There are different kinds of stories such as Fairy Tales, Fables ,Folk Tales, Legends, Adventure Stories, Stories from the Lives of Great Men. So, before going to start story writing, we should always keep in mind the points with which we are going to write stories. Often the storyteller is the omniscient narrator.
There are different kinds of stories such as Fairy Tales, Fables ,Folk Tales, Legends, Adventure Stories, Stories from the Lives of Great Men. So, before going to start story writing, we should always keep in mind the following points –
- A story must not be too big or too small.
- Story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.
- The events should be narrated in a chronological order of sequence.
- Story is generally written in Past Tense.
- To make the narrative more interesting ,dialogues or conversations can be used.
- The story must have an interesting conclusion .
- The language should be lucid, limpid, and refreshingly fluent.
- The imagination power plays a very crucial role in writing a story.
A. Write a story using the following hints. Also give a title and a moral.
Hints (Given as Questions) : A poor woodcutter ‘s axe slipped and fell into a river—-a god heard him cry and wanted to help him—–he dived into the river and brought a gold axe for him——the honest woodcutter did not take this axe——the god again went down into the river and brought up a silver axe, which the honest woodcutter refused to accept——the god was very pleased and gave him his own axe as well as the gold and silver axes.
Ans:
(Title) The honest woodcutter
Content :
Once a poor woodcutter was cutting down a tree by the side of a river. Accidentally his axe slipped into the water. Losing his axe, the poor man sat down and wept. A god heard him cry and came out of the river to help him. He heard the poor man s story, dived into the stream, and soon came out holding in his hand a gold axe. “Is this the axe that you lost ? He asked. “No, my axe was not so beautiful as this,” replied the poor Woodcutter. The god dived into the water again and brought up a silver axe. The poor man would not take this one either and said that it was not his. So, the god went into the river for the third time and brought up the iron axe the man had lost. I the man received with great joy. The god was pleased that the woodcutter was honest. He gave him the silver and the gold axes as a reward in addition to the one made of iron.
Moral– Honesty is always rewarded.
2. Develop the following hints into a story :
Hints : The king of Scotland was defeated six times——hid himself in a cave saw a spider trying to climb up to the roof of the cave the spider fell six times and then succeeded- the king was encouraged – tried again to defeat his enemies and succeeded.
THE KING AND THE SPIDER
Robert Bruce, the king of Scotland was defeated six times in the battlefield. His enemies occupied his kingdom. He went away from his kingdom and hid himself in a cave. There he saw a spider trying hard to climb up the ceiling. But it fell Six times but did not give up his efforts. As a result, it ultimately succeeded. At this, the frustrated king was greatly encouraged, and said to himself, If the spider can succeed?” He then to reach the ceiling on the seventh attempt, why not resolved to fight his enemies again to take a sweet revenge. He collected and went to the battlefield. He fought with renewed vigour his arm and energy and ultimately succeeded.
3. Write a story from the following hints in about 150 words. Give a title to your story.
Hints : A cap-seller goes to a fair — sits under a tree— falls asleep —-awakens—-finds no caps —-looks up—— Sees monkeys wearing caps—– begs fór their return—-but in vain—– at a loss what to do——-throws off his own cap in despair—-monkeys do the same.
The Cap-Seller and the Monkeys
Or
The Imitativeness of Monkeys
One day a cap-seller was going to a big fair to sell caps. On the way he felt tired. He put his caps on the ground and sat down under a big banian tree for rest. While resting he fell asleep. After an hour or so he woke up. He was surprised to find his caps all gone. Suddenly he heard the chatter overhead. He looked up and saw several monkeys on the tree, each wearing a cap. He begged the monkeys to return the caps. The monkeys paid no heed to his request. The cap-Seller was a loss what to do. In despair he snatched the cap off his head and threw it away. Instantly the monkeys took the caps off their heads and threw them on the ground. The cap-seller picked the caps up and took his way to the fair.
4. Write a story from the following hints in about 150 words. Give a title to your story.
[Hints : A snake with two heads—–one of the heads with no eyes—–the blind head wished to lead the Snake——the snake agreed —– fell into a pit and died.]
NEVER FOLLOW THE BLIND
Once there was a snake that had two heads at its ends. One of the heads had eyes while the other had none. The snake followed the head that had eyes. The blind head also wished that the snake should follow it. But the snake did not agree to do so. This made the blind head truly angry. Once the snake was passing by a tree. The blind head coiled round the trunk of the tree. So, the snake could not proceed any further. At last, finding no other alternative, the snake agreed to follow the blind head . Now the blind head began to lead the snake. On the way there was a very deep pit. But the blind head could not see it. So, the snake fell into the pit and died.
