Which stories are the oldest short stories from?

Answer 1

There are incidents in The Bible called Parables, which are in a sense Fiction, and may or may not have happened in real life- such as the Good Samaritan. if it was true, wouldn"t Jesus have mentioned the name of the obviously merciful and charitable hero of the story? Somewhat oddly, there was a song called ( Be a Good Samaritan) and it aired, off all places on the Mickey Mouse club circa l962. I can remember the lead Mousketeer, Jimmy Dodd, sandwiching this in with a tale of the Biblical character and going into the song- Be a Good Samaritan! Considering Disney"s essentially hostile attitude on Religion, this was Very, Very, Strange!

Answer 2

The oldest short stories can be traced back to ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India. Some of the earliest examples include "The Epic of Gilgamesh" from Mesopotamia and "The Tale of Sinuhe" from Egypt. These stories often served a didactic or entertainment purpose within their respective cultures.

Answer 3

Short stories originate in the mind of writers.

The invention of the short story is attributed to Edgar Allan Poe in America, Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol in Russian.

Answer 4

The invention of the short story is attributed to:

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol in Europe
Edgar Allan Poe in America

Answer 5

Credit for the short story goes to Gogol in Russia and Poe in America.

Answer 6

Short stories are generally built from the oral tradition of storytelling.