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    Belonging - Short Story

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    formulated‚ grazing the grade 1 seven stripes that were sewn on. Stripes of courage‚ rank and acknowledgement. *** My father slowly wiped down the Lee-Enfield while I filled up the metal canteen. “Father‚ is it going to hurt the rabbit?” He let out a short laughter‚ finished with a smirk and a smile offering me to polish the .303 that he was wiping. “Come on son‚ if you have a mind as weak as that‚ you won’t make it past a private.” *** Taking a sip from the warm scented cup‚ the cross dangled down

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    My Grandmother

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    My Grandmother Growing up‚ the person who has affected many the most is my grandmother. Hazeline is my true inspiration. My grandmother has been my biggest supporter in everything that I have done in my life. Hazeline‚ is the one who we call “the rock” of our family she keeps the family together when things aren’t easy. She knows exactly how to make us all laugh when we’re not having an amazing day. She is overall a great person. People value her a lot with all the wisdom she gives them‚ the things

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    appeared to be in her early eighties‚ but youth could still be seen in her angelic blue eyes which illuminated her entire presence. Her face glowed with content and tranquility‚ and she carried a slight smile that finished her face so completely. Enchanted by her serene radiance‚ I did not disturb her. Suddenly she began to speak in a whispered hum that was more like a song‚ unique in a dwelling full of ranting outbursts. She spoke of years long past‚ swimming in the pond with her sister and dancing

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    Short Story Outline

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    could talk without being judged. I was definitely the adventurous type and when I would decide it was time for an adventure. I would never forget to have my comrade by my side. PLOT Exposition: This story was some of the best times during the first five years of my life. It took place at the first place I ever called home. There I lived with my aunt‚ my uncle‚ and their child. There was also my mom‚ my brother‚ me‚ and lucky. Most of mine and Lucky’s adventures took place in our back yard.

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    Tiger Short Stories

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    princess knew which door was the tiger and which one was the girl. She wanted him dead because he killed her newborn sister which the king thought bandits killed her the sister. The young boy didn’t know that the princess knew that he killed the baby. When the tiger leaped on and tore the young man apart‚ she was delighted that the terrible man who killed her sister was dead. The king beside her was confused that she laughed when the young man died‚ the princess then told him everything and the king

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    Suspense Short Story

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    Do you like suspense stories? If so‚ “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher and “Sorry Right Number” by Stephen King are two very good suspense stories. The plot of both of the stories are centered around phone calls. Both stories center around a mysterious phone call. In “Sorry Wrong Number”‚ the phone call is about someone’s murder. And in “Sorry Right Number‚” the phone call is about a woman crying‚ she says “ Take… please take… t-t- take him to the hospital. He is going to have a heart attack

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    Short Story Comparison

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    effect on their lives. In “A Rupee Earned”‚ the father teaches the son how to make his own money and be less dependent of others. In “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the boy’s family tells him that Santa Claus does not exist‚ helping him mature. First‚ in the fable “A Rupee Earned” by I.F. Bultakin‚ the relationship between the father and the son positively affected the son’s life because the father helps his son realize that money he would work for would be worth a lot more than someone else’s

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    Clemie: A Short Story

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    felt cosy and dry. As snug as a bug‚ in a rug‚ with a pug who wanted a hug. Inside the van‚ it was a tight fit‚ yet all five of them managed to squeeze onto the padded benches in the back. At the end of the bench sat Mosaic‚ because Doctor Pax had put him in charge of opening the trunk. A squall of rain broke the silence as it buffeted the side of the van‚ although‚ at one stage‚ Clemmie thought the others might have heard the thump of her heart. Ba boom! Ba boom! Ba boom! Why did she feel nervous

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    On my first reading of this story‚ I initially felt the fear frequently seen in grandmothers in confronting danger and how they try to convince us to stay away from it: "The Misfit is a loose from the Federal Pen and headed toward Florida and you read here what it says he did to this people…."‚ the grandmother said. As I have experienced in the past‚ once a Mom and Dad have made a decision to do something‚ it’s difficult to change plans‚ and least from an elderly mother wish. The story continues

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    Scary Short Stories

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    "Warning this story comes with a curse ‚listening to the end will give you the curse.” Mary was a girl who loved to be scared and October was her favorite time of the year ‚because her school had a scary story club after school‚ on Halloween a new boy wanted to speak ‚his name was Chris‚ Mary saw him but never talked to him .he went up to the stage ‚and he began to talk and as he talked the room seemed to get darker and colder ‚and then he yelled “and there” ‚and he held up a mirror scaring everybody

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