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A woman's husband dies, and she visits his grave every week to pray. When she dies, she goes to the land of the dead, and is excited to finally see him again. But what if she can't find him?

Today's story is The Singing Widow. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Widow for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Widow, Grave, Place (put), Misery, Land, Pale, Petal, Stroke, Lonely soul, Equally. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 886. Author: Daniel from Argentina.

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Kåre catches a polar bear and decides to take him to the King of Denmark as a present. On the way, they stay the night in Dovrefjell. There, on Christmas Eve, the trolls come to eat all the people's food. But they aren't expecting to meet something a bit bigger than the usual cat...

Today's story is A Rather Large Cat. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/LargeCat for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Norway, Troll, Polar bear, Tail, Fishing hook, Kitten/kitty, Stomach rumbles, Awaken someone’s hunger, More than ever, Travel companion. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 852. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Harold has never fallen in love with a woman, and lives alone. But one day, he meets a beautiful man called Jasper in the forest, and decides that he has to marry him. But on the day of their wedding, Harold discovers a secret about Jasper that changes everything...

Today's story is Taken by the Fairies. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Fairy for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Ponytail, Bald patch, Hair clippers, Fairy, Chest, Sweat, Whatever happens, Make sense, Whisper, Keep a promise, Sadness/sadly, Sword, Wound. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1978. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Dai is always daydreaming. People say he has his head in the clouds. But one day he gets a gift: a pot of lamp oil that never goes empty. What could he do with it? He starts to dream, but he dreams a bit too strongly...

Today's story is Head in the Clouds. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cloud for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Light at the end of the tunnel, Head in the clouds, Daydream, Famine, Herd, Buffalo, Equestrian school, Thrust, Illustrate a point, Topple over, Puddle. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 737. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Zelda is a brave huntress who gets a magical wishing cloak from a witch. The cloak can take her wherever she wants. Except, she doesn't know where to go! So she travels around until she finds a castle where an old woman and her beautiful daughter live. But the mysterious Morgana is not everything she seems...

Today's story is The Raven's Heart. This is chapter five, the last chapter. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Raven for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Domestic violence, Raven, Beak, Caw, Huntress, Cloak, Bolt of lightning, Witch, True to someone’s word, Put a plan into practice, Vomit, Splatter, Hold hostage. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 5398. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Nigella calls Fergus into the office on a Sunday to help her fix an IT problem. But it turns out she wants something quite different. Cass gets Jo and Penny's help to win Fergus back, but will her plan work?

Today's story is Dear Heart. This is chapter five, the last chapter. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dear5 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Swear (bad language), Undo (clothes), Straight (sexuality), Comfort (verb), App, Seek, Land (verb), Voice catch, Shove, Corridor, Burst into applause, Best man. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 3814. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Fergus sends Cass a stupid message, and she breaks up with him. But both of them feel awful about it. Will they manage to work through their personal problems and get back together?

Today's story is Dear Heart. This is chapter four. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dear4 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Dwell on, Eyebrow, Idiot, Tear through/apart/off, Squish, Beat up, Threaten, Steering wheel, Dump (relationships), Waistcoat, Needle, Reflection, Smash, Pretend. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 3237. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Cass and Fergus make poetry and officially become boyfriend and girlfriend. But not everything is perfect. Fergus tells Cass about his previous relationship, and she starts to worry she'll become like Fergus' ex...

Today's story is Dear Heart. This is chapter three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dear3 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Spiel, Masculine/masculinity, Non-binary, Gender Binary, Transgender, Suffocate, Take control of, Grin, Prompt, Melt, Bully, Typewriter, Rusty, Delicate. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2734. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Cass invites Fergus over to show him how email works, but Jo interrupts their date with their own problems. After a misunderstanding, Cass and Fergus go for a drink, and Fergus ends up teaching Cass how to write poetry. Apparently, poetry can be quite romantic.

Today's story is Dear Heart. This is chapter two. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dear2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Flirt/flirtation/flirty, Clear up, Basically, Lean, Slam, Take a deep breath, Drunk, Shut up, Make it up to someone, Rhyme, Wink. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2651. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Cass is the best IT worker at her company. She's strong and confident, but when she meets Fergus, fighting with the photocopier on his first day of work, she doesn't feel so strong. She feels attracted to the small man with a passion for handwriting and crafts. There's just one problem: the only thing she can do with her hands is fix bikes and computers, not hearts.

Today's story is Dear Heart. This is chapter one. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dear1 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Weights, Attracted to someone, Assume, Fire (job), Bowtie, Glitter, Cross out, Unicorn, Freak, Tell off, Chopsticks, Crafts. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2553. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Hundreds of years ago, the Spanish came to Colombia to steal, kill and enslave. But one indigenous woman took a stand and fought back. Find out about the inspiring history of Cacica Gaitana, who saved her people from the invaders!

Today's story is Cacica Gaitana, an Indigenous Hero. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cacica for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: History. New Vocabulary: Indigenous, Savage, Warrior, Crush, Messenger, Spaniard, Pat, Pay tribute, Grit your teeth, Crawl, Spear, Cowardice, Ashes. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 1470. Author: Ariel Goodbody, Hamilton Posso.

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Two sisters, Minerva and Diana, are celebrating New Year's Eve together. Diana thinks that Minerva must have lots of New Year's resolutions, plans to improve herself, for the next year, because she is so wise. But Minerva has just one small one. Diana decides to have a competition: who will meet their resolution by the end of next year? Diana thinks that this time, she might actually win...

Today's story is New Year, New Me. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/New for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s resolution, Wise, Spontaneous, Serious (person), Childhood, Gym, Frown, All at once, Pour, Smile, Go off (sound). Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1515. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Nasreddin is a famous character from Middle Eastern and Eastern European folklore. In these six stories, we find out all the crazy things that Nasredin does. He's wise, in his own strange way.

