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Welcome to the “Stories” section of WorldAuthors.Org, where you can immerse yourself in a variety of captivating tales. From true stories that will tug at your heartstrings to inspiring and motivational stories that will leave you feeling empowered, we have it all. Indulge in our collection of bedtime stories, short stories, romantic stories, and much more. Get ready to lose yourself in the world of words and embark on a journey of imagination with us.

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The Last Leaf by O. Henry

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IN A LITTLE district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” make strange angles and curves. One street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once…
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The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin

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Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death. It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints…
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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation…
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The Slow and Steady Tortoise

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Once upon a time, there was a rabbit and a tortoise. The rabbit was very proud of his speed and often boasted about how fast he could run. The tortoise, on the other hand, was slow and steady. One day, the rabbit challenged the tortoise…
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The Tell-Tale Heart

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TRUE! -nervous -very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the…
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A Cosmopolite in a Cafe

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At midnight the cafe was crowded. By some chance the little table at which I sat had escaped the eye of incomers, and two vacant chairs at it extended their arms with venal hospitality to the influx of patrons. And then a cosmopolite…
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A Chaparral Christmas Gift

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The original cause of the trouble was about twenty years in growing. At the end of that time it was worth it. Had you lived anywhere within fifty miles of Sundown Ranch you would have heard of it. It possessed a quantity of jet-black…
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A Slander

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Serge Kapitonich Ahineev, the writing master, was marrying his daughter to the teacher of history and geography. The wedding festivities were going off most successfully. In the drawing room there was singing, playing, and dancing. Waiters…
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