<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Short Stories on Pitara Kids Network</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/tags/short-stories/</link><description>Recent content in Short Stories on Pitara Kids Network</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pitara.com/tags/short-stories/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Long bony fingers</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/stories-for-kids/long-bony-fingers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:18:47 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/stories-for-kids/long-bony-fingers/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Somu loved to read ghost stories. Every time he paid a visit to the library, he got back a teeth-chattering horror tale. It was a signal that he was getting ready to play a scary trick on his friends. He was 10 years old.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His parents had learnt to recognise the signs now. The days on which the slim boy&amp;rsquo;s cocker spaniel eyes shone brighter than ever, and his brown wavy hair seemed to have a movement of their own, they knew that he must have read a ghost tale and was hatching a plot to scare someone.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Real Winners in Life</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/childrens-books/real-winners-in-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2000 11:53:58 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/childrens-books/real-winners-in-life/</guid><description>&lt;figure class="w-64 sm:float-right sm:ml-4"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will to Win&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Written by Ramendra Kumar&lt;br&gt;
Published by Dahlia Publishers, Thiruvalla, Kerala&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A collection of short stories for children aged 10 and above, Ramendra Kumar&amp;rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;Will to Win&lt;/em&gt; is a good mix of themes, but with one thing in common – they have children playing important roles in all the stories.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Spirit of Christmas&lt;/em&gt; tells the story of young Tony who has decided to buy a shawl and a cake for his mother on Christmas eve, but readily gives away the limited money he has, to people who are more in need.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>