Writing Outlines
The Blue Rose

I. Decision to find husband   

A. Emperor--old
B. Daughter--beautiful and wise
C. Many men
D. Condition--the Blue Rose

II. Failures

A. Warrior
1. King of 5 rivers    
2. Threatened with a terrible fate
3. Sapphire
4. Stone, not a rose
5. Sadly disappointed

B. Merchant
1. Shopkeeper    
2. Threatened with death
3. Blue dye from pharmacy
4. White with toxic dye, not blue
5. Angry and disappointed

C. Lord Chief Justice
1. Famous artist    
2. No threat
3. Cup with painted rose
4. Rejected, but kept
5. Disappointed

3. "I shall come."

10. marriage

7. Yes, that's it.

1. musician arrives

5. "I will find it."

8. "You are color blind."

2. two eyes and a message

6. picks a white rose

9. emperor agrees

4. "must find the rose"

1. musician arrives

2. two eyes and a message
3. "I shall come."
4. "must find the rose"
5. "I will find it."

6. picks a white rose

7. Yes, that's it.
8. "You are color blind."

9. emperor agrees
10. marriage

III. Success--the musician

A. Sang about joy and beauty
B. Met the daughter
C. Simple--white rose
D. Daughter lied
E. Married and lived happily