Exposition: The story takes place in the palace of the Duchess of Whimsy during a time when royals threw extravagant parties with lavish guests. The Duchess of Whimsy, The Earl of Norm, and the Duchess' father are the main characters.
Conflict: The main problem in the story is the Duchess' father, the King, needs his kingdom and the Earl of Norm's kingdom to be friendly with one another, and he wants his daughter to get to know him better. She, however, thinks he is too plain and boring for her.
Rising Action: The Duchess of Whimsy throws lavish celebrations and does everything a bit "over the top". Most of her guests join in and celebrate with her, but the Earl of Norm represents everything normal and does not seem to enjoy the parties as much as everyone else. The Earl tries in vain to get the Duchess' attention and the King reminds his daughter that he needs her to get to know the Earl, bit she is not interested.
Climax: One evening the Duchess wanted to throw another party, but the cook became ill and the guests decided they wanted to try and cook themselves. When the Duchess saw that the Earl made a grilled cheese sandwich and milk, she was put off at first. Then she took a bite!
Falling Action: After falling in love with the sandwich, she got to know the Earl a little more by talking with him. They both learned things about one other that night.
Resolution: In the end, they found out they had much more in common than they ever thought and they spent the rest of their days celebrating together.
The illustrations in this story are so entrancing and each time I look at the pages, it is like I see something new. The drawings definitely help to establish the setting and define the characters through expressionism. They are elaborate and add to the story in such a creative way.
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