COMICS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A LARGE ANIMAL AND A SMALL ANIMAL

 here's a comic adaptation of "Barnaby the Bear and Pip the Mouse," designed for young EFL learners, using panel structure, speech balloons, and captions:

Panel 1:

• Image: A wide shot of a sunny forest. A large, brown bear (Barnaby) walks alone, looking sad.
• Caption: "Once upon a time, in a sunny forest..."
• Speech Balloon (Barnaby): "Oh dear, I just want to be friends!"

Panel 2:

• Image: Close-up on Barnaby's feet as he walks. Small animals (squirrels, rabbits) scatter away in fear.
• Caption: "All the other animals would run away!"

Panel 3:

• Image: A tiny mouse (Pip) gathering seeds near a berry bush. He's very small and cute.
• Caption: "One sunny morning, a tiny mouse named Pip was gathering seeds."

Panel 4:

• Image: Barnaby peeking from behind a tree, looking at Pip.
• Speech Balloon (Barnaby, in large bold font): "HELLO!"

Panel 5:

• Image: Pip jumps in surprise, dropping his seeds. He looks up, scared. Barnaby is shown in the background much bigger.
• Speech Balloon (Pip): "Eeeek!"

Panel 6:

• Image: Barnaby lowers his head, looking at Pip with a gentle expression.
• Speech Balloon (Barnaby, in smaller, softer font): "Hello, little one. I am Barnaby. What's your name?"
• Caption: Barnaby spoke very softly.

Panel 7:

• Image: Pip looks up at Barnaby, less scared now.
• Speech Balloon (Pip, in a tiny voice): "I'm Pip."

Panel 8:

• Image: Barnaby smiles gently, showing his teeth but in a non-threatening way.
• Speech Balloon (Barnaby): "It's nice to meet you, Pip. What are you doing?"

Panel 9:

• Image: Pip shows his tiny bag of seeds.
• Speech Balloon (Pip): "I'm collecting seeds for my little house."

Panel 10:

• Image: Barnaby uses his large paw to scoop up a big pile of seeds.
• Speech Balloon (Barnaby): "I can help!"

Panel 11:

• Image: Pip's eyes are wide with amazement as he looks at the massive pile of seeds.
• Caption: "Wow!"

Panel 12:

• Image: Barnaby carefully places the seeds near Pip's tiny bag.
• Speech Balloon (Barnaby): "Here you go."

Panel 13:

• Image: Pip, looking very happy, smiles at Barnaby.
• Speech Balloon (Pip): "Thank you, Barnaby! Would you like to come to my house?"

A FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A LARGE ANIMAL AND A SMALL ANIMAL: Barnaby bends down low to hear Pip better

• Speech Balloon (Barnaby): "I would love that!"

Panel 15:

• Image: Pip leads Barnaby to his tiny house. Barnaby has to bend way over to see in.
• Caption: Barnaby's bent low to see inside.

Panel 16:

• Image: Close up of Barnaby looking at the house.
• Speech Balloon (Barnaby): "It's very nice, Pip."

Panel 17:

• Image: A final scene of Barnaby and Pip walking together through the forest, both are smiling.
• Caption: From that day on, Barnaby and Pip were the best of friends.
• Caption: The End.

This comic uses simple, clear images and text, focusing on action and dialogue. The font size is adjusted to reflect the character's size and tone, making it easy for young EFL learners to follow along and understand.