Story writing for class 10 with examples

Example 1: Based on a Story Starter

Prompt: “Write a story that begins with: ‘It was the night before the final exams when the electricity went out across the entire city…'”

The Night That Changed Everything

It was the night before the final exams when the electricity went out across the entire city. Priya sat in the thick darkness of her small room, her textbook open but invisible. She had studied all year for this moment — and now, silence and blackness surrounded her.

Her younger brother Rahul appeared at the door, holding two small candles. “These were in the kitchen,” he said quietly. He placed one on her desk without another word and went back to his room.

In that soft, wavering light, Priya studied through the night. The candles burned down to stubs by dawn. When she finally closed her book, she whispered a silent thank you — not just for the light, but for the brother who had known exactly what she needed.

She went on to score the highest marks in her class. But what she remembered most was not the exam — it was the kindness of a small flame, freely given.

Moral: Small acts of kindness can have a lasting impact.

Example 2: Based on a Moral

Prompt: “Write a story based on the moral: ‘Greed is a curse.'”

The Fisherman’s Mistake

Arjun was a fisherman who lived near the river Kaveri. He was a kind man, but lately, greed had crept into his heart. His neighbour had discovered a rare golden fish in the river that was said to grant one wish.

One morning, Arjun cast his net wider than ever before and trapped the golden fish. It looked up at him with deep, calm eyes and spoke: “Release me, and I will grant you one wish.”

Arjun thought of his small hut, his torn boat, and his empty rice jar. “Give me a chest of gold,” he said quickly, without thinking of what truly mattered.

The chest appeared. But as Arjun reached for it, his old boat — unable to carry the sudden weight — capsized. He swam to shore, shivering and empty-handed. The gold sank into the river. The fish was gone.

He returned home with nothing but a lesson he would never forget.

Moral: Greed is a curse that blinds a man to what he already has.

Example 3: Based on an Outline

Prompt outline given:

• A poor boy finds an injured bird
• He nurses it back to health
• The bird flies away but returns with something unexpected
• The boy learns a valuable lesson

Wings of Gratitude

Raju, a ten-year-old boy from a small town, was walking home from school one afternoon when he noticed a small sparrow lying near the roadside, its wing bent at an odd angle. Every instinct told him to keep walking — he was already late, and his mother would worry. But he could not ignore the small, trembling creature.

He gently wrapped it in his handkerchief and carried it home. For three weeks, Raju fed the bird grain and water with a tiny spoon, changing the small cloth splint on its wing every day.

One morning, the sparrow hopped to the edge of the windowsill, turned back once, and flew into the open sky.

Raju stood at the window, smiling but a little sad.

Two days later, the sparrow returned — and in its beak was a single bright seed. It dropped the seed on the sill and flew away. Raju planted it in their small courtyard. Months later, a flowering tree stood where there had been only mud.

He had given the sparrow a chance to live. The sparrow had given his home something beautiful.

Moral: Compassion, no matter how small, always finds its way back to you.