narration in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
   "his narration was hesitant"
   narration  recital  yarn 
   
2. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
   "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
   narrative  narration  story  tale 
   
3. (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
   narration