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Adventure Time: The Chase
There was once an evil wizard named Ice King who lived in a great tower on an icy mountaintop. His greatest enemies were Finn, a human boy, and his dog, Jake. The wizard would spend days locked in his tower thinking of schemes to destroy the companions. |
| Finn the human and Jake the dog! - Photo Credit: JD Hancock |
It was a cold winter night when the Ice King devised his newest plan. He was going to use his spells
to distract Finn away from Jake by transforming into a golden rabbit.
The next day the Ice King came down from atop his icy mountain and into the playful groves in the center of the forest near Finn and Jake's treehouse. He cast his spell and transformed into a cute golden rabbit and hopped gallantly across the grove, wiggling his tiny golden nose.
"Oh man! Come look Finn, a bunny painted gold is in the grove!" Jake yelled across the room of their treehouse.
Finn and ran over and his eye got wide. "Well, I didn't have anything else to do today. I'm gonna go catch it! Let's go!" he exclaimed.
"Oh man, I don't feel like chasing around a bunny today! We go exploring every day! I'm going to stay in today and sleep!" Jake replied and then yawned.
"Whatever man, I'll bring back the rabbit for when you wake up from your nap," Finn said as he jumped down from the treehouse and towards the grove where the golden bunny awaited.
Finn ran full speed towards the bunny and hopping right on top of him and caught him between his arms.
"HA! That was an easy catch. Guess all this gold makes you heavier than a normal bunny." Finn said when the bunny when poof and the Ice King plopped on the ground. Finn was used to these sorts of antics from the Ice King and but this time Finn was falling right into his trap. Finn sent the Ice King flying across the sky with a big kick. The Ice King yelled as he flew across the forest, mimicking Finn's childish voice.
Jake was awakened by the shrill noise and cowered in fear thinking his friend must have been eaten by the evil golden bunny! Terrible images rolled through his head while he contemplated life without his dearest friend. All the while, Finn rolled on the floor laughing at the Ice King's seemingly stupid plan until he fell asleep for a nap in the grove.
To be continued...the Ice King's plan is in full effect! Can Finn and Jake foil his efforts once again?
Author's Note
I adapted this story from The Chase, a part of the Indian epic Ramayana. I adapted the characters to those from a cartoon I used to watch. Maricha is the Ice King, Finn is Rama, and Jake is Sita. The golden deer is changed to a golden bunny as well. I tried to make the dialogues similar to the language of the show.
I really liked your adaptation of The Chase. I also decided to adapt that story but I definitely think that yours is more creative than mine, especially since you decided to tie in the existing characters of the Ice King, Finn, and Jake. The way you wrote the story really let their personalities shine through and the story was well-written!
ReplyDeleteHi Mason,
ReplyDeleteGreat story! I really like your idea of adapting The Chase to a modern day show like Adventure Time. This story was one of my favorites from the Ramayana so I really enjoyed reading it in a different way, but still recognizing commonalities between the two! I like how you included dialogue in the story. I think adding dialogue allows readers to understand the characters personalities.