Yes. A very short English story is 'He died. Then she smiled.' This story is open to a lot of interpretations. It could be that she had some sort of enmity towards him, or there could be a more complex backstory. Another example is 'I saw the light. It was red.' It can be seen as a simple description but also might imply something more like danger or a stop to progress.
Sure. One of the shortest English stories is 'For sale: baby shoes, never worn.' It implies a sad story of a lost baby perhaps. Another could be 'I woke up. Alone. Forever.' which gives a sense of loneliness and finality in just a few words.
One example could be 'The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.' It's so short yet creates a sense of dread. Who could be knocking when he's supposed to be the last one?
One shortest sad story could be 'I waited. You never came.' It's short but conveys the deep disappointment and loneliness of being stood up by someone you were expecting.
Sure. 'The last person on earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.'
Sure. Here's one: The doorbell rang at midnight. I opened it. No one was there. Just a cold wind.
One example is 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. A young shepherd boy often fooled the villagers by shouting that a wolf was attacking his sheep. When a real wolf came, no one believed him, and his sheep were eaten. The moral is that liars are not believed even when they tell the truth.
One shortest scary story is 'The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.' It gives a sense of dread as you wonder who or what could be knocking when there's supposedly no one else left.
One example could be 'The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.' It creates a huge sense of mystery and makes you wonder who or what is knocking. It plays on the idea of isolation and the unknown in a very concise way.
One example could be a story like 'The last leaf'. It's a short but impactful story about hope and sacrifice in the face of illness. Another might be 'A very old man with enormous wings' which has elements of the magical and the human condition intertwined. And there's also 'The gift of the Magi' which shows the selfless love of a couple who sacrifice their most precious possessions for each other.
Sure. One might be the story about a brief skirmish that lasted only a few hours. It was a clash between two small military units over a strategic outpost. The action was intense but short - lived.
There's this short horror story where a girl wakes up in the middle of the night and sees a figure at the foot of her bed. When she turns on the light, there's nothing there. But when she turns it off again, the figure is closer. It plays on the fear of the unknown in the dark.