Today's story is Nasreddin the Wise Man. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wise for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Wise, In that case, No reason, Truly, Equally, Vineyard, Basketful, Precious, Stroke, Sunlight, Train (animal). Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 941. Author: Middle Eastern Myths.

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A poor man has a rich brother who never gives him any money. One day, while looking for food in the forest, he sees twelve men going to a strange mountain. They say some magic words, and the mountain opens up! What could be inside? The man waits for them to leave, and then repeats the magic words...

Today's story is Open Sesame. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Open for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Seed, Wheelbarrow, Thief, Treasure, Jewel, Pile, Glue, Stick to, Leader, Secret. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1109. Author: Fairy Tales.

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A poor man's wife dies and he is left alone to look after 13 children. That is, until Death comes along and makes a deal: they'll become the mother of his son and make him into the best doctor in the land. But as Mortimer grows up, he learns about the truth of his mother's job, and he decides to test the limits of Death's power...

Today's story is Mother Death. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Death for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Spit, Cloak, Scythe, Bony, Diagnosis, Potion, Wicked, Disobey, Spin, Wax, Drip. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1586. Author: Fairy Tales.

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Today we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast! I give a history of the show, and listen to your voice recordings.

In a land where the sun never sets, the people are tired of the heat and light. A mysterious woman, pale as the moon, arrives and says she can help. When she opens her hand, tornadoes come out. She can get rid of the sun for them. The King agrees, but the woman's help comes at a high price...

Today's story is The Wind in Her Hand. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hand for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Parasol, Fist, Palm, Suck, Snake (verb), Flutter, Mansion, Candy floss, Crush. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1032. Author: Ariel Goodbody, Lina.

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To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stories in English has helped you to learn English.

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In Tír na nÓg, the Land of Youth, nobody gets old. Every seven years, the men run to a chair to decide who will be king. The daughter of the new king, Niamh, wants to be queen, but there are no queens in the Land of Youth. So when the druid casts a spell on her and makes her ugly and strong like a pig, she goes to live in the forest in Ireland. There she meets a quick young man called Oisín, and they fall in love...

Today's story is The Land of Youth. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Youth for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. New Vocabulary: Land, Youth, Forever, Druid, Son-in-law, Marry, Ugly, Cast a spell, Hunt, Monster, Disguise. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1563. Author: Irish Myths.

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Bella has had one date with this man, but he's perfect for her. She just wants to go and look into his window before work, so that she can see him. But the curtains are closed, and the gate to the car park is open... Before she can think, she has stepped inside, and the gate closes behind her. What will she do now?

Today's story is Stalking is For Girls, Too. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Girls for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Stalk, Twist, Trapped, Sneak, Might as well, Lean, Vent (complain), Make something up, Hold your breath, Impatient, Get down on one knee, Fate. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 730. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Today we have two stories: The Man, the Boy and the Donkey and The Man and His Two Wives. They both have the theme You can't please everyone. It's much better to be yourself and do what you think is right!

Today's story is You Can't Please Everyone. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Please for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Please, Donkey, “Shame on you”, Keep on, Complain, Shoulder, Pull out, Mature, Bald. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 829. Author: Fairy tales.

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A poor man asks his rich brother for food. The rich brother gives him a piece of ham and tells him to go to Hell. So he does just that, and he makes an interesting trade with the Devil...

Today's story is Why the Sea is Salty. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Sea for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. New Vocabulary: Salty, Cheat, Hell, The Devil, Flour, Wheat, Grind, Millstone, Sink (falling). Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 1030. Author: Norwegian Myths.

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Inmaculada is a poor indigenous girl. Every night, she washes clothes for people in the river. But one day, a Spanish man called Guillermo arrives. He is very handsome, and he's interested in Inmaculada. Will their love work out? Today's story is based on the Latin American folk tale La Llorona.

Today's story is The Crying Woman. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Crying for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Horror. New Vocabulary: Indigenous, Handsome, Run away, Pregnant, Don’t care, Drown, Touch, Monster. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 1285. Author: Latin American Myths.

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Every day, Lyman looks after the sheep in the field. George comes to annoy him, and Lyman wants George to leave. So he says that there is a wolf, and George runs away. The hunters come, but really there is no wolf. But one day, a wolf does come, and nobody will believe Lyman...

Today's story is The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cried for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Drama. New Vocabulary: Wolf, Shepherd, Hunter, Fight, Stupid, Annoy, Shut up, Run away, Lie, Turn around. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 970. Author: Fairy Tales.

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A poor man goes to a town and needs food, but nobody will talk to him. So he puts a stone in a pot and starts making "stone soup". The people in the town are interested now, and they add ingredients to the pot. When they eat the soup, they think it is amazing! The man has an idea, but it will end badly...

Today's story is Stone Soup. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Soup for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Drama. New Vocabulary: Stone, Pot, Ingredient, Taste, Delicious, Nail (metal), Axe, Get stuck, Suffocate, Owner. Setting: Philosophical. Word Count: 792. Author: Fairy Tales.

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There is a builder who works hard and loves his wife. The King asks him to build difficult things, but the builder does it quickly. So the King tells him to build a castle in five days. He can't do that! He thinks that the King will kill him. He goes to the forest to cry, and there he meets an old woman who can help him...

Today's story is Hold On, Little Pot! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Pot for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Drama. New Vocabulary: Pot, Builder, Brick, Hide, Dig, Hole, Pour, Touch, Sword, Stick to. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1483. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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A wolf and a fox travel together. The fox works for the wolf, who is always angry and hungry. The fox has to go and get food for the wolf, and is very annoying. But one day, the wolf eats too much, and he can't escape...

Today's story is The Wolf and the Fox Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wolf for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Wolf, Fox, Ugly, Greedy, Beat (hit), Smile, Pancakes, Cellar, Escape, Tunnel. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 831. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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A poor man travels to a graveyard and goes to sleep. But he is woken up when the grave beneath him moves, and a dead man comes out!

