A classic 'happy end story' is 'The Little Mermaid'. Even though the mermaid endures a great deal of pain and sacrifice, in the end, she gets to have an eternal soul and is reunited with her prince in a spiritual way. It's a story that has a bittersweet start but a happy and hopeful ending.
Sure. 'Cinderella' is a classic happy endings story. Cinderella, a kind - hearted girl, is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. But with the help of her fairy godmother, she gets to go to the ball, meets the prince, loses her glass slipper, and in the end, the prince finds her and they live happily ever after.
One example is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. In this short story, a young couple is very poor but deeply in love. The wife cuts off her long hair to buy a chain for her husband's precious watch, while the husband sells his watch to buy combs for his wife's beautiful hair. Despite sacrificing their most treasured possessions for each other in vain, the ending is happy because it shows their selfless love for one another.
There's the short story 'Rikki - Tikki - Tavi' by Rudyard Kipling. Rikki - Tikki - Tavi, the mongoose, battles the evil snakes Nag and Nagaina to protect his human family. In the end, he successfully kills the snakes and saves the family. He is hailed as a hero, and the family lives happily ever after. This is a classic example of a short story with a happy ending.
A happy ending suspense story could be about a young girl who receives anonymous threatening letters. She teams up with her best friend to figure out who is behind it. They suspect various people in their neighborhood. Eventually, they find out it was a prank by a boy who had a crush on her and was too shy to express it in a normal way. The girl forgives him, and they all become good friends.
Sure. There's a story of a young girl who dreams of becoming a famous singer. She faces many rejections and setbacks in the music industry. But she doesn't give up. She keeps practicing, improving her skills. In the end, she gets discovered by a big - name producer and records an album that becomes a huge hit. She achieves her dream and is living a happy life doing what she loves.
One classic scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. In this short story, the narrator is haunted by the 'evil eye' of an old man. The narrator's obsession and his growing madness as he plots and then executes the murder of the old man, all while being tormented by the sound of the old man's still - beating heart, is truly terrifying. The way Poe builds the tension and the sense of the narrator's unhinged mental state makes it a classic in the horror genre.
In the story of the Greek gods, we often see how their actions affect their descendants. At the end of some of these stories, the fates of the descendants are shown. For example, the descendants of Zeus might be in positions of power or facing challenges because of their divine lineage. This is an example of how the 'descendants end of the story' can play out, with the story's conclusion having a focus on these offspring.
A story about a long - distance runner who has been training hard for the Olympics but gets injured just before the trials. His Olympic dream is shattered, and the story is about how he copes with this end of the road for his athletic career. It shows his disappointment, his struggle to come to terms with it, and how he might find a new direction in life.
One example could be a story where a small town discovers that a nearby volcano is about to erupt and destroy everything. The townspeople have to decide whether to stay and try to save their homes or flee.
Sure. A short story where a man is searching for a lost treasure based on a map. He follows all the clues, but in the end, he discovers that the treasure was already found and removed years ago. So, his journey has no real payoff, which makes it a dead end story.