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English Short Stories

Emotional Stories

Stories that move you – Love, loss, family, and forgiveness. These are the stories that remind you what it means to be fully, completely human.

An illustration of a happy Indian girl, aged 5 to 7, enjoying a picnic in a park
Emotional Stories
ESS Editorial

Three Mothers and the Little Girl Named Diya

Reading Time: 2 minutesDiya was not like every other kid in her class. While most children had one mummy and one papa, Diya had teen (three) mummy-papa! Her friends would say, “Three? That’s not possible!” But Diya would smile and say, “It’s not only possible, it’s mast (awesome)!” You see, Diya was adopted

confident School Girl
Bedtime Stories
ESS Editorial

The Last Bench

Reading Time: 2 minutesRavi had always been the quiet one in class. He sat on the last bench, not out of choice, but because he didn’t want to be seen. His uniform was often a size too small, his shoes worn out, and he rarely brought a lunchbox. While other students shared jokes