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Pigs is Pigs

shortsonline — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:00:08 +0000

Short Story by Ellis Parker Butler. A customer argues with a freight agent who claims that two guinea pigs he has been sent should be charged as common pigs rather than pets. By the time the matter is settled, the dispute has almost brought the freight company to its knees

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The Prince Who Wasn’t Hungry

shortsonline — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 21:00:45 +0000

Grade 3-4 Story by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. There was once a Prince who had very little to do, and so thought a great deal about eating. As he grew up, he demanded increasingly rare dishes. Nothing satisfied him, until one day he discovered the best food in the world.

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The Sand Castle

shortsonline — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 21:00:24 +0000

Grade 5-6 Story by Alma Luz Villanueva. Set in the future, Earth has warmed so much that direct exposure to sunlight or seawater can be deadly. A woman persists in taking her grandchildren on monthly excursions to the beach. This time they are going to build their first sand castle.

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The Emperor’s New Clothes

shortsonline — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 21:00:19 +0000

Grade 5-6 Story by H. C. Anderson. Two dishonest tricksters convince an Emperor who puts appearance before the well-being of his people that they can weave him a suit of the most magnificent fabric imaginable. His courtiers, who sense that something is amiss, don’t have the courage to report it

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Tuesday of the Other June

shortsonline — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 21:00:22 +0000

Grade 5-6 Story by Norma Fox Mazer. A girl is being bullied. Should she follow her mother’s advice to “turn the other cheek, smile at the world, and the world'll smile back”, follow her dream of “kicking, punching, and biting her (the bully) like a dog” or try something else?

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Big Brother / Bade Bhai Sahab

shortsonline — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 03:42:05 +0000

Short Story by Premchand. Two Indian brothers with opposite personalities attend boarding school. The older, more studios brother consistently fails; the younger, irresponsible brother excels. The story teaches the danger of arrogant pride, and that there is always something to learn from those with more life experience

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Lob’s Girl

shortsonline — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:00:46 +0000

Grade 5-6 Story by Joan Aiken. Lob is a large, bouncy dog with “a yard of tongue” that he uses to smother a girl he meets with affection. After overcoming several difficulties, he joins the girl’s family. Lob’s love for the girl is so strong that it transcends death.

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Scout’s Honor

shortsonline — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 22:30:54 +0000

Grade 5-6 Story by Avi. Three bumbling friends demonstrate how not to go about passing a Boy Scout camping test. The story is set in the 1940s. If three nine year-olds were to set off as poorly prepared as they were these days, the ending probably wouldn’t be as happy.

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The Grandfather and the Python

shortsonline — Thu, 12 May 2022 05:05:05 +0000

Grade 3-4 Story by Ruskin Bond. On a whim, the narrator’s grandfather buys a python at a bazaar and brings it home. The python falls in love with its own reflection and, when grandmother says it must go, the snake’s vanity assists in its capture and release into the jungle.

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My Father Goes to Court

shortsonline — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:15:48 +0000

Short Story by Carlos Bulosan. A rich man files a legal complaint against his poor neighbors for standing outside his house and enjoying the aroma of his food. The poor family’s father goes to court and comes up with a novel approach to win the case.

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