| A | B |
| humiliation | is a feeling of shame or embarrassment |
| expectations | are hopes about how wll others will do or about how they should behave |
| fringes | areas along its edges, far away from the center of action |
| hesitating | pausing before doing something because you are feeling unsure |
| sincere | being honest and you mean what you say |
| coaxed | gently talked into to something by someone else |
| characters | are the people or animals in a story |
| Main character | is the person the story is mostly about |
| setting | is the time and place in which a story occurs |
| conflict | the problem the main character faces |
| plot | is the series of story events, usually presented in time order. |
| resolution | is the solution to the main character's problem |