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Stories Have a Beginning, Middle, and End

with Quill

A cozy reading nook with soft cushions and warm lamp light, where Quill the friendly feathered guide holds up a picture book and points excitedly to three colorful tabs labeled First, Then, and Last.

Identify the beginning, middle, and end of a short story.
Explain what happens first, next, and last in a story.
Predict what part of the story comes next when given one part.
Compare the beginning of a story to the end to see how things changed.

Key terms

beginning: The first part of a story where we meet the characters and place.
middle: The part of a story where the problem or big action happens.
end: The last part of a story where everything finishes.
sequence: The order of events: first, then, and last.
story problem: The trouble or goal a character faces in the middle.

The Three Story Parts

Every story is built from three parts that come in order. The beginning starts the story, the middle carries the big action, and the end finishes everything. Think of it like a sandwich, with the beginning as the top bread, the middle as all the yummy filling, and the end as the bottom bread. You need all three parts together to make a complete, satisfying story.

What Happens in Each Part

In the beginning, we meet the characters and learn where the story happens. In the middle, the big thing happens, often a problem or an adventure, and this part is usually the longest. In the end, everything wraps up, the problem is solved, or the character goes home. Asking what happens first, then, and last helps you find each part as you read a story.

How Things Change

A good story shows a change from the beginning to the end. A character might start out hungry and finish happy and full, or start out lost and finish safely home. The middle is where that change is earned, because the character works through a problem there. Comparing the very start to the very end is a great way to see how much the story changed.

Worked examples

Find the middle of this short story.

Read the events in order: a girl finds a lost kitten, she looks for its home, she returns it.
The beginning is finding the kitten, and the end is returning it.
The action between them, looking for the home, is the middle.

Answer: The girl looking for the kitten's home is the middle.

Put these puppy pictures in story order.

Find the beginning: the puppy sits alone, sad that his ball rolled away.
Find the middle: the puppy chases the ball through the garden.
Find the end: the puppy catches the ball and wags his tail happily.

Answer: Sad puppy first, chasing puppy in the middle, happy puppy last.

Hi there! I am Quill, and I love stories! Did you know every story has THREE parts? First comes the BEGINNING. This is where we meet the characters and find out where the story happens. Something starts here! Next comes the MIDDLE. This is where the big thing happens — maybe a problem or an adventure. This part is often the longest! Last comes the END. This is where everything finishes. The problem is solved, or the character goes home. The story is done! Think of it like a sandwich: the beginning is the top bread, the middle is all the yummy stuff inside, and the end is the bottom bread. You need all three parts to make a real story! Here is a quick example: A little bear wakes up hungry (beginning). She looks all over the forest for berries (middle). She finds a big bush full of berries and eats them up (end). See? First, then, last! And notice how the bear changed — she went from hungry at the start to happy and full at the end. That change happens across all three parts!

Activity

Put these three story pictures in the right order: beginning, middle, and end.

Practice

Tell what might happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a story about a lost balloon.

In a story about a bear searching for berries, name which part is the middle.

Common mistakes to avoid

The last event described is the middle.The middle is the action between the start and finish, not whichever event is mentioned last.
The big action happens at the beginning.The beginning sets things up, while the big problem or action usually happens in the middle.

Check your understanding

In a story, what happens in the BEGINNING?

A story says: first a girl finds a lost kitten, then she looks for the kitten's home, then she returns the kitten to its owner. Which part is the MIDDLE?

In most stories, where does the main problem or big action happen?

Recap

Every story has a beginning where we meet the characters, a middle where the big problem or action happens, and an end where everything finishes. Reading first, then, and last in order helps you follow how the story changes.

Reflect

What change would you want to happen between the beginning and end of your own story?