Easy Stories in English

Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media
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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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Feb 25, 2020 • 41min

Mia the Witch (Advanced)

Marabella is the witch of the dark, dark forest, with her two cats Starry and Night as companions. But it gets lonely being a witch, so she heads out into the world to find someone to share her home with. Will she succeed, or will she find the world is not so friendly to lonely little witches? Today's story is Mia the Witch. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Witch for the full transcript. Level: Advanced Genre: Romance Vocabulary: Animals, Magic, Love, Kings and Queens, Fishing, Food, Housework, Caves, Making Friends Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 3881 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 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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