Today's story is Put the Lid Back On! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lid for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Horror. New Vocabulary: Lid, Gun, Coin, Graveyard, Grave, Brave, Bullet, Bring back to life, Stone, Pot, Sunlight. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 827. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Billy and Red arrive at the inn, but they soon realise that their food has been drugged and that their room is a trap. The man following them is an agent of Strictus, a shadowy organisation that hates free werewolves. With nowhere else to go, they decide to fight back, and end up capturing Demetrius. Now Billy wants answers, but he finds a very... intimate way to get them.

Today's story is Billy and Dim. This is chapters two and three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dim2 for the full transcript.

Billy and Dim is an 8-chapter advanced-level story. I originally wrote it with the plan to release all the episodes on the podcast, but I decided it would be too long. You can read the whole story here, and I will be adding chapters as I finish grading them (making the language easier). You can listen to chapter 1 here. The audio versions of chapters 4-8 will be released on Patreon over the next few months.

Level: Advanced. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Charm, Ex, Shudder, Make a scene, Pack (animals), Overhear, Spit, Seduce, "You're toast", Five o' clock shadow, Pin down; Hulking, Flustered, Beast, Torture, Bind, Sprout, Tame (verb), Track. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 4238. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf aren't what you think they are. Red is a powerful sorceress, and Billy, the wolf, is just a soft teddy bear. But Demetrius doesn't think so, and he's going to make them pay for their 'crimes'...

Today's story is Billy and Dim. This is chapter one. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dim1 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Sorceress, Cast a spell, Wicked, Reminisce, Pollen, Grin, Werewolf, Waterskin, Rogue (loner), Bug (spying), Inn, Tattoo. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 2031. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Lucky the elephant is the favourite of the herd, but one day his mother tells him that he has to leave and find his own way in the world. Lucky will have to find his own herd, made up of strange friends, and together they will have to fight hard to make a happy life together.

Today's story is The Adventures of Lucky the Elephant. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lucky for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Children's. New Vocabulary: Herd, Savannah, Bathe, Smile bitterly, Trunk, Rhino(ceros), Swamp, Separate (verb), Pat, Buzz, Nod. Setting: African. Word Count: 1898. Author: Lord Frog, Madelaine Ann.

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Everyone thinks Stu is stupid, and his father, the King, wants to give the kingdom to one of his brothers. But when he has a competition to decide who will get the kingdom, Stu does better than expected. He gets the help of a strange toad, who might end up being more than just a helper...

Today's story is The Three Feathers. This is chapter three of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Feathers for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Feather, Stupid, Handsome, Hop, Toad, Bride, Smile, Carriage, Peasant, Circus. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1635. Author: Fairy Tales.

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The dragon emerges from his cage, and the heroes get ready to fight him. But the dragon doesn't breathe fire and go on a rampage, he... cries?

Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter three of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero3 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Claw, Curl up, Fit of rage, Pathetic, Sneer, Reappropriate, Redistribute, Sniff, Quest, Grin, Overthrow. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2274. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Elric and Norm find the King's lost pegasus, and it turns out the creature is interested in much more than just fighting in battles...

Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter two. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero2 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Foal, Instinct, “Bob’s your uncle”, Hoof, Armour, Crush, Cliché, “Speak of the devil”, Lair, Awe, Guts. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2008. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Norm lives with his wicked stepmother, who spends all day shouting at him. At night, she tells him magical stories, and one day he leaves to become a fairytale hero. There's just a small problem: the world isn't so magical, and he soons find out that being a hero has a very different meaning than he thought.

Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter one of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Wizard, Wicked, Knight, Fearsome, Dragon, Frown, Broom, Mercenary, Pat, Feel like death warmed over, Pegasus, Urge. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 3196. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Three dragons live on three separate mountains, with a human kingdom lying in the middle. For a hundred years the two species live in peace, until one day a knight comes from abroad and makes a proposal to the King: he will slay the dragons and bring glory to his kingdom...

Today's story is Three Dragons. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dragons for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Drama. New Vocabulary: Slay, Lair, Dragon, Knight, Spit, Belligerent, Claw, Assassin, Dungeon, Petal, Carnation, Boulder, Catapult. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 3196. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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One day, Luck and Reason meet, and they argue over who must respect the other. So they have a contest: they will both help a farmer, and whoever the farmer does better with wins.

Today's story is Luck and Reason. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Luck for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Reason, Get down on your knees, Gardener, Royal, Carver, Tailor, Commoner, Execute, Chop off, Sword. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1120. Author: Katherine from the Czech Republic.

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A young man leaves home with just a cat, but this is normal cat. He wears boots, walks and talks like a human. But best of all, he brings home gold!

Today's story is Puss in Boots. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Boots for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Puss, Trust, Land (owning), Guard (person), Count (person), Feather, Sorcerer, Wheat, Turn into, Make a decision. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1856. Author: Fairy Tales.

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The King of the Musical Forest goes around the world finding abandoned instruments and giving them a new home. Puppets live in the trees and play them every day, and all the animals come and listen. But one day, this beautiful place is disturbed by an angry wizard...

Today's story is The Musical Forest. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Forest for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Children's New Vocabulary: Stag, Horn, Note, Melody, Puppet, Racket (noise), Wizard, Frown, Harp, Cast a spell Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2054 Author: Ariel Goodbody, Live Stream Watchers

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The Scythians are the most powerful nation east of the Danube river. The gods themselves gave them beautiful golden horses, fast and powerful. But when the King's son dies, he will do anything to get him back, and his actions could lead their nation to ruin...

Today's story is Golden Horses. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Golden for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legends New Vocabulary: Steppe, Mighty, Armour, Feast, "Disaster struck", Realm, Magician, Wizard Coffin, Herd Setting: Ancient Word Count: 992 Author: Maxim Ostapenko

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Find links to resources to educate yourself on racism, as well as places you can give money.

