Story takes the character on an adventure, small or large.
A story can take us anywhere in the world, or out of this world - into the lives of people we would never usually meet, or it may illuminate our own private dreams.
In my book, How To Look After Your Dinosaur, the story of a boy being given a dinosaur egg is a simple device to explore friendship.
Stories can begin anywhere - from receiving a gift, to becoming lost on your way home, to watching the approach of a storm.