are formed with a three-fingered handshape. Similarly, the "K" and "P" handshapes are the same, and the same can be said for the "U", "H" and "N" handshapes, albeit with different palm orientations. ABC stories allow for signers to focus primarily on the handshape of these letters, so as not to worry about palm orientation in the telling of the story. Ben Bahan notes that there are several common themes of ABC stories, but Susan Rutheford observed that the content of ABC stories are not their primary focus; rather, the performance skill of the signer is the most important aspect. The genre is usually introduced to Deaf children as young adolescents by older peers or family members. Number stories are similar to ABC stories in that they must be told in numerical order, using the '1' handshape first, then the '2' handshape, etc. They must be constructed using the number handshapes in succession to tell a story. These stories are slightly more flexible, as can vary in length based on how high the teller wishes to count. Plays on fingerspelled words construct a story made from the handshapes representing the English letters of a chosen word, following the letter sequence in order. Each of the letters is usually used to illustrate a characterizing feature of the chosen word, blending the handshapes with ASL signs and gestures. Susan Rutherford notes that in contrast to ABC Stories, the content of fingerspelled word stories has more significant meaning. A variation on this genre uses the letters of a word or phrase to visually represent the word, rather than using aspects of ASL signs. For instance, the phrase FALLING LEAF in the play My Third Eye is signed from high to low locations in the signing space and each letter twists and turns to demonstrate a leaf drifting to the ground. Stories with handshape type constraints have a more limited set of handshapes. The storyteller selects which handshapes will be included in the story, and must use only these handshapes. The story must follow the original intent of which handshapes are included, making deviations only as necessary and within reason, and they need to create a coherent story within these limitations. Translated works and original fiction Translated works often take well-known stories in print literature and translate them into American Sign Language, subconsciously giving them characteristics of Deaf individuals or purposefully assigning protagonists as