A. I think he’d hold on to it, button it up, draw it close around him.
Q. Good. Very good. Now tell the story as well as you can.
A. Begin at the beginning?
Q. Yes.
A. One day Mr. Wind and Mr. Sun got into a quarrel about who was the strongest. While they were at it, a man in a heavy overcoat came walking along the road. When Mr. Wind saw the man he said, “Now see that man down there. I can make him take off his coat, but you can’t.” Mr. Sun replied, “I don’t believe you can do it, but I can, though,” then Mr. Wind said, “Well, I’ll show you, you conceited thing!” So the Wind blew and blew, fierce and loud like a lion attacking his prey, but the man wouldn’t take off his coat. He drew it around him and buttoned it up and hung on to it.
Q. I like your story. But how many people were talking?
A. Two.
Q. Did you mean to say “strongest”?
A. Stronger.
It is not necessary to continue this farther, for enough has been written to show how a story may be developed and improved with each retelling.