Frog King, Quest #1
You face a daunting challenge. The Frog King is in serious danger at the hands of the Bush Monsters. They hold him spellbound, deep in their lair beneath the stone wall. The King’s messenger has retrieved a vital clue to his majesty’s whereabouts and is waiting for you to rendezvous. The reward for the king’s rescue is, let’s just say – a King’s ransom.
You are the last knight and MUST be victorious or the kingdom will fall. The time has come. Your knights-in-training (KITs) dismount their trusty steeds with wobbly legs. But YOU do not falter, commanding your KITs to close the visors of their armor and ready for battle.
Directly in front of you is the Black River, bubbling over with tar and riddled with Crocigators. Oh, you don’t know about them do you? Be warned. Be very warned, they are a gnarly mutation of the alligator and the crocodile.
Your first act of bravery must be to retrieve the weapons, destroy the Crocigators, and safely cross the Black River. Once past, you must tip-toe through the howling tunnel and sneak into the message center to retrieve the clue. For your second act of bravery, can YOU and your KITs retrieve the message, defeat the Bush Monsters, and rescue the Frog King?
Failure is not an option.
This quest sounds AWESOME! Right? Well yes… and no, too. This is not really a quest. It’s a trip to the post office to get my mail. Allow me to elaborate.
The “knights-in-training” a.k.a “KITs” are my kids. The “Black River” is the parking lot. The “howling tunnel” is the entryway between the outer and inner doors of the post office. The “message center” is my post office box. The “clue” is my mail, which I read out loud. The bushes that sit atop a raised stone wall, just outside the front door are the “Bush Monsters and their Lair“. Instead of going to the post office alone, I bring my kids and inject them into this medieval story. I have to get my mail, so why not turn it into something memorable for my kids? I’ve been doing it for years, it just wasn’t until last spring that I actually recorded them for other Dads.
Are you starting to embrace the concept and reward of Dadnamics? Creative story-telling engages your kids into an adventure with YOU. Once they are engaged, you connect more.
[pullquote align=”normal”]And great connection leads to great conversation. [/pullquote]
Oh, a final warning! Truly great conversation flows like the Black River. Beware of Crocigator topics. They can really bite your arm off if you’re not prepared.
