How to convert URL array to string array?

I have several locally saved .txt files that are loaded and saved as a URL array like:

func loadShortStories() {
    shortStories = Bundle.main.urls(forResourcesWithExtension: "txt", subdirectory: nil)!
}
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
    if let destinationViewController = segue.destination as? ListVC {
        destinationViewController.shortStories = shortStories
    }
}

And then in the next ListVC where I load them into a tableview, I have:

var shortStories: [URL] = []

I need to hardcode the specific order of the .txt files but need to convert them to a string first. How can I do this?

I tried

let shortStoriesString = shortStories.absoluteString but it does not work.

Added:

I do remove pathextension and lastcomponent in cellForRowAt method with:

shortStories[indexPath.row].deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent

But before I do that, I want to hardcode the order in which the .txt files are being loaded into the textview because its random and I would like them to be listed in a specific non algorithmic way, like:

let order : [String] = [ "story7.txt", "story3.txt", "story1.txt", "story4.txt" ]

. That's why I am trying to convert the URL into a string.