Narrative and Extinguish

Hal was home from college for the holidays. He said to his little sister, Sue, ”Would you like me to read you a narrative?” ”What is a narrative?” Sue asked. ”A narrative is a tale,” Hal told her. That night when Sue went to bed, Hal asked, ”Should I extinguish the light, Sue?” Sue asked, “What does extinguish mean?” “Extinguish means to put out,” Hal explained. The next day they were at dinner when their dog made a nuisance of himself. ”Hal,” Sue said, ”would you take the dog by the narrative and extinguish him?”