In this task, you're given a story (which contains five sentences only). Your task is to find all the characters which are available in the given story.
Q: Sentence1: The friends all sat on the curb. Sentence2: They were waiting for the parade to come by! Sentence3: They watched intently as the bands and floats walked by. Sentence4: The caught candy when it was tossed toward them. Sentence5: They had a fun time at the parade!
A:
The friends, The parade, Bands