Reading-Story Elements

By Maridel Gonzales

By Maridel Gonzales

The beginning of a story tells you who the story is about and where the story takes place.

The characters are who the story is mostly about.

The setting is where the story mostly takes place. ​

Listen to the story. Think about who the story is mostly about, and where the story mostly takes place.

Bunny and Crow live in the forest. Bunny has soft white fur and long floppy ears. She lives in a nice little house under a rock. She likes to hop through the bushes. She likes to visit her animal friends. But she always wondered what the world outside the forest was like. Crow has shiny black feathers. His house is a nice nest at the top of a tree. He likes to fly high above the forest. He likes to fly over rivers and towns outside the forest.

where the story mostly takes place.