The document summarizes three graphic narratives: 1) In "The Spirit in a Bottle", a boy finds and releases an evil spirit from a bottle, but tricks it back in and gains the ability to turn things to silver to pay for school. 2) "Star Money" tells of an orphan girl who gives her possessions to others in need until she has nothing, but the stars then fall as silver coins so she can buy new clothes. 3) In "The Elves and the Shoemaker", elves make shoes overnight to help a poor shoemaker pay his rent after he gives his last pair of shoes to a lady, and he leaves clothes for the elves to thank them.

1. Graphic Narrative Research
The Spirit in a bottle
 Summary: A poor man and his son were working in the forest, when
the son finds a bottle with an evil spirit in. The spirit asks f he’ll release
him and when he does the spirit threatens to attack him. The boy tricks
him into getting back in the bottle and when he releases the spirit again
he gives him a bag that turns things to silver, so he can then afford to
go to school
 Characters: A man, his son, the spirit and a merchant
 Location: A village near the forest
 Audience: Children aged around 5-7
 Style: Fantasy/ scary and dark
 Adaptation: Modern, present day setting, simplify the plot
Star Money
 Summary: An orphan girl who has nothing except her clothes and
some bread travels the countryside, and gives her things to people who
needs them as she goes along. Eventually she has nothing, but
because of her generosity the stars fall down in front of her as silver
coins and she can buy herself new clothes
 Characters: Young girl, 4 peasants she meets along the way
 Location: The countryside
 Audience: Young children aged 3-5
 Style: More cartoon like and surreal
 Adaptation: Walking to the moon instead of through the country
The Elves and the Shoemaker
 Summary: A poor shoemaker gave his last pair of shoes to a lady
despite the fact that he needed to pay the rent. That evening he laid
out the material he needed for the next day and went to bed. That night
elves came in and made the shoes for him, even more detailed and
well made than he would have made them. To thank them, the cobbler
and his wife made small clothes for the elves and left them out on the
work table for them to find that night
 Characters: The cobbler, his wife, the elves and a customer
 Location: A village
 Audience: Children aged 3-7
 Style: Simple, cartoon like
 Adaptation: A lunch lady in a school canteen rather than a shoemaker
in his shop