The robbers knew that this job wouldn’t hold them over for much longer than a week, and that soon they’d be back to struggling to find food and stay alive. They needed money and they needed it fast.
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They fast at the pub drinking their beers and silently thinking. They were the smartest bunch; after all they were robbers. Finally, the smallest one spoke up with an idea. He had decided that they needed to do one huge job that would pay off big and quick. However, he didn’t really have the details planned out on how to go about this.
Then, another lad spoke up reminding the rest of the men that there was a wedding tomorrow in the next city over, and that is was a very rich family. At that moment they were all thinking the same thing. They were going to kidnap the bride and hold her for ransom. The thought of this freighted all of them because until then they had only been involved in small crime like robberies. Kidnapping was a whole other level but they didn’t have a choice. They needed to do this in order to survive. They knew her parents would pay just about anything to get her back safely.
They had no time to prepare or plan. They needed to head for the city now because it would be about a day’s travel on foot. They were confident that they had the strength and man power in order to make this job successful, and they would figure out the rest on the way.
Authors Note: I wrote this story, The Plot to Kidnap, as a prequel to the story The Captive Woman. It is about how the robbers in the story plotted to kidnap the girl, and also how they came to travel with the old woman and the magical donkey. I wrote this because I had questions when I was reading this story so I answered my own questions.
Bibliography: This story is based on the story The Captive Woman from the Unit: Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche, written by Apuleius and translated here into English by Tony Kline.
Hi Kristine! This is a very good story; I wish that I could know what happened in the end of it and how the robbers kidnap the bride. I was thinking what if the bride parents did not pay the ransom? What would happen? Are the robbers going to kill the bride? Or how they will get the money in very fast way? You were very good at writing the details. It helped me imagine the whole scene. Great work!
ReplyDeleteHey Kristine! I really enjoyed reading your story because it left me at a cliff-hanger. I want to know what happens in the original story you based the prequel off of! I wonder how they end up pulling off the kidnapping without a plan? And does the old woman end up ruining their plans or telling someone what the robbers have done? The questions are endless! I thought it was very creative how you chose to answer the questions you had while reading by writing a prequel to the story. I’ve never thought of taking that approach before! I can’t imagine what it would be like going week to week trying to figure out what your next robbery would be… that must be so stressful! The font and background to your post makes it easy to read as well. You also chose a good picture that relates well to the story. I immediately think of robbery and theft when I see gold coins like that. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Kristine, I really want to know what happens after! I hope you finish the story later in the semester. Are they successful? It was sad to read about how desperate the men got and that they could only make a living by stealing. It's really tragic. I may be the only one, but what exactly is a "far"? They stole a far? I thought it might be a typo for car but then it was used again in the story. I am also curious to see how the donkey and horse might come into play.
ReplyDeleteHi Kristine, I really enjoyed your story. Like others said, I liked it and also didn't like it that there was a cliff hanger at the end because I wanted to know what happened of course. I really enjoyed the story though because I am obsessed with anything involving crime, whether it is a crime movie or book or something real that I can actually read about online or in the paper or watch it on the news. Overall, I liked the format of your story and how you broke it into paragraphs. I think that helps with each stage of the story so keep that in mind as you are writing throughout the semester. My first story was one huge paragraph and it kind of seemed jumbled and confusing once I read it and got some feedback. I cant imagine having the lives of those robbers, I don't think I would even be able to live with myself on a daily basis knowing all the bad stuff that I did. Good job and great story! Love the creativity!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of writing a prequel, I had not really thought of doing that! I love that you decided to answer your own questions and I think it resulted in a pretty good story. I think it would be interesting to write the woman's reaction to everything going on. It would be yet another interesting perspective to add to the story as a whole. Overall, well done on the prequel!
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