Slobin's (2001) research on children's narratives across differing languages suggests that:
A) explanations of the exact same event in different languages include different information about the event.
B) explanations of the exact same event in different languages include the same information about the event.
C) children tell stories the same way across cultures.
D) children tell stories differently across cultures.

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Slobin's research found that the way children tell stories varies across languages and cultures. Specifically, explanations of the same event include different information in different languages. This suggests that storytelling is shaped by linguistic and cultural factors.

Slobin's (2001) Research on Children's Narratives Across Differing Languages Suggests