the strange story
DESCRIPTION
‘The strange story’ is a wooden puzzle toy containing 11 different animal figures with different characters each. This product is a handmade toy which shows the natural beauty of the pure materials, grain of the wood. The toy can also be used as a part of decoration and child’s toy at the same time. In addition, a story book comes along with the product. The story book of the ‘The Strange Story’ is not just an ordinary story book. The role of the story book is a device that connects the toy and the child to create a new form of a toy. These newly formed toys made by the creativeness of a child are sometimes a toy, sometimes an object which will live forever in a child’s memory.TRANSCRIPT
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‘�e strange Story’ is a wooden puzzle toy contain-
ing 11 di�erent animal �gures with di�erent charac-
ters each. �is product is a handmade toy which
shows the natural beauty of the pure materials, grain
of the wood. �e toy can also be used as a part of
decoration and child’s toy at the same time.
In addition, a story book comes along with the
product. �e story book of the ‘�e Strange Story’
is not just an ordinary story book. �e role of the
story book is a device that connects the toy and the
child to create a new form of a toy. �ese newly
formed toys made by the creativeness of a child are
sometimes a toy, sometimes an object which will live
forever in a child’s memory.
�e Strange Stor y
1. �e elephant, want to be gira�e.
2. �e Tree, disl ikes land.
3. �e old shrimp man.
4. �e shy �sh.
5. �e cricket, loving sun.
6. �e hippo, looks l ike a rhino.
7. �e walking octopus.
8. �e lazy donkey.
9. �e ray, wants to �y.
10. �e lying bird.
11. �e snake, with t wo heads.
�e elephant, want to be gira�e.
�ere is elephant, who wants to be a gira�e.She is so envious of gora�e's slim neck and skinny legs.
So she makes her thick legs long and skinny.She cuts the long nose and large ears.
"If I have long neck, I would be a gira�e."she is very happy.
Why does she wants to be a gira�e?
3
�e tree, dislikes land.
�ere is a tree which dislikes land.�e tree wants to be far away from land.So roots become longer than branches.
Most of his leaves are fallen down.�e tree is le� with only bare branches.
Why doesn't the tree like? the land?
4
�e old shrimp man.
�ere is an old shrimp man.He lives in the sea, for 100 years.
He is tired of living the sea."I'll go to land! I want to see the new world!"
Can he come to the land?
5
�e shy �sh.
�ere is a shy �sh.He hides his body under the sand.
His face is disguised as seaweed and coral.Nobody knows where the �sh is.
One day friends come."Why don't you come outside? let's play!"
"No~ No~" Why is he hiding?
6
�e cricket, loving sun.
�ere is a cricket, falling in love with the sun.He sings a song for the moon till that time.
But now, he sings for the sun."Oh~ Sole Mio~ Oh~ Sole mio~"
How is the cricket falling in love with the sun?
7
�e hippo, looks like a rhino.
�ere is a hippo who looks like a rhino.Everyone regards him a rhino.
“Hey rhino, why are you always in the water?”“I’m a hippo! Not a rhino!”
He thinks everyone is a fool not to distinguish rhino and hippo.
How can he let them know him a hippo?
8
�e walking octopus.
�ere is an octopus likes walking more than swimming.“Why don’t you swim like any other �sh?”
“I prefer walking to swimming. Try walking graciously like me.”
“You will be eaten by a shark while walking slowly.”But he keeps walking.
What makes him walk?
9
�e lazy donkey.
�ere is a lazy donkey.“He really doesn’t like to work.
“It’s time to work, donkey. So many things to carry.”“I hate working. Why should I work all day?”
How can he stay without working?
10
�e ray, wants to �y.
�ere is a ray who wants to �y.He believed that he can �y with
his big wings like �ying �sh.“Hey, �ying �sh, how can I �y like you?”
“Just jump out of water and �ap your wings, it’s so cool.”�e ray envies �ying �sh proudly �ies.
Why does he want to �y?
11
�e lying bird.
�ere is a bird always lying.He never �ies.
“Why are you laying all day?”“I’m not just lying, watching the sky.
Try this, the sky is so beautiful.”Why does he feel sky beautiful?
12
�e snake, with two heads.
�ere is a snake with two heads.�ey don’t like each other.
“I want to go le�.” / “No, I want to go right.”“I want to have a tail like any other snakes.
It’s because of you!”“No. I want to have a nice tail with bell.
It’s because of you!”How can they get familiar?
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Story
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