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  2. Rip Van Winkle - Wikipedia

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    1819. " Rip Van Winkle " (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑɱ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains.

  3. List of stories within One Thousand and One Nights - Wikipedia

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    Volume 9. Ali Nur al-Din and Miriam the Girdle-Girl (continued) (889–894) The Man of Upper Egypt and His Frankish Wife (895–896) The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-Girl (897–899) King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas (900) The History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Viziers.

  4. Little Red Riding Hood - Wikipedia

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    "Little Red Riding Hood" as illustrated in a 1927 story anthology. The story centers around a girl named Little Red Riding Hood, after the red hooded cape that she wears. The girl walks through the woods to deliver food to her sickly grandmother (wine and cake depending on the translation).

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

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    t. e. "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." is a six-word story, one of the most famous examples of flash fiction. 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][2] The story is popularly misattributed to Ernest Hemingway; this is implausible, as ...

  6. Short story - Wikipedia

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    The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. [citation needed]

  7. Wayside School - Wikipedia

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    Published. January 1, 1978 – March 3, 2020. Wayside School is a series of short story cycle children's books written by Louis Sachar. Titles in the series include Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978), Wayside School Is Falling Down (1989), Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (1995), and Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (2020 ...

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