Students re-write short stories and novels into “small stories” so that even those who are one-inch tall may enjoy them!
By Aswathy V
a. “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury
Exhilarating sixty minutes with sun after monotonous rainy seven years.
b. “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe
Enigmatic African family and culture getting uprooted by British arrival.
c. “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
Down syndromic Charlie becoming inconceivably intelligent and esoteric to intellectuals.
d. “Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
Climbing life diving board dramatically on his convoluted thirteenth birthday.
e. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
Obsequious waitress making a consequential wish on her twentieth birthday.
By Zahida K
1.“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
A boy welcomes the volatile changes of adolescent life.
2. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
A convoluted birthday wish changes an ordinary girl’s life.
3.“Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” by Lisa See
At last intransigent Lily realizes Snow Flower’s true friendship.
4.“The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
An Indian family’s mundane life remains unchanged in America.
5.“Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Mrs Das explicitly reveals her secret to a car driver.
By Kaushalya A
01. “The veldt” by Ray Bradbury.
The ostentatious technology brings a horrific end for the parents.
02. “The Namesake” by Jumpa Lahiri
Through all convoluted experiences, Gogol searches for his true identity.
03. “Mountains beyond mountains: The quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World” by Tracy Kidder
Difficulties bolstered Dr. Farmer’s journey of healing the world.
04. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
Savagery and violence permeates even among obsequious British boys.
05. “Birthday girl” by Haruki Murakami
The enigmatic wish changes the ordinary birthday girl’s life forever.
By Anuja H
1.“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
An explicit story of young boys on the inhabited island.
2.“Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
An enigmatic tale of a girl’s twentieth birthday wish.
3.“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
Domineering human behavior precipitates an animal revolution.
4.“Good Country People” By Flannery O’Connor
An anomalous end of clichéd stereotype about country people.
5.“The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury
An ostentatious nursery led two children to kill their own parents.
By Saiqa R
1.“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.
A man impervious to worldly wealth; in-search of own treasure.
2.“Lords of the flies” by William Golding.
A story revealing the evil and volatility hidden inside people.
3. “The Tale of Genji” by Murasaki Shikibu.
A man whose captivating personality permeates throughout all Chinese women.
4. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami.
A monotonous day turns into the thrill of a wish.
5. “Mountains beyond mountains” by Paul Farmer.
A humanitarian who bolsters the hope of curing among HIV-Haitians.
By Shabnam K.
I. “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Prosaic life forced Mrs Das to be enigmatic.
II. “Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
Life at puberty seems convoluted to a teen ager.
III. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding.
Obsequiousness turned into aggressiveness when some British boys got marooned.
IV. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson.
How the clichéd ides killed tender souls one after another.
V. “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury.
How Ostentatious technology made the children murder their own parents.
By Ulfat J
1.“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding.
A symbolic-story representing the volatility and evil propensity of humans.
2.“Thank You Mam” by Langstone Hughe.
A woman’s affection becomes the catalyst to correct a boy-thief.
3.“Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami.
A girl’s mundane birthday changes through an old man’s magic.
4.“Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe.
An intransigent Nigerian warrior refuses to be Christian and suicides.
5.“Slaughter House 5: The Children’s Crusade” by Kurt Vonnegut.
An American soldier’s life becomes enigmatic as he time travels.
By Linta R
1. “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold
An enigmatic tale of death and afterlife.
2. “Difficult Daughters” by Manju Kapur
An intransigent, iconoclastic Indian girl chooses an unconventional life.
3. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
An obsequious waitress makes a wish on her 20th birthday.
4. “After I was Thrown in the River and Before I was Drown” by Dave Eggers
An explicit narration of a dog who loves running.
5. “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck
Life of American tenants hindered by the Great Depression.
By Ganga S
a. “After I was thrown in the river and before I drowned” by Dave Eggers
An enigmatic dog loves running but hates human grownups.
b. “The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
A group of iconoclast boys trap between good and evil.
c. “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
Santiago attains his goal by being impervious to obstacles.
d. “A Temporary Matter” by Jhumpa Lahiri
The miscarriage is the catalyst for the couple’s apartness.
e. “The Animal Farm” by George Orwell
Human prevarication and hypocrisy were practiced in a totalitarian farm.