#BlackLivesMatter

An old donkey is going to be killed because he can't work anymore. But he decides he doesn't want to be killed. Instead, he will go to Bremen and become a musician! And as he goes, he makes some friends...

Today's story is The Musicians of Bremen. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bremen for the full transcript.

Level: Beginner

Genre: Comedy

New Vocabulary: Musician, Donkey, Master, Thief, Monster, Leader, Scream, Bite, Scratch

Setting: Fairytale

Word Count: 1218

Author: Fairy Tales

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Today's episode starts with an important message about the protests. In America. Here are some links: If you do not know where to give, I recommend this fund. It is a bail fund (money to help people get out of prison) for all of America.

Here is a list of all the places where you can give money internationally.

Here you can get news about what is happening from Black Lives Matter.

Here you can find links to resources to educate yourself on racism.

#BlackLivesMatter

There is a horrible king who loves fighting and killing people. But he is worried that his daughter will marry have a strong child who will come and kill him. So the King puts the Queen and the Princess in a tall tower, so that they cannot get out. But one day, a knight comes to the tower...

Today's story is The Red Mountain. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/RedMountain for the full transcript.

Level: Beginner

Genre: Myths & Legends

New Vocabulary: Protest, Corruption, Brutality, Arrest, Immigrant, Attack, Racism, Theory, Slave, Anti-blackness, Colonialism, Bail money, Funeral, Fight, Heartless, Marry, Prince, Princess, Weak, Tower, Knight, Weapon, Fearless, Look like

Setting: Fairytale

Word Count: 2084

Author: Beatrice Valleferro

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Mikuláš has always loved mechanical things. When he is asked to make a big clock in Prague, the best clock in the world, he is excited. But this clock will mean his death...

Today's story is The Curse of the Clock. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Clock for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Horror New Vocabulary: Curse, Astronomical clock, Mysterious, Mechanics, Take apart, Put back together, Master, Apprentice, Mayor, Blind Setting: Medieval Word Count: 1369 Author: Czech Myths

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A world-famous cellist wakes up one day to a rude surprise: her cello can talk! And not only that, but he doesn't want to make music anymore. How will she get him to agree to play again?

Today's story is The Cello That Spoke. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cello for the full transcript. Level: Advanced Genre: Drama New Vocabulary: Cello, Cockney, Rhyme, Note, Bow (music), Recital, "For all intents and purposes", Gruelling, Ecstasy, Standing Ovation, Air freshener, Tree stump, Echo, Bird's nest Setting: Modern Word Count: 2127 Author: Ariel Goodbody, Online Class

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Before the main story, we have a personal story from Nguyễn about living as a blind person.

It's not easy being made of paper! This Paper Man hates his life, and he tries to do everything to look like a normal human. But one day, when a giant comes to town, he will learn that being made of paper is actually very useful!

Today's story is The Paper Man. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Paper for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's New Vocabulary: Blind, Disabled, Insult, Jealous, Human, Keep away, Burn, Blow (wind), Scrunch up, Flatten out, Cardboard, Giant, Attack, Save Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 883 Author: Ariel Goodbody, Lina

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Before the main story, we have a personal story from Sudha about her English-learning journey.

King Sorapis has a very naughty daughter, Misurina. She plays jokes on people, asks endless questions, and cries if she doesn't get what she wants. But her father never tells her off, because he loves her too much. But one day, Misurina asks for that changes everything...

Today's story is The Mirror of Misurina. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mirror for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legends New Vocabulary: NHS, State (country), Humble, "I don't have a clue", Giant, Play a joke on someone, Spoiled, Throw a tantrum, Tell off, Curiosity, Fairy, Throughout, Smack Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1613 Author: Beatrice Valleferro

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Alejandrita is trapped. She lives in a human city, but she is a mermaid--a fish woman. By day she is a statue, and by night she is free to swim around the pond. But she longs to get back to the ocean. To do so, she will have to get the help of someone whose kind has hurt her in the past: a wizard.

Today's story is The Other Mermaid. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mermaid for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Romance New Vocabulary: Mermaid, Curse, Wizard, Juggle, Cast a spell, Wallow in self-pity, Shipwreck, Octopus, Tentacle, Spin (movement) Setting: Modern Word Count: 3328 Author: Fairy Tales

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Molly has always been a bad girl. Whenever her mother asked her to work, she lied and tricked and cheated. But when her mother dies and she is kicked out, she is forced to make her own way in the world. So she does what she knows best: lying and cheating. She tells a king that she can spin gold for him, but she has no idea how. And then a strange little man appears, offering help in exchange for her nails...

Today's story is Rumplestiltskin. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Gold for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Drama New Vocabulary: Spin (clothes), Evil, Beggar, Stride, Straw, Nail (body), Pointy, Hopeless, Cheat Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 3129 Author: Fairy Tales

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After a personal story sent in by Leo Gigon, today's main story comes from the Maasai people of Africa. An elephant is travelling to meet his family, and he helps a hare cross a river. But instead of thanking him, the hare decides to steal his delicious honey, and a chase begins...

Today's story is The Elephant and the Hare. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elephant for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's New Vocabulary: Referee, Hare, Smell, Stone, Drop, Rip off, Skin, Catch up to, Antelope, Play a trick on someone Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 715 Author: Leo Gigon, Fairy Tales

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Frederick and Brian leave peacefully in the countryside. But one day, a bear comes to the forest and starts killing people. The brothers decide to go and stop it, but Brian's pride causes him to make a terrible decision...

Today's story is The Singing Bone. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bone for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Drama New Vocabulary: Spear, Paw, Claw, Spin around, Drunk, Wipe off, Swirl, Coward, Grave Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1929 Author: Fairy Tales

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King Nisos tells his son, Byzas, to go and build his own city. But Byzas and his men cannot find a good place to build. So he goes to the Oracle of Apollo to ask for help, and she tells him that he will build his city opposite the Land of the Blind. But what could that mean?

