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Category: L1 – Beginner
The Giant Turnip
A woman grows a really big turnip. She wants to pull it out of the ground but she can’t. Her husband helps her, but together they still can’t pull the turnip out of the ground. How much help will they need?
The Three Goats
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Genre: Children’sSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Annoying, Drown, Eldest, Flow, Goat, Greedy, Middle child, Narrow, One by one, Silly, TrollWord Count: 1232Original Author: Fairy TalesThree goats live happily in a field eating grass. But one day, there’s no more grass. They decide to cross a bridge to another field. But when they try to cross, a monster jumps out, and he wants to eat them!
Simon’s New Job
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Genre: ComedySetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Chase, Control, Deodorant, Put the heating on, Scream, Smell, Stick to, Still, Sweat, Tear (pulling)Word Count: 1033Original Author: Ariel GoodbodySimon gets a new job, but everything goes wrong. He doesn’t wear enough deodorant and smells at work. He tries walking, taking the bus, the train, a taxi, but he always gets there too early or too late. One day, it all becomes too much…
The Piper of Hamelin (Beginner)
Rats come to the town of Hamelin, three times as big as normal rats. The townspeople don’t know what to do. But then a piper comes to town and says he can get rid of the rats with his music. The only problem? The price! But when the mayor refuses to pay him, the piper plays a different kind of music…
The King’s New Clothes (Beginner)
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Genre: PhilosophicalSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Council, Knight (verb), Lie, Naked, Outfit, Parade, Pretend, Stupid, Wardrobe, WeaverWord Count: 1439Original Author: Hans Christian AndersenThere is a king who loves only his clothes. One day, two brothers come to town and say that they can make magic clothes for the king. If you are stupid or bad at your job, you can’t see the clothes. But what happens when the king can’t see them?
Eyes, Teeth and Toenails
Ken finally has his holiday. But his eyes hurt! Maybe watching TV will help. Lisa loves brushing her teeth – she does it EVERYWHERE. But what will happen when she goes to the dentist? Vladimir has beautiful, long toenails… but does his boss agree?
The Pancake Man
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Genre: DramaSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: At first, Connect (person), Flip, Frying pan, Giant, Grave, Lift weights, Pancake, Run (business), Sick of something, SpaceWord Count: 1194Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyFrancis’s mother dies, and his father gets very sad. One day, Francis’s father starts making pancakes. Francis loves the pancakes, so his dad makes bigger and bigger pancakes. But maybe they’re too big…
The Perfect Pet
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Genre: HorrorSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Allergy, Bite, Blood, Butcher, Covered in, Guinea pig, Lock, Mean (unkind), Named after, Pee, Scratch, SocialWord Count: 1424Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyRory has always wanted a pet, but his parents don’t like animals. When Rory finishes university, he decides to get a pet. First, he gets a dog, but then things start going wrong…
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Genre: Children’sSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Fur coat, Judge, Lonely, Normal-sized, Owe, Porridge, Shout, Smell, Sunrise, Swan, Try (Food)Word Count: 2115Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyGoldilocks goes into the forest and gets lost. She finds a house with porridge by the window, and it smells so good… The old man who lives there would want her to go and eat it, wouldn’t he?
Whose Child Is It?
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Genre: PhilosophicalSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Adviser, Breastfeed, Complain, Give birth, Lie, Midwife, Miserable, Real (true), Smother, Split in two, WhoseWord Count: 857Original Author: Fairy TalesTwo women come to the king with a baby. Both say that the baby is theirs. Who is the real mother? The king must decide.