At the beginning of the story I will say to you:
"That is not how it happened"
and then we will proceed, okay ?

Because it is never how it really happens.
"Because it is never how it really happens,"
this I have to say out aloud, okay?

A story is told for entertainment.
"A story is told for entertainment,"
this the author writes, okay?

Which is pretense for education.
"Which is pretense for education,"
the preening actor practices, okay?