For+Sale+Baby+Shoes,+Never+Worn

ACTUAL STORY A Message From Joe

For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn is a very short story by Ernest Hemingway.

It has the normal beginning-middle-end story arc that can be found in most other stories. However, being only six words, naturally it's not detailed enough to have one, or even two interpretations. There are many different interpretations that can be taken from the six words this poem consists of. As said by Morone "Grown men have told me that they have openly cried after reading the story."

It could be a story about parents who bought baby shoes for their baby who died at birth or before birth.

It could also be about baby shoes bought by a baby's grandparents that happened to be too big or too small to wear, and are on sale. and it could also be about parents/grandparents that bought boy shoes but had a girl baby, or girl shoes and had a boy baby. This story was meant to be very sad and depressing.

It could be something as crazy as the baby was kidnapped before the parents could put the shoes on the baby.

Either way, interpret it however you like. Every person will have different view of this story.

 =__**An interpretation of this story was made into a video by John Begen and Joe Schmidt. Please contact Joe for their video.**__= = = = __This is also the shortest story ever to be published. It only contains 6 words but it brings a huge message.__ =

This story can be anything you imagine. It forces you to use your imagination and make of it what you will.

ACTUAL STORY: For Sale: Baby Shoes Never Worn

It is the title and the story. Sources:

http://www.litkicks.com/FlashFiction/