Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian fairytales and identified character types that frequently appear, including the hero, villain, donor, and dispatcher. Tzvetan Todorov proposed that most narratives have three stages: an initial state of equilibrium, a disruption of that equilibrium (disequilibrium), and a return to a new state of equilibrium. These theories can be applied to analyze the short narrative about a dancing lamb that loses its woolly coat but learns from a wise jackalope that its worth isn't based on appearance. The jackalope takes on the roles of donor, dispatcher, and helper in helping the lamb find new happiness.

1. Narrative Theory Media Studies AS

2. Narrative: the way in which a story is told in both fictional and non-fictional media texts.

6. Equilibrium Disequilibrium New Equilibrium

11. The Hero Seeks happiness following the visit of the ‘van’ which leaves him without his lustrous coat