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Il&fs Short Stories

Here are the top Il&fs short stories, fanfiction, poetry, and posts on Commaful, including topics like "life", "motivation", and more.
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The Obstacle In Our Path
siddharthmehta
a year ago
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In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid himself and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtier...

A Dish of Ice Cream
siddharthmehta
a year ago
4
0
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In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sunda...

The Fisherman and the Busi...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
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Once upon a time there was a businessman who was sitting on the beach in a small Italian village. As he sat, taking a brief break from the stress of his daily schedule, he saw a fisherman rowing a sm...

A Pound of Butter (Honesty...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
0
There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to a baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting the right amount, which he wasn’t. Angry about this, he took the farmer...

The Secret to Success
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
0
Once a young man asked the wise man, Socrates, the secret to success. Socrates patiently listened to the man’s question and told him to meet him near the river the following day for the answer. So th...

The Story of the Grateful ...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
0
One morning, an elderly man was walking along the beach when he noticed a young boy picking something off the sand and throwing it into the sea. As he got closer, the man realized the child was throw...

Life is like a cup of coff...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
2
0
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Life is like a cup of coffee is an inspirational short story of a university professor and his students, who gather at professor’s home after a long time. This is a classical example of how can we hav...

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
2
0
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Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed...

The Two Wolves
siddharthmehta
a year ago
1
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An old Cherokee chief sat down to teach his grandson about life. “There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the young boy, “a fight between two wolves.” “One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, a...

Unnecessary Doubts
siddharthmehta
a year ago
1
0
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A boy and a girl played together. The boy had a collection of beautiful marbles. The girl had some candy with her. The boy offered to give the girl all her marbles in exchange for all her sweets. The ...

Stopped by a brick
siddharthmehtaa
a year ago
0
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A brick slammed into a businessman’s car door. He slammed on the brakes to check what happened. The angry man jumped out of his car and grabbed the closest boy and yelled, “What was that? What the he...

How to Hunt a Monkey
siddharthmehta
a year ago
0
0
“Do you know how hunters of old used to trap monkeys?” A man asked his child. “Rather than chasing them up a tree or shooting arrows from below, they’d put a heavy glass jar with a narrow neck on the...

The Obstacle In Our Path
siddharthmehta
a year ago
12
0
0
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid himself and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtier...

A Dish of Ice Cream
siddharthmehta
a year ago
4
0
0
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sunda...

The Fisherman and the Busi...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
0
Once upon a time there was a businessman who was sitting on the beach in a small Italian village. As he sat, taking a brief break from the stress of his daily schedule, he saw a fisherman rowing a sm...

A Pound of Butter (Honesty...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
0
There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to a baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting the right amount, which he wasn’t. Angry about this, he took the farmer...

The Secret to Success
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
0
Once a young man asked the wise man, Socrates, the secret to success. Socrates patiently listened to the man’s question and told him to meet him near the river the following day for the answer. So th...

The Story of the Grateful ...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
3
0
0
One morning, an elderly man was walking along the beach when he noticed a young boy picking something off the sand and throwing it into the sea. As he got closer, the man realized the child was throw...

Life is like a cup of coff...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
2
0
0
Life is like a cup of coffee is an inspirational short story of a university professor and his students, who gather at professor’s home after a long time. This is a classical example of how can we hav...

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee...
siddharthmehta
a year ago
2
0
0
Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed...

The Two Wolves
siddharthmehta
a year ago
1
0
0
An old Cherokee chief sat down to teach his grandson about life. “There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the young boy, “a fight between two wolves.” “One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, a...

Unnecessary Doubts
siddharthmehta
a year ago
1
0
0
A boy and a girl played together. The boy had a collection of beautiful marbles. The girl had some candy with her. The boy offered to give the girl all her marbles in exchange for all her sweets. The ...

Stopped by a brick
siddharthmehtaa
a year ago
0
0
A brick slammed into a businessman’s car door. He slammed on the brakes to check what happened. The angry man jumped out of his car and grabbed the closest boy and yelled, “What was that? What the he...

How to Hunt a Monkey
siddharthmehta
a year ago
0
0
“Do you know how hunters of old used to trap monkeys?” A man asked his child. “Rather than chasing them up a tree or shooting arrows from below, they’d put a heavy glass jar with a narrow neck on the...