I think the purpose is to help the people that are asking the question to understand you
Here is a quote by Henry A. Wallace.
" It may be shocking to some people in this country to realize that, without meaning to do so, they hold views in common with Hitler when they preach discrimination against other religious, racial, or economic groups."
Answer: just write the story as a shorter version of it with the main idea/ details as the original but in your own words. (please tell me if there's something i need to do ab my answer or if i'm missing something)
Explanation:
Because the context of what your speaking about is already given. Your just putting it into your own words.