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Take a well-known short story or fairy tale (e.g., "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Three Little Pigs," "Goldilocks and the Three Bears") and briefly outline its plot according to the five stages: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
Break the story down into its distinct beginning, problem-building, peak moment, winding-down, and ending phases.
Imagine you are a writer. You want to create a story where the "resolution" is ambiguous, meaning the reader is left to ponder the final outcome. How would you adjust the "falling action" and "resolution" stages to achieve this effect, rather than providing a clear "happily ever after" or definitive tragic end?
If you don't want a clear ending, what elements would you introduce to make the reader think beyond the final page?
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