“The Umbrella Man” is a humorous story written by Roald Dahl.
The narrator of this story is a 12-year-old girl who went to London with her mother to see a dentist.
When it was time to go home, they discovered that it was pouring rain and they had no umbrella. An older gentleman with an umbrella offered them a deal - he had forgotten his wallet at home and would like to sell them the umbrella in exchange for a taxi ride home.
The deal was made and both parties were happy. But the old man was not as simple as he seemed and then unixpected things began to happen.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://staff.univ-batna2.dz/sites/default/files/ghodbane_nacira/files/the_umbrella_man_story_2022.pdf
“The Hanging Stranger” is a horror story written by Philip K. Dicisk.
In a small provincial American town, strange, inexplicable events begin to occur. The main character of the story, the owner of a home appliance store, sees a man hanged on a lamppost, but discovers with horror and surprise that no one else notices it. Trying to figure out what is happening, he comes to an unexpected conclusion: this is an invasion of Earth, and it is impossible to predict what awaits earthlings!
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41562/41562-h/41562-h.ht
"Tobermory” is a humorous story written by British writer Saki (H.H. Munro). The plot is about a cat who is taught to talk by one of the guests at a country house party.
He speaks to the hosts and guests with a tone of arrogance. He knows all the secrets of the inhabitants of this place.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://fountainheadpress.com/expandingthearc/assets/sakitobermory.pdf
The story "Student" by Anton Chekhov contains a philosophical and deep reflection on the meaning of life and the connection of times.
Student Ivan Velikopolsky looks in on his acquaintances, a mother and daughter, and talks about what happened before, and we look into the eyes of these women, and try to understand whether his words about the past touched them. As it turns out, yes, no matter how much the past is the past, it intersects with our present.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/the-student/
The short story “Robbie” by Isaac Asimov is about a girl who loved her robot very much. It was irreplaceable for her, doing everything possible for the child.
She became so attached to the robot that she even stopped playing with her friends., Her mother was very worried about this and decided to help her daughter.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/machine/files/2014/09/1940-Isaac-Asimov-Robbie.pdf