Today's story is Towards the City. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/City for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Kings and Queens, Building, Greece, Travelling, Drinking Setting: Ancient Word Count: 751 Author: Ferhat Uzuner

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Two-Eyed isn't beautiful and clever, and unlike her sisters, she only has two eyes. But when a man tries to marry her, her mother and sisters will do anything to ruin Two-Eyed's life. She will need the help of a magical deer to show that, in the end, love always wins.

Today's story is One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Eye for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Food, Working, Family, Marriage, Magic Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2257 Author: Fairy Tales

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Red needs to bring food to her grandmother, but the illness is killing people everywhere. If she goes, she could make Grandmother sick. But when her mother disappears, and the Big Bad Wolf hunts her grandmother, she will have to risk everything to save her life.

Today's story is Little Red Riding Hood. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Red for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Illness, Food Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2887 Author: Fairy Tales

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Juraj Jánošík was a good man, but Slovakia had one very bad man: Earl Lojzo. When the Earl starts taking food from the poor, Juraj will do anything to bring justice back to the land...

Today's story is Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Steal for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Adventure Vocabulary: War, Stealing, Kings and Queens, Bandits Setting: Pre-Modern Word Count: 1518 Author: Erik Bôtoš

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In today's listener-submitted story, Hubert tells us about a religious experience he had after the death of his father. Many of us are athiests these days, but sometimes something so amazing happens that it changes our beliefs.

Today's story is A Letter from God. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/God for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Personal Vocabulary: Religion, Death, Funerals, Family Setting: Modern Word Count: 853 Author: Hubert Lenartowicz

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Eric is a nice but stupid boy. His father sends him to learn from great teachers, but all he does is talk to animals. So his father throws him out, and Eric will have to use the three languages he knows to find his way...

Today's story is The Three Languages. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Three for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Learning Languages, Kings and Queens, Treasure, Religion, Christianity, Italy Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1291 Author: Fairy Tales

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Marabella is the witch of the dark, dark forest, with her two cats Starry and Night as companions. But it gets lonely being a witch, so she heads out into the world to find someone to share her home with. Will she succeed, or will she find the world is not so friendly to lonely little witches?

Today's story is Mia the Witch. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Witch for the full transcript. Level: Advanced Genre: Romance Vocabulary: Animals, Magic, Love, Kings and Queens, Fishing, Food, Housework, Caves, Making Friends Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 3881 Author: Ariel Goodbody

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A little frog with a big mouth lives in the forest. Every day, he eats flies for breakfast, lunch and dinner. One day, he decides he does not want to eat flies anymore, so he goes out to find other food. But he finds more than he asked for...

Today's story is The Little Frog with the Big Mouth. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Frog for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Food, Farming Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 813 Author: Ariel Goodbody

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A mouse, a bird and a sausage live happily together. Every day, they each do their job, and eat dinner together. But one day the bird meets another bird, who says she is doing too much work...

Today's story is The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bird for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Cooking, Food, Family, Work, Housework, Working Together Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1023 Author: Fairy Tales

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A foolish tailor kills seven flies in one blow, and makes a belt to remember this. He goes out into the world to show people his amazing feat, but they think he killed seven men in one blow.

Today's story is The Brave Little Tailor. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Brave for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Comedy Vocabulary: Animals, Sewing, Making Clothes, Clothes, Food, Kings and Queens, Magic, Fighting, Competition Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2862 Author: Fairy Tales

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A man lives alone in a valley, farming and fishing to survive. One day, he catches a pretty little goldfish, and it turns into a beautiful woman...

Today's story is The Legend of Lake Toba. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lake for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Animals, Farming, Food, Family, Magic, Water, Fishing Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 863 Author: Michael Andre

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Old Sultan is a very old dog. He has lost all his teeth and can't bite anymore. His owner is going to take him outside and kill him. Oh no! What can Old Sultan do to live?

Today's story is Old Sultan. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Old for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Farming, Fighting, Food Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 863 Author: Fairy Tales

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Henry's heart is too big. That has always been his problem. He fell in love with Prince Brandle, even though they can never be together. When the Prince is going to get married to a Princess, Henry has to take action. But his choice will wrap them all in chains that only some of them will break free from...

Today's story is Heart of Iron. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Iron for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Romance Vocabulary: Love, Magic, Animals, Marriage, Kings and Queens Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2967 Author: Ariel Goodbody

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Once there was a widow with two daughters: a hardworking one and a lazy one. The hardworking daughter has to sit and spin by the well every day until her fingers bleed. But one day she drops her spindle in the well, and discovers a completely new world...

Today's story is Mother Holle. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mother for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Work, Clothes, Housework, Cleaning, Baking, Food, Magic Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1112 Author: Fairy Tales

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The Toy Rabbit met the Boy on Christmas day, and quickly fell in love with him. But the other toys were mean to the Rabbit, and said that he would never be Real. But what did it mean to be Real?

Today's story is The Toy Rabbit. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Toy for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Christmas, Love, Toys, Illness, Magic Setting: Modern Word Count: 3038 Author: Margery Williams

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Today we have three stories about magical creatures called elves. Sometimes they're nice, and sometimes they're horrible!

Today's story is Stories of Elves. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elves for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Clothes, Business, Cleaning, Work, Magic, Having Children Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1104 Author: Fairy Tales

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Today's story is about the origin of mosquitoes, and it comes from Vietnam. Thank you to Huynh Bao Thi for writing the story and sending it to me!

Today's story is Three Drops of Blood. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Blood for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Myths and Legends Vocabulary: Animals, Insects, Magic, Religion, The Sea, Love, Marriage Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1570 Author: Huynh Bao Thi

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There is a brother and sister who live with their father and their stepmother. She hits them every day, so they decide to leave. They will face magical forests, curious Kings and terrible baths before they get their happy ending...

Today's story is Brother and Sister. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/BrotherSister for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Magic, Kings and Queens, Monsters, Marriage Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2509 Author: Fairy Tales

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There is a king who knows all the secrets in the country. Every night he asks for a special dish, and nobody knows what is inside. So one day, the King's servant looks inside and finds a cooked snake. Little does he know, the snake has special powers...

