Rhymes, voices, gestures, and music can be added if they honor the story and serve to enhance the message. These extra details may come into your thoughts as you go about your daily routine. I have discovered that if I set off alone on a walk with a particular rhyme or song to create, the answer often comes by the time I return. This is an ideal place for rhyme and companion gestures. It can be an invitation for audience participation.
Stories often have a pattern of three repetitions with a variation on the fourth.
The element of change can be surprising and entertaining. Novak recommends that storytellers look for a way to replace the expected fourth repeat with a variation. Dressing up the story is often a fun and pleasurable part of learning a new tale, but keep in mind the most important message of the story so the embellishments do not become distractions. Endings are significant parts of the tale. They are a concrete form of what you love about the story.