Short English Stories

Welcome to Our Short Stories Collection 🌟📚

Dive into a world of imagination with our collection of short English stories. Whether you're looking to escape reality for a few moments 🌍✨, practice your English reading skills 📖, or simply enjoy a good tale 🎠, you'll find something here to delight and inspire you. Each story is carefully crafted ✍️ to bring you on a unique journey, with themes ranging from mystery 🕵️‍♂️ and adventure 🚀 to love 💕 and life lessons 🌱. Perfect for readers of all levels, our stories are designed to be engaging, easy to follow, and meaningful. So grab a cup of tea 🍵, settle in 🛋️, and let your mind wander through the pages of our captivating short stories. 📜✨

STORY N°1: AS YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU REAP 

One night, three thieves stole a lot of money from a rich man’s house. 💰 They put the money in a bag and went to a forest to hide. After a while, they felt very hungry. So, one of them went to a nearby village to buy some food, while the other two stayed behind to guard the money.

The thief who went to get the food had a wicked idea. While eating at a hotel, he thought, "If I poison the food and give it to my mates, they’ll die, and I’ll keep all the money for myself." So, he bought food for his two friends and secretly mixed a strong poison into it. 🧪

Meanwhile, the two thieves in the forest came up with their own evil plan. They decided to kill their friend when he returned with the food so that they could split the money between themselves.

When the thief returned with the poisoned food, the two men in the forest attacked him and killed him. Then, thinking they were safe, they ate the food he brought. But soon after, they both died from the poison. ☠️

In the end, all three evil men met a tragic and fitting end because of their greed and betrayal.

STORY N°2:THE WIND AND THE SUN

Once, the Wind and the Sun had a disagreement. 🌬️☀️ “I’m stronger than you,” said the Wind. “No, I’m stronger,” replied the Sun. Just then, they noticed a traveler walking down the road, wrapped in a shawl. 🧣 They decided that whoever could make the traveler remove his shawl would be the strongest.

The Wind went first. He blew as hard as he could, trying to pull the shawl off the traveler. But the more he blew, the tighter the traveler held onto his shawl. 💨 The Wind tried and tried, but it was no use.

Then it was the Sun’s turn. The Sun began to shine warmly. 😊 The traveler started to feel the warmth and loosened his shawl. The Sun shone brighter and warmer, and soon, the traveler felt so hot that he didn’t need his shawl anymore. He took it off and dropped it on the ground. ☀️

The Sun had won, proving that he was stronger than the Wind. 🌞

STORY N°3:THE VILLAGER AND THE SPECTACLES 

There was once a villager who couldn’t read or write. 📚 He often saw people wearing spectacles while reading books or newspapers. He thought to himself, "If I get spectacles, I’ll be able to read just like them. I should go to town and buy a pair."

So, one day, he went to the town and entered a spectacles shop. 🕶️ He asked the shopkeeper for a pair of spectacles for reading. The shopkeeper handed him several pairs of spectacles along with a book. The villager tried on each pair, one by one, but no matter which he tried, he couldn’t read a single word.

Frustrated, he told the shopkeeper that all the spectacles were useless. The shopkeeper looked at him curiously, then noticed that the book was upside down! 📖 The shopkeeper asked, "Perhaps you don’t know how to read?"

The villager replied, "No, I don’t. But I thought if I had spectacles, I could read like everyone else. But none of these work for me!"

The shopkeeper tried hard not to laugh when he realized the villager’s misunderstanding. He gently explained, "My dear friend, spectacles help you see better, but they won’t teach you how to read or write. First, you need to learn to read, and then you’ll be able to use spectacles if you need them."