Ruskin Bond attempts to explain the proper manner of hearing and understanding others’ perceptions through the narrative “The Boy Who Broke the Bank,” It is a comical short story. The lesson he wants to convey through the story is how misinterpretation of actions can result in the eventual downfall of the entire situation despite good intentions. The Boy …
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The Wolves Of Cernogratz by Saki revolves around an old castle and its owners, the Cernogratz family, who were forced to sell off their ancestral home after bad luck struck. As a result, they left their ancient family castle. Over time, the Gruebel family acquired the castle.
The Elevator by William Sleator is a short story that revolves around Martin, a twelve-year-old child as he faces his fears, that is, the elevator.
The Homecoming by Rabindranath Tagore is a short story told from the perspective of a fourteen-year-old adolescent boy, describing the hardships he faces.
In The Babus of Nayanjore, Tagore emphasises the need to remain human in a modern world where relationships are purely transactional and seen on socioeconomic terms.
In the story, “How I Taught My Grandmother to Read,” Sudha Murty recounts the relentless attempts of an elderly woman named Krishtakka to become literate
Oscar Wilde’s short story “The Model Millionaire” is an engaging read laced with humor, wit, and irony. The story revolves around the cliché of avoiding stereotypical notions when we look at people, not criticizing others based on their financial status or appearance. The main character of the story is Hughie Erskine and his love interest, …
A living god is a short story written from a limited omniscient point of view about a man named Hamaguchi Ghoei and the way he burned his market produce to save the people of his village from the tsunami.
The Sniper, a short story by Liam O’Flaherty is set in the Irish Civil War. It follows the events in the life of a Republican sniper who hides, to escape death at the hands of an enemy sniper, in the war. It engages with the themes of war and destruction, death by war, the importance …
