You will find that the stories in this collection are of different types with settings that take you in imagination all over our own country and into foreign lands. Try writing a story with a surprise ending like 'The Gift of the Magi,' a character story with the theme of unselfish love, and its setting in a big city. Again, 'John G,' the story of adventure with an animal for the hero, might suggest to you an adventuresome incident in your own experience. If you have a vivid imagination, it migh