Anansi and the Wrath <wr>

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Adventure Decodable Reader with Silent 'w' in 'wr'

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Words with the silent 'w' in the 'wr' combination, where only the /r/ sound is heard.

wrapped wry wrangle wrath wrenched wretched wriggled wrong
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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 massive fig tree is covered in golden-red figs and swarming hornets while worried, hungry villagers watch from a safe distance. Painted cement compound houses with corrugated roofs sit in the background, and a few villagers wear trainers at the dusty edge. 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.

A big fig tree grew at the edge of the village. It held the best figs in all the forest, sweet and red as the sunset. But this season, hornets wrapped the tree, and they took every single fig.

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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: Grandmother Akosua sprints from a furious hornet swarm in comic panic beside a painted doorway. Her bright T-shirt and small kente-pattern apron flare as her scarf flies loose and her basket spills, while frightened hungry villagers peek from behind doorways. 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.

The hornets stung anyone who came near. They stung goats, chickens, and children. They even stung old Granny, who dropped her basket and wriggled away as fast as she could. For seven days the village ate only plain yams. No figs for the children. No figs at all.

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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) stands at the base of a massive fig tree, one leg raised to his chin, scheming as he peers up at a hornet swarm in the branches. Sunset-coloured figs hang above him. 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 the sly spider heard the fuss, and his belly rumbled. He wanted figs more than anything. He ran to the tree and called up to the hornets. 'I will fix this,' he said with a wry grin. Nobody believed him, but nobody had a better 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) hands a small golden coin to Kofi (match attached reference), who shrugs while holding Kofi's hollow-log drum (match attached reference) under one arm. They stand in the jungle near a dark ravine with a river at the bottom. 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 inside a smooth, low-detail gradient blur covering the LEFT 60% of the image. Use only a plain, continuous continuation of the scene background there, with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations. Keep all important characters and detailed scene content in the RIGHT 40%, with only a soft natural fade into the blurred left text area. 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.

First, Anansi went to find Kofi the drummer. He wrapped some gold into Kofi's hand. 'Take that hollow-log drum across the river, deep into the ravine,' said Anansi. 'Beat it, and do not stop, no matter what noise comes.' Kofi did not ask questions. A spider who paid well was worth it. He held the drum under his arm and went.

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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) crouches on a low fig tree branch with one leg raised theatrically, sweet-talking the silent hornet swarm. The Hornet Queen (match attached reference) and her cloud turn toward him among trembling wings and heavy golden-red fruit. 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.

Then Anansi climbed onto a branch close to the fig tree. The hornets turned to face him, wings shaking with wrath. 'Oh, great hornets,' he said softly, 'I come only to tell the hornets something. I thought the swarm should know.' The whole swarm went still. Hornets love to know things, most of all things about how great they are.

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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: The Hornet Queen (match attached reference) rears up angrily as her swarm buzzes around her. Anansi (match attached reference) quietly slips backward along a branch with an innocent face, his clothing partly hidden by glossy fig leaves. 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.

'There is another swarm,' said Anansi, 'living across the river in the ravine. Big hornets. Loud hornets. They say the buzz here is weak, like a bug with a cough.' He stopped. 'They say they are the true kings of this forest.' The whole swarm broke into an angry wrangle of noise. 'Buzz louder, prove we are best!' the queen yelled, and every hornet buzzed as hard as it could.

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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: Hornets hover frozen near a fig tree, listening toward a ravine across the river. In the ravine, Kofi (match attached reference) beats Kofi's hollow-log drum (match attached reference), sweat on his brow, with dust-coloured sound curls rising from it. 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.

Just as the hornets went still again, sure they had won, Kofi's drum rolled across the ravine. Boom, boom, boom. It was deep and steady, just like another swarm shaking its wings. The sound wrenched every hornet still. Could that truly be another swarm, drumming out a challenge?

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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) cups his legs around his mouth and whispers to The Hornet Queen (match attached reference), who is furious. The Hornet Queen has blazing eyes and twitching antennae, while the swarm leans in and drifts toward the river. 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 came close. 'Hear that?' he whispered. 'They are laughing at the wretched buzz here. They drum because they say it cannot even reach the river.' The queen's eyes blazed. She turned to her swarm. 'We will fly there and buzz in their faces until they flee!' Anansi nodded slowly. 'Yes,' he said. 'The swarm should go. Buzz louder, prove we are best!'

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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: Kofi (match attached reference) sprints into the deep forest with Kofi's hollow-log drum (match attached reference) under his arm as the hornet swarm, including The Hornet Queen (match attached reference), streams toward the empty ravine. The fig tree stands alone and unguarded behind them. 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.

The hornets streamed across the sky in a long, roaring ribbon, every last one of them. Kofi heard them coming. He grabbed his drum and ran up the far bank, deep into the forest. The swarm flew down into the empty ravine and buzzed at the rocks and tree roots, looking for the other swarm. But something was wrong. There was no one there at all.

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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) waves everyone in under the fig tree while villagers pick dark-red figs, and Grandmother Akosua fills three baskets. Enamel bowls and cloth bundles brim with figs, while a distant golden cloud of hornets, including The Hornet Queen (match attached reference), moves back across the river. 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 raced back to the village. 'Come quick!' he yelled. 'Bring the baskets, all of them!' The people ran out with pots and baskets, and wrapped figs in cloth bundles. They picked figs as fast as their hands could move. The children ate as they picked, and old Granny filled three baskets. Then, from across the river, came an angry buzz, growing louder. The hornets had found the trick.

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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) swings away on a silk thread, grinning and holding up one fat fig. Behind him, The Hornet Queen (match attached reference), furious, reaches the stripped-bare fig tree as Anansi disappears toward the village path. 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.

The hornets came racing back across the sky. Anansi was still up in the fig tree. He grabbed one last fat fig, just one, and dropped into his web, spinning down so fast that no one could see him. He hit the ground running. The hornets reached the tree to find it stripped bare, and Anansi running into the village, waving with a wry grin as he went.

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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 happily at the centre of a log table during a village feast. Children dance with fig-stained hands around palm-nut soup in metal pots, with patterned cloth on the table and corrugated-roofed rooftops under the stars. 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.

That night, the village had a feast of figs and warm soup. Children danced with figs on their hands. Anansi sat in the best seat and ate until his belly was round as the full moon. He had beaten the hornets not with muscle or magic, but with their own pride. That is an old, old trick. The hornets flew far away and found a new tree. And to this day, when pride pulls someone into a foolish fight, the elders give a wry smile and say, 'Buzz louder, prove we are best!' They know just what comes next.

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