Frame story
STORY IN A NESTED NARRATION THAT BRACKETS ONE OR MORE EMBEDDED STORIES
Frame tale; Frame Narrative; Framing story; Framing sequence; Frame narrative; Framing device; Narrative frame; Frame-story; Framing narrative; Frame (literature); Bookend scene; Bookend scenes; Frame narration; Frame-narratives; Framing sequences; Récit-cadre; Wraparound story
A frame story (also known as a frame tale, frame narrative, sandwich narrative, or intercalation) is a literary technique that serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, where an introductory or main narrative sets the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories. The frame story leads readers from a first story into one or more other stories within it.