Moral: Always see where you are gong
5. Study the following hints and develop them into a story (within 120 words). Add a title to it :
[Hints : A wood-cutter’s axe falls into a river-becomes very unhappy the River-God brings him a golden axe, a silver axe, and a steel axe one after another-the wood-cutter takes his own steel axe-the River-God rewards him with all the three.]
THE WOOD-CUTTER AND THE RIVER-GOD
One day a wood-cutter was cutting wood beside a river. As ill luck would have it, his axe slipped from his hands and dropped into the river below. The poor wood-cutter became terribly unhappy and started crying bitterly. At this, the River-God felt pity for him. He appeared before him with a golden axe and said, “Is it yours ?'” The honest wood-cutter replied, “No Sir, it is not mine.” Then the god brought a Silver axe and said, Is it yours ?He again replied, “No, it’s not mine, Sir.” At last, he brought the steel axe that the wood-cutter had lost and said to him, “Is it yours ?” Then he gladly answered, “Yes Sir, this is mine.” The River-God became pleased at his honesty and gave him all the three axes. Then he disappeared.
Moral : Honesty is richly rewarded.
7. Study the following hints and develop them into a story
[Hints : King Solomon -noted for voice down -Queen of Sheba wanted to test it wisdom -the King came to her court -The Queen offered to garlands -natural and artificial -asked the King to choose the Garland of real roses without touching them -the King opened the window -bees came and sat on real roses -The Queen surprised.]
KING SOLOMON’S WISDOM
King Solomon was very famous for his wisdom. The Queen of Sheba wanted to test it. Once she was invited by the King to his kingdom. The clever queen brought two garlands of flowers one real and the other artificial. But they looked alike. She went to King Solomon’s kingdom and asked him to pick up the garland of real flowers. The king was greatly puzzled. Then he hit upon an idea. The king asked his men to open the windows. When they were opened, bees flew into the room and sat on the garland of real flowers making the task easy for him. The Queen was deeply impressed with the King’s wisdom.
8. Develop the following Hints into a story:
[Hints :- Lord Buddha appointed a day for the collection of alms —–devotees brought him gifts—rich men came with their precious Gifts——-came an old and poor woman in a pomegranate——it was hardly eaten by her——Lord accepted it both hands coming from his seat.]
LORD BUDDHA AND THE POOR WOMAN
Lord Buddha appointed a day for the collection of alms from his devotees. They brought for him different gifts. The rich and affluent devotees came with their precious gifts to offer their living god. These devotees thought Lord Buddha would be more pleased with their precious gifts than the ordinary ones given by others. Then an old and very poor devotee appeared there. She was so poor that she had no capacity to buy Lord Buddha any gift whatsoever. But the woman wanted to offer something to the spiritual giant. She had nothing but a pomegranate which she was eating. The old woman did not hesitate to offer the half-eaten pomegranate to her master. Lord Buddha was pleased with the poor woman’s great sacrifice and true devotion. She wanted to offer everything she had. The great master, therefore, accepted the offer with both the hands coming down from his seat.
Moral: An ordinary devoted offering is more important than a precious one.
9. Develop the following Hints into a story:
[Hints :- A fox passing by ———-slipped into a well ———– A villager ——-goat ——-invite goat —–drink water ——-Leap.]
A FOX AND A FOOLISH GOAT
A fox was once passing by a well after sunset. It had been dark. So he did not notice the well. He slipped down into the well. He remained there all the night and suffered much. Somehow, he saved himself from drowning. Near that well there lived a villager. The villager had a goat. The goat was quite foolish. In the morning, while grazing about, she went near the well. The fox on facing the goat said, “Come friend, you have not tasted such clear and sweet water in your life as you may land in this well. I have drunk and drunk and yet I want to drink.” The foolish goat was a bit thirsty. She could not check herself. She at once jumped into the well. The fox got upon the head of the goat and got out of the well.
Moral : Look Before you Leap
8. Write a story developing the following outlines.
[Hints : A hare laughed at a tortoise’s slow pace —- they contested in a race—–the hare was over-confident of his victor—–slept on the way——the tortoise won the race.]