Today's story is The White Snake. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Snake for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Magic, Kings and Queens, Competition, Marriage Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1570 Author: Fairy Tales

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Grella is a strange dragon: she'll eat everything except jewels, and what dragon doesn't eat jewels? So one day, her mother takes away all the other food in the house, and Grella is forced to try the dreaded jewels. Except she finds out she likes them, and in fact, she likes them a bit too much...

Today's story is The Very Hungry Dragon. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dragon for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Monsters, Magic, Food, Buying and Selling, Family Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1504 Author: Ariel Goodbody

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A young man fights in the war, and he does very well. The King says he can marry his daughter, but she is very strange. She says, 'If I die before you, you must be buried alive with me.' The man says yes. After all, he will probably die before her. But he is not so lucky...

Today's story is The Three Snake Leaves. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Leaves for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Drama Vocabulary: Kings and Queens, Magic, Animals, War, The Sea, Death Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1368 Author: Fairy Tales

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One day, a young man called Anders hears his brother say, 'Oh, those scary stories make me shudder!' "I wonder what it means to shudder?" Anders thinks, and he goes out on a journey to find out.

Today's story is The Boy Who Knew No Fear. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Fear for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Horror Vocabulary: Monsters, Magic, Kings and Queens, Animals, Games, Marriage Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2721 Author: Fairy Tales

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Throughout the cities of Europe, the Jewish people have been attacked and kicked out, and the Jews of Prague are worried about their safety. Their leader, Rabbi Loew, wants to protect his people, but his solution may only put them at more risk...

Today's story is The Golem of Prague. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Golem for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Magic, Kings and Queens, Religion, Judaism Setting: Medieval Word Count: 1957 Author: Czech Myths

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Buddha is about to leave Earth, and he wants to say goodbye to the animals in a special way: he will have a race, and name the years after them in the order they win.

Today's story is The Great Race. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Race for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Animals, Competition, Religion, Working Together, Swimming Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1076 Author: Chinese Myths

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One day, a mother goat leaves her seven children to find food in the forest. Before she leaves, she warns them about the big bad wolf, who has a deep voice and big black feet...

Today's story is The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Goats for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Food, Clothes, Baking Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1179 Author: Fairy Tales

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One day, Major Kovaloff wakes up and finds his nose is gone. Not only that, but it's dressed up like a city officer, heading all over Russia, and he can't figure out who stole it from him!

Today's story is The Nose That Ran Away. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Nose2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Comedy Vocabulary: Body Parts, Magic, Cutting Hair, Politics, Russia Setting: Victorian Word Count: 2803 Author: Nikolai Gogol

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There is a cat and mouse, and they are very good friends. They live together, and everyone calls them the "Strange Friends". But they must buy food and keep it for winter. So they get a pot of fat, and put it in the church, but the cat gets hungry...

Today's story is Strange Friends. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Friends for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Food, Stealing, Religion Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1017 Author: Fairy Tales

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Ludwik Zamenhof grew up in Białystok, a Polish city divided into Russians, Poles, Germans and Jews. The four groups fight, and don't understand each other. One day Ludwik has an idea: what if everyone could speak the same language? Would it help solve conflicts?

Today's story is The Boy Who Hoped. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hope for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermedaite Genre: History Vocabulary: Language, Discrimination, Religion, School, University, Writing Setting: Modern Word Count: 2030 Author: Ariel Goodbody

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Once there was a girl called Arachne. She was an excellent weaver. But one day, the goddess of weaving, Athena, came to visit her. Athena says she is a great weaver, and Arachne thanks her...

Today's story is Arachne, the Spider Woman. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/SpiderWoman for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Art, Competition, Religion, Animals Setting: Ancient Word Count: 1039 Author: Greek Myths

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In the Blue Castle, everything is soft and blue. In the Red Castle, everything is bright and strong. The two lands each have their princesses, and the two lands hate each other. But the princesses will have to work together to create peace...

Today's story is Sleeping Beauty. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Sleeping for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Magic, Kings and Queens, War, Flying Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1401 Author: Fairy Tales

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Elisabeth, Steve and Xu all live together in Rosa's house. They're all bad at paying rent, and Rosa has had enough. In order to make up for their late payments, they have to do tasks around the house. But in the dust and weeds they will find more than they expected...

Today's story is House of Secrets. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Secrets4 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Comedy Vocabulary: Secrets, Magic, Renting, Art, Theatre, Cleaning, Inheritance Setting: Modern Word Count: 2004 Author: Ariel's Class

Elisabeth, Steve and Xu all live together in Rosa's house. They're all bad at paying rent, and Rosa has had enough. In order to make up for their late payments, they have to do tasks around the house. But in the dust and weeds they will find more than they expected...

Today's story is House of Secrets. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Secrets3 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Comedy Vocabulary: Secrets, Magic, Renting, Art, Theatre, Cleaning, Inheritance Setting: Modern Word Count: 1234 Author: Ariel's Class

Elisabeth, Steve and Xu all live together in Rosa's house. They're all bad at paying rent, and Rosa has had enough. In order to make up for their late payments, they have to do tasks around the house. But in the dust and weeds they will find more than they expected...

Today's story is House of Secrets. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Secrets2 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Comedy Vocabulary: Secrets, Magic, Renting, Art, Theatre, Cleaning, Inheritance Setting: Modern Word Count: 1321 Author: Ariel's Class

Elisabeth, Steve and Xu all live together in Rosa's house. They're all bad at paying rent, and Rosa has had enough. In order to make up for their late payments, they have to do tasks around the house. But in the dust and weeds they will find more than they expected...

