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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-Intermediate. Genre: History. Vocabulary: Pole (nationality), Yiddish, Get distracted, Graduate, Heartbroken, Dowry, Version. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2030. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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