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.
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.
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.
Sure. There was this guy, Mark, who was a terrible dancer. At a local dance class, he met a girl, Sarah. Sarah was an amazing dancer and she was tasked with helping Mark improve. Mark was so clumsy that he kept stepping on Sarah's toes. But Sarah found his attempts endearing. As they practiced more, they got closer. Mark, determined to be better for Sarah, practiced secretly. By the end of the class, he could dance quite well. He then took Sarah to a dance competition where they won first place. They kissed on the stage, and it was a very happy ending.
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.
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.
The 'Happy Endings' 1983 short story is interesting because it breaks the traditional narrative structure. Instead of following one linear plot, it offers multiple short plotlines that all end in a so - called 'happy' way. This makes the reader think about the nature of happiness and how it is often a construct in stories. For example, in some of the scenarios, the characters' actions are driven by social norms rather than true emotions.
Another is 'The Little Match Girl'. In this story, the little girl is freezing and starving on a cold New Year's Eve. As she lights her matchsticks, she has beautiful visions. In the end, she is found in the morning, but instead of a tragic end, she is reunited with her grandmother in heaven. It's a story that shows hope and a form of happy ending.
Since I'm not sure about 'tailsmo', let's consider a general example. A story about a character who loses their job. A new beginning could be them starting their own business in a completely different field. For more endings, they could either find a new job and be content, or they could struggle with unemployment and face various hardships, or they could even discover a new passion that has nothing to do with their previous career.
A short fictional story could be this. In a far - off land, there was a wizard named Merlin. He had a small, but very special, cottage. One night, a shooting star landed near his cottage. From the star emerged a tiny fairy. The fairy was lost and Merlin decided to help her find her way back home. However, a group of evil goblins wanted to capture the fairy for her magic. Merlin had to use his powerful spells to protect the fairy and send her safely back to her own realm.