diff --git a/src/docgen/narrate_from_source.py b/src/docgen/narrate_from_source.py
index 0643aab..8fd2772 100644
--- a/src/docgen/narrate_from_source.py
+++ b/src/docgen/narrate_from_source.py
@@ -238,19 +238,28 @@ def build_owner_hints_guidance(
     return "\n".join(f"- {h}" for h in lines if h.strip())
 
 
+def _stem_belongs_to_segment(seg_id: str, path: Path) -> bool:
+    """``01*.md`` also matches segment ``010``; only the id or an ``id-`` stem belongs."""
+    stem = path.stem
+    return stem == seg_id or stem.startswith(f"{seg_id}-")
+
+
+def _fallback_narration_text(directory: Path, seg_id: str) -> str:
+    if not directory.is_dir():
+        return ""
+    for cand in directory.glob(f"{seg_id}*.md"):
+        if _stem_belongs_to_segment(seg_id, cand):
+            return cand.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    return ""
+
+
 def _existing_narration_text(cfg: "Config", seg_id: str) -> str:
     """Return current ``narration/<stem>.md`` text, or empty if missing."""
     seg_name = cfg.resolve_segment_name(seg_id)
     path = cfg.narration_dir / f"{seg_name}.md"
-    if not path.is_file():
-        # Match wizard asset discovery for NN-*.md fallbacks.
-        if cfg.narration_dir.is_dir():
-            for cand in cfg.narration_dir.glob(f"{seg_id}-*.md"):
-                return cand.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-            for cand in cfg.narration_dir.glob(f"{seg_id}*.md"):
-                return cand.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-        return ""
-    return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    if path.is_file():
+        return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    return _fallback_narration_text(cfg.narration_dir, seg_id)
 
 
 def generate_narration_markdown(
diff --git a/tests/test_narrate_from_source.py b/tests/test_narrate_from_source.py
index 1f9dfe2..c434298 100644
--- a/tests/test_narrate_from_source.py
+++ b/tests/test_narrate_from_source.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from docgen.config import Config, ConfigError
 from docgen.narrate_from_source import (
+    _existing_narration_text,
     build_owner_hints_guidance,
     collect_source_snippets,
     generate_narration_markdown,
@@ -405,3 +406,32 @@ def test_narration_generate_all_empty_all_raises_even_with_default(tmp_path: Pat
     )
     assert r.exit_code != 0
     assert "segments.all is empty" in (r.output + r.stderr)
+
+
+def _narration_cfg(tmp_path: Path) -> Config:
+    raw = {
+        "segments": {"all": ["01"], "default": ["01"]},
+        "segment_names": {"01": "01-missing"},
+        "dirs": {"narration": "narration"},
+    }
+    (tmp_path / "docgen.yaml").write_text(yaml.dump(raw), encoding="utf-8")
+    (tmp_path / "narration").mkdir()
+    return Config.from_yaml(tmp_path / "docgen.yaml")
+
+
+def test_narration_fallback_does_not_read_another_segment(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    cfg = _narration_cfg(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "narration" / "010-other.md").write_text("other segment\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    assert _existing_narration_text(cfg, "01") == ""
+
+
+def test_narration_fallback_reads_hyphen_stem(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    cfg = _narration_cfg(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "narration" / "01-demo.md").write_text("this segment\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    assert _existing_narration_text(cfg, "01") == "this segment\n"
+
+
+def test_narration_fallback_reads_bare_segment_id(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    cfg = _narration_cfg(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "narration" / "01.md").write_text("id file\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    assert _existing_narration_text(cfg, "01") == "id file\n"