Write a short story in 250 words
title:The knock at the door

Answer and Explanation:

The knock at the door

Nicolas lived in a magic cabin, but he obviously did not know about it. He had bought this cabin when he decided to escape his tragically busy and stressful life in the city. Nicolas left behind bosses and deadlines, traded it all for fresh air, sweet berries, chirping birds, and gurgling creeks.

After a couple of months, he was healthier, stronger and happier than he had ever been. He even looked younger! One night, as he sat in front of the fireplace, he wished he had someone with whom he could share this simple but happy life. Too bad he had never gotten married.  

The knock at the door surprised him, and he stood still for a moment. When he finally opened the door, he met Denise, a hiker who had gotten lost. His cabin was a blessing, she said, a sight for sore eyes after roaming in the dark for hours. Needless to say they got married after 6 months.

The same thing happened again when Nicolas wished for a baby. He and his wife could not conceive, but once he wished for it, there came the knock at the door once more. And there it was - a beautiful, healthy baby, just waiting to be adopted. But it still took him a couple more wishes to realize what the cabin was doing.

Nicolas kept on living his simple and happy life. He never told his wife and child of the cabin’s power, though. He was afraid they might grow ambitious and wish for more than they needed. And that would be a shame, for having more than one needs is the recipe for misery.

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one thousand and one nights, also called the arabian nights is a collection of middle eastern tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age, dated from the 8th to the 14th century. this collection was compiled of largely middle eastern and indian stories with an uncertain date and autorship whose tales such as aladdin, ali baba and sinbad the sailor -these ones were the most popular ones, the ones that have almost become part of western folklore.

as in much medieval european literature, the stories contained in this collection are set within a frame story. its scene is central asia, as known as "the islands or peninsulae of india and china", where king shahryar kills his wife after discovering her infidelities and as well as any other who betrayed him.   then, loathing all womankind, he marries and kills his new wife each day until no more candidates could have been found. his vizier had two daughters, scheherezade and dunyazad. the elder one -scheherezade- having devised a scheme to save herself and the others insisted that her father needed to give her in marriage to the king. each evening, she used to tell a story leaving it incomplete and promising to finish it the following night. the stories kept the king very interested, so eager to hear evey ending of each story, that he puts off her execution from day to day and finally he decided to give up with his plan. these stories are contained within the collection of 1001 nights, the bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is usually used for songs and riddles to express better the heightened emotion of them.

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.