Mini Stories

The Night the Lights Went Out

During a power cut, a shy girl discovers that her quiet neighbour is a famous singer.

B29 min

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1The storm knocked out the power in the whole street at eight o'clock that evening.

2Sophie lit some candles and sat alone in the darkness of her small flat.

3Then she heard a beautiful voice coming softly through the thin bedroom wall.

4Her neighbour, a quiet old man named George, was singing in his kitchen.

5She had lived next door for two years but had never heard him sing.

6His voice was so powerful and deep that it gave her goosebumps.

7The next morning, she searched for his full name on the internet.

8To her great amazement, George had once been a famous opera singer.

9He had stopped performing on stage after his beloved wife passed away.

10Sophie invited him to sing at her small cafe on Friday night.

11The place was completely full, and George smiled for the first time in years.

12After that evening, he sang in the little cafe every single week.

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