Short Storytime With Hook and Twist

About the “Short Storytime With Hook and Twist” template

Turn the facts of a story into a narrated 30 to 90 second storytime with a hook, tension and a twist. It is designed so that nothing gets invented if the story is real; if it is fiction, it is clearly labelled; and no personal data of third parties. It is one of the templates in AI Video.

What it will ask you (12)

1. Tell the facts in order, as they happened (what happened, roughly where, and how it ended)
2. Is the story real or made up?
3. What is the twist or the moment that changes everything? (what surprises or gets revealed)
4. Tone of the story (pick up to 2)
5. Where will you publish it?
6. Approximate length (check the platform's current limit)
7. How will you tell it?
8. How do you want to end it?
9. People who appear and how to refer to them (e.g. 'my neighbour', 'a colleague'), without names or identifying details (comma-separated)
10. Details you do not want to tell (names, exact places, companies, private data) (comma-separated)
11. Suggest supporting images or scenes for each part
12. I will use AI-generated voice, images or music

Example result

What the AI returned with this prompt and some sample answers.

# Short storytime · the umbrella that came back on the same bus · 45 s

STORY SHEET (true story, adapted)
  Setup: on a rainy day you leave your umbrella on the bus.
  Complication: you ask at lost property and it isn't there.
  Twist: a week later it is hanging by the same seat.
  Ending: it carries a note: "I left it here in case you came back".
  [to complete] whether you ever found out who wrote the note.

HOOKS
  1. "I lost an umbrella on the bus and found it on the bus."
     On screen: "The umbrella that came back" · Delivered by: the
     twist.
  2. "A week later, my umbrella had a note on it."
     On screen: "A note" · Delivered by: the ending.

NARRATED SCRIPT (voice-over)
  0–4 s · Hook 1.
  4–16 s · Setup: "It was raining, I was in a hurry and I got off
     without it. I noticed at my front door." (pause)
  16–30 s · Tension: "I asked at lost property. Nothing. I gave it
     up for lost." · On screen: "Nothing"
  30–41 s · Twist: "A week later I took the same route. Same seat.
     And there it was, hanging, with a piece of paper."
…

How to use it

1. Answer the questions in the form above.
2. Generate the prompt and copy it, or open it straight in your AI.
3. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. If the result doesn't fit, ask the AI to adjust it or generate it again with other answers.

Frequently asked questions

What do I get with “Short Storytime With Hook and Twist”?

A complete prompt tailored to your answers, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Turn the facts of a story into a narrated 30 to 90 second storytime with a hook, tension and a twist. It is designed so that nothing gets invented if the story is real; if it is fiction, it is clearly labelled; and no personal data of third parties.

How long does it take?

You answer 12 guided questions; most have options to pick from, so it usually takes a couple of minutes.

Is it free?

Yes. Fill in the form, sign in with Google and copy the prompt, at no cost.

Do you store what I type?

Yes, in your history: we keep your answers and the generated prompt, linked to your account, for 12 months. You can see and delete them in “My account”. For health, diet, fitness and finance templates we store nothing.