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. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices