Jonah is the son of Amittai, an Israelite profit.  

GOD 

Hey Jonah! Have you heard of this great city of Nineveh. It’s on the banks of the Tigris River.  Those people are pushing my buttons, and 

I need you to go preach against them.  

JONAH 

Yeah. I wish I could, but I'm kind of busy right now God. I'm headed 

to Tarshish.  

EXT.  COAST JOPPA- DAY TIME

Jonah walked to Joppa and stopped at its natural harbor on the Mediterranean Sea and meets up with two sailors and the captain of a shallow craft. A big violet wind caused the sea to move violently.  

JONAH 

Hey guys I'm Jonah I just really made my God angry, and I need a place to hide. Is it OK if I help you guys out on this ship? 

CAPTAIN 

 Sure. I guess we could always use the extra help. The captain is slightly confused. Jonah becomes acquainted with the captain, sailor one and two. Jonah is tired from his travels and heads below deck to take a nap.  

SAILOR ONE 

Oh, my goodness! Look at this violence storm! 

 SAILOR TWO 

Hurry dump the cargo into the sea we gotta lighten up this ship! 

SAILOR ONE 

Where the heck is Jonah? 

SAILOR TWO 

That dude sleeping below deck again. 

CAPTAIN 

OH, shiver me timbers I'll go get him! 

Captain walks below deck 

INT. BELOW DECK- DAY TIME

CAPTAIN 

What in the world Jonah? Who has sent this ginormous storm and why are you 

asleep below deck! Get up! Did you cause this trouble for us? Are you the one that is

 responsible for this mess?  

JONAH 

Arrggg. I worship the Lord, the God in heaven. I'm pretty sure he's  mad at me.  

CAPTAIN 

 Get up Jonah we are going above deck.  

Jonah gets up and follows the captain.  

EXT.  COAST JOPPA- DAY TIME

CAPTAIN 

Jonah, where did you come from and what have you done? 

JONAH 

That's a long story but I don't want you guys to get hurt. Just pick me up and toss me overboard. 

God will calm down. It’s not your guy’s fault.  

Captain, sailor one and two pick Jonah up and toss him into the sea.  

EXT. THE SEA- DUSK

Jonah is floating in the sea. 

JONAH 

What kind of huge fish is this? 

A giant whale swallows Jonah. Inside the whale Jonah prays, and the whale thinks he is talking to him.  

INT. STOMACH OF A WHALE

Jonah is sitting inside the stomach of a giant whale 

JONAH 

Lord! I am in a whale. I need your help! 

WHALE 

Yummy. What kind of help do you need? This is Whale. How can I 

help you? 

JONAH 

Lord! I have been forsaken! This is worse than I thought. 

WHALE 

Yum. Tasty treat why is it that you are crying? 

JONAH 

I was hurled into the depths of the sea and eaten by a whale.  

WHALE 

This is Whale talking. Not God. 

JONAH 

My head was wrapped in seaweed I thought I was dead. And I was brought up from the pit of despair. 

Thank you, Lord.  

WHALE 

You're welcome! I was happy to find a snack.  

JONAH 

 Do you listen to the Lord? 

WHALE 

I shout a grateful praise for tasty snacks.  

JONAH 

Lord God I am sorry for turning away from your instruction. Please to the holiest of temples, from the stomach 

of a whale, salvation comes from only you God! 

GOD 

Hey Whale! This is God speaking. 

WHALE 

This is Whale. How can I help you? 

GOD 

That snack in your stomach is not good.  

WHALE 

This snack makes Whale not feel good. 

GOD 

Yeah, he didn't listen to God. Just spit him out on dry land and I’ll take care of the rest.  

EXT. SEA SHORE- NIGHTTIME

The whale vomits Jonah out onto dry land.  

References

NIV Thinline Holy Bible. (2011.). Biblica, Inc.  

Strong, W. (2012). Coaching writing in content areas write-for-insight strategies, grades 6- 12 (2nd Ed.). Pearson.   

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