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I’m sorry everyone, but I can’t do episodes every fortnight anymore. - [Cambodia is Hard to Talk About](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cambodia/) - Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Attributions Even just learning about those experiences, seeing the history, talking to people who had been alive affected me so deeply, like it made me so, so sad that I don’t even want to really talk about the things that I learned. [intro] Welcome to Easy Stories in - [Herding Mountains to Make a Forest](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mountains/) - 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. - [Doing Stand-Up Comedy in Chinese](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/comedy/) - Comedy is hard enough, but doing it in Chinese? Oh, Ariel, you do love a challenge! Hear all about my performance adventures and upcoming travel in this laughs-packed episode. - [The Animals’ Peace Party](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/peace/) - The 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... - [All the Housemates I've Ever Had](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/housemates/) - Living with people isn't easy, and I've had it really hard. The Illuminati, the silent treatment, and deadly narcissists - I've seen it all. If you live alone, this episode will fill you with relief, and if you have housemates, it'll make you think 'Maybe they aren't so bad after all!' - [How the Moon Became Beautiful](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/moon/) - The moon is beautiful, but it wasn't always that way. True love was needed, as well as breaking a mother's heart... - [Hansel and Gretel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hansel/) - What if the witch in Hansel and Gretel was Chinese? Well, then things would be very different. In this twisted version of the classic fairy tale, the two young children run away from the house of sweets and end up somewhere far more exotic... - [Christmas in Japan](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/japan/) - Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Attributions We were editing these pictures for ages, and then these girls came in and said, uh, excuse me. I think that’s our picture. And we realised we had just edited someone else’s picture. It was incredibly embarrassing, like deeply, deeply mortifying. Hello and welcome to Easy Stories - [It's My Podcast and I'll Ramble If I Want To](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/ramble/) - Have you ever eaten bone marrow? You know, the fat inside of animal bones? Have you ever wondered whether ancient humans sucked out the marrow like a tube of yoghurt? Yeah, that's the kind of stuff I've been doing recently. Have a listen. - [Hangzhou and the Joy of Cycling](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hangzhou/) - Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Attributions Hello, my lovely learners and 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 episode is a conversation about Hangzhou and the joy of - [My Morning Routine](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/routine/) - The yoga mat I purchased is a cork yoga mat. Cork is a kind of wood. You put corks in bottles of wine to keep them good for a long time. When you open a bottle of champagne, the cork flies out and goes [pop]. And it’s very fun and dramatic. So why did I - [The Demon Cats](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/demoncats/) - Would you go fishing on Halloween night? That's when demons walk the Earth, and nobody is truly safe... - [Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake (Pre-Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cakel2/) - Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Hello my Lovely Learners, and 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 pre-intermediate story is called Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake. As - [How Slow Can I Go?](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/slow/) - Listen to me articulate every word as I discuss unusual beverages, insane apps, Pilates in Chinese, and how I'm feeding you all worms. - [The Juniper Tree](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/juniper/) - Skin as white as snow and eyes as red as blood. Some would call it beautiful, but to Nicholas's parents, he is a demon child. But when Nicholas discovers that his 'mother' is not his real mother, his whole world starts to change. - [Before the Light Dies](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/clockmaker/) - The king asks a clockmaker to repair an old magical clock. But when the clockmaker tries to repair the clock, nothing works... until he discovers a secret that will change his life. - [Who is Middle Class?](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/middleclass/) - Want to really know how the UK works? Then you need to understand class. Come with me on a journey through food, supermarkets and sports to discover what the hoi polloi and high society do different. - [Hello from China!](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/china2/) - Spicy bullfrog, fights with policemen and getting locked out... my first two weeks in China have certainly been eventful! - [Running](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/running/) - Her mind runs, so she runs. She runs to stop her mind running. But one day, she sees an owl in the park, and reality stops running smoothly. - [I Ate Colin's Face](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/colin/) - In the last week before moving to China, I recount awkward goodbyes, the British tradition of caterpillar-shaped cakes, my sneaky strategy to avoid jet lag, and my super secret language study hacks. Keep listening to learn English! - [Three Kisses](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/kiss/) - Leah's mother dies, and her brother leaves home, and Leah is so sad that she cannot speak. Her father plants a rose garden on her balcony, and every day she gives a white rose to a seagull and