A Hare and A Tortoise
There was a hare. He was very proud of his swift movement. Once he saw a tortoise. He knocked at it for its slow movement. He said to the tortoise, “O slow-footed fellow, will you run a race with me ? It will be a nice plan for us .The tortoise agreed to the proposal of the hare. They fixed a goal and started on their race. The hare covered half the way. Then he looked back and stopped. He said to himself, “The tortoise is yet far behind. Let me have some rest for a while.” Saying this he lay there and soon fell asleep. The tortoise moved on and did not stop even for a moment. So it reached the goal. The hare awoke and found that the tortoise had already reached the goal. The hare was ashamed and went away silently.
Moral : SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
9. Write a story developing the following outlines.
[Hints: A tiger —– became old—— no longer hunting—— possessed golden bangles—- try a plan— said any one to give this bangle——- a religious minded man ——– came near to him—– tiger caught and killed him.]
A Tiger and the Religious Man
There was a tiger. He was very cruel in his youth. He was a man-eater. In his old age he became very weak He could no longer hunt down any animal. So he suffered much for want of food. He had a gold bangle in his possession. He sat in an open place in the forest with that bangle. There was a road along that open place. When the tiger saw any man passing by he said to him, “Brother, here is a good bangle. I wish to give it to you. Don’t fear. I am old and infirm now. I now pray to God five times a day and do other religious acts. This bangle is useless to me. It will be useful to you. Don’t fear, come to me and take this. A man was passing by the way. He was simple and religious minded. He believed the tiger. He thought that he would help a poor man with that gold. He went near the tiger and was about to receive the bangle. The wicked tiger caught him by the neck and killed him.
Moral: Never Believe the Wicked
10. Develop the following outlines into a complete story. Add a title to it (within 120 words):
[Hints : A hot summer day —–a crow became thirsty—- – found water nowhere saw ajar—- – flew to it could not reach the water hit upon a plan —— dropped pebbles into the jar —- water came up—–drank.]
A Thirsty Crow
One day it was very hot. A crow was very thirsty. He went out in search of water. He flew out here and there. At last he saw a water pot. He flew to that pot. But he found that the water in it was at the bottom of the pot. He tried again and again but could not reach the water with his beak. He was sad but the crow was very clever. He found some pieces of stone at a small distance. He carried them all to the water one by one. He then dropped the stones into the pot until the water rose to its brim. Then he drank water and satisfied his thirst.
Moral : Where There Is A Will There Is A Way
11. Develop the following outlines into a complete story.
Hints : A dog was crossing a river with a morsel—– of meat in his mouth—–he saw a bigger piece of meat in the water—-so he dropped what he had—- to catch at what was a shadow and lost both.
A GREEDY DOG
One day a dog stole a morsel of meat from a butcher’s shop . He was awfully glad to have it and thought of a hearty meal at home that evening. With the piece of meat in his mouth he proceeded towards his home. On his way home he had to cross a river. There was a narrow plank across it. As he was going across the plank, he looked down and saw his own image reflected in the water. He took it for another dog with a bigger piece of meat. “Ah. there is another dog with a bigger piece of meat!” he said to himself and added, “If l can take that piece of meat away from him, I shall have a hearty meal also n the morning. I must have that piece at any cost. So, thinking, he rushed at his own shadow to catch at the piece of meat reflected in the water. Instantly. he fell into the river and lost his own piece of meat. Thus, being led by greed , he had to lose what he already had.
Moral: Grasp all, lose all.
12.Develop the following hints into a story. Give the story a title :
Hints : A quarrel between the North Wind and the Sun over which was the stronger of the two—–a traveller was coming down the road —-agreed that the one that could take off the man’s cloak was the stronger ——the Wind began to blow but the traveller wrapped his cloak around him——-when the wind gave up, the sun started his work——the traveller grew warmer and began to loosen his cloak and sat down in the shade of a tree and fanned himself.
THE WIND AND THE SUN
The North Wind and the Sun once had a dispute about which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road. So, they agreed that the one that could take off the man’s cloak was the stronger. First the Wind began to blow an icy blast but the harder he blew the more closely did the traveller wrap his cloak around him. The Wind was not strong enough to tear off the man’s cloak. At last, the Wind gave up in disgust. Next was the Sun’s turn and he drove away all the heavy rainclouds. Then he began to shine down upon the traveller with such power that the traveller rushed to the wood nearby to take some rest. In the shade of a tree, He sat down and fanned himself. So, the disputes ended and the Sun became the winner.
Moral: Persuasion is better than Force.
