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Feb 18, 2020 • 19min

The Little Frog with the Big Mouth (Beginner)

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/Frog2 for the full transcript. You can listen to a levelled-up pre-intermediate version of the story at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Frog3. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Food, Farming Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 813 Author: Ariel Goodbody 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
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Feb 11, 2020 • 21min

The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage (Beginner)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Lay the table, Nest, Pot, Stir, Salty, Burn, Slippery, Catch fire, Complain. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1023. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 4, 2020 • 31min

The Brave Little Tailor (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Tailor, Blow (hit), Giant (monster), Squeeze, Root, Task, Servant, Unicorn, Horn, “A piece of cake”, Wild boar. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2862. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 28, 2020 • 24min

The Legend of Lake Toba (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Fishing rod, Lick your lips, Scale (fish), Bold, Naughty, Eventually, Burst into tears, Slap, Puddle. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 863. Author: Michael Andre. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 21, 2020 • 19min

Old Sultan (Beginner)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Bite, Guard, Wolf, Fight, Limp, Sword, Stone, Hide, Embarrassed. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 863. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 14, 2020 • 33min

Heart of Iron (Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Armour, Page (knight), Witch, Sarcastic smile, Spunk, Noble, Roar, Chaotic blaze, Charred. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2967. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 7, 2020 • 25min

Mother Holle (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Widow, Stepmother, Treat someone like, Well (water), Spin (clothes), Dip, Darkness, Feather, Rooster, Tar. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1112. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 17, 2019 • 33min

The Toy Rabbit (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Whisker, Thread, Stocking, Chocolate orange, Nursery, Tail, Wise, Sensitive, Germ, Scratch. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 3038. Author: Margery Williams. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 10, 2019 • 21min

Stories of Elves (Beginner)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Stay up, Hide, Naked, Dirt, Sweep, Employer, Christening, Shell. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1104. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 3, 2019 • 23min

Three Drops of Blood (Beginner)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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: Cure, Heaven, Sacrifice, Drop, Pay a debt, Marry, Mosquito. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1570. Author: Huynh Bao Thi. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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