Today's story is House of Secrets. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Secrets1 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Comedy Vocabulary: Secrets, Magic, Renting, Art, Theatre, Cleaning, Inheritance Setting: Modern Word Count: 901 Author: Ariel's Class

There was once a little mermaid. When she became sixteen, she swam up to the human world. She met a prince and fell in love with him. She will do anything to become a human so that he can love her. But will love win in the end?

Today's story is The Little Mermaid. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Little for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Swimming, Kings and Queens, Love, Marriage, Sailing Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 2058 Author: Hans Christian Andersen

The last question was asked many times. The first time was on the twenty-first of May, 2061. It was asked as a joke. This is how it happened.

Today's story is The Last Question. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Question for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Science Fiction Vocabulary: Technology, Space, Science, Religion Setting: Future Word Count: 2707 Author: Isaac Asimov

In this beautiful Chinese myth, a young man falls in love with a goddess. But not everything is perfect. Her mother wants her back in Heaven. Will they ever be reunited?

Today's story is The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cow for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Love, Having Children, Religion, Festivals, Farming, Swimming Setting: Ancient Word Count: 1567 Author: Chinese Myths

Eklavya's father is a hunter, and he wants to be a hunter, too. He wants to learn from Dronacharya, the best teacher in the country. But it won't be easy.

Today's story is The Teacher and the Student. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Teacher for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Archery, Kings and Queens, School, Hunting, Animals, Competition Setting: Ancient Word Count: 1237 Author: Indian Myths

When the Spanish Inquisition has you, you will never escape. But death doesn't come easily.

Today's story is The Pit and the Pendulum. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Pit for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Horror Vocabulary: Torture, Death, Prison, War, Trial Setting: Medieval Word Count: 2024 Author: Edgar Allan Poe

War has divided their peoples for years, but they fall in love instantly. But when the battle ends, they will be torn apart, in more ways than one...

Today's story is Love is Worth a Bit of Pain. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Pain for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Horror Vocabulary: Body Parts, War, Kings and Queens, Magic Setting: Medieval Word Count: 1117 Author: Thai Myths

A man makes a mistake he will regret for the rest of his life. He loses his wife, and all he has left is his daughter. But when he lets her down as well, he loses all hope for his life. That is, until he hears of strange happenings on Mount Ida...

Today's story is The Woman of the Mountain. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mountain for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legends Vocabulary: Love, Travel, Religion, Having Children Setting: Medieval Word Count: 1810 Author: Turkish Myths

I don’t expect you to believe what I am going to tell you, but hopefully you will understand. I’m not sure I believe or understand it myself. I’m not mad, and this is not a dream—it is stranger and more horrible than any dream I have ever had. But maybe a clever reader will see my story, and find an answer to the madness. That is all I can hope for...

Today's story is The Black Cat. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cat for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Horror Vocabulary: Pets, Animals, Alcohol, Crime, Killing Setting: Victorian Word Count: 2159 Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Gentle the mouse goes to visit his family, who live in a human home. They have a problem with a cat, and they have heard all about his heroic acts. But Gentle isn't a hero, not really...

Today's story is The Mice Discuss Chapter 2. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mice2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Philosophical Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Food, Heroism Setting: The Great Forest Word Count: 2458 Author: Aesop's Fables

Gentle the mouse goes to visit his family, who live in a human home. They have a problem with a cat, and they have heard all about his heroic acts. But Gentle isn't a hero, not really...

Today's story is The Mice Discuss Chapter 1. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mice1 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Philosophical Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Food, Heroism Setting: The Great Forest Word Count: 1563 Author: Aesop's Fables

Listen to my story and judge for yourself. Am I crazy?

Today's story is The Heart That Told the Truth. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Heart for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Horror Vocabulary: Body Parts, Feelings, Killing, Crime Setting: Modern Word Count: 1191 Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Crush is determined to get married to Charcoal. The only problem is, he doesn't know her...

Today's story is The Lion in Love Chapter 3. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/LionLove3 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Philosophical Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Fighting, Love, Marriage, Surgery Setting: The Great Forest Word Count: 1752 Author: Aesop's Fables

Crush is determined to get married to Charcoal. The only problem is, he doesn't know her...

Today's story is The Lion in Love Chapter 2. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/LionLove2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Philosophical Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Fighting, Love, Marriage, Surgery Setting: The Great Forest Word Count: 1328 Author: Aesop's Fables

Crush hasn't come out of his cave in several days. Gentle goes to see what's wrong, and finds out that Crush has fallen in love. But it's not with a lion...

Today's story is The Lion in Love Chapter 1. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/LionLove1 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Philosophical Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Fighting, Love, Marriage, Surgery Setting: The Great Forest Word Count: 1604 Author: Aesop's Fables

Hoppy the frog doesn't have any friends, just like Gentle. So when Hoppy asks Gentle to play a game, he agrees happily. Unfortunately, the game is not so fun for Gentle...

Today's story is The Mouse, the Frog and the Hawk. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Frog for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Philosophical Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Swimming Setting: The Great Forest Word Count: 1419 Author: Aesop's Fables

Crush the lion is angry. Speedy the rabbit asked him to do a favour, but he doesn't respect him! He goes to the lake to cool off, and there he meets Grunt the pig. Grunt challenges him to a fight, and the game is on...

Today's story is The Lion and the Pig. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Pig for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Philosophical Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Competition, Fighting Setting: The Great Forest Word Count: 1530 Author: Aesop's Fables

Cecil has always been great at not being noticed. But for the first time in his life he wants someone to see him: the new boy at school. So when he does get noticed, he has no idea what to do.

Today's story is The Beetle and the Boy. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Beetle3 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate, Genre: Romance, Vocabulary: Insects, School, Romance, Magic; Setting: Modern, Word Count: 1689, Author: Ariel Goodbody

Cecil has always been great at not being noticed. But for the first time in his life he wants someone to see him: the new boy at school. So when he does get noticed, he has no idea what to do.

