

Easy Stories in English
Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media
Learning a language is hard, but Easy Stories in English makes it easy! Ariel Goodbody introduces each story, explaining difficult vocabulary and talking about their life. Thanks to their high energy and clear pronunciation, the stories are entertaining and simple to understand.Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced learner, there’s something for everyone. The stories cover a wide range of genres, such as fairy tales, myths and legends, drama, comedy, romance, horror, science fiction and action. There is a balance of children’s stories, as well as more mature themes for adults. While listening to the stories, you can read the transcript at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com and get both reading practice and listening practice. With enough time, you’ll find that your reading and writing skills improve as well.Ariel Goodbody has a strong background in linguistics and language acquisition, and they base the podcast on Stephen Krashen’s theory of comprehensible input. Ariel changes the level of grammar to suit each level, but prioritise comprehension and good storytelling over anything else. Vocabulary is described using paraphrase, cultural references, pictures, intonation and sound effects. British culture, especially English culture, is naturally introduced throughout the episodes.Ariel also has experience in theatre, and treats every episode like an audiobook performance. With character voices, dramatic timing and a range of accents, adults and kids alike will soon forget that they’re ‘learning’ at all!Some of the most well-known stories from the podcast are: the Doggo and Kitty stories, Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales, The Very Hungry Dragon, Sleeping Beauty, The Perfect Pet, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Why Blood is Red, Saint George and the Dragon and Pioneers of the Continuum. Many stories are adapted from famous authors, such as Edgar Allan Poe, Hans Christian Andersen, Isaac Asimov, Josef Čapek, Margery Williams and Ryuunosuke Akutagawa.Ariel studied linguistics at the University of Cambridge and started teaching in 2018. As a language teacher, they use comprehensible input techniques such as TPRS and story listening. In 2021 they published a series of graded readers. These easy readers allow fans to get their favourite stories in a physical format.Apprendre l’anglais facilement avec des contes de fées et histoires racontés en anglais britannique. Méthode pour étudier les vocabulaires, la prononciation, la grammaire et la lecture en anglais. Les livres audio en anglais pour les niveaux débutant, intermédiaire et avancé.Einfach Britisches Englisch lernen mit Märchen und Geschichten. Methode, um Vokabeln, Aussprache, Grammatik und Lesen auf Englisch zu studieren. Hörbücher auf Englisch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene.Imparare l'inglese facilmente con fiabe e storie in inglese britannico. Metodo per studiare vocabolario, pronuncia, grammatica e lettura in inglese. Audiolibri in inglese per i livelli principiante, intermedio e avanzato.Aprender inglés fácilmente con cuentos de hadas e historias en inglés británico. Método para estudiar vocabulario, pronunciación, gramática y lectura en inglés. Audiolibros en inglés para todos los niveles: principiante, intermedio y avanzado.童話、メルヘン、物語でイギリス英語を学ぶことがやさしくさせるイージー・ストーリーズ・イン・イングリッシュ。アリエル・グッドボディはきれいなブリティッシュイングリッシュの発音で新しい単語を説明して、毎週のストーリーを語る。初級、中級、上級の生徒にむかうオーディオブックで英語文法や英語読書をアップさせる勉強取材。通过英国英语的童话故事和故事轻松学习英语。学习英语的词汇、发音、语法和阅读。为初学者、中级和高级学生提供英语的有声读物。Легко изучать английский язык с помощью сказок и историй на британском английском. Методика изучения словарного запаса, произношения, грамматики и чтения на английском языке. Аудиокниги на английском языке для начинающих, студентов среднего уровня и продвинутых студентов.تعلم الإنجليزية بسهولة مع القصص الخرافية والحكايات باللغة الإنجليزية البريطانية. طريقة لدراسة المفردات والنطق والقواعد والقراءة باللغة الإنجليزية. كتب مسموعة باللغة الإنجليزية للمبتدئين والمتوسطين والمتقدمين.
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Jun 16, 2020 • 23min
The Musicians of Bremen (Beginner)
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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Jun 9, 2020 • 36min
The Red Mountain (Beginner)
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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Jun 2, 2020 • 28min
The Curse of the Clock (Beginner)
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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May 26, 2020 • 37min
The Cello That Spoke (Advanced)
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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May 19, 2020 • 29min
The Paper Man (Beginner)
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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May 12, 2020 • 37min
The Mirror of Misurina (Pre-Intermediate)
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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May 5, 2020 • 34min
The Other Mermaid (Intermediate)
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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Apr 28, 2020 • 37min
Rumplestiltskin (Pre-Intermediate)
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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Apr 21, 2020 • 17min
The Elephant and the Hare (Beginner)
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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Apr 14, 2020 • 23min
The Singing Bone (Pre-Intermediate)
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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