ABC Stories by University of San Francisco American Sign Language Students (Level III) Fall 2011 Semester, Show case of student work by Dr. Patrick Boudreault - professor. ASL ABC STORIES: A fun thing to do with the sign language alphabet is to make up an "ABC story." ABC stories use each letter of the sign alphabet to represent something. For example, the "A" handshape is used to "knock" on a door. ABC stories are used as entertainment and as an educational tool to develop deaf children's language. Deaf studies and sign language classes frequently include ABC stories. ABC stories are considered to be one aspect of ASL literature, or ASL storytelling.