| A | B |
|---|
| plot | arrangement of events in a story |
| exposition | introduction of the setting, characters and situation |
| conflict | the story's central problem |
| rising action | events that increase the tension |
| climax | high point of the story |
| falling action | events that follow the climax |
| resolution | the final outcome or end |
| prediction | logical guess about what will happen next in a story |
| prior knowledge | what you already know |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| timidly | in a way that shows fear or shyness |
| grudgingly | in an unwilling or resentful way |
| ignore | pay no attention to |
| escorting | going with as a companion |
| distracted | unable to concentrate |
| recognize | know and remember |
| pound | takes in unwanted and stray animals |
| euthanizing | putting animals to sleep |
| trudged | walked with effort |
| famished | very hungry |
| deed | something that is done; an act |
| folktale | stories handed down from generation to generation |
| narrator | person telling the story |
| short story | brief works of fiction |
| moral | lesson about life |
