Short stories around 12 minutes
Explore captivating short stories around 12 minutes and indulge in the rich narratives of this curated collection. Immerse yourself in a world of imagination.
The Stranger
It was the early evening in the small farming community of Sunlight County when the stranger came knocking.
The Daughter of the Mother in the Corner
A boy keeps meeting a rat who promises they will soon be married.
That Which Was Not
One beautiful June because cherry grove, nearly everything was asleep. Only the hens were not afraid of the heat and managed to kill time by scratching up the dry earth opposite the kitchen...
Friday
HEMPEL watched the hands of the clock make all the motions of the hour, and he fixed his mind on the women. But his wife alarmed him by laughing softly and long, and then abruptly kissing him, and...
The Forest Bride
A farmer had three sons and the oldest son's tree fell pointing north. The youngest son went where his tree pointed and found a pretty little song that cheered him up. The older brothers boasted...
The Enchanted Grouse
A dutiful son went hunting with his bow and arrows, but his wife was a scold and kept finding fault with everyone. One day the Grouse said: "Don't shoot me", and so Helli dropped his arrow. Helli's...
A Poor Man's Tale of a Patent
I am not used to writing for print, but have been called 'Old John' since I was nineteen. I have ten children, six of whom are living. I am not a Chartist, and I never was, but a friend of mine...
A Walk in a Workhouse
On a certain Sunday, I formed one of the congregation assembled in the chapel of a large metropolitan Workhouse. There were several evil-looking young women, beetle-browed young men, aged people,...
Births. Mrs. Meek, of a Son
When I saw the announcement in the Times, I dropped the paper and sent the boy who cleans the boots and shoes. I hope and believe I am a quiet man. George Meek's wife's nurse, Mrs. Prodgit, held...
Lying Awake
My uncle lay with his eyes half closed, but I was lying with my eyes wide open, and I made up my mind to think about Sleep. Her Majesty Queen Victoria has fallen, Winking Charley has been...
Mr. Robert Bolton: The 'Gentleman Connected with the Press'
In the Green Dragon, a public-house near Westminster Bridge, everybody talks politics, every evening, and Mr. Robert Bolton is the great political authority. The hairdresser asked for a ten-pound...
Nobody's Story
He lived on the bank of a mighty river, which was always silently rolling on to a vast undiscovered ocean. He worked very hard to live, and had no prospect beyond this destiny. The Bigwig family...