A SELECTION SHORT STORIES FOR BA,BSC

2- RAPPACCINNI’S DAUGHTER
(BY: NATHINAL HAWTHORNE)
(Prof: Rana Qasim Anwar)

Rappaccinni is a very dangerous scientist who can do any thing for the save of scientific knowledge. He has mutilated the actual life of his own daughter, Beatrice who is very beautiful outwardly but too much poisonous inwardly. She has been brought up in the poisonous smell of dangerous especially the magnificent plant having flowers on it. Giovanni comes to study in the same city and falls in love with Beatrice despite of the warning of his uncle, professor Bagloni.
He meets her daily. Though they love other but never touch or kiss. This strong feeling of love turns into fear because Giovanni also becomes poisonous, as is Beatrice. He provides Beatrice the antidote given by Bagloni. She drinks and dies now and then. Rappaccinni’s secret is revealed out that he wants to make a poisonous couple of his daughter and Giovanni. It is confusing that one loves science so much. The story is only fantasy.