By Sharon P
10. a. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
Young boys in an Island, passing through some volatile situations.
b. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
An obsequious young girl’s wish comes true.
c. “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte
A girl, leading a mundane life, loves a rich man.
d. “The Magician’s Nephew”(The Chronicles of Narnia) by C S Lewis
A domineering magician making two children visit some mysterious worlds.
e. “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelly
A man creates an enigmatic creature from human dead bodies.
By Jasmin K
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
An intransigent society conducts lottery for death as a custom.
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
Farm animals, absolved of human captivity, create a dystopian environment.
“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
A shepherd’s monotonous life changes by a journey after treasure.
“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
A boy finds hindrances while entering his adult life.
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
English boys lead a prosaic, savagery life without adults.
By Soumya C
1.“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
An iconoclast from an egalitarian society, in 2018, is killed.
2.“Temporary Matter” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Baby’s death acts as a catalyst for a couple’s separation.
3.“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor
A domineering lady is killed after her family was shot.
4.“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
A young boy passes through some enigmatic situations in life.
5.“After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Was Drowned” by Dave Eggers
An extraordinary dog leaves this mundane world and reaches heaven.
By Archana C
1.“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
Permeation of evil thought among the British boys trapped in an island.
2.“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
A boy’s experience of volatile transition to adolescence.
3.“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.
A young shepherd following his convulated dream of treasure.
4.“The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown:
Deciphers the esoteric historical truth of the Holy Grail.
5.“Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” by Lisa See
Enigmatic and treasured friendship and misunderstanding about their secret fan.
By Sadeka T
“Birthday girl” by Haruki Murakami
The obsequious waiter’s enigmatic birthday wish changed her life.
“Lord of the flies” by William Golding
An explicit story about volatile human nature and civilization.
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
A clichéd, traditional idea is a hinder to understand humanity.
“Temporary Matter” by Jhumpa Lahiri
The baby’s death permeates a convoluted depression in the couplet.
“After I was thrown in the river before I was drowned” by Dave Eggers
An impervious to tiredness dog thought that life is running.
By Neeru G
1. “A Temporary Matter” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Mundane life of a couple who once were in love.
2. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
A girl whose enigmatic wish is granted on her birthday.
3. “Lord of the flies” by William Golding
Actions of domineering boys leading to an end of civilization.
4. “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Incident that changes an intransigent person into a dedicated son.
5. “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol
Grief of lost coat becoming a catalyst for abrupt death.
By Rifat M
1. “ A Temporary Matter” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Electrical problem becomes a catalyst to break a couple’s relationship.
2. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor
Fortune prevaricate a family to death.
3. “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Identity crisis of an Indian Immigrant family stated explicitly.
4. “Lord Of The Flies” by William Golding
A group of boys experienced an enigmatic adventure.
5. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
An old man grants a convoluted wish of a girl.
By Rosy K
1. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
Volatility of British boys leads them to savagery and violence.
2. “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury
Ostentatious nursery triggers hatred within the children, resulting in murder.
3. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
Intriguing story about a young girl pursuing her enigmatic wish.
4. “A Walk to Remember” by Nicholas Sparks
Love transforms an intransigent boy into a better person.
5. “The Gift” by Danielle Steel
A stranger acts as a catalyst in rebuilding family’s dream.
by Drishya G
1. “Spook” by Mary Roach
A writer tries to solve the enigma of the soul.
2. “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
A pedantic historian reveals the Jesus bloodline in this novel.
3. “Lord of the flies” by William Golding
The boys trapped in an island become impervious to consequences.
4. “The kite runner” by Khaled Hosseini
Friendship of two boys during the volatile situation of Afghanistan.
5. “Forever overhead” by David Foster Wallace
An intransigent boy in his thirteenth birthday dare’s something new.
By Marian F.
1. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
An enigmatic man and a gregarious woman fall in love.
2. “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen
A woman flees her mundane doll-like life and obtains emancipation.
3. “Animal Farm” by George Orwell
An allegoric Russian revolution happens in a volatile animal farm.
4. “After I was Thrown in the River and Before I was Drown” by Dave Eggers
An energetic dog explicitly narrates his daily activities.
5. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
When civilization is hindered savagery comes in to being.
By Thilini H.
a. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
A 20 year old waitress makes an enigmatic birthday wish.
b. “After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Was Drowned” by Dave Eggers
A fast dog, loves running, becomes catalyst of its death
c. “Princess” by Jean P. Sasson
A Saudi Arabian princess tells her convoluted life story explicitly
d. “Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
Young boy, climbs a diving board, understands volatility of life
e. “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol
New overcoat, changes the mundane life of a enigmatic man
By Prabisha S
1. “After I was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned” by Dave Eggers
A dog loves mundane routine of jumping; dies while jumping.
