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

The animals get their snacks back. Even the small pal gets a snack. They sit by the rock and have a big picnic while Anansi naps.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) sits moss-faced in a picnic clearing, sheepish and annoyed, accepting honeycomb from Elephant (match attached reference)’s trunk while Bush Deer (match attached reference) watches calmly. His empty food stash sits nearby among the full animals, with Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference) beside them. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi wakes up and blinks. Elephant hands him a bit of the stolen snack. 'A trick can befall the one who tricks,' says Bush Deer. Anansi regrets his plot, but he munches the snack.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colours and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: A cheerful mixed group of forest animals walks together on the south path, some carrying shared food in enamel bowls and woven baskets. One animal covers a companion’s ears as they pass Moss-Covered Rock (match attached reference) sitting still in the distance. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background colour as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative. [EDITOR_REGEN_REQUIREMENTS] These editor requirements are mandatory and override any conflicting earlier wording: - the deer has too many libs

Now the animals walk the path in a big, glad pack. By the rock, they hush. No one says 'strange rock'! They protect their friends, and they split their snacks.

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