What Happens in the Middle

Story Brief #2

After the beginning comes the middle.

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Read the story. Find the heart of it.

⚡ The twist

Endings hide in beginnings — re-read the start.

What you'll learn · 1 of 4

After the beginning comes the middle. This is the busy part where things happen.

What you'll learn · 2 of 4

Our little hen looks for her lost chick. She looks behind the haystack. She looks under the tractor.

What you'll learn · 3 of 4

She looks by the pond. All that looking is the middle!

What you'll learn · 4 of 4

The middle is usually the longest part, and it is full of tries, trouble and surprises.

Key points

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What comes right after the beginning?

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The hen looks behind the haystack. Which part is this?

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What is the middle full of?

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