Story Ideas

I started off with a few ideas for possible narratives for my short animation. I have chosen the 3 best, ideas which I believe have the biggest scope.

1. •A character, goes out for the day on a visit to the local zoo. Whilst there, it meets a number of the animals. The character would meet a giraffe which could lean down towards it, an elephant which squirts water, penguins which slide across the ice and at the end could be watching the tropical fish tank, which then a shark could swim across and frigthen the character which then goes home. The genre of this would be adventure, with some comical elements. The main character from this story could go on different adventures which would mean that there would be scope for there to be more than one episode/ story.
2. •A bird learning to fly. The first time it tries it falls, so it comes up with different ways of trying to fly eg with a parachute made from a leaf. The bird could also hold on to a helicopter seed pod, which then spins the bird all the way to the ground, which it then becomes very dizzy. This story would be very comical and the characters (3 chicks) presented in such a way that they have their own personalities, eg one could be very lazy and fat, whereas another could be thin and 'geeky'.
Owner of a cat buys a puppy. The puppy would be scruffy, yet cute and would be stereotypically very energetic and playful. It would take a liking to the cat which is just not interested and gets annoyed by the puppy keeping pestering it. The cat on the other hand would be the opposite to the puppy, as it would be very posh, dainty and clever which is the stereotype of a pet cat. The puppy will always try to be friends and play with the cat, however with the cat not being interested, it trys to get away from it. For instance, the cat could entice the puppy outside through the cat flap then block it so it can't get back in. At the end of the story, the cat would finally accept the puppy as a friend.
After dicussing the ideas with some friends, I decided that I would take forward the 3rd idea (highlighted) of the story with the cat and dog, as I belive this would be the most appealing and successful.