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Short-short stories are written works that are usually fiction. They are sometimes known as micro fiction or flash fiction, and they are exceptionally short pieces that tell a story in a brief amount of space and time. Most short-short stories are shorter than 1500 words, and some are even as short as 500 words. It is exceptionally difficult to tell a complete story in such a short amount of space, so these types of stories can be quite a challenge for writers. 
Like other types of stories, short-short stories must include some common elements: there must be a character of some sort, and the narrative must focus on some sort of plot or development. Short-short stories do not necessarily need to have a plot, and they can instead focus on character development, but again, something needs to happen to propel the story forward quickly. Most writers usually do not have enough space to develop characters thoroughly, and a story usually only has one or two characters overall. 
A step up from short-short stories is the short story, which are generally 6000 words or fewer. Such stories allow a writer to develop characters and plot a little further, though the short story is also fairly limited in scope most of the time. The writer must still propel the plot forward quickly, and while characters can be developed more than they can in short-short stories, they are still not as developed as they could be in longer works. 
Some authors have become famous for their short stories &ndash; Edgar Allen Poe, Jack London, Mark Twain, Anton Chekhov and Guy de Maupassant. 
ENJOY!

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This task is scheduled for 5 hours.
<ol>
	<li>Get ready in a cozy chair with a cup of tea.</li>
	<li>Read the 5 short-short stories from: Basic Reading Power, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, Longman 2004. P. 21 and page 24-27.</li>
	<li>Read the 5 short stories:
	<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
		<li>&ldquo;In Exile&rdquo; by Anton Chekhov.</li>
		<li>&ldquo;Political Economy&rdquo; by Mark Twain.</li>
		<li>&ldquo;The Beggar&rdquo; by Guy de Maupassant.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.americanliterature.com/short-stories-collections">http://www.americanliterature.com/short-stories-collections</a> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d. &ldquo;The Card&rdquo; by James Ross from <a href="http://www.short-stories.co.uk/">http://www.short-stories.co.uk/</a> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; e. &ldquo;The Chapel&rdquo; by Josef Essberger. 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.englishclub.com/reading/short-stories.htm">http://www.englishclub.com/reading/short-stories.htm</a> 
4. Consider which story you liked best and why? Write it down and sent to your teacher.

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