101 Short Stories
101 Short Stories
101 Short Stories
A Birthday Invitation
There was a Hindu woman from India who had an
infant son. She received an invitation from her
friend who lived in Manila. It’s her friend’s
birthday.
“I will buy her a pen and a bottle of ink as my gift.
She is fond of writing letters. She will like them,”
she said to herself.
Good Food
The Umpire
Bob
Cathy’s Cat
Cathy has a pet cat that sleeps on a couch. She
feeds it with corn soup in a cup. She covers its back
with a coat when it is cold. She brings her pet with
her when she rides in her car.
Cathy loves her pet cat!
Dan’s Dad
Dan’s dad started digging near the door of their
house to plant some seeds. His pets were
awakened. The ducks started to quack, the dogs
barked loudly, and the cats meowed with fear. The
loud sounds of the animals annoyed Dan’s dad so
he stopped digging. He prepared some food for his
pets so they would not make noise anymore when
he would dig again.
Girlie
A boy saw a hag. The hag wears a hat and she has
a big handkerchief on her hip. From her hand hangs
a handbag. She looks very hungry. “I am hungry,”
she pleaded to Harry.
Harry asked the hag, “Would you like a
hamburger or a ham sandwich?”
The hag answered, “Thank you little boy. I prefer
ham.”
Lovely Liza
Magi
Nene’s Nose
One day, Nene got hurt. Her nose was hit by a big
falling net. Nanay brought her to the hospital.
Nurse Nena attended to her. While waiting the
doctor, The nurse gave Nene an ice pack.
“What time is the doctor coming?” asked Nanay.
“He is coming at nine in the morning. Please wait
for a while,” the nurse answered.
An Old Man with a Pipe
Queen Quail
Valentine’s Day
Winky
“Winky, can you get water from the well? We
need to wash our dishes. Take off your watch so it
won’t get wet,” said Ma’am Wanda.
“Yes, Ma’am Wanda,” said the maid.
“I am going out to buy wig. Please close the doors
and windows before you go to the well.”
“Yes, Ma’am Wanda.”
Max
The Family
My dad is Dino.
He has a car.
At the back of his car,
Are a map and a jar.
Dina is my mom.
She is very sad.
She broke the jar.
At the back of the car.
The Pals
The Kite
Lito had a white paper kite tied to a string. It flew
high in the sky. “It can fly very high,” Lito said. “If it
breaks its string, it will fly even higher.” “No,” said
Nino. “It will fall when it breaks it string.” “Okay, I’ll
break its string. Let’s see if the kite will still fly.”
The kite’s string broke. It didn’t fly higher. It flew
lower and slipped to one side. Soon. It was gliding
into the river.
“You are right, Nino,” said Lito. “The kite can’t fly
without the string.” “And the kite can’t fly without
people who hold the string,” said Nino.
The Goat
Ding-dong, Ding-dong
Special friends in town
Now let me tell you who they are-
The policeman’s here,
The firefighter’s there,
The mailman’s next to you.
Ding-dong, Ding-dong
Special friends in town
So how many do you see?
Librarians, bus drivers, doctors, and grocers.
We’re all a community.
The Farmer in the Dell
The Girls
The Picnic
Nit and Fe went to a farm. They had a picnic.
They took with them a basket, a blanket, and a ball.
The basket had buns, ham, and milk in it. They set
the basket on the blanket. Then they played with
the ball. After playing, they prepared to eat their
food.
Nit ate a lot. But Fe could not eat. Nit asked Fe
why. Fe said she did not tell her mother about the
picnic. So they went home fast to tell Fe’s mother
about the picnic in the farm.
Father and Ben