A Day at the Beach with Sora

 A Day at the Beach with Sora

Here's a fun video created with Sora.

Prompt:

• scene 1: 2 seconds

Setting:  A beautiful day at the beach and pier.  People of all ages walking on the pier, swimming and playing on the beach.  Blue sky with white puffy clouds.

Music: menacing music plays.

• scene 2: 2 seconds

Setting: A giant Octopus monster leaps from the water onto the pier.  People are screaming and running away.

Music: menacing music plays.

• scene 3: 2 seconds

Setting: The giant octopus rampages down the pier looking into store and arcade until he comes to an ice cream stand.

Music: menacing music plays.

• scene 4: 2 seconds.

The octopus shrinks to human size and is eating an ice cream cone.  He is happy and has a smile on his face.

Music: happy ice cream truck music plays/

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