A father tries to remain meaningful to his growing daughter after the bedtime world that connected them begins to change.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Bedtime Kingdom
Djibi invents nightly stories for his child. The stories open into an enchanted world where he becomes the prince.
Key Events
Nightly Storytelling — Djibi invents a story every evening to help his daughter fall asleep. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Bedroom
A Father's Imagination — The father's storytelling creates a recurring imaginative world for his child. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Bedroom
Entering The Dream — The child dreams herself into an enchanted world shaped by the bedtime tale. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: World of Stories
Enchanted Kingdom — The imagined setting becomes an enchanted world where the central story unfolds. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: World of Stories
The Princess Dream — The child imagines herself as a princess in the enchanted world. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: World of Stories
The Prince's Enemy
The imagined world develops a conflict between Djibi's prince and Pritprout. Pritprout is established as the prince's sworn enemy.
Key Events
The Princess Dream — The child imagines herself as a princess in the enchanted world. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: World of Stories
The Prince Appears — Djibi appears in the story world as the princess's prince. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: World of Stories
Pritprout Emerges — Pritprout is established as a character within the imagined story. Characters: Djibi, le père / le prince, PritproutLocation: World of Stories
The Sworn Enemy — Pritprout is named the sworn enemy of the prince. Characters: Djibi, le père / le prince, PritproutLocation: World of Stories
Three Years Later — The story shifts forward three years as the child grows older. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
Growing Apart
Three years pass, and the child enters college. She no longer needs Djibi's stories and begins to distance herself from him.
Key Events
Three Years Later — The story shifts forward three years as the child grows older. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
Growing Up — The child has grown and begins a new stage of life. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
Entering College — The older child enters college, marking a major change in her routine. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: College
Stories No Longer Needed — She no longer needs Djibi's bedtime stories to fall asleep. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
A Growing Distance — The older child begins to distance herself from Djibi. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
The New Prince
The child's attention turns toward Max, who becomes her new prince. Djibi experiences the loss of his former heroic position.
Key Events
A Growing Distance — The older child begins to distance herself from Djibi. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
Max Takes Center Stage — The child's attention becomes centered on Max, her new prince. Characters: Djibi, le père / le prince, Max / le nouveau princeLocation: World of Stories
The New Prince — Max is identified as the new prince in the changing story. Characters: Djibi, le père / le prince, Max / le nouveau princeLocation: World of Stories
The Hero's Displacement — Djibi faces the loss of his former place as the central heroic figure. Characters: Djibi, le père / le prince, Max / le nouveau princeLocation: World of Stories
Reclaiming Hero Status — Djibi decides to try to become his daughter's hero again. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
A Father's Return
Djibi attempts to become his daughter's hero again. He prepares to enter a new adventure while facing the changing story-world roles.
Key Events
Reclaiming Hero Status — Djibi decides to try to become his daughter's hero again. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
A New Adventure — Djibi prepares to pursue a new adventure in order to reconnect. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: World of Stories
Facing The New Narrative — Djibi's old story-world identity meets the new prince and its established enemy. Characters: Djibi, le père / le prince, Max / le nouveau prince, PritproutLocation: World of Stories
The Father's Final Attempt — Djibi's central effort is to regain his daughter's place in her emotional world. Characters: Djibi, le père / le princeLocation: Home
Story Breakdown
Nightly Story Ritual — Djibi's bedtime storytelling establishes the emotional bond and imaginative framework.
Evening Stories — Djibi invents a story every night to help his child sleep.
Fatherly Imagination — The stories become a shared imaginative space between father and child.
Enchanted Story World — The child's dream transforms the bedtime tale into a fantasy kingdom.
Princess Dream — The child imagines herself as a princess in an enchanted world.
Prince Identity — Djibi embodies the prince within the imagined narrative.
Pritprout's Threat — The story world gains opposition through the prince's sworn enemy.
Fantastical Antagonist — Pritprout is introduced as a character in the story.
Sworn Enemy — Pritprout is defined as the enemy of Djibi's prince.
Growing Independence — Time changes the child's needs and weakens the old bedtime connection.
Three-Year Shift — The narrative moves forward three years.
College Entrance — The older child enters college and begins a new phase.
The New Prince — Max becomes the focus of the child's changing imaginative and emotional attention.
Max Arrives — Max is introduced as the new prince.
Djibi Displaced — Djibi loses his previous central position in the story.
Reclaiming Heroism — Djibi responds to the distance by attempting to become his daughter's hero again.
Renewed Mission — Djibi decides to recover his place in his daughter's world.
New Adventure — He prepares for an adventure intended to restore their connection.
Djibi lives alone with Sofia, his 8-year-old daughter. Every night, he invents a story to put him to sleep. When Sofia falls asleep, these extraordinary stories come to life somewhere in an imaginary world inhabited by knights, pirates and other dragons. In this world that belongs only to them, Sofia is always the princess to save, and the brave Prince is none other than Djibi himself. But 3 years later, the entry of Sofia to the college will mark the end of her childhood. To the despair of her father, she no longer needs her stories at night. On the one hand, Djibi will have to accept that his daughter will grow up and move away from him. On the other hand, in the World of Stories, the Prince will have to face the most epic of all his adventures. Find your destiny in a world where it no longer has a place.