Develop the following hints into a story. Give the story a title :
Hints :The diamond-set gold ring vanishes one day—- the king doubts the pilferer among the servants—— the adverse situation calls for action—– none of the servants admits to guilt—- the King gives each servant a stick——he warns that one who has robbed would have his stick two inches taller—-the thief is exposed.
A King and his Servants
One day the king discovered that his gold ring studded with diamond was out of sight. He ransacked the valuables from time to time in the safe. He was unfortunate enough to find it nowhere. He Summoned all his servants and behaved well as if nothing had happened. He asked them casually, ‘Do you know about a mere ring? “No”, said all in one, “Our eyes didn’t fall upon it”. The king hit upon a plan that took effect the next day. He invoked all of them to see him after lunch None of them could turn down the royal order. They inclined their ear to hear. “I am giving each of you a stick. He who is guilty of the deed of plundering the ring will see his stick increase by two inches overnight. Tomorrow you will return the sticks to me”. The pilferer of the ring cut the stick away by two inches that night. Next morning, they submitted the sticks to same size except one. The king caught his breath until the thief was detected. But he had no guilty conscience. So, the king resorted to trick.
18.Develop the following hints into a story. Give the story a title :
Hints : Quarrelled between the limbs and the belly -limbs work but the belly only received -all the limbs stopped work -body start -limbs weekend and lost strength -they all learned a lesson of co-operation
Quarrel between Limbs and Belly
Once there was a quarrel between the Limbs and the Belly. After working for many years there grew a jealousy between the limbs and the belly. The limbs of our body noticed that all time they had worked, and the Belly only digested the result. So, one day all the limbs of our body decided to stop their work because they thought the belly should also come with them to work. But the belly did not do anything else it only began to wait and watch. So, when the all the limbs stopped their work, our body started to decline, and the body also became weakened and lost strength. When the body became weakened and lost its strength, all the limbs of our body understood one thing that they should do all their work together. And from that time, they learned a lesson of co-operation.
Moral : Co-operation helps us to be united and strong.
19. Write a story with the help of the following hints :
Hints :- a forgetful man—– thinks of inviting his friends to dinner— arranges varieties of dishes waits for his friends to come—- none arrives —-wonders—- what the cause might be—- draws a drawer—- in his writing desk—–finds the bunches of invitation letters undelivered.
Embarrassment of a Forgetful Man
There lived a man called Vola Babu. He was so called due to his forgetful nature. Once he decided to invite all his friends to dinner at his house. On the very day he was very busy. He bought good fish, mutton and vegetables. He asked his cook to prepare a variety of dishes. All those items were mouth-watering afternoon Vola Babu was ready to indeed. From the welcome guests. Afternoon became night, but nobody turned up. Vola Babu was very upset. He could not understand what went wrong. He then drew the drawer of his writing desk. The reason was revealed in no time. There were bunches of invitation letters. He had written those letters but forgotten to post any of them. His friends were not invited at all.
20. Write a story (within 100 words)using the given hints. Give a title to the story:
Hints :- a soldier prisoner —-of war for some years—– war ends returns— home sees– a bird seller —on the way buys —all the birds and sets them free.
Pangs of Captivity
Once a soldier was caught by the enemy force in the battlefield. They put him in the prison for some years. When the war came to an end, all the war-prisoners including the soldier were freed. On his way to home the soldier came across a bird seller. The seller was selling birds in cages. Seeing the caged birds the soldier’s heart writhed in pain. He too had experienced the pangs of captivity. So he approached the bird seller and bought all the birds from him. Then he opened the doors of the cages one after another and set all the birds free.
21.Develop the following hints into a story. Give the story a title :
Hints : Three artist participants in a contest ——–one draws Flowers ——–bees attracted to sit on it ———-the second paints a fruit ——–it Lures an ox ——–the third pictures a curtain ——–who wins the prize.
The Three artists
Once three prominent artists were in a competition hosted by the mayor in the town. On the appointed day, the bell rang to declare the hour of inspection. All sat and drew in an hour with their equipment’s. The first artist worth mentions carefully sketched a bucket of Flowers. It was so charming that bees were flying to sit on it and suck honey. The second depicted with wrapped tension a pineapple. The fruit was like enough to tempt an ox from afar. The third concentrated on picturing a gorgeous curtain. The curtain was live enough to deserve everyone’s praise. Of the paintings in galore the judges were befooled to lift the curtain which was not real but seemingly real. The third artist indeed was entitled to win the first prize as judges were made the moment’s fools.