1. Mog is forgetful.
Mog has a cat flap.
Mog doesn’t use her cat flap.
The story starts: ‘Once Mog had a very bad day.’
Mog upsets everyone and runs out into the garden at night.
The main problem: ‘Mog was very sad.’
Subsidiary problem: There is a burglar in the kitchen.
Resolution: Without meaning to, Mog scares the burglar, who wakes everyone.
Ending: The police come and everyone is pleased with Mog.
Beginning: Mog lives with a family in a house.

2. PROBLEM RESOLUTION BUILD UP BEGINNING ENDING
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