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Shopping List 1

Story by TFS Working Group

Illustrated by Heidi Johnson

Featured in the Hampton Fund Storyboard Collection

Version 1.0

  • This is Mary.
  • This is Mary's husband.
  • One day, she goes out shopping.
  • And goes to the store.
  • And then returns home.
  • "What did you buy?"
  • "I bought a hat, pants, shoes, and gloves."
  • "But where are they?"
  • "Oops! I forgot them at the bus stop!"
  • The next day she goes out again.
  • And goes to the store.
  • And then returns home.
  • "What did you buy today?"
  • "I bought pants, a shirt, a hat, and shoes.
  • "But where are they?"
  • "Oh no! I left them on the bus!"
  • The next day she goes out again.
  • And goes to the store.
  • And returns home very late.
  • This time she has all her purchases.
  • "What did you buy today?"
  • "I bought shoes, a hat, socks, and pants."
  • "But why are you home so late?"
  • "I spent so much this week that I didn't have any money for the bus. So I had to walk home!"
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Story Text:

  1. This is Mary.
  2. This is Mary's husband.
  3. One day, she goes out shopping.
  4. And goes to the store.
  5. And then returns home.
  6. "What did you buy?"
  7. "I bought a hat, pants, shoes, and gloves."
  8. "But where are they?"
  9. "Oops! I forgot them at the bus stop!"
  10. The next day she goes out again.
  11. And goes to the store.
  12. And then returns home.
  13. "What did you buy today?"
  14. "I bought pants, a shirt, a hat, and shoes.
  15. "But where are they?"
  16. "Oh no! I left them on the bus!"
  17. The next day she goes out again.
  18. And goes to the store.
  19. And returns home very late.
  20. This time she has all her purchases.
  21. "What did you buy today?"
  22. "I bought shoes, a hat, socks, and pants."
  23. "But why are you home so late?"
  24. "I spent so much this week that I didn't have any money for the bus. So I had to walk home!"

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Summary:

Mary does a lot of shopping... but she's very bad at keeping a hold of what she buys!

This story is designed to get information about "list intonation" -- that distinctive melody people use when listing items.

Is it the same melody in every language? It might be. We don't know! That's what we're trying to find out.

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TFS Working Group (2010). Shopping List 1. Retrieved from http://www.totemfieldstoryboards.org on Oct 6, 2026.

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