kisses it three times, sending it to her brother. But dark magic is also travelling across the sea, and soon Leah will find that every rose is not so sweet... - [The Cave of the Danishman](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/danish/) - 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? - [Freezing to Death in Scotland](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/freezing/) - So I recently went to my cousin’s wedding in Edinburgh, which turned out to be much colder than expected, ESPECIALLY since I was camping! Fortunately, the beauty of the Quaker wedding ceremony more than made up for it. I couldn't stick around for long, though, as I had to whiz back to London on the train to take the highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Sounds boring, but in fact it allowed me to process old failures, reconnect with academia, and set me up on a good mental path for my move to China. Learn all this more in this episode of Easy Stories in English! - [I Got Kicked Out!](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/kicked/) - Yes, that's right, I was kicked out of a public building... Not only that, I went to a wild party in Cambridge, and I'm setting the house on fire with incense. Sort of. - [The Monkey's Heart](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/monkey/) - A monkey shares his figs with a shark, and for a while they are friends, but when the shark invites the monkey to his home under the sea, the monkey suspects that something may be wrong... - [Just Say Yes](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/yes/) - Tony cannot say no. So he eats food he doesn't like, does a job he hates, and goes on holidays where he almost dies. But when his friend asks him to marry her, will he still say yes? - [Have You Met Elaine?](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/elaine/) - Have you met Elaine? Elaine is very giving, but not very nice. Oh, she loves everyone, but she shows her love through action, not smiles. - [Return to the Sea](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/return/) - An old fisherman sits fishing by the sea. He has seen the world change hugely through his life. But today, something monstrous is waiting in the water. - [Saint George and the Dragon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/george/) - 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. - [Grandmother March](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/march/) - Why is the weather in March so changeable? Well, it's all to do with wine and a very angry lady from Bulgaria... - [Giving Up Sugar for Lent](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lent/) - Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, Christians fast or give something up. In today's episode, I talk about giving up sugar, plus give some tips on how best to use flashcards to learn vocabulary. - [Adrian's Dream](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dream/) - Adrian wants to write, but he can never concentrate. He tries waking up early before work, but he always just goes back to bed. Finally, he decides to nap. - [Life, Love and Learning Japanese](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/yappa/) - I catch you all up on what I've been up to recently. There's a bit of philosophy, some dating, and some very manic studying for Japanese. - [The Dragon of Kraków](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/krakow/) - 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. - [The Shape of Art](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shape/) - Felicity is a successful lawyer, but she wants a change. She tries painting and loves it. But there's a problem: everyone hates her paintings. Can she find the true shape of her art? - [Three Balls of Wool](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wool/) - One day, Leila finds a strange butterfly with three dots and fine lines on its wings. When she tries to touch the butterfly, it turns into a witch and drags her to her castle! For seven years Leila works for the witch, trying to find a way to escape. Then, one day, the witch says she is going travelling... - [Think Fast!](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/fast/) - Eugene is a big nerd, and he's afraid of everything. But one day, a man attacks him in the street, and Eugene discovers that he isn't so weak after all. - [How I Celebrate Christmas](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/christmas/) - Chocolate oranges, burning puddings and white carrots: British Christmas is quite unique. Find out all about how it's celebrated in today's episode. - [How the Platypus Came to Be](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/platypus/) - 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? - [New? Start here!](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/start/) - In today's episode I reintroduce myself, answer some frequently asked questions and recommend you my favourite episodes. - [The Curse of the Pig](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/curse/) - A princess finds a book that tells her future. When she grows up, she will have to marry a pig. The girl doesn't want to believe it, but one day a pig comes knocking on her door. But things are not as they seem. This is a curse, and there has to be a way to break it... - [The Freezer Door](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/door/) - A woman has a loving husband and children, and she's great at her job. So why is she sad? One day, she opens the freezer door and sees the way into another world. If she goes, she will lose her husband and children. But could she be happy there? - [The Superpower of Story with Bree Aesie](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/bree/) - Learn about how to use stories in your everyday life in this fascinating interview! - [Hamburg, City of Water](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hamburg/) - [intro] 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 episode is a conversation about my trip to Hamburg, conquering my fears, smoking bans and my new course Story Builders! More