Genre: Comedy
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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…
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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?
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The Rabbit Man
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Genre: ComedySetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Forefather, Graze (eating), Hare, Interest (money), Lira, Manor house, Peasant, Shirk your duty, Solidarity, Starve, StrangleWord Count: 1932Original Author: Fairy TalesHeorhiy lives happily as a peasant, but one day a rich man comes to his house and tells him he has a family debt. Heorhiy works three years to pay it off, but the rich man doesn’t want to let him go, so he thinks of a way to trick him…
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The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Beginner)
One day, a young man called Anders hears his brother say, ‘Oh, those scary stories make me shudder!’ ‘I wonder what it means to shudder?’ Anders thinks, and he goes out on a journey to find out.
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A Lucky New Year
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Genre: ComedySetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Ashes, Choke, Clock strikes midnight, Coal, Doughnut, Good-luck charm, Lead (metal), Noodles, Pomegranate, Shortbread, Signify, SuperstitionWord Count: 2081Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyHarold has terrible luck. Bus shelters collapse on him, he makes his dates vomit, and no matter how many good-luck charms he wears, his luck won’t change. So he decides that this New Year’s Eve, he’s going to follow every tradition and superstition in the world, to see if he can change his luck around.
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Misty the Snake
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Genre: ComedySetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Bubble wrap, Ex, Lick, Marmite, Owner, Parcel, Prison bars, Put a bounty on someone’s head, Queue, Sneak, TongueWord Count: 1457Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyWhy could nobody understand it? I loved Marmite, and so did my pet snake, Misty. Well, she wasn’t my pet. She was my ex-boyfriend’s. But I loved her more than him. And she loved me, too. As soon as that letter had come through the door, I knew it. I was her real owner. Not…
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The Tooth Fairy
‘Can you replace it this time?’ said Alex. ‘I know you did it last time, but I’m so tired.’ ‘I didn’t do it last time,’ said Kayla. ‘Huh?’ said Alex. ‘You did! Last time, I went and looked under the pillow, but the tooth had already been replaced.’ ‘I’m telling you, I didn’t do it!’…
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Aldar Kose’s Magic Coat
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Genre: ComedySetting: KazakhstanNew Vocabulary: Blow, Fan yourself, Fox, Fur coat, Hole, Icebreaker, Scoundrel, Shiver, Spur, Swift, Trick, YurtWord Count: 773Original Author: Rose SharipovaOne day, Aldar was riding through a field. He was wearing his cheap coat full of holes, and he was very cold. His hands and feet hurt, and his nose was blue. He shivered and shivered. He wanted to find a yurt. In the yurt it would be warm and comfortable. But the wind was…
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Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 2
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Genre: ComedySetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Door frame, Ex-lover, Hateful/joyful, High hopes, Lovebirds, Move on with your life, Pop over, WrinkleWord Count: 2286Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyThere was a knock at the door, and Rhiana slowly climbed down the stairs. She didn’t have high hopes for Beelzebuddy’s success, but she certainly wasn’t expecting to open the door and find her ex-lover standing there. Panic seized her stomach. She felt like she was going to be sick. ‘Go away!’ she spat, slamming…
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Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 1
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Genre: ComedySetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Outside of my remit, Overgrown, Set something on fire, Shrug, Stray animal, Summon a demon, The offer still stands, Trampoline, WitchWord Count: 2157Original Author: Ariel Goodbody‘Why, hello there! I’m Beelzebuddy, or “Buddy” for short! And I am very short… At your service. No spill, no stain, no mess is too much for me to clean! Just give me a cloth and a bucket and I’ll get right to work!’ ‘What are you talking about?’ said Rhiana. ‘I don’t need you…