The Yellow Ribbon
Transcript: By The Way... Main Idea The Green Ribbon Jenny and Alfred were the only two characters. Jenny always wore a green ribbon around her neck. When a man, Alfred, started to take interest in her, he wondered why. So he asked; "Jenny, why do you always wear that ribbon around your neck?" She answered only that he would know soon. Later, when Alfred proposed, he asked again. "Jenny, why do you always wear that ribbon around your neck?" She still only answered that he would know soon. He became more irritated in not knowing, but left it alone. Finally, with Jenny sick on her deathbed, he asked once more. "Jenny, why do you always wear that ribbon around your neck?" She looked at him sadly, and reached for her ribbon. She untied it, and to his horror, her head fell off. Summary Jenny finally took off her ribbon. What made Jenny's head fall off? Why was ribbon the only thing holding it there? Was the event of her head falling off murder, or was it suicide? Or neither? Jenny would not tell Alfred why she wore her ribbon. (Her head fell off.) Characters Questions Climax