An ABC story tells a story while incorporating the handshapes
of the fingerspelled alphabet into the story. The story starts with a sign that uses the "A" handshape, then the next sign in
the story uses a "B" handshape, then the next sign uses a "C" and so forth until the story ends with a "Z."
Here's an example of an ABC Story, called "The Apple."
A "APPLE"
B:CL "table"
C:CL "set-on"
D "worm"
E "munch, munch!"
F "hole"
G "worm sticks head out"
H "sit"
I "ink"
J "drafting/drawing"
K "using a geometric compass to draw a circle"
L "lunch"
M "Monday"
N "No!"
O "hole in apple"
P "kill!"
Q "grab worm, pull from apple, hold over paper shredder"
R "Ready?" [Asks worm if it is ready to be shredded]
S "Save me!" [worm yells for help]
T "Try, try" [worm tries and tries to get free]
U "Tie gets caught in paper shredder"
V "Stuck"
W "pulls out of shredder upside down W -mangled tie"
X "worm crawls away"
Y "Now"
Z "Where?" [looking for worm]
Note: for a "Signwriting" example of this story, see:
"SIGNWRITING".