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Which story is the shortest story of 3 words ?

There are many type of stories long stories short stories . Some stories can only be explained only in a paragraph of a page . But there are stories which can be explained in 3 to 4 words these are the shortest stories .

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    Simone Lackerbauer 100+

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    Jun 10 2012: Failure, recovery, ambition -- success.

    Have you heard about the Six-Word Memoirs project online? They published books with six-word stories and they even have a true literary heritage:

    Taking a cue from novelist Ernest Hemingway, who, according to literary legend, was once challenged to write a short story in only six words,they set out to do the same. Hemingway's six-word story read: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” (Wikipedia)
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      Gerald O'brian 50+

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      Jun 10 2012: That's just about the best story I've ever read.

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