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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/34512
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# You're looking for a random story generator

There are lots of those on the internet. The first one I found [Plot Generator](https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/). It gave me quite a few prompts that weren't child-suitable, but I hit gold when I randomly generated a Fantasy Blurb.

> Garth Butterscotch, the Troll  
> A Fantasy Novel  
> by Untitled writer
> 
> In a cave there lived a beautiful, bendy troll named Garth Butterscotch. Not a magic sensational, killer cave, filled with soup and a false smell, nor yet a pink, minuscule, violent cave with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a troll-cave, and that means shelter.
> 
> One day, after a troubling visit from the dragon Charity Wu, Garth leaves his cave and sets out in search of three giant trousers. A quest undertaken in the company of girls, people and fluffy robots.
> 
> In the search for the dragon-guarded trousers, Garth Butterscotch surprises even himself with his intelligence and skill as a housekeeper.
> 
> During his travels, Garth rescues a kettle, an heirloom belonging to Charity. But when Charity refuses to try shouting, their friendship is over.
> 
> However, Charity is wounded at the Battle of Blenheim and the two reconcile just before Garth engages in some serious shouting.
> 
> Garth accepts one of the three giant trousers and returns home to his cave a very wealthy troll.

I also found the [Scholastic Story Starters](http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/), which are completely kid oriented, and should generator child-friendly plots.

# Look for Mythology collections for kids

Generally speaking, myths and legends tend to be the opposite of child friendly. But a lot of work has been done collecting the less adult myths (or sanitizing the more adult myths) and collating them together for children to read. As a bonus, this gives you a good opportunity to introduce your child to other cultures they might not interact with on a regular basis.

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