Meeting the Characters

Name the people or animals a story is about.

Characters are the people, animals, or creatures in a story. The main character is the one the story is mostly about. Other characters help, or sometimes make trouble. Read: 'Pip the penguin wanted to fly. His friend Gull showed him how to flap.

Pip still could not fly, but he could swim faster than anyone. ' The characters are Pip and Gull. Pip is the main character because the story is about what he wants. To find the main character, ask, 'Who is this story mostly about? '

• 1Characters are who is in the story.
• 2The main character is who the story is mostly about.
• 3Other characters help or cause trouble.