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Make up a bedtime story starring your child
They're stalling and you can't invent another plot. Get a short story with their name and interests woven in.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Make up a bedtime story. Child's name and age: [details] Favourite things: [animals, space, football] Length: [3 minutes / 5 minutes] Avoid: [scary themes, etc.] Include a small lesson?: [optional, or none] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short story ready to read aloud. 2. A one-line cliffhanger version if they want "one more bit". 3. Names of two follow-on stories for tomorrow. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. animals, space, football: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Claude
Make up a bedtime story. Child's name and age: [details] Favourite things: [animals, space, football] Length: [3 minutes / 5 minutes] Avoid: [scary themes, etc.] Include a small lesson?: [optional, or none] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short story ready to read aloud. 2. A one-line cliffhanger version if they want "one more bit". 3. Names of two follow-on stories for tomorrow. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. animals, space, football: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You give the child's name, age and favourite things.
The assistant asks about length and any fears to avoid.
You get a short story you can read aloud in a few minutes.
What happens
Use Claude to make up a bedtime story starring your child
They're stalling and you can't invent another plot. Get a short story with their name and interests woven in.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
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