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2. Short story - Wikipedia

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   The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. [1]

3. For sale: baby shoes, never worn - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." is a six-word story, popularly attributed to Ernest Hemingway, although the link to him is unlikely. [1] [2] Versions of the story date back to the early 1900s, and it was being reproduced and expanded upon within a few years of its initial publication. [1] [3] The first known connection to Hemingway ...

4. The Lottery - Wikipedia

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   "The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. The lottery, its preparations, and its execution are all described in detail, though it is not ...

5. The Princess and the Pea - Wikipedia

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   1846 in A Danish Story-Book. " The Princess and the Pea " ( Danish: Prinsessen paa Ærten, lit. 'The Princess on the Pea') [1] is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who is tested to become wife to a lonely prince. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in a cheap booklet on 8 May 1835 in ...

6. The Boogeyman (short story) - Wikipedia

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   "The Boogeyman" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the March 1973 issue of the magazine Cavalier and later included in King's 1978 collection, Night Shift. Plot summary [ edit ] The story takes place in the office of Dr. Harper, a psychiatrist , where a man named Lester Billings talks to the doctor about the "murders" of his ...

7. Children on Their Birthdays (short story) - Wikipedia

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   Synopsis. The story is set in rural Alabama, where Miss Lily Jane Bobbit, a precocious 10-year-old girl, moves to town with her mother. The young girl is pretty and attracts the positive attention of the town boys, and the negative attentions of the town girls. The narrator's younger cousin Billy-Bob and his best friend Preacher fight for Miss ...