When People Tell Stories That They Just Made Up…

When a person speaks:

“Soooo… once there was a… umm.. There was a girl, and… um.. She lived in.. um.. A water park… yeah, so she… um….. Saw spirits.. Yeah.. and uh.. no one else could see them… and… um.. So.. yeah. 

 

As told in a story:

There once was a girl who lived in a water park, she could see spirits. Although she could see spirits, no one else could see them.


Do you see the difference? Of course you do.


Adelle Danilchick
Age 10

 
M

Ms. Gormly

VT

YWP Instructor

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