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Sorry for the long precis, but the personal short stories were from 15- 30 pages long, therefore alot of information had to be covered. Enjoy reading the interesting stories :).

The Interlopers

* Two families, throughout many generations contained bad blood, due to the conflict of who owns the useless piece of land. Both families feel that they have the right of that property. One stormy night both the George Znaeym and Ulrich Von Gradwitz family go out into the useless land and try to aim for the goal of the enemies death. They then find themselves in a painful situations where they thought upon the conclusions of their enemy that has been living for many generations. They then approach a "hand in friendship" and agree to end the dispute. They then notice movement approaching them, it was fierce wolves. Do you think that their community or their families will give consent to the decision they decided upon? Or what problems do you think will come upon Znaeym and Gradwitz?

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A Handful Of Dates

* The short story begins with a young boy who describes his grandfather that he adores the most, therefore considers him as a role model and mentor. He considers him as purity and related him to God. One day, their neighbour Masood had announced that he was going to harvest the dates from the bit of land he hadn't sold yet. At that moment the grandfather decided to go there as well to collect the money Masood owed him. Later on the grandchild, begins to grow hatred within him, because in Masood's helplessness, his grandfather had no pity and he was speaking rudely towards Masood. At the end, the grandchild felt, pain within his chest and ran to the side of the river bank and threw up the dates that he ate. That river once was deeply pure for him, and his grandfather however the depiction of the dates thrown into the river displays hatred that the grandchild now has for his grandfather. The hatred, that began to grow into the grandchild's heart. in your opinion, do you think that will become an issue in the future, as he builds as a person?

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The Book is titled :
The Sun and the Moon and Other Fictions.

The Author is P.K.Page.

* Her famous novel is based on a young girl that gradually realizes she is destroying the soul of the man she loves due to her unwanted vampiristic powers ( The Sun and The Moon). The short stories are not related but they are based all in Canada.

"Miracles"- The Sun and the Moon

After supper Madame left to the gallery with Annette. Lights began to shine in the windows along the village street and the air was filled with chlorophyll. Small youth groups walked with pin stripped suits. There were no girls among them. The male priest does not allow girls to come out. However he is a good man because he performs miracles. Annette was unwell and weak like the other girls and no medication helped me get better but the priest saved me. And she was cured within minutes. Annette made the sign of a cross before she took the medication. It was a miracle. She was cured.

After Annette told Madame the story they met, Mme Simone in the gallery. They then went to an unacknowledged place where there were a lot of children. Most of the children had freckles and brunettes and it was very rare to have blonde children. They all had blue eyes and had a pale complexion. Over the hillsides there was a huge cross that lit up as darkness fell. A little while later the girls that were not in the small groups appeared sick to Madame, unlike Annette whom thought they looked beautiful. Madame knew it was a dangerous disease and it was catching and spreading on. However Annette did not agree, and denied the ideas of doctors and treatment that was done in the city. Instead with a strong belief she named families that has it and how the male priest prays however when it gets worse, people die.

As Madame finished explaining she brought Luke and told her to explain how it is a dangerous illness. Madame was frustrated and bitter with Annette and Luke due to their ignorance of the illness and the dreadful acceptance of death. The streets seems quite for Madame as if all inhabitants were dead and the imagery of children dead. The male priest was a good man, Madame thought, how he performed miracles however there were no miracles happening in the consumptive houses she thought. The ignorance of the facts stumbled Madame into the darkness within her.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Green Bird"- The Sun and the Moon

Ernest and Patrica were going to call Mrs. Rowan however went to her house with a surprise. When they reached her home they were acquainted. As Ernest stood by the door of Mrs. Rowan, a man servant in a white coat took his coat and Patricia’s and welcomed them inside. They talked chatted with Mrs.Rowan and she mentioned somewhere in their conversation about how she once heard Hitler, on the radio in a taxi. They chatted in the living room however later on they were escorted upstairs and served tea. Miss. Price poured the tea. Miss. Price had both of her legs cut off due to a car accident in the past therefore it was difficult for her to move around the room. They passed the cake stand around the room that consisted multiple snacks such as sandwiches as they chatted and drank tea. Ernest felt sick because the cup seemed dirty. However he lied and praised the tea trying not to hurt Mrs. Rowan's feelings . Before Ernest and Patricia prepared to leave, Mrs. Rowan offered him a book to take along. Miss. Price then wanted to give him a bird but there was only a green bird left and she disliked them. It didn't make a difference to Patricia because she liked them. They then left with a pleasant goodbye from Mrs.Rowan's home.
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"The Neighbour"- The Sun and the Moon

When Jeddy was drinking tea, a bare leg came through the ceiling, covered in drops of water. My.Colly noticed it was Merritt and told him to leave. Mrs.Colley poked the foot with a fork. Jeddy on the other hand watched the performance encouraging his mother. Merritt then pulled his leg up allowing all the water to fall drastically in their dining room. Jeddy took an umbrella and shoved it to the roof top to stop the water. Merritt had his face downward looking at them. Mr.Colley then shouted at the neighbour and everyone in the room bursted in laughter. Merritt then explained he was only taking a bath and due to the overflow the ceiling broke through. Mr. and Mrs. Colley then realized the issue and lead instructions to help him safely to reach the hallway outside of his apartment.

Merritt pushed him self across the floor like his body was on thin ice. Mona then stuffed the hole with newspapers. She was about the leave the dining room but her father stopped her. She then began to cry while finishing her breakfast. The Colly's left Merritt, the neighbour, a message that from now on he can just come down through the door, as a joke. The table was a wreck however they repaired it and finished their breakfast.
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"As One Remebers A Dream"- The Sun and the Moon

Sadie's mother insists on Sadie to go outside and play. She had wished to go out because it was beautiful; however she expressed her life as pushing herself through a hole in the wall and breaking free from the house, her mother and her life. Sadie approached her mom, quietly sort of like a culprit and stood, silently. Her mother asked her repeating what she was doing in a higher tone. Sadie then felt frightened and asked what is wrong with her foot. She asked in great thought and anger. She was old enough now, that she comprehended the tissue with her foot. Her mother exhaled on finishing the kitchen work and ignored Sadie. Furthermore, she remembered that she left a pair of sandals under a green tree for her to follow Justy. She wished that someone would mention her foot or further mutilation of it perhaps. . She rolled her socks down, despite knowing her legs would sickly white in her class. Then Sadie would dream or jog her memory of her legs running, green grass, beneath an apple tree and how she left her sandal to catch up to Justy.

Now grown up, working for a living, she begins to think about the stockings she wanted to have. Sadie would cut stocking ads from magazines and attach them to the mirror. She treated her socks with a certain defense. Her first pay envelope she received, she used it to purchase a new pair of stockings. Sadie left for the store to buy stockings however there were no silk stockings since the war began. Justy Williams was real. He wasn't a dream figure. She thought of a competition to touch the sky, therefore she took her shoes off to climb the tree, from her dream. She then asked about Justy to her parents but they laughed and denied the idea of a boy named Justy. Later on, she left for the mall when she could afford new shoes. She then noticed a sales clerk. He reminded her of Justy. He assisted her in selecting shoes as he slipped one onto her good foot. However she did not find shoes that fit her "wrong" foot and decided not to buy the shoes. Lastly as she felt the swirling blue currents of air rushed by she thanked him, for the relief of knowledge that Justy is real.
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