Before language and words, people have told stories. They have told stories through images, signs, and sounds. They have drawn images on cave walls, on stone, and wood. They have carved out meanings. They have created songs and rhythms.
Stories are one way that people make sense of the world in which they live.
Most stories have a beginning, a middle, and an ending, but some stories do not. Stories can tell us about something that is true even if the story is made up. We can tell when a story is true by the way it makes us feel inside. When we hear something that makes us feel happy or sad, or makes us dream of wonderful things, or takes us on a trip in our imagination, or makes us feel real, then that story is true. True stories take us on journeys in our imagination and feelings.