Wednesday, October 15, 2014

II (The shortest story in the world)


Young Ernest Hemingway once allegedly found himself in a company of his fellow writers and claimed that he could write a complete story in just six words. Other writers didn’t believe him but they decided to make the thing interesting. They made a bet that that was impossible.  

Ernest Hemingway then took the napkin from the table and wrote six words.

He didn’t want to read it aloud and he gave it to the one sitting next to him. The napkin circled around the table till the last person read it. They all agreed unanimously that the six words is absolutely enough to write a complete story.

Those six words read:

For sale. Baby shoes. Brand new.

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