When Octo met Pinky, it was love at first sight. He had never seen such a beauty before and she had never felt so ecstatic in her life. Their little lodging soon became a refreshing love nest. They held hands and hugged and kissed tenderly while they were floating in real bliss.

However, soon everything changed. That day they hadn’t been holding each other for long when suddenly …

 

WATCH the movie to find out what happened. Then WRITE the rest of the story.

 

 

REVISE some short story basics here.

USE  the prompts to help you:

• a yellow-gloved hand / the scales / a container 
• a tall, thin fisherman driving his three-wheeler
• narrow streets
• the box of the van
• the door of the van
• windshield, windshield wiper
• the bank / the side wall of the street
• swimming pool
• ink
• washing line
• a sea gull

CONSIDER the following connectors to make your sentences clear and interesting.

• Connect with 

at first / afterwards / later = (Moments later) / then = (At that moment) / in the meantime / meanwhile /

 

I read the morning papers for a while. Afterwards, I checked my e-mails.

First I read the morning papers for a while and then I checked my e-mails.

 

At first, I couldn’t understand a word. Later, however,I was able to communicate quite well.

 

The wedding is on Sunday, but  in the meantime I have to prepare the lady’s night out.

 

They’ll be here soon. Meanwhile, let’s have coffee.

 

• Contrast to show unexpected result with

Nevertheless/However/Yet/Nonetheless         Even so

 She waited watching the front door all morning. Nevertheless/However/Yet/Nonetheless, nobody came out of the house.

 It’s raining. Even so, we must go out.

 

• Emphasize with

in fact    indeed    as a matter of fact     actually 

 

He is quite wealthy. In fact, he is one of the richest men in the town.

 

I like cycling. As a matter of fact, it is my favorite sport.

 

Lewis is a highly talented f1 driver. Indeed, he has an extraordinary gift for driving fast cars.