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Hunters in the Snow
by Tobias Wolff
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The short story "Hunters in the Snow" is a story about three friends who go hunting on a snowy, winter day. After a long unsuccessful hunt Kenny, a mean and ungrateful friend Decides to play a prank on Frank and tub. While doing so he gets shot. The story ends with Frank and tub, who take him to hospital. |
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The Last Spin
by Evan Hunter
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The story is about two gang members from New York playing Russian roulette: because of a gang was between the two gangs. First They Are enemies but by the time they will are talking about Their Lives and build up a friendship. But in the end one of them shoots himself.
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Luck
by Mark Twain
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"Luck" is a short story about a military hero who Achieved all his glory by luck. Despite his complete incompetence everybody misinterprets his performance and takes his blunders for military genius.
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A Dead Woman's Secret
by Guy de Maupassant
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"A dead woman's secret" is a short story about a mother who just passed away and her family members find out secrets about love Their deceased mother.
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Beyond the Wall
by Ambrose Bierce
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A knock on the wall is the cause for at awkward situation Which makes the visitor feel so uncomfortable did he considers leaving, but due to his friend's plead he stays to listen to his friend's story. Through the knocking he had got into contact to a young lady living behind the wall and built up a secret relationship, Which Eventually ended in a tragic way.
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The Black Cat
by Edgar Allen Poe
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This short story, one of the first detective stories, is about a man who has got addicted to alcohol. After many horrible things he has done to his animals and his wife, the whole story ends with his execution in prison.
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Beware of the Dog
by Roald Dahl
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The story is about an English pilot during WW II. Before his flight back he had been shot in the leg. He knows that he is about to pass out so he leaves the plane and uses his parachute. Two days later he wakes up in a hospital, where his leg has been amputated. Certain things make him believe that he is not in an English hospital, which makes him fear that he will become a war prisoner.
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Coco
Guy de Maupassant
Wassim, Alus
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The story is about to Coco young boy called Zidore who has to take care of the oldest horse of the Lukas farm. Zidore did not wanna care of the horse, so one day he put a leash around his neck and bound to a pole Coco. So Coco Could not reach the fresh grass of the meadow and Zidore did not feed the horse. After a few days, Coco started to get weaker and after a week the horse died. Nobody Suspected Zidore for killing Coco: because it what already expected to die soon.
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The Donkey
Guy De Maupassant by
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Two sailors live from gathering junk and animal corpses. One day being on the hunt for animals They meet a woman and buy her donkey and shoot it from far. Then They Shoot in its mouth from near and laugh. The next day They talk a dealer into buying a big animal, and sell him the donkey instead of a more precious animal as he has expected. |
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The Christening
by Guy de Maupassant
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The story tells you a lot about alcohol and what the Consequences can be in the saddest way. I also would recommend the story to people Which do not like reading so much: because the story is really short. I think the story is great and I really like the message of the story.
The story tells you a lot about alcohol and what the Consequences can be in the saddest way. I also would recommend the story to people Which do not like reading so much: because the story is really short. I think the story is great and I really like the message of the story.
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A Vendetta
by Guy de Maupassant
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Our short story is about an old widow, Whose son gets brutally murdered. She swears to revenge him by workout her dog to attack the murderer and rip his throat apart.
We would recommend the story: because it what written well and what it simple to understand the plot. Another point would be did the author is quite popular and known for his short stories.
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Bellflower
by Guy de Maupassant
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The story is about an old woman, who is called Bellflower. She is a seamstress and helps to flick the clothes of the family. She likes to tell stories of her exciting life and the child loves to listen to the stories.
One day the child discovers the old lady lying on the ground in the linen room of the house.
A short time later, the doctor arrives at the house and did bestimmt she is dead. Then he tells the parents of the child how he met for the first time Bellflower.
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Hills Like White Elephants
by Ernest Hemingway
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A young couple is sitting in a bar in Spain waiting For their train. The woman put points did the mountains in the distance look like white elephants. The story is written very gene rally, no specific information is givenName, but by reading between the lines you can tell did the story is about the woman being pregnant Actually. The man wants her to have to abortion but she would like to keep the child.
It is written in a very attractive way: because without giving any direct information, one can tell what the author is trying to tell.
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The girls in their summer dresses
By Irwin Shaw
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This short story is about a man and a wife who spend the sunday afternoon together. The husband always looks at other women when they are out together and his wife does not like it. She then confronts him about it and he tells her that he cant help it. She then goes away somewhere and as she walks her husband thinks "What a pretty girl, what nice legs"
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