about - [The Pumpkin Jug](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/jug/) - A king meets a woman who grows pumpkins. She gives him water in a dirty old jug, and then she breaks it. The king thinks this is strange, but he likes the woman. So he gives her a challenge: if she can put a big pumpkin in a small jug, he will marry her. But she cannot break the jug or the pumpkin. Can she do it? - [Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Cut Off Your Hair](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cut/) - An old couple wish for a son and instead have a daughter with long, magical hair. They don't see the value in it, and sell her off to an old man who keeps her in a tower. Every day, he massages the oil from her hair and sells it. But the girl gets tired of this life, and makes a plan to escape... - [A Good Long Natter](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/natter/) - Download this episode as a PDF. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffufQSCy7lU A Good Long Natter – Transcript Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from okay to good and from good to great. I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today's episode doesn't really have much of a - [The Golden Fish](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/fish/) - A fisherman finds a golden fish. The golden fish says it can grant his wishes. But the fisherman doesn't wish for anything. However, when his wife gets home she says she wants a new house. So the next day the fisherman catches the golden fish again and wishes for a new house. That starts a series of events that ends in disaster... - [Doing Evil Part 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/evil1/) - When Tobias's parents ask him what he wants to be when he grows up, he says, 'Evil.' There's just one problem: his parents are devoted Christians! As Tobias does more and more bad things, his parents try to find ways to make him good, until finally there is only one option left... - [Doing Evil Part 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/evil2/) - Tobias arrives at St Gummarus' School for Nasty Children. At first, he thinks his parents might have made a mistake, because all the kids here are badly behaved and nasty. But he soon realises that deep down, they are good, and they're threatening his mission to do evil. So Tobias decides to use goodness as a weapon... - [My Sister's Wedding](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wedding/) - I talk all about how I injured my leg at my sister's wedding, the race riots currently happening in the UK, not so nice, and end with some motivation for all of you. Very nice. - [Misty the Snake (Rerun)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mistyrerun/) - Misty the Snake loves eating other people's pets. This does not make the people of the United Kingdom happy. So her owner takes her to Brazil, but really she wants to go home to Ghana... - [Strange Friends (Advanced)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/friendsl4/) - A cat and a mouse live together as friends, and what strange friends that makes! One day, the cat suggests they store some food for the winter, so they buy a pot of fat and hide it in a church. But while the mouse happily cleans the house, the cat starts to think about the food... - [The Light at the Bottom of the Sea](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/light/) - Żgugina lives on the coast of Malta with her son. When pirates attack, she rushes to the church to pray to St Demetrius. 'St Demetrius,' she says, 'if you save my son I will light a lamp that burns forever!' What happened next was too much for her to believe... - [The Kind-Hearted Pea](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pea/) - The wind carries a pea to a crack by a window. Inside the house, a boy is sick and dying. The pea wants to help the boy, and slowly it grows into a plant. When the boy sees the plant he is so happy, and he helps the plant grow. - [The Voice of Reason](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/voice/) - In a small town, the people look after each other. When someone is hungry, the others give them food. But one day, the Voice of Reason comes to town and changes everything. - [Normal People Problems](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/problems/) - In this episode of Easy Stories in English, host Ariel Goodbody discusses the concept of 'normal people problems' as opposed to more serious issues, drawing on his own experiences of moving to London and finding his community. Ariel reflects on his challenging past, including changing gender twice and dealing with identity crisis, while contrasting these with his current 'normal' problems such as itchy back due to hard water, adjusting to a slower pace in relationships, and struggling to find good cider in London. He also addresses the dynamics of friendship when one is thriving and the other is not, and invites listeners to share their own 'small fish' problems on the show's website and YouTube channel. - [A Visitor from Chilly Bottom](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/chilly/) - A man who has lived in Antarctica all his life visits the UK for the first time. Technically, he is a British citizen, as he grew up on British Antarctic Territory. And he has an important message for the king! It's just that, the king has no idea who this man is... - [Let's Write a Story Together! with Alastair Budge](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/together/) - In this episode, I brainstorm a story with Alastair Budge. We start with the concept of someone from Antarctica moving to London and experiencing culture shock and peculiarities of life in the UK. We come up with cultural references and humorous situations involving misunderstandings about British culture. After this episode, Alastair went off and wrote the story, which I then edited, and next week you'll be able to hear the recorded version. - [A Crooked Old House](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/house/) - An old man lives in an old house. The house is so old that