ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, NOIDA
English
Class VII
STORY WRITING
A story is an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment. Stories cast a
magic spell on all of us and have mind-altering effects. Stories give us inspiration and sometimes
challenge our beliefs.
Story writing is an art It is the oldest form of written composition. It is a work of imagination that is
written in an easily understandable grammatical structure. A short story is meant to be read in a
single sitting and therefore it should be as direct and brief as possible.
(To be done in Grammar notebook)
Tips for writing a story:
Title: the title of the story must be interesting and it should evoke curiosity.
Planned and logical series of events must be reflected and the events should not deviate the
story from its theme.
There must be an interesting theme of the story which is the controlling idea of the story.
The depiction of the characters must be interesting and convincing.
Language of the story must suit the story. It should be as per the setting of the story.
An interesting sequence of events and unexpected ending will keep the readers riveted to the
story.
As far as possible, use past tense.
Do not shift from past tense to present and vice versa.
Try to give the moral of the story, wherever possible.
Solved example
Write a story using the following outline
_________ wind and the sun had an argument __________ at that moment __________ a traveller
___________ walking __________ wrapped in a cloak __________ one who could separate the
traveller from his cloak will be declared stronger__________ the wind __________ the first turn
__________ blew __________ the traveller’s cloak ____________ harder he blew __________
tighter the traveller gripped his cloak __________ the sun’s turn __________ shone ________ felt
the warmth __________ the traveller took off cloak __________ the traveller no longer needed
cloak __________ The sun was declared stronger __________.
The Wind and the Sun
Once the wind and the sun had an argument.
“I am stronger than you,” said the Wind.
“No, you are not,” said the Sun
Just at that moment they saw a traveller walking across the world. He was wearing in a cloak. The
Sun and the Wind agreed that whosoever of them could make the traveller remove his cloak should
be declared stronger. The wind took the first turn. He blew with all his might to tear the traveller’s
cloak from his shoulders.
But the harder he blew, the tighter the traveller gripped the cloak closer to his body. The struggle
went on till for quite some time. Eventually the Wind had to give up.
Now it was the Sun’s turn. The Sun began to gently shine. The traveller felt the warmth of the shining
Sun. Soon he let the cloak fall open. The Sun did not spend much energy or use any force. The Sun
continued to shine making the traveller feel warmer and warmer. After some time, the traveller
began to feel hot and no longer needed his cloak. He took it off and dropped it on the ground. The
Sun was declared stronger than the wind.
Moral – Sometimes gentle persuasion is mightier than the strongest force.
Assignment
1. Write a story in about 100-120 words using the following outline
Old peasant all his sons lazy………….. peasant dying ……………..called all his sons ……..told them of a
treasure………. hidden in the fields………… to find it they must dig for it……….. then died………… sons
dug every bit of the land no treasure showed the …….corn a very fine crop………. sons learnt the
lesson………..
2. Use your imagination to complete the story in 100-120 words with the given opening line
I looked out of the window and was horrified to see a creepy shadow move behind the trees………..
3. Write a story based on the following picture.
(Take a print of the picture and paste it in your notebook)
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