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  2. Supporting character - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of well-known supporting characters include Watson in the Sherlock Holmes stories, Donkey in the Shrek films, and Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series. In some cases, especially in ongoing material such as comic books and television series , supporting characters themselves may become main characters in a spin-off if they gain ...

  3. Sketch story - Wikipedia

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    A sketch story, literary sketch or simply sketch, is a piece of writing that is generally shorter than a short story, and contains very little, if any, plot. The genre was invented after the 16th century in England, as a result of increasing public interest in realistic depictions of "exotic" locales. [ 1 ]

  4. List of One Thousand and One Nights characters - Wikipedia

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    Al-Ma'mun is one of the most frequently mentioned characters in the nights. The Story of Al-Ma’mun and the Kilabite Girl; The Story of Al-Ma’mun and the Parasite; The Caliph Al-Ma’mun and the Pyramids of Egypt; The Caliph Al-Ma’mun and the Strange Scholar; Al-Ma’mun and Zubayda; Abu Hassan al-Ziyadî and the Khorasan Man

  5. Story within a story - Wikipedia

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    A story within a story can be used in all types of narration including poems, and songs. Stories within stories can be used simply to enhance entertainment for the reader or viewer, or can act as examples to teach lessons to other characters. [2] The inner story often has a symbolic and psychological significance for the characters in the outer ...

  6. For sale: baby shoes, never worn - Wikipedia

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    A Literary Agent's Tips on How to Sell Your Writing. He said he was told the story by a "well-established newspaper syndicator" in 1974. [ 6 ] In a 1991 letter to Canadian humorist John Robert Colombo , science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke recounts: "He's [Hemingway] supposed to have won a $10 bet (no small sum in the '20s) from his fellow ...

  7. Idgah (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "Idgah" tells the story of a four-year-old orphan, named Hamid who lives with his grandmother Amina. Hamid, the protagonist of the story, has recently lost his parents; however, his grandmother tells him that his father has gone to earn money , and he will come back with sackloads of silver. His mother has gone to Allah to fetch lovely gifts ...

  8. Zarya, Russia - Wikipedia

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  9. K/O Paper Products - Wikipedia

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    K/O Paper Products (also known as Kurtzman/Orci Paper Products) was an American television and motion picture production company founded by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci [1] c. 2004, after signing a deal with DreamWorks Pictures to rewrite the script of the 2005 film The Island.