it has changed shape and many things are broken. Every day, the man must climb up a big hill to get to the kitchen. Lots of people tell him he needs to leave the house, but the old man refuses. But one day, the house makes sure he will never leave. - [The Emu and the Kangaroo](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/emu/) - Dinewan gets married to Bohra the kangaroo, and they go for a walk in the desert. But Dinewan soon gets bored. Bohra is a magic kangaroo, and his spirit can walk through the sky. Dinewan thinks it would be interesting to see Bohra's spirit... - [What Makes a Snake](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/makeasnake/) - Sam works in the stupidest department of his company: the 'Synergy Snakes'. What they're actually supposed to do, he has no idea, but he's managed to create a system where he doesn't have to talk to his co-workers and does as little work as possible. The only problem is, the company is looking to get rid of some people, and Sam's an easy target... - [The Holy Cat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/holy/) - A cat hunts all the mice in the town, so it goes to the fields. But the mice in the fields are too fast. So the cat decides to start praying... - [The Singing Widow (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/widowl1/) - A woman's husband dies, and she visits his grave every week to pray. When she dies, she goes to the land of the dead, and is excited to finally see him again. But she can't find him... - [The Red Book](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/redbook/) - Gemma finds a strange red book on her way home from school. She starts reading it, and it is a story about a boy called Nai. In the story, Nai also finds a red book, and when he starts to read it, the story is about Gemma... - [The Mature, Elegant Woman](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mature/) - Behind the letters, there were pictures of people laughing. They looked young and happy. Their faces were soft. They didn’t have any grey hairs. Their teeth were perfectly white. Silna hated them. She felt sick from hating them so much. As she walked to work, she kept thinking about those laughing faces. She carried the hate on her back, and it got bigger and bigger. - [How the Narwhal Got Its Tusk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/tusk/) - A blind boy lives in Greenland with his parents and his aunt. The aunt is always complaining, so the boy's mother sends her away, but one night, there is a storm and the boy hears his aunt being struck by lightning. The aunt goes mad, and only the blind boy can save her, but he'll have to travel far from home to do so... - [Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cake/) - One day, Kitty looked at their calendar. ‘Doggo!’ said Kitty. ‘According to the calendar, today is my birthday.’ ‘Hurray!’ said Doggo. ‘We will have to celebrate. But how? I’ve never celebrated a birthday before.’ Kitty thought that they had celebrated a birthday before. She thought that birthdays happened every year. But she wasn’t sure, and she didn’t want to sound stupid. So she didn’t say anything. - [Doggo and Kitty Tear Their Trousers](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/trousers/) - We have seen how Doggo and Kitty did their laundry, so we now know that Doggo and Kitty are very good at keeping their home. There were always lots of tasks to do in the house. However, the day after they did their laundry was Sunday, and on Sunday you shouldn’t do any work. So Doggo and Kitty decided to go out for the day instead. The sun was shining, and they thought they had very much earned a day of rest. - [Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/laundry/) - Once, there was a dog and a cat. The dog was called Doggo. He had long, thick hair. The cat was called Kitty. She had soft, thin hair. Doggo and Kitty lived together in a small house. Their house was beside a forest. Doggo and Kitty liked living beside the forest very much. - [Crow Island](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/crow/) - The awful crows circled overhead. At least, they looked like crows when you first looked at them. But when you stared at them for long enough, you started to see strange things. Unnatural things. Real birds don’t stand in the same position for such a long time, without ever moving. And real birds don’t run out of batteries. The robot crows cried unnaturally often, and if their battery was dying, the cried would come out hoarse. Like they had smoked a whole packet of cigarettes in one sitting. - [The Venerable Mr. Siggs](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/siggs/) - A dark cloud descended upon the lake late that afternoon. Quentin and the others had breakfasted on the terrace, enjoying the spring sunshine, and gone for a walk along the winding paths that spotted the hillsides, and by the time they got back, the cloud was hanging there, spitting rain threateningly. - [The Deepest Love](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/love/) - The easiest victims were the businessmen and marketers. They had built up a wealthy, comfortable life with numbers and deals, and no longer needed to keep the old superstitions and gods alive, those backwater things. So when the monstrous gentleman and his assistant visited their huge buildings and smoky caves, they hardly noticed that something was sucking the most intimate and important aspect of their beings from them. - [The Spider's Thread](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/spider/) - One time, Kandata was walking through a thick forest. He was going to steal from a man who lived in the forest. As he was walking, he saw a spider beside him. Kandata raised his foot, and was about to stand on the spider and kill it, but then he stopped. ‘No, no. Even something this small has a reason to live. It would be truly evil to take its life away.’ - [The Hair Thief](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hair/) - It was a cold, wet evening in Kyoto. The servant of a samurai stood under Rashoumon, a big gate. It was raining a lot, and he was waiting for the rain to stop. - [The Monk's Nose](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/nose/) - Once upon a time, in old Japan, there was a Buddhist monk named Zenchi. Zenchi was well-known at the temple where he lived because of his nose. It was about five or six inches long, and it hung down his face, from his upper lip to the bottom of his chin. It was fat at the top and fat at the bottom, and looked like a long sausage, which hung off his face and swung from side to side. - [One Night in a Vampire's House](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vampire/) - ‘I guess it could’ve been a coven of v-vampires. But do you think this place is really…?’ ‘Poorly looked after? It appears to be. Suppose we go to the kitchen and try to find some food?’ He began hopping towards the door, but then there was a strong gust of wind and it slammed loudly, putting out two lights with it. Pelha screamed. ‘Oh well, I suppose a vampire’s kitchen would be empty.’ - [The North Wind and the Sun](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wind/) - The North Wind moved down to the man. She blew very, very hard. The blowing of the wind made a loud sound, whoosh whoosh. The trees began to move. They moved very, very quickly. The birds that were on the trees began to fall off. - [The Lion and the Mouse](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lion/) - There was one lion who lived in the Great Forest. The lion was called Crush. Everyone was scared of Crush the lion. Gentle looked up. Of all animals to meet, he saw Crush was in front of him. He was lying a few metres ahead. But the lion was sleeping. - [The Rabbit and the Tortoise](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/rabbit/) - One day, Steady was talking to Crush the lion and Gentle the mouse. The lion and the mouse were great friends now. ‘We must do something about Speedy,’ said Gentle. ‘He thinks he is the best in all the forest. He is unkind to you, and all the other animals.’ ‘Yes,’ said Crush. ‘He always calls me slow and stupid!’ Steady thought for a while, and then spoke. ‘I have an idea. I will challenge Speedy to a race.’ - [The Beetle and the Boy Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/beetle1/) - I had always been good at hiding. In a crowd, a corner, or even just against the walls: I was always difficult to find. It caused my parents all kinds of trouble. When I was a baby and my cries filled the house, they ran from room to room, unable to find me. When I didn’t cry, it was even worse. The first few years of my life were awful for them. They spent half the time thinking they must be terrible parents. And they were boring for me, because I had to wait so long to be fed. - [The Beetle and the Boy Chapter 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/beetle2/) - Little Mike was my first ever pet. My parents had always said I was too careless for one, but I looked after my stag beetle like he was the most important thing in the world. Once a week, Big Mike came round to visit Little Mike. ‘I think he’s growing bigger,’ he would say. ‘Soon he’ll be as big as you.’ - [The Beetle and the Boy Chapter 3](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/beetle3/) - Little Mike died this morning. Sorry, let me give you the full story. - [The Lion and the Pig](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pig/) - In the Great Forest, Crush the lion and Gentle the mouse were arguing. ‘Crush, you don’t understand!’ said Gentle. ‘Just because you’re stronger than someone, it doesn’t mean they have to admire you.’ ‘But I am king of the forest! I am stronger than all other creatures! If an animal wants to speak to me, he should bow his head and call me “Sir Crush”. Otherwise, I shall eat him for being rude.’ - [The Mouse, the Frog and the Hawk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/frog/) - One day, Gentle the mouse was eating a mushroom. He loved nothing more than to eat mushrooms. The mushroom was very big, so as he ate, he climbed inside. ‘Hello, Gentle.’ ‘Oh!’ Gentle climbed out of the mushroom to see who it was. It was Hoppy the frog. Hoppy was quite unpopular in the Great Forest. The other animals always said he was strange, and kept away from him. He had never spoken to Gentle before, but he had a big smile on his face. - [The Lion in Love Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lionlove1/) - One day, Gentle the mouse went over to visit Crush the lion. Neither he, nor Bright Eyes the hawk, nor Grunt the pig had seen him for several days, and Gentle was starting to worry. ‘Hello?’ Gentle stood at the edge of the cave where Crush lived. It was very dark inside, and he was too scared to enter. - [The Lion in Love Chapter 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lionlove2/) - The news of Crush’s proposal spread quickly. The mice argued, the foxes made jokes, and the birds flew from one tree to another, telling each other of the news. By sunset the same day, there was not a creature in the Great Forest who had not heard about Crush and Charcoal. - [The Lion in Love Chapter 3](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lionlove3/) - ‘Crush, don’t do it! You’ll regret it!’ Gentle cried. ‘What are you talking about?’ said Crush. ‘You’re always telling me I need to stop eating other animals. Don’t you want this?’ - [The Heart That Told the Truth](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/heart/) - Listen, and I will tell you what happened. Then you can judge how healthy my mind is. You see, my body is strong. My hearing has become much stronger. I can hear sounds far and near. I am not weak, like a crazy man. - [The Mice Discuss Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mice1/) - One day, Gentle the mouse received a letter from his brother, Nosy. Gentle’s family was very big, but he was the only one who lived in the Great Forest. The rest of his family had moved to live underneath a big house. They told him he was stupid to stay in the forest, because in the house there was always lots of delicious food. But Gentle loved living in the forest, and didn’t want to live under a house, where it was dark and cold. - [The Mice Discuss Chapter 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mice2/) - ‘Crackle?’ Gentle was following his sister through one of the corridors of the house. She was walking very quickly, and he had to run to catch up. This was difficult, as he was carrying the bell, and it bumped on the floor as he ran, making a loud noise. - [The Black Cat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cat/) - I don’t expect you to believe what I am going to tell you, but hopefully you will understand. I’m not sure I believe or understand it myself. I’m not mad, and this is not a dream—it is stranger and more horrible than any dream I have ever had. But maybe a clever reader will see my story, and find an answer to the madness. That is all I can hope for. - [The Woman of the Mountain](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mountain/) - Once upon a time there was an old man called Cılbak Baba. Cılbak lived in the village of Güre, in Turkey, next to Mount Ida. He looked after cows, pigs, and geese, and he was well-known and well-liked throughout the village. But Cılbak was foolish. - [Love is Worth a Bit of Pain](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pain/) - She knew what she was doing was wrong. She had known the moment she saw him. But love didn’t care about what side of a wall you were on, even if she was on the side of the palace gardens and he was stood in the ruined fields. The war had gone on for years, but it only took a moment for her to lose to his eyes. They stared at her through a hole in the wall. She knew he was from the other side. He had the eyes of the Others, the Enemies. They were so bright that she could see her reflection in them. - [The Pit and the Pendulum](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pit/) - I was sick, sick with the feeling of death. I heard the mutter of those who had questioned me, the Inquisitors. I saw the lips of the black-robed judges, and they were whiter than the paper that I am writing this on. They were thin, and tight, and they whispered things I could not hear. I saw seven candles on a table beside me, and they shone like angels, but I knew there was nobody to help me. I thought how sweet death would be, and then the men around me disappeared, and the candles faded into darkness. - [The Teacher and the Student](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/teacher/) - Eklavya stayed low in the grass. Before him, his father, the hunter, moved quietly. He held a bow and arrow. Then, he saw it. A few metres in front there was a rabbit. It was drinking water. Eklavya’s father put an arrow in the bow. Eklavya took a deep breath. He tried not to move, but it was hard. He moved, and the grass made a sound. The rabbit turned and saw the hunter. It ran away. Eklavya’s father shot the arrow, but it did not hit the rabbit. - [The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cow/) - In Heaven there were seven goddesses. They were sisters. Each sister had her job. One goddess mixed things in a pot to make fire for volcanoes. She was called Fire Maker. One goddess pushed together cotton to make snow for the mountains. She was called Snow Maker. One goddess cried tears that became dew in the morning. She was called Dew Maker. One goddess painted the stars so that they shone in the night sky. She was called Star Painter. One goddess threw salt in the ocean so that the fish could live there. She was called Sea Salter. One goddess painted the trees orange in autumn. She was called Tree Painter. Finally, there was one goddess who wove together silk to make the clouds in the sky. She was called Cloud Weaver. - [The Last Question](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/question/) - The last question was asked many times. The first time was on the twenty-first of May, 2061. It was asked as a joke. This is how it happened. - [The Little Mermaid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/little/) - A long time ago, merpeople existed. They lived in the sea, and they were half-fish, half-human. They were human down to their middle, and then they were fish. They had long, beautiful tails, and they swam through the water using their tails. - [House of Secrets Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/secrets1/) - Rosa stared at her renters, and her renters stared back at her. They were all gathered in the living room of her house, sitting on the ancient sofa, looking very annoyed at being there. Xu probably wanted to be outside taking pictures of traffic lights and dogs, and Elisabeth had been loudly rehearsing Macbeth in her bedroom when Rosa called them all down. She didn’t want to know what Steve had been doing, but he looked the same as always, like a naughty child. - [House of Secrets Chapter 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/secrets2/) - Xu hated lots of things. She hated burnt toast, ugly sweaters, and tiny loud dogs. But more than anything, she hated spiders. And the attic was full of them. - [House of Secrets Chapter 3](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/secrets3/) - Steve hadn’t been joking. There was a circle of thick candles on the floor, and a table had been placed in the middle, with expensive cloth on top. Elisabeth was impressed. She’d been in professional productions with far worse sets than this. - [House of Secrets Chapter 4](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/secrets4/) - Xu’s room was a mess. Steve thought his was bad, with jewels and bones and spellbooks everywhere, but at least in his room you could see the floor. Everywhere in her bedroom, there were pieces of paper, old fast food boxes, apple cores, magazines, and polaroids. There was some genuinely nice art on her walls, but the complete mess everywhere else distracted from it. - [Sleeping Beauty (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/sleeping/) - Far away from our world, there were the Blue Castle and the Red Castle. In the Blue Castle, everything was soft and blue, and Izod was the softest fairy of all. Izod loved her land, and the land loved her. It was a happy place, but at