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Short Stories

Here, you will find a selection of short stories to study and to enjoy. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century, but short stories have existed for a long time in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes.

Illustration: A desk with an open book. There is a three dimensional image on the book of a landscape. There is a large dog tied to a lamppost. There is a girl walking down a road carrying a red umbrella. On the desk we also see a pen and a cup. There are birds and a hot-air balloon in the sky.