Consider the poem "The Migration of the Grey Squirrels." In a few stanzas, William Howitt told an entire saga about squirrels in a kingdom threatened by the encroachment of pigs, then has them travel in search of a new home, pursued by predators, until they heroically crossed a stream and found their promised land.
Choose your own animal and write a "plot poem" which tells a story. Consider our eight point story arc as a way to guide you.
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