Yep, it could have been a great story. Human beings love stories. We beg for them as children, we love to retell them as adults. We spend thousands of dollars a year to have them told to us by movie-makers, writers, singers and other performers. We never tire of hearing stories, especially stories that move us in some way.
Stories are powerful.
They have the power to change our lives for the better or for the worse. Stories can move us to take action. The proliferation of infomercials is a good example. Sales people know we are more apt to buy a product if we hear stories of others that bought the product and were happy. Their stories moved us to action.