For this reason it is important that you allow ample time to prepare the story. I have observed that our audiences have lost some of the ability to follow a narrated story and see things in their minds. Storytelling has become more difficult. Our children's attention spans are shorter and more demanding, more sophisticated, yet less able to independently imagine or visualize abstract truths. They seem to need more visual stimulation.
Children learn with their senses.
They love to feel, smell, touch and listen and see vivid pictures. Describe the characters and settings vividly, help them sympathize with the character's feelings. They are fanciful and imaginative. There are no bounds to their imagination, once it is tapped. They are looking for something that will appeal to their developing power of reason and judgement and to their concern about competency.