2. “The Passion of Artemisia” by Susan Vreeland
Powerful and explicit story of a girl’s passion for art.
3. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
Jonas, selected memory receiver, becomes an iconoclast.
4. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
A girl makes an enigmatic wish on her twentieth birthday.
5. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest” by Ken Kesey
A new patient,impervious to hospital rules, changes everything.
By Metu Y.
1. “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
An iconoclast teenager fails to break the hindrances of society.
2. “Slaughter House 5” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
A prosaic man experiences his enigmatic life through time traveling.
3. “After the Cowboy Chicken Came to Town” by Ha Jin
An American restaurant gradually permeates its influences over Chinese culture.
4. “Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
A boy on his 13th birthday experiences volatility on mundane life.
5. “The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
The volatility of castaway boys leads to savagery and death.
By Renjini T
1.“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare
Love acts as the catalyst of a couple’s untimely death.
2.“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
Circumstances permit savagery to domineer human culture and hinder compassion.
3.“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
An enigmatic transformation into adolescence by discarding childhood.
4.“The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
An attempt to permeate Holy Grail legends to the world.
5.“Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte
The life of an orphan girl with intransigent moral convictions.
By Marzia S
1. “Lord of the flies” by William Golding
Innocence turns into barbaric savage through some volatile catalysts.
2. “Birthday girl” by Haruki Murakami
A weird wish can change a mundane life.
3. “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer
Curiosity towards an enigma caused permeation of compassion through hindrance.
4. “After cowboy chicken came to town” by Ha Jin
Obsequious employees became foolish losers for their impervious boss.
5. “Love conquers all” by Galia Albin
A women’s struggle finds true love to bolster her life.
By Arthee C
“The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol
A common person’s mundane life takes an abrupt turn.
“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
Journey towards adulthood is impervious to gender.
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
An island where every cliché about children seems fake.
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
Animals declare rebel against the tortures of volatile humans.
“The Chronicles of Narnia” by Clive Staples Lewis
Four children’s journey to mysterious world, catalyst of new beginning.
By Fayeka S
1.“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
Teen boy tries getting used to the puberty’s volatile change.
2.“Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami.
A compliant waitress’s birthday wish gets fulfilled by a man.
3.“The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury
Kids killed their parents in the sake of ostentatious technology.
4.“Slaughter House 5: The Children’s Crusade” by Kurt Vonnegut.
Time travelling makes an American soldier’s life enigmatic.
5.“The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
A group of boys’ evil propensity domineers the good one.
By Jyothi N
1.“Hamlet” by William Shakespeare.
An enigmatic son takes revenge of his father’s death.
2.“Lord of the flies” by William Golding
Convoluted life of young boys on an isolated island.
3.“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
Volatile changes underwent by a boy passing through puberty.
4.“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
A Mexican immigrant’s experiences which bolster confidence in her.
5.“The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Cultural gap hinders the life of Indian American immigrants.
By Dipa A
1. “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
An iconoclastic boy searches his own identify.
2. “A Good Man Is Hard to Find “by Flannery O’Connor.
A mafia, impervious to emotions, kills a family.
3. “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
An explicit tale of two friends – brothers in real.
4. “Birthday Girl” by Haruki Murakami
A girl makes an enigmatic wish on her twentieth birthday.
5. “Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
Protagonist undergoes volatile changes of adolescence
By Bushra A
1.“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
Dumb obsequiousness causes dictatorship of cruelty in an animal farm.
2.“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet’s love fails against their families’ domineering interruption.
3.“Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
A thirteen year old child experiences the volatility of puberty.
4.“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
Myopic analyzing ability permeates the devastation of humanity among school-going-boys!
5.“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
Esparanza’s imperviousness to the societal unfairness enlightens her with self-empowerment.
By Renu J
1. “Forever Overhead” by David Foster Wallace
A glimpse into the convoluted thoughts of the volatile teens.
2. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
Gore and evil permeates this classic novel.
3. “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Father’s death: a catalyst to son’s self realization.
4. “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri
An infatuation during the monotonous life of a middle aged man.
5. “A Temporary Matter” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Story of a couple impervious to each other’s feelings.
