Main Character :

(Girl) Hilda 15 years old German

(Boy) Shannon 16 years old Irish

Background set around 1704 - 1713 ( when French and English settlers began establishing colonies in Atlantic Canada, such as Nova Scotia and Newfoundland)

comic 1 Arriving

Scene 1 : The Picture - A big wooden ship stops at the harbor.

Caption - “In the early 1700s, people from Europe came to build new homes in North America”.

Scene 2 : The Picture - She leave the ship with her mom .She is so excited

Hilda: “Mom, is this New France”?

Mom: “Yes, but this part is now called Nova Scotia.

Scene 3: The Picture - Shannon walks beside them, carrying boxes.

Shannon: “France or England… I just hope it isn’t cold all year.

Scene 4: The Picture - Hilda laughs and seems want to know Shannon

Scene 5: The Picture - Hilda go to talk with shannon

Hilda: “Are you also from Germany?”

Shannon: ”No, I’m from Ireland”.

Scene 6: The Picture - They shook their hands

Hilda: “I’m Hilda”.

Shannon: “I’m Shannon”.

comic 2 building new house

comic 3 helping

Scene1: The Picture - Settlers build small wooden houses together.

Foreman: “Keep the firewood dry! Winter comes early here!”

Scene2: The Picture - Hilda ties rope to help mother.

Hilda: “Do you think the French will come here too?”

Mom: “They could. Everyone wants good land”.

Scene3: The Picture - Shannon carries wood nearby.

Shannon: “My father says we must work hard to survive the Nova Scotia winters”

Hilda: “Then we’d better finish before the snow finds us!”

Scene4: The Picture - Smoke rises from chimneys.

Scene5: The Picture - The seaside village glows under the evening sky.

Shannon: “Look, it’s starting to feel like home”.

Hilda: “That’s how Canada began”

Scene6: The Picture - The sea breeze blows as the two watch the small village that is slowly forming

Scene 1: The Picture - Hilda and Shannon help carry supplies with r

Scene 2: The Picture - Hilda watches Mi’kmaq traders.

Hilda: “Look at all the goods they trade!”

Shannon: “My dad says most of the time Mi’kmaq use furs to trade with us Europeans.”

Scene 3: The Picture - Hilda talks to her mother (She looks thoughtful, learning from her mother).

Scene 4: The Picture - Shannon shows Hilda how to use an axe.

Shannon: “This will help chop firewood.”

Scene 5: The Picture - They pause and look at the village.

Hilda: It’s starting to feel like home”.

Scene 6: The Picture - Shannon pull Hilda’s arm and run

Shannon : Come to see my house!

comic 4 - TROUBLE BETWEEN SETTLERS

comic 5- THE LONG WINTER

Scene 1: The Picture - Settlers argue over the land (arguing in body language).

Scene 2: The Picture - Hilda and Shannon look worried.

Hilda: “I hope it doesn’t get worse”

Scene 3: Adults discuss news and rumors from Europe.(serious expression).

Scene 4: The Picture - Shannon tries to talk to his dad about it (argument)

Shannon: “We need to work together”.

Scene 5: The Picture - Hilda comforts small children. (gentle gesture, hugging, comfort)

Scene 6: The Picture - Night, Hilda writes in her diary by candlelight.

Hilda: “I hope peace will last…”

cene 1: The Picture - Snow falls heavily. (Showing snow and heavy wind)

Scene 2: The Picture - Hilda stored food inside.

Hilda: “We need to save the bread and salted fish carefully… winters here in Nova Scotia can last months”

Scene 3: The Picture - Shannon brings the chopped firewood inside with other men.

Shannon: “This wood will keep our house warm… the cold here is worse that I imagined.

Scene 4: The Picture - Families gather by the fire.

Elder: “Stick close, children. A small fire can save your life in these freezing Atlantic winters”.

Scene 5: The Picture - Hilda help shannon take care of other people who get sick

: “We’ve survived harsh winters before… settlers here always depend on each other to survive”.

Scene 6: The Picture - Hilda and Shannon look out the window at the snowy

Hilda: “Even under all the snow, our village is growing… slowly but surely”.

comic 6CHRISTMAS NIGHT

comic 7 spring

Scene 1: The Picture - Hilda walked into the house with her grandma, In her arms is full of bread.

Scene 2: The Picture - Hilda hands some bread to Shannon

Hilda: “Today is Christmas, I baked these bread with my grandma. People here say sharing on christmas brings blessing”

Scene 3: The Picture - Shannon takes the bread from Hilda

Shannon: “Thank you Hilda. You make it feel like home”.

Scene 4: They start to talked

Hilda: How did you celebrate Christmas in Ireland?

Shannon: We sing a song on Christmas day called ”Kilmore Carols"

Scene5 : The Picture - Shannon asked Hilda If she want to learn

Shannon: I can teach you how to sing that

Hilda: Really? I would love to!

Scene6 : The Picture - They laughed together while singing

Scene 1: The Picture - Hilda was standing with Shannon (Snow melts around the house and grass begins to show.)

Hilda: “The snow’s gone… spring brings hope again.”

Scene 2: The Picture - Settlers bend over the soil, planting seeds together

Shannon: “We plant barley and oats early - they survive this cold soil.”

(Scene 3: The Picture - Children run outside with wooden toys while elders watch.

Scene 4: The Picture- Hilda talk to Shannon while watching the kids

Hilda (softly): “Some didn’t make it through winter… but life goes on.”

Shannon: “yeah..”

Scene 5: The Picture - Hilda and her mom work in a small garden besides their house.

Mom: “The French farmed here before. Now we carry on their work.”

Hilda: “Everyone leaves a mark on Nova Scotia”.

Scene 6: The Picture - Evening light; Hilda and Shannon look at a small village by the coast.

Hilda: “So many people - English, Irish, German…”

Shannon: “Maybe one day, one country.”

Hilda(smiling): “Maybe Canada”

comic 8 The new beging

Scene 1: The Picture - Hilda was standing with Shannon (Snow melts around the house and grass begins to show.)
Hilda: “The snow’s gone… spring brings hope again.”
Scene 2: The Picture - Settlers bend over the soil, planting seeds together
Shannon: “We plant barley and oats early - they survive this cold soil.”
Scene 3: The Picture - Children run outside with wooden toys while elders watch.
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Scene 4: The Picture- Hilda talk to Shannon while watching the kids
Hilda (softly): “Some didn’t make it through winter… but life goes on.”
Shannon: “yeah..”
Scene 5: The Picture - Hilda and her mom work in a small garden besides their house.
Mom: “The French farmed here before. Now we carry on their work.”
Hilda: “Everyone leaves a mark on Nova Scotia”.
Scene 6: The Picture - Evening light; Hilda and Shannon look at a small village by the coast.
Hilda: “So many people - English, Irish, German…”
Shannon: “Maybe one day, one country.”
Hilda(smiling): “Maybe Canada”