story proposal 1: Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers
By Jasmine Cruz
Story idea: This is a story for children. It is about a childhood game called cops and robbers. A group of children will pick whether they want to become cops, robbers or children. Then the cops will chase the robbers while the robbers will chase the children. In order to pay for ransom or bail, one must have enough sticks, leaves or flowers to pay the demanded price.
: No one really knows what each person picked to be. So honesty is an important part of the game. Once a child joins the group, he or she picks the role that is most consistent with his or her character. The officers of the class usually become policemen. The good girls and good boys of the class often choose to become children. The rascals in the class choose to become robbers.
:The game ends when all the robbers are jailed or all the children are kidnapped. Thus only the group of the policemen or group of the robbers can win.
Theme: tradition, honesty, rite of passage,
:musings on an interesting psychological trivia: when a child starts to lie, it is a sign of cognitive development
Plot:
1.) The children play. There is harmony amongst them.
2.) A new member of the group child decides to be a robber.
3.) He becomes pissed off by the fact that the policemen always win.
4.) He decides to go against tradition and breaks the sacred code of honesty.
5.) A robber pretends to be a child and infiltrates the jail camp and frees the robbers.
6.) The rest find out about his scheme.
7.) The children are divided. Friendship cannot be repaired anymore.
Research method:
• Go to the park and observe children play
• Read books on child psychology