The present study attempts to examine how the stylistic aspects of Text World Theory (TWT) can be used in teaching short story in order to help students to improve their creative reading. The pedagogical stylistic application of this theory can enhance ELT students’ creative reading skills . The study focuses initially on the efficacy of the use of short stories for Literature and Language Teaching courses and, then, adapts a sample short story entitled Treasure Island according to the three layers of the Text World Theory which are “discourse world”, “text world”, and “sub-world”. The researcher then offers students pedagogical stylistic applications through a) what are the building blocks of the story which can be identified by the Text World Theory? and b) How do these building blocks enable students to make connections with the text? This latter will help them establish a link between the worlds of the main characters and their own. The results revealed that using this theory in EFL context enhanced creative reading skills in students.