Genre: Myths & Legends
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Herding Mountains to Make a Forest
The Stone Forest in Yunnan is a beautiful karst mountain range. But how did it come to be? Learn all about the Sani people and the magical origins of this Chinese nature site in today’s episode.
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The Animals’ Peace Party
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Genre: Myths & LegendsSetting: ChinaNew Vocabulary: Amongst, Farmhand, Favour (verb), Filthy, Greedy, Hoarse, Master (leader), Settle a dispute, Squeal, WisdomWord Count: 1044The cows and horses have argued with the pigs for too long. It’s time to have a peace party and finally settle things. But one very talkative pig has a different view…
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How the Moon Became Beautiful
The moon is beautiful, but it wasn’t always that way. True love was needed, as well as breaking a mother’s heart…
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The Cave of the Danishman
A horrible pirate called the Denschman terrorises a small Scottish island. But when a storm leaves the Denschman trapped in a cave, will the people of the island be cruel enough to leave him to die?
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The Dragon of Kraków
A dragon is terrorising the city of Kraków, but one man has a way to defeat it. It won’t take strength, though, but wisdom.
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How the Platypus Came to Be
The nose of a duck, the fur of an otter and the tail of a beaver: platypuses are one of the strangest animals in the world! So where did they come from?
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Saint George and the Dragon
Download this episode as a PDF. Transcript Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good, and from Good to Great. I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today’s story is for pre-intermediate learners. The name of the story is Saint George and the Dragon. […]
