The Kingdom of Backyard
Who is Rock?
He is the mighty, undefeated warrior from the Kingdom of Backyard who sets out to find a worthy opponent.
Who is Paper?
This warrior leaves the Empire of Mom's Home Office seeking glory in battle.
Where is the warrior from?
The warrior is from the tiny village of Junk Drawer.
Where does the final showdown happen?
In the two-car garage.
What is getting squished (or turned into jam), and how does it end?
Rock fights with the apricot the apricot gets squished (turned into jam).
What is this "pit of despair?"
**Daily Double**
Paper is physically climbing down into a normal office garbage can to look for someone to fight.
What is the "frozen tundra" and how does it change the mood of her quest?
Scissors travels to the frozen tundra which is the freezer. The mood is different because she is looking for a challenge.
What does Paper say to start the fight?
Paper said "Hi there" to initiate the fight.
What is this imaginary piece of clothing that Rock wears.
Rock's battle pants. He isn't wearing any, but he still wants to fight.
What is this snack food, and how would you describe the snack's attitude during the fight?
Down in the trash bin, Paper battles a cocky, half-eaten bag of this snack food.
Who does Scissors fight with and what do they look like?
In the frozen tundra, Scissors fights with frozen, breaded chicken nuggets shaped like dinosaurs.
What emotion did they feel after the fight?
The emotion they feel is joy (or happiness)!
Instead of being sad or angry about losing, they are happy because always winning without any effort had become incredibly boring to them.
How does Rock start the fight with the apricot?
Rock fights this piece of fruit after insulting it.
What is half-eaten (and in the trash)?
Trail mix is in the trash and half-eaten.
What is the theme of the story?
**Daily Double**
Example: Everyone is good at something.
What did the warriors learn about winning/losing?
In the final battle, Rock crushes Scissors, Scissors cuts Paper, and Paper covers Rock, where everyone wins once and loses once.
Rock is super strong against Scissors, but weak against Paper.
Paper is super strong against Rock, but weak against Scissors.
Scissors is super strong against Paper, but weak against Rock.