Easy Stories in English

Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media
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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 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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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 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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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 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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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 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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Apr 7, 2020 • 20min

Towards the City (Beginner)

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 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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Mar 31, 2020 • 28min

One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed (Pre-Intermediate)

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 goat 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 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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Mar 24, 2020 • 43min

Little Red Riding Hood (Beginner)

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 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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Mar 17, 2020 • 26min

Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor (Pre-Intermediate)

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 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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Mar 10, 2020 • 21min

A Letter from God (Intermediate)

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 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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Mar 3, 2020 • 23min

The Three Languages (Beginner)

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 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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