Can you give an example of a long shot story?

One example is 'The Blind Side'. It's a long shot based on a true story about a football player and the family that took him in. It was successful because it had a great story, strong acting, and was able to touch the hearts of the audience.

Sure. Imagine two people meet at a concert. They lock eyes during their favorite song, and instantly there's a connection. They share a drink after the concert, talk all night, and feel like they've known each other forever. But then, they live in different cities and may not see each other again, yet that one night was a 'one shot love story' for them.

Sure. 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson is a well - known example of one shot fiction. It tells a disturbing story about a small town's annual lottery in a concise and impactful way.

Yes. There was a short event where a cat chased a mouse into a hole. But the long story is about what happened next. The cat waited outside the hole for a long time. The mouse inside was thinking of ways to escape. The cat's owner came and tried to persuade the cat to leave. This short chase led to a long - drawn - out stand - off between the cat, the mouse and the owner.

Sure. Once there was a man who started to tell about his fishing trip. He began with how he woke up that morning. He described in great detail what he had for breakfast, how he chose his clothes for the day, and then he went on to talk about the drive to the fishing spot. He told about every single turn he took, every song he heard on the radio, and when he finally got to the lake, he started to list all the equipment he took out of his car one by one, before he even started to talk about actually fishing. That's a long winded story.

A story about a man walking down the street. He starts by describing every single step, every crack on the sidewalk, every tree he passes by in great detail, but there is no real goal or interesting event in the story. That's a long hollow story.

Perhaps there's a 'long nose story' where a wizard has a long nose that has magical powers. He uses his long nose to sniff out hidden treasures or to detect danger. People in the story are both in awe and a bit scared of his long - nosed power.

Sure. There could be a story about a little girl named Skye who likes to ride her bike to the nearby ice - cream parlor. Every day, she would bike down the lane, passing by a field full of wildflowers. The words 'bike' and 'ice' have the long 'i' sound.

Well, consider the story of a talented singer. She had an amazing voice and was on the verge of stardom. But she was in a relationship with a controlling manager. He made her work non - stop, isolated her from her friends and family. Eventually, she lost her passion for singing. Then she had a vocal cord injury which ended her singing career. To make matters worse, she found out that the manager had embezzled all her money. She ended up penniless, alone, and with her dreams shattered. This is a long tragic story of a person's downfall.

One possible Yiddish phrase could be 'a lang geshikhte'.