Easy Stories in English

Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media
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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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Nov 26, 2019 • 31min

Brother and Sister (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === There is a brother and sister who live with their father and their stepmother. She hits them every day, so they decide to leave. They will face magical forests, curious Kings and terrible baths before they get their happy ending... Today's story is Brother and Sister. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/BrotherSister for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Stepmother, Cast a spell, Whisper, Wolf, Deer, Hunting horn, Chase after, Desire, Servant, Stroke. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2509. 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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Nov 19, 2019 • 23min

The White Snake (Beginner)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === There is a king who knows all the secrets in the country. Every night he asks for a special dish, and nobody knows what is inside. So one day, the King's servant looks inside and finds a cooked snake. Little does he know, the snake has special powers... Today's story is The White Snake. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Snake for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Secret, Servant, Ant, Raven, Weak, Sword, Marry, Complete a challenge, Impossible, Seed. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1570. 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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Nov 12, 2019 • 30min

The Very Hungry Dragon (Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Grella is a strange dragon: she'll eat everything except jewels, and what dragon doesn't eat jewels? So one day, her mother takes away all the other food in the house, and Grella is forced to try the dreaded jewels. Except she finds out she likes them, and in fact, she likes them a bit too much... Today's story is The Very Hungry Dragon. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dragon for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Spit out, Jewel, Creep, Stomach rumbles, Munch, Merchant road, Caravan. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1504. 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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