Question

short story is fictional work of prose that is shorter in length than a novel.

A short story should be read in one sitting. A short story can range from 150-200 words.

Q1. Taking help of the following points together with your own ideas, write a story in about 150-200 words. Give a

suitable title to the story.

 A defeated King ____________ shelter in a cave ____________ enemies were looking ____________ wanted

to kill him. The king ____________ fought bravely ____________ army was small ____________ to run away

sad at heart ____________ courage had left him ____________ one day was lying idly ____________ A little

spider drew attention ____________ trying hard to weave a web ____________ it was crawling up

____________ but the thread broke ____________ it fell ____________ several” times. But ____________ did

not give up ____________ tried again ____________ climbed up the celling successfully King thought

____________ tiny creature did not give up ____________ try again ____________ decided to fight again

____________ met his faithful followers ____________raised a strong army ____________ At last won the

battle ____________ got back ____________ remembered the spider ____________ taught him a lesson​

Answer 1

Any work of fiction with a word count between 7,500 and 19,000 is generally considered a novelette. A novelette is longer than a short story, which usually has a word range of between 1,000 and 7,500 words, and flash fiction, which is usually under 1,000 words.