Is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. storeys or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instil moral values. Crucial elements of storeys and storytelling include plot, characters and narrative point of view.

The earliest forms of storytelling were thought to have been primarily oral combined with gestures and expressions. In addition to being part of religious ritual, rudimentary drawings scratched onto the walls of caves may have been forms of early storytelling for many of the ancient cultures.

The Australian Aboriginal people painted symbols from storeys on cave walls as a means of helping the storyteller remember the story. The storey was then told using a combination of oral narrative, music, rock art and dance. Ephemeral media such as sand, leaves and the carved trunks of living trees have also been used to record storeys in pictures or with writing.