検索キーワード： "wish" 短編小説

Novelista inglés, Kipling escribió novelas, poemas y relatos ambientados principalmente en la India y Birmania durante la época de gobierno británico.

Rehmeyer's Hollow in York County, Pennsylvania, is haunted. People go in and they don't come out. Folks living near there are haunted, too, especially Sandy and his mother who live in the trailer park right outside the Hollow. And the ghosts that haunt the trailer park are fed up with all the trouble this small family has been forced to endure and have decided to take matters into their own ghostly hands. It won't be a pleasant night in the Hollow this Halloween.

As the world festively anticipates the material joys of Christmas, a spirited teenage girl's heart yearns for a gift that transcends the tangible — the gift of global peace. Disheartened and deeply troubled by the ceaseless wars, human suffering, and widespread instability plaguing various corners of the globe, Vanessa embarks on a soul-stirring quest for understanding and action.

No one should be alone for Christmas. At least, that’s what Evelyn Montgomery‘s parents always told her. So when she finds herself very alone for the festive holiday, she decides to book a weekend at Sutton Lake. It’s there, in a whirlwind of fate, that she meets Jonathan, her gorgeous, albeit grumpy, neighbor across the lake, who also happens to be spending Christmas alone.

A heart-warming collection of feel-good stories showing snippets of family life and friendship during the festive period.

From Lovecraftian tales such as "The House of the Temple", "Rising With Surtsey", and the title story, to such contemporary horrors as "The Sun, the Sea, and the Silent Scream" and "The Luststone", this new collection has been culled from the writings of a true master of nightmares.

In "A Friend I Wish I Never Had," journey through the tumultuous highs and lows of adolescent friendship, where the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs, and trust is a fragile commodity. Ethan, a newcomer to the small town of Willow Creek, finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Oliver—a charismatic figure whose charm hides a web of secrets and lies.

Derrick wants her and he isn't going to rest until he has her in his arms...Everything is going perfectly with the new charity project that Derrick is working on. He hadn’t gotten into the holiday spirit since both of his parents died days after his graduation, but with Casey it’s easier for him to see what joy can be found in helping others, and he’s happy to get his company involved. While Derrick would like to think that he’s just turning over a new leaf, he knows there’s another reason for his newfound need to help. It’s all because of Casey.

Rajiv has everything that a person of his age could ever dream of. However, the arrival of a special someone has completely changed his life. The question arises: Is this special someone truly good for him? When Anaya chooses a different path in life, she faces a struggle for which she was not prepared. While attempting to lead a normal life, the unexpected arrival of an old friend has created a storm in her life. Will she be able to overcome it, or could she find herself entirely lost in its turbulence?

Children's stories: The Fish's Wish.

Have you ever, out of anger, wished someone dead or hurt in some way? This is exactly what happened in the town of Deadington. Sarah Phillips was teased by the townspeople because of her hideous face from a fire that destroyed her family. Sarah was placed in a foster home where she was abused on a constant basis by the sons of the family she was living with. Sarah finally reached her boiling point one late night when she was running from her foster brothers fearing for her life. Sarah came upon a cabin in the woods and fell to her knees out of breath knowing in her heart this was probably the last time she would take her last breath.

திருமதி. சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பின் இரண்டாம் பாகத்தில் உள்ளடக்கப்பட்டுள்ள கதைகளும் முதல் தொகுப்பினைப் போன்று சுவாரஸ்யமாகவும் ஆவலைத்தூண்டும் வகையிலும் அமைந்துள்ளன. இத்தொகுப்பில் யதார்த்தமான நடையில் வாழ்வின் தினசரி நிகழ்வுகளை படம் பிடித்துக் காட்டுகிறன. நாம் தினமும் சந்திக்கும் நிகழ்வுகளை நயம்பட வழங்குகியுள்ளார்.

"Secrets", set in the '60s, is the gripping story of a teenage girl whose illusions about her best friend's family are blasted along with her faith in Kennedy's Camelot. "A Sympathetic Listener" is the hilarious and heartbreaking story of a 24-year-old woman with cancer who, on her healing odyssey, finds connection and support from a most surprising source. In "Great-aunt Mariah and the Gigolo", a 70-something widow rocks the family when she brings home her young beau.

This is a story about the modest wishes of a chicken called Cory. Cory is lonely, and his only wish is that his mother gives birth to a brother. Cory tries in every way to achieve his desire. He goes into deep woods at the fairy’s house, in Laponia, to see Santa Claus and eventually, he turns to God.