If you pay attention and select what stories your two-year-old plus should watch on television. Then get involved and parallelly narrate to simplify, including enacting some parts. Ask random questions in between. Applaud every correct answer. Laugh at mistakes and correct them. Repeat interesting parts till they are etched in their brain. The effect of this usually avoided medium of child engagement can prove to be the foundation in building the child's vocabulary and imagination.
With considerable effort and attention, a three-year-old can create stories independently. I am delighted to share one such story, verbatim as I was told.
In a jungle lived a dragon. He was called "Shongo". He had spike's from the top of his head to the end of his tail. His back was red and yellow, and his belly was blue and green. He was so tall that he was above all the trees. Fire came out from his mouth when he was angry. And he only ate rabbits.
All the rabbits were afraid of him. So they when to the Papa rabbit saying, "Please save us from the Dragon." Papa Rabbit was called "Tongo".
The Papa rabbit said, "Hmmm," and started to think. He asked all the Rabbits to get all the weeds from the jungle. The rabbits ran hop hop hop. Soon they had made a pile of weeds bigger than a mountain.
Papa rabbit said, "Good, and Now make rope from the weeds". The Rabbits made big, big ropes from the weeds. Now Papa Rabbit said to make a net from the ropes. Soon they had made a very, very big net.
Papa Rabbit then set the rope net trap for the Dragon. Then when the dragon steps into the net, all the rabbits pulled very hard. And the Dragon was caught in the trap.
The Dragon couldn't break free. He was so scared. So tired that he lay very still. Now, Papa rabbit walked near the Dragon's ear. And said, "promise not to eat a single rabbit again, and we shall set you free." the Dragon cried and nodded his head and promised that he would never eat any rabbit again. Papa rabbit then set him free."
The rabbits cut the net with their teeth and set the Dragon free. The Dragon kept his promise and never ate a rabbit again.
The rabbits taught the Dragon a lesson.
