1. Everyone loves a good story. P. A short story is perhaps easier to read and less time-consuming than a novel which takes a long time to finish reading. Q. But, perhaps a short story also is harder to write than a novel as it has to create its effect in a limited number of words. R. You must have listened to your grandmother’s stories on cold wintry nights and felt happy or sad on hearing it. S. Stories, like this, takes you to a world other than the one that you are living in and you are left fascinated by it. 6. Like miniature paintings, they are tightly bound and every detail counts.