The Snakes

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Nick Zealand
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1
Pages
52
Book Type
Children's

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The story of a peaceful, high-trust village whose people welcome a group of snakes with kindness and generosity. At first, the snakes seem friendly and harmless, but as their numbers and influence grow, they change the town’s culture, silence critics, take control of government, and use fear and hypnosis to dominate the people. A young traveler who remembers the old warning that snakes only bite refuses to be charmed. With the help of a young girl, he discovers how to break the spell and helps the townspeople reclaim their freedom. The story shows that kindness, trust, and compassion must be accompanied by wisdom, judgment, and the courage to recognize manipulation. It also reminds us that lessons passed down from earlier generations may contain hard-earned wisdom, and that a peaceful society must guard against those who exploit its openness and goodwill.

Scene 1 - A Peaceful High-Trust Village

Scene 2 - Children Returning Home with Candy

Scene 3 - Mothers’ Concern

Scene 4 - First Meeting with the Snakes

Scene 5 - The Snakes Welcomed into Town

Scene 6 - Snakes Living Among Families

Scene 7 - Snake Culture Spreads

Scene 8 - Critics Mocked and Silenced

Scene 9 - Snakes Take Control of Government

Scene 10 - Everyone Wearing Snake Suits

Scene 11 - Hypnotic Eyes

Scene 12 - The Gloomy Town

Scene 13 - Arrival of the Traveler

Scene 14 - The Girl Reveals the Truth

Scene 15 - Entering the Town

Scene 16 - Meeting the High-Ranking Snake

Scene 17 - The Temptation

Scene 18 - “Look into My Eyes...”

Scene 19 - “What Gifts Did You Give?”

Scene 20 - The Snake’s Defeat

Scene 21 - The Spell Breaks

Scene 22 - Townspeople Remove Their Snake Suits

Scene 23 - Freedom Restored

Scene 24 - Peace Returns

Nick Zealand

Nick Zealand is a professor of ethics, programming, security, digital forensics, data mining, machine learning, and information systems in general. He loves writing stories for his son and reading them to him. He also enjoys riding his bicycle, reading history, writing, listening to audio books, and traveling with his son. He is a licensed pilot and used to skateboard and ski in his youth. He loves writing stories with morals, ethics, and life lessons for his students and young children, especially for his son. In the past, he has written technical material and material on ethics for his students and now is exploring writing books for children. The Crows reflects his views on creating a high-trust society by teaching children that freedom alone is not enough and that courtesy and responsibility must also be practiced since practicing freedom alone can turn a society into a chaotic one. Dr. Zealand hopes his stories are well-received and positively impactful. 

The story of a peaceful, high-trust village whose people welcome a group of snakes with kindness and generosity. At first, the snakes seem friendly and harmless, but as their numbers and influence grow, they change the town’s culture, silence critics, take control of government, and use fear and hypnosis to dominate the people. A young traveler who remembers the old warning that snakes only bite refuses to be charmed. With the help of a young girl, he discovers how to break the spell and helps the townspeople reclaim their freedom. The story shows that kindness, trust, and compassion must be accompanied by wisdom, judgment, and the courage to recognize manipulation. It also reminds us that lessons passed down from earlier generations may contain hard-earned wisdom, and that a peaceful society must guard against those who exploit its openness and goodwill.

Scene 1 - A Peaceful High-Trust Village

Scene 2 - Children Returning Home with Candy

Scene 3 - Mothers’ Concern

Scene 4 - First Meeting with the Snakes

Scene 5 - The Snakes Welcomed into Town

Scene 6 - Snakes Living Among Families

Scene 7 - Snake Culture Spreads

Scene 8 - Critics Mocked and Silenced

Scene 9 - Snakes Take Control of Government

Scene 10 - Everyone Wearing Snake Suits

Scene 11 - Hypnotic Eyes

Scene 12 - The Gloomy Town

Scene 13 - Arrival of the Traveler

Scene 14 - The Girl Reveals the Truth

Scene 15 - Entering the Town

Scene 16 - Meeting the High-Ranking Snake

Scene 17 - The Temptation

Scene 18 - “Look into My Eyes...”

Scene 19 - “What Gifts Did You Give?”

Scene 20 - The Snake’s Defeat

Scene 21 - The Spell Breaks

Scene 22 - Townspeople Remove Their Snake Suits

Scene 23 - Freedom Restored

Scene 24 - Peace Returns

Nick Zealand

Nick Zealand is a professor of ethics, programming, security, digital forensics, data mining, machine learning, and information systems in general. He loves writing stories for his son and reading them to him. He also enjoys riding his bicycle, reading history, writing, listening to audio books, and traveling with his son. He is a licensed pilot and used to skateboard and ski in his youth. He loves writing stories with morals, ethics, and life lessons for his students and young children, especially for his son. In the past, he has written technical material and material on ethics for his students and now is exploring writing books for children. The Crows reflects his views on creating a high-trust society by teaching children that freedom alone is not enough and that courtesy and responsibility must also be practiced since practicing freedom alone can turn a society into a chaotic one. Dr. Zealand hopes his stories are well-received and positively impactful. 

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Title: The Crows