This is a story that could have taken place just about anywhere. The only identifying features that it took place in India is a couple references that readers may or may not pick up on.
This story is only one page and to tell any of its content would surely give it away. I will say that to me it reads more like a fable with an obvious “moral to the story”. Read it for yourself and you’ll see what I mean. Here’s the link:A Delhi Story.
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(Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Photograph by Martin Godwin)
Two women at the street market, one a vender and one a shopper/tourist get in the middle of a riot. They run and take cover inside an abandoned shop. One woman is Muslim, and one Christian, her name is Chika. We never get to know the other woman’s name.
The riots were started by Northern Muslims and Chika can tell that the woman is one. It is evident that the street vendor woman is quite poor, but she shares what little she has with Chika including her thread bare scarf. Both women have lost someone in the market and hope to find them after. They spend the night in the shop, waiting for the riot to calm. They get to know one and other a bit.
Adichie weaves a story of an unlikely pair that show some hope. Hope and possibility that people of all religious backgrounds could learn to get along. That in the end all humans want the same thing. To get through life with their families safe and cared for.
I have not read Adichie before however, I have both Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun on my TBR. I am now looking forward to them with even more enthusiasm! I highly recommend A Private Experience and you can read it for free here.
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I haven’t participated in Short Story Monday and I miss it. I have been on ARC over-load and try to catch up. I am also working more hours. I hope to get back to being a regular participant soon.
I looked up the definition of short story. In terms of length, no one can say for sure, However, there is consensus that it is a length that can be read in one sitting.
This weekend I read a very short book of less then 100 pages.
This is the memoir of Jessie, the dog. His adoptive mother, Ruth, helped him tell his story in this book.
Jessie was in need of new parents and Ruth was in need of a dog. Ruth has done many volunteer jobs working with children and wanted to combine that with getting the message out about dog rescue. She was looking for a medium size dog with a big heart who would pull children in a wagon. She had put the word out and got a call from a rescue organization that was helping Jessie find a home.
100% of the proceeds for the Charity Edition of this book is going to Open Doors, an Amazing Grace Foundation’s Kid’s’n’Kritters Project. 10 % of all proceeds from the regular edition of this book will also go to charity.
This book/ short memoir is simply written and would be good for children to read with their parents. It is a bit repetitious but is a sweet little story.
If you would like to participate in Short Story Mondays, go to John of The Book Mine Set. He has a short story review every Monday and a place for you to link your short story review. Come join in the fun!
Copyright 2007-2010: All the posts within this blog were originally posted by Teddy Rose and should not be reproduced without express written permission.
This is a story that could have taken place just about anywhere. The only identifying features that it took place in India is a couple references that readers may or may not pick up on. 
