Can you show me a example of a summary?

That pretty much it you just telling what you read bme - beginning middle end

A summary would be a shortened version of a paragraph or story.

Take this as an example

Before summarizing:

The short boy ran through the playground, passing each of his friends as he approached the swings.

After summarizing:

The boy ran to the swing set.

Of course, if you're summarizing an entire story it would be much longer than that. Only include the important details that affect the plot.