APPENDIX A.

NARRATIVE AND STORY GRAMMARS

Fox and Bear Story
Setting	1. Once upon a time there was a fox and a bear, who were friends.
Initiating event	2. One night they were hungry
Plan	3. and decided to catch a chicken for supper.
Setting Element	4. They ran to a nearby farm where there was a chicken house.
Internal response	5. The bear was worried that the farmer would come
Attempt	6. so he climbed on the roof to watch.
Attempt	7. The fox opened the door very quietly, went inside and grabbed a chicken.
	8. He started to carry the chicken out
Internal response	9. but then he heard a big noise.
Consequence	10. The roof cracked open and the bear fell on top of him.
Consequence	11. The chickens all woke up and got away.
Internal response	12. The farmer heard the chickens squawking
Consequence	13. came out and caught the fox and the bear.
Reaction	14. They were real mad and still hungry.

Note. From “An Analysis of Story Comprehension in Elementary School Children” by N. Stein and C. Glenn, 1979, in R. Freedle (Ed.), New Directions in Discourse Processing (Vol. 2, p. 82). Norwood, NJ: Ablex. Copyright 1979 by Ablex (Elsevier). Adapted with permission.