Can you recommend some minute long stories?

There is also 'The Gift of the Magi'. This story is short and sweet. It focuses on a young couple who sacrifice their most precious possessions to buy gifts for each other. It can be easily told within 2 minutes and it shows the true meaning of love and self - sacrifice.

There is a minute long Christmas story where a poor family has no money for presents. But on Christmas morning, they find small packages left on their doorstep. It turns out their kind neighbors had secretly left some small gifts for them to make their Christmas special.

Here's one. A man went to the dentist. The dentist said, 'You need a crown.' The man replied, 'Finally someone thinks I'm royalty!'

A minute long Christmas story might be as follows. In a busy city, a young woman was rushing to work on Christmas day. She passed by a small church. The bells started to ring for a minute. She stopped and listened. In that brief moment, she remembered her childhood Christmases with her family. She decided to take a break from work and call her family, sharing love on this special day.

Here's a story. A young man was waiting for a bus. As he was waiting, he noticed an old lady struggling with her heavy bags. Without hesitation, he offered to help her carry the bags to her destination, which was just a short walk away. By the time he got back to the bus stop, the bus had just arrived. This small act of chivalry happened within a minute or so.

There is 'The Ugly Duckling'. It tells the story of a duckling that is different from the others and is initially bullied, but in the end, it turns out to be a beautiful swan. These stories are short enough for a 5 - minute bedtime reading and are full of interesting plots and moral lessons.

A group of friends went camping. One of them, who was a bit of a scaredy - cat, heard strange noises at night. He woke up everyone, screaming there was a monster. They all armed themselves with flashlights and tent poles. After 5 minutes of searching, they found out it was just a raccoon knocking over their trash. They had a good laugh about it later.

There's a short story called 'The Ant and the Grasshopper'. In this story, the grasshopper spends the summer singing and having fun while the ant works hard to store food for the winter. When winter comes, the grasshopper has nothing to eat and asks the ant for help. The ant, who has been diligent, refuses to help the lazy grasshopper. This story teaches us about the importance of hard work and planning ahead.

Sure. One could be 'The Lost Key'. A little boy loses his house key on his way home from school. He searches everywhere. Finally, he retraces his steps and finds it under a bush near the school gate.

Well, 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' by Gabriel García Márquez is also a wonderful 10 - minute short story. It's about a strange old man with wings who appears in a village. The villagers' reactions to this odd being range from curiosity to cruelty. It's full of magical realism elements and explores human nature.