The story “Taste” by Roald Dahl is told in the first person, from the point of view of the narrator, whose name is unknown, because he is not the main character in this work.
He is present at a family dinner at the house of a stockbroker, where a gourmet wine connoisseur is also invited. The narrator tells about the established tradition between the host of the house and the gourmet - to make a bet.
The essence of the bet is to test the skill of a gourmet, his ability to taste, smell, determine the vine, harvest, variety, aging, brand of wine, etc.
It was funny how it would all be finished, the ending makes readers smile.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.deyeshigh.co.uk/downloads/literacy/world_book_day/roald_dahl_s_tales_of_the_unexpected.pdf
A short story “The Heart of a Broken Story» by J.D.Salinger takes place in New-York- city.
The author uses a funny manner style in his story. Like, there is a simple guy. And there is she, who will never look in his direction under any circumstances. And so the writer begins to fantasize, what would happen if our guy decided to get to know her.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://teletype.in/@forever_autumn/rJSXITstQ?ysclid=m5i5gs2cbw933076793
In the “A Ghost Story” by Mark Twain the writer makes it clear at the beginning that this is a classic story about a haunted house. After all, according to the plot, the main character ended up in a house where all sorts of evil spirits started to act up from time to time.
Eventually the author makes fun of those who like to believe in all sorts of nonsense and fables in the story. In this particular case, it’s the Cardiff Giant.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/mark-twain/short-story/a-ghost-story/
“The Kiss“ by Anton Chekhov tells how a local landowner invites officers to visit him. The house is cheerful and noisy, there are a lot of people, there is not a single free room. Time passes, dancing begins. But one funny event happens to the main character which greatly excites him and leaves an indelible mark on his soul, mind and heart.
Chekhov describes in detail and very vividly the thoughts of the main character, his feelings, assumptions, memories ... in a word, everything that is usually characteristic of a woman's nature, but clearly not a military man.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://learnenglish-new.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Kiss-by-Anton-Chekhov-PDF-Book.pdf
«The Storm» is a story written by Kate Chopin. It was written in 1898 but remained unpublished for many years probably because for the late 19th century, this story must have seemed provocative and challenging social conventions.
The writer created a main character - a woman whose behavior could puzzle the reader of that time. The plot, at first glance, is simple. A married woman is alone at home. She is busy sewing and all about household chores. A storm begins to break out outside the window. At this time, a lone horseman approaches her porch. He needs somewhere to wait out the crazy storm. The hostess invites him in…
The author wrote about human nature and it was connected with unpredictable nature outside, storm in this case.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/the-storm/
“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