times it was very sad. When one of the High Fairies died, all the people cried for days. Izod cried more than everyone else. She had a big heart, and beautiful wings. They called them her “wings of water”. - [Arachne, the Spider Woman](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/spiderwoman/) - Once, in Old Greece, there was a woman. Her name was Arachne. Arachne’s father was a shepherd. He was called Idmon. Idmon was a good shepherd, and they had many, many sheep. The sheep made much wool. They made so much wool that Idmon could not sell all of it, so their house was full of old wool. Arachne liked to play with the wool. Slowly, she learned how to make thread. Over time, she turned all the wool in the house into thread. But she could not weave, because they did not have a loom. - [The Boy Who Hoped](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hope/) - In a town called Białystok, there was a boy called Ludwik Zamenhof. Ludwik was a Jew. There were many Jews in Białystok. There were also Russians, Poles, and Germans. They all lived in different parts of the city, and they did not get on well. - [Strange Friends (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/friends/) - Once there was a cat and a mouse. Usually, cats eat mice, and mice run away from cats, but this cat and this mouse liked each other very much. They liked each other so much that they lived together. They made a nice little house in the city. Everyone called them the “Strange Friends”. - [The Nose That Ran Away](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/nose2/) - On Rise Street in St. Petersburg lived a man called Ivan Jakovlevitch. Ivan was a barber, but not a particularly good one. People always said, ‘Be careful of that Ivan. He makes men bleed.’ - [The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/goats/) - Once there was an old goat. She had seven little goats. She loved them a lot. One day the mother goat went into the woods to find food for them. Before she left, she spoke to them all. ‘Dear children,’ she said. ‘I am going out into the wood. I will be gone for a while. There is a big bad wolf who lives near here. Be careful. If he comes inside the house, he will eat all of you. He often changes how he looks, so remember this: he has a deep voice and big black feet.’ - [The Great Race](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/race/) - Buddha had lived a long life on Earth. Soon, he was going to leave Earth. Before he left, he said goodbye to all his friends. He stopped to stay goodbye to all the trees, as well. After this, Buddha was tired. He wanted to say goodbye to the animals, but he did not want to go to them. So he called the animals to come to him and say goodbye. - [The Golem of Prague](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/golem/) - Prague was a city of mystery. It was a city of narrow streets and broad desires. It was a city of money, magic, and murder. It was also a city of hate. The Jews of Prague lived in the ghetto, and they were attacked from all sides. People spread lies. They said that the Jews did magic, that they attacked Christian girls, that they went into churches at night and destroyed the holy body of Christ. The Jews of Prague were poor, and still, people came and threw rocks at their houses, shouted names at them in the street, and refused to sell them food. - [The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Pre-Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/fear/) - Once there was a father with two sons. The older son, Hugh, was smart and sensible, and could do everything, but the younger son, Anders, was stupid and understood nothing. Whenever the father needed help, it was always the older son who helped him. - [The Three Snake Leaves](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/leaves/) - Once there was a poor man with a son. The man could not look after his son anymore, so the son said to him, ‘Dear father. Things are bad here, and you have to work hard to look after me. Let me leave, and I will look after myself.’ - [The Very Hungry Dragon (Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dragon/) - Once there was a very hungry dragon called Grella. Every day she ate five meals. For breakfast she had ten bananas, five fried eggs, and three slices of toast. For her mid-morning snack she had twenty chocolate biscuits and three cups of tea. For lunch she had twenty bowls of soup and thirty loaves of bread. After lunch, she was very tired, so she slept for an hour, and when she woke up she had a jar of pickles, because she loved the salty taste. Finally, for supper she had a roast pig covered with honey and herbs. - [The White Snake](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/snake/) - Once there lived a king. He was famous because he was very clever. He knew everything that happened in his country. Nobody knew how he knew everything. It was like the secrets came to him through the air. - [Brother and Sister](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/brothersister/) - Once there was a brother and a sister. Their mother had died, and they lived with their father and their stepmother. Their stepmother was always mean to them, and their father was always busy with work. - [Three Drops of Blood](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/blood/) - Once upon a time, there lived a husband and wife by the sea. They loved each other very much, and they wanted to stay together forever. The husband was a fisherman. Every day, he would go out and catch fish. Then he would sell the fishes to buy food in the market. Their lives were poor and hard, but they were truly happy. - [Stories of Elves](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/elves/) - Once there was a shoemaker. He had a hard life, because there were many shoemakers in the city. Over the years, his business went very badly. He became very poor, so poor that all he had left was some leather. It was just enough leather to make one pair of shoes. So in the evening, he cut out the shoes from the leather, ready to make the shoes the next morning. Then he went to bed. - [The Toy