Today's story is The Beetle and the Boy. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Beetle2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate, Genre: Romance, Vocabulary: Insects, School, Romance, Magic; Setting: Modern, Word Count: 921, Author: Ariel Goodbody

Cecil has always been great at not being noticed. But for the first time in his life he wants someone to see him: the new boy at school. So when he does get noticed, he has no idea what to do.

Today's story is The Beetle and the Boy. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Beetle1 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate, Genre: Romance, Vocabulary: Insects, School, Romance, Magic; Setting: Modern, Word Count: 1090, Author: Ariel Goodbody

Speedy the rabbit is the fastest animal in the Great Forest. But everyone loves Steady the tortoise. So when Steady challenges Speedy to a race, it looks simple: Speedy will win, and everyone will love him. But things don't go his way...

Today's story is The Rabbit and the Tortoise. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Rabbit for the full transcript. Level: Beginner, Genre: Children's, Vocabulary: Animals, Nature, Competition, Running; Setting: The Great Forest, Word Count: 847, Author: Aesop's Fables

All the animals in the forest hate Gentle the mouse. They all think he is weak and stupid. So when he sees Crush the lion sleeping, he wants to show them he is brave. He climbs onto the lion, but then Crush wakes up, and Gentle realises his mistake. How will he get out of the situation alive?

Today's story is The Lion and the Mouse. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lion for the full transcript. Level: Beginner, Genre: Children's, Vocabulary: Animals, Hunting, Nature; Setting: The Great Forest, Word Count: 874, Author: Aesop's Fables

A classic story from Aesop's Fable. But this version is adapted for adults.

Today's story is The North Wind and the Sun. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wind for the full transcript. Level: Beginner, Genre: Children's, Vocabulary: Nature, Love, War, Weather; Setting: Fairytale, Word Count: 1064, Author: Aesop's Fables

Welcome to the world of Kundun, where rabbits talk and vampires can haunt you even centuries after their death. Will our heroine make it out unharmed, or will she be changed for good?

Today's story is One Night in a Vampire's House. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Vampire for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate, Genre: Horror, Vocabulary: Furniture, Vampires, Magic, Animals; Setting: Kundun, Word Count: 1757, Author: Ariel Goodbody

Silna is a tired, old school teacher. But she isn't that old, so why do people keep thinking she is? Then she has an idea: she will lie about her age! But her plan doesn't work as well as she hopes...

Today's story is The Mature, Elegant Woman. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mature for the full transcript. Level: Beginner, Genre: Comedy, Vocabulary: Age, History, Music, School, Lying; Setting: Modern, Word Count: 1879, Author: Ariel Goodbody

In ancient Japan, there is a Buddhist monk with a strange nose. His nose is long and fat, and causes him all kinds of problems. But when he finds out there is a way to change his nose, he ends up making a decision that he will regret...

Today's story is The Monk's Nose. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Nose for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate, Genre: Philosophical, Vocabulary: Religion, Body Parts, Cooking, Feelings; Setting: Japan, Word Count: 1673, Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa

In old Kyoto, a man stands under a gate. He waits for the rain to stop. He has just lost his job, and he doesn't know where he is going to sleep tonight, or where he will get his food from. Will he remain good, or become a thief to survive?

Today's story is The Hair Thief. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hair for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate, Genre: Philosophical, Vocabulary: Feelings, Death, Poverty, Crime; Setting: Japan, Word Count: 1356, Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa

Ryuunosuke Akutagawa is one of the most famous authors from Japan. This story is about a man called Kandata. Kandata is a bad man who went to Hell. But Buddha gives him a chance to get out. Will he accept it?

Today's story is The Deepest Love. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Spider for the full transcript. Level: Beginner, Genre: Philosophical, Vocabulary: Religion, Crime, Morality; Setting: Japan, Word Count: 1260, Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa

I'm a big fan of vampire stories. This is my own twist on vampires. It's a kind of romance, but not like you're expecting...

Today's story is The Deepest Love. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Love for the full transcript. Level: Advanced, Genre: Horror, Vocabulary: Vampires, Magic, Love; Setting: Modern, Word Count: 874, Author: Ariel Goodbody

What happens when a mysterious alien touches down in Italy and makes friends with an old-school British gentleman? Listen and find out! Also, I talk about the Victorian Era, and why I find it such an attractive setting for my writing.

Today's story is The Venerable Mr. Siggs. Go to https://EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Siggs for the full transcript. Level: Advanced, Genre: Science Fiction, Vocabulary: Weather, Aliens, Clothes; Setting: Victorian, Word Count: 2302, Author: Ariel Goodbody

Crows are black birds. They have black feathers, a black beak, and small, black eyes. Around the world they are a symbol of mystery and death. Today's story is an adventure story, where a man must escape off an island with his best friend: a dog called Fido.

Today's story is Crow Island. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Crow for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Action Vocabulary: Nature, Technology, Hunting, Animals Setting: Modern Word Count: 1339 Author: Ariel Goodbody

As today's story is about cake, I can't stop thinking about food food. Specifically, sweet food. I love sweets! This is a problem, though. It means I have had problems with my teeth. I'm sure many of you also have this problem. So I have a strategy about how to avoid sugar, that I share in the show.

Today's story is Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cake for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Food, Cooking Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1603 Author: Josef Čapek

Today I talk about Christmas. Where I live there is a very popular Christmas market. It makes it very difficult to travel around this time of year. I also talk about New Year, and how I celebrate it.

Today's story is Doggo and Kitty Tear Their Trousers. It is a sequel to Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry, so you might want to listen to that first. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Trousers for a full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Clothes Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1455 Author: Josef Čapek

Learning a language is hard. With Easy Stories in English, you can learn English the natural way, without studying lists of vocabulary or complicated grammar rules. Every week, Ariel Goodbody, author and language teacher, will present a story adapted to your level of English. The stories will be hilarious, dramatic, and entertaining, but never too difficult. If you’re learning English and are tired of boring textbooks, then this is the podcast for you.

Today's story is Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Laundry for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Clothes, Laundry Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1660 Author: Josef Čapek