[ WP ] Write three short stories set in , respectively , 1 , 1001 and 2001 AD .

**Year 1** 
 
 The boy sees a great light in the sky, shining brighter than all the stars. He runs to tell his grandmother. In the rocky hills north of Bethlehem, they live simple and quiet, and they have not heard the news. `` Grandmother,'' asks the boy, `` is the world ending?'' She stands by the window with him, watching the light. `` I think the world is only now beginning, dear one.'' 
 
 
 **Year 1001** 
 
 The boy sees a great cloud in the sky, ringed in red fire. He runs to tell his grandmother. In what will someday be the northernmost part of Korea, they can only guess at the meaning of this sinister omen. `` Mother of my mother,'' asks the boy, `` is the world ending?'' She places a small, wrinkled hand on his shoulder. `` For me, perhaps, the world is ending. For you, blessed child, it is all yet to come.'' 
 
 **Year 2001** 
 
 The boy sees a great darkness and a falling tower. He runs to tell his grandmother. In a square of city they call Soho, the sirens are louder than the television, so although they see, they can not know. `` Nana,'' asks the boy, `` is the world ending?'' She holds him, her tears falling into his curly hair. `` I do n't know, lovey. Perhaps it is.''
