Is "The Scarlet Ibis" based on a true story?One site it said it was and most said it was not.

This story is not based on an actual incidence that happened.  The only bearing it had on real life, according to the author James Hurst, was its symbolic representation of his failed singing career.  But there was no real life Doodle.  See the sites below for more information about the author and the story.