Short Stories for Telling

Short Stories for Telling
An Internet Hotlist on Short, Short Stories

Introduction
When time is short, a short story is needed. Here are links for short (some VERY short) stories for you to tell.

The Internet Resources

101 Zen Stories - A large collection of zen tales, many short and tellable.
Aesop's Fables and Story Plots - Healther Forest's compilation of Aesop's fables from A to Z and another compilation of story plots.
African Dilemma Tales - Excerpts from a scholarly book, describing and giving examples of many African dilemma tales.
Chelm Stories - Many stories from the traditional town of fools, Chelm, Poland.
Irish Stories - Conrad Bladey's collection of five-minute Irish folktales. Many will need to be adapted for telling.
Nasrudin Stories - Stories from the Middle Eastern wise fool, Nasrudin.
Short, Inspiring Stories - A group of short stories, suitable for use in motivational speeches, sermons, etc.
Six-Word Stories - Six-word stories from well-known writers.
Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors - Another collection of zen stories, with reader and listener comments.

Content by marilynmcphie, mcphie@cts.com
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Last revised Mon Jun 13 21:30:58 US/Pacific 2011