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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Sci. 2021 Mar 2;24(4):e13086. doi: 10.1111/desc.13086

Table A-1.

Story Clips and Duration in Seconds

Cinderella
1 8.44 Once upon a time, there was a girl who was sad because she had two really mean stepsisters who teased her all the time.
2 4.2 Her stepmother was also mean, and she was sad and upset.
King Midas
1 9.12 Once upon a time, there was a king who was thinking of ways to become rich. He prayed and prayed, and suddenly he met an old woman who had magical powers.
2 11.08 The old woman told the king, “I heard you wanted to become rich. I’m going to give you a magical power to turn anything you touch into gold!” The king was quite excited and thanked the old woman.
Red Riding Hood
1 8.4 Red Riding Hood heard that her grandmother was sick. She packed a basket with food, went walking towards her grandmother’s house, and arrived there.
2 7.72 She opened the door and went inside. She saw her grandmother, and exclaimed, “Hello, but what big teeth you have!”
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1 7.52 The three bears went outside for a long walk until they decided to go back home. They went inside and saw something surprising.
2 11.12 They asked, “Who ate my porridge? Who broke my chair?” They went upstairs and exclaimed, “Who’s sleeping in my bed right now?”