In this section, you will find the amazing short stories that own the power to change your behaviour in a positive direction.
Gulliver’s Travels: Among the Little People of Lilliput Gulliver’s Teavells is a wonderful story mostly loved by the young children. Gulliver is the lovely character known for his sincerity, bravery and wisdom. This wonderful story is written by Jonathan swift.…
A Malefactor is a very short story written by Anton Chekov. Denis Grigoryev, an “ exceedingly lean little peasant in a striped hempen shirt and patched drawers†is brought before the magistrate to stand trial. His crime is that Ivan Semyonovich Akinfov, a railway watchman, saw him engaged in removing a fastening nut from the railway line.
The story "Thank You Ma'am" is about a boy who tries to pick-pocket Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones but she catches him. She takes him back to her house, tells him to wash his face, give him food, some money and most importantly her advice. She teaches/tells him that she wasn't perfect either in her childhood and doesn't make it right for Roger to do the same. When the boy leaves he is so grateful and he couldn't ever mutter a thank you or any thankful gesture of gratitude.
A Hero is culled from a collection of short stories called Malgudi Days. This is a story about a boy who is afraid to sleep alone but is forced to do so by his father. But at the end of the day he emerges as a hero. Apart from sleeping alone he also catches a thief.
Protagonist Ranga belongs to the village of Hosahalli, situated in the erstwhile Mysore state in South India. There are not many people in the village who speak English. Ranga, the son of the accountant, is lucky enough to have obtained city education. He's continuing his studies in Bangalore.
“Gooseberries†is a brilliant short story by an iconic Russian writer Anton Chekhov. The story was written towards the end of Chekhov's life, and was first published as the middle story of The Little Trilogy in 1898.
Introduction ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ by R. K. Narayan is a story deals with a day’s events in the life of a good for nothing fellow turned into an astrologer to earn his bread and butter. A single day brings in…
The Homecoming By Arun Joshi Introduction “The Homecoming,” one of Joshi’s most memorable stories, addresses the theme of an unsuccessful arrival of a young military officer who had just returned from the Bangladesh war to his hometown, most likely Delhi.…
Q. Discuss the significance of Act I of The Merchant of Venice. Ans: The first act is significant in all Shakespeare’s plays. Thye first act introduces all the major characters of the play. Here, shakespeare has also introduced the main…
INTRODUCTION In this lesson, we will read the short story, A Cup of Tea, by Mansfield, who, despite being a New Zealander, is now accepted in the domain of English writers. She found her forte in the short story which…
INTRODUCTION This lesson will introduce you to “Odour of Chrysanthemums†one of the best stories of D.H. Lawrence. Best known for his novels, Lawrence was also an accomplished poet, short story writer, essayist, critic and travel writer. The controversial themes…
