This is how story mountains work: Introduce characters and setting. Rising action: the story starts. High point of the problem – the problem happens! Falling action: the problem is worked out. Rising action leading to the main problem. The story finishes. BEGINNING BUILD UP PROBLEM RESOLUTION ENDING

Let’s match the pictures to the parts of the story: 3/ The slavers are approaching! What shall they do? 2/ Njemile prays. 4/ The village is hidden. PROBLEM 6/ The villagers can’t cross the river! RESOLUTION 7/ They find a way to cross. BUILD UP 5/They leave the village. 8/ The slavers arrive! 9/ Chimwala tricks them. BEGINNING BUILD UP PROBLEM RESOLUTION ENDING 1/ Njemile and Abekanile by the river

Here is the story mountain in pictures: BEGINNING BUILD UP PROBLEM RESOLUTION ENDING PROBLEM RESOLUTION