diff --git a/examples/duchess_party.html b/examples/duchess_party.html
index c8cf12a..e0b99cf 100644
--- a/examples/duchess_party.html
+++ b/examples/duchess_party.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ StoryManager.getAllStorylets = function(tag=null) {
 }
 
 StoryManager.getStorylets = 
-	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="ordered", respect_interrupt=true) {
+	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="weighted", respect_interrupt=true) {
 	/* 
 		Get n storylets, prioritizing the highest-priority ones first.
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ StoryManager.getStorylets =
 		selectedStorylets = this.sortByPriority(allStorylets, n);
 	else if (selection == "weighted")
 		selectedStorylets = this.weightedRandom(allStorylets, n);
-		
+
 	return selectedStorylets;
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ StoryManager.weightedRandom = function(allStorylets, n) {
 		rand = Math.random() * sum;
 		for (let i=0; i<allStorylets.length; i++) {
 			if (counter + allStorylets[i].priority)  {
-				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1));
+				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1)[0]);
 				break;
 			}
 			counter += allStorylets[i].priority;
diff --git a/examples/simple_space_example.html b/examples/simple_space_example.html
index 8bac5f8..fee05fe 100644
--- a/examples/simple_space_example.html
+++ b/examples/simple_space_example.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ StoryManager.getAllStorylets = function(tag=null) {
 }
 
 StoryManager.getStorylets = 
-	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="ordered", respect_interrupt=true) {
+	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="weighted", respect_interrupt=true) {
 	/* 
 		Get n storylets, prioritizing the highest-priority ones first.
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ StoryManager.getStorylets =
 		selectedStorylets = this.sortByPriority(allStorylets, n);
 	else if (selection == "weighted")
 		selectedStorylets = this.weightedRandom(allStorylets, n);
-		
+
 	return selectedStorylets;
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ StoryManager.weightedRandom = function(allStorylets, n) {
 		rand = Math.random() * sum;
 		for (let i=0; i<allStorylets.length; i++) {
 			if (counter + allStorylets[i].priority)  {
-				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1));
+				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1)[0]);
 				break;
 			}
 			counter += allStorylets[i].priority;
diff --git a/examples/tutorial.html b/examples/tutorial.html
index 700871a..d0e391a 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial.html
+++ b/examples/tutorial.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ StoryManager.getAllStorylets = function(tag=null) {
 }
 
 StoryManager.getStorylets = 
-	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="ordered", respect_interrupt=true) {
+	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="weighted", respect_interrupt=true) {
 	/* 
 		Get n storylets, prioritizing the highest-priority ones first.
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ StoryManager.getStorylets =
 		selectedStorylets = this.sortByPriority(allStorylets, n);
 	else if (selection == "weighted")
 		selectedStorylets = this.weightedRandom(allStorylets, n);
-		
+
 	return selectedStorylets;
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ StoryManager.weightedRandom = function(allStorylets, n) {
 		rand = Math.random() * sum;
 		for (let i=0; i<allStorylets.length; i++) {
 			if (counter + allStorylets[i].priority)  {
-				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1));
+				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1)[0]);
 				break;
 			}
 			counter += allStorylets[i].priority;
diff --git a/storymanager.js b/storymanager.js
index 1693809..2200182 100644
--- a/storymanager.js
+++ b/storymanager.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ StoryManager.getAllStorylets = function(tag=null) {
 }
 
 StoryManager.getStorylets = 
-	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="ordered", respect_interrupt=true) {
+	function(n=null, tag=null, selection="weighted", respect_interrupt=true) {
 	/* 
 		Get n storylets, prioritizing the highest-priority ones first.
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ StoryManager.getStorylets =
 		selectedStorylets = this.sortByPriority(allStorylets, n);
 	else if (selection == "weighted")
 		selectedStorylets = this.weightedRandom(allStorylets, n);
-		
+
 	return selectedStorylets;
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ StoryManager.weightedRandom = function(allStorylets, n) {
 		rand = Math.random() * sum;
 		for (let i=0; i<allStorylets.length; i++) {
 			if (counter + allStorylets[i].priority)  {
-				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1));
+				selectedStorylets.push(allStorylets.splice(i, 1)[0]);
 				break;
 			}
 			counter += allStorylets[i].priority;