Rabbit](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/toy/) - There was once a toy rabbit. In the beginning, he looked amazing. He was fat, like a rabbit should be. His hair was brown with white spots. He had real whiskers made of thread. His ears were soft on the inside. On Christmas morning, he sat in the Boy’s stocking and looked very cute. - [Mother Holle](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mother/) - Once there was a widow with two daughters. One was pretty and hard working, and the other was ugly and lazy. The ugly one was her own daughter, whereas the pretty one was her stepdaughter. She loved her own daughter the most, so she treated her very well, but the pretty one had to do all the work in the house. - [Heart of Iron](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/iron/) - Henry’s heart was too big. That was always his problem. He knew that he could never be with the prince, but still, he watched him lovingly every day. He watched him eat, he watched him dance, and he watched him sword fight. Every action Prince Brandle took was beautiful, and Henry loved watching him. - [Old Sultan](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/old/) - Once there was a farmer, who had a dog called Sultan. Sultan was a great dog, but now he was old. Before, he had guarded the house, but now he had lost all his teeth, so he could not eat easily. He could not bite food, or bite people. None of the other animals were afraid of him anymore. - [The Legend of Lake Toba](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lake/) - A long time ago, in North Sumatra, there lived a poor young man in a valley. He had no parents, but the valley was beautiful, and anything he planted there grew wonderfully. He lived by farming and fishing in the river near his home. The food he made was not special, but he never went hungry. - [The Brave Little Tailor](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/brave/) - Once there was a tailor, who was very brave but quite stupid. He lived alone in a small town, and made and sold clothes all by himself. His business never did quite well, but he was happy, although sometimes he thought about leaving the town. - [The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/bird/) - Once there was a mouse, a bird and a sausage. They were friends. They lived together in a house. Each one had a job. The mouse’s job was to collect water from the river, make the fire and lay the table. The bird’s job was to go to the forest and collect wood for the fire. The sausage’s job was to cook. Every day, each did their job, and they ate dinner together. They were all good at their jobs, and they were very happy. - [The Little Frog with the Big Mouth (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/frog2/) - Once there was a little frog. He lived in the forest next to a river. He was very small, about the size of a tennis ball. But his mouth was very big. When he smiled, his smile went from one ear to the other. Everyone called him the Little Frog with the Big Mouth. - [Mia the Witch](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/witch/) - Once there was a witch called Marabella, who lived in a deep, dark forest. As with most witches, she was not actually evil, but she did magic, and so the people were afraid of her, and whenever there was a storm, or a bad harvest, or a child got sick, they said, ‘It is the witch’s anger!’ - [The Three Languages](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/three/) - Once there was an old man who lived in Switzerland. He was very rich, but his wife had died young. They only had one son, and he was very stupid. His name was Eric. One day, the father said to Eric, ‘Listen, my son. You are not the cleverest in the world. I try to teach you many things, but I can get nothing into your head. It is time for you to leave home. I will send you to a famous teacher, and he will teach you until you are clever. Then we will see what we can do with you.’ - [A Letter from God](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/god/) - My name is Hubert Lenartowicz, and this is my story. All the details in it are true. I hope you will believe me. I’m 57 and I grew up in a family of athiests. My father in particular did not believe in God. In addition, he was a police officer in a school for traffic police, as well as a history teacher. In the communist era in Poland it was forbidden for police officers to believe in God or have any connections to the Church. It might not mean losing your job but it would be the end of your professional career. Even as a retired man, my father was critical of the Church. - [Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/steal/) - Juraj Jánošík was a young man. He grew up in a small villege in Slovakia. His mother died giving birth to him, so his father looked after him. When Juraj turned eighteen, he went to war. ‘Do not worry, Father,’ he said, ‘I will not be gone long.’ But he was at war for three years, and during that time there were three cold winters and three hot summers. Juraj’s father was old and alone, and he had nobody to look after him. When Juraj finally came home from war, his father was dead. - [Little Red Riding Hood](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/red/) - There was an illness in the world. It went everywhere. It went into cities, towns and villages. It went inside houses, inside factories, inside people’s thoughts. The people could not see it, but they felt it. At first, it felt like a light wind. But days passed, and then weeks, and the illness started working. It hit men and women, and made them sick for weeks. It took the old and the weak. Everywhere, people were afraid, and cold. - [One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed (Pre-Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/eye/) - There was once an old woman, who had three daughters. The eldest daughter had three eyes, so she was called Three-Eyed. The youngest daughter had one eye, so she was called One-Eyed. The middle daughter had two eyes, so she was called Two-Eyed. Three-Eyed was beautiful, and One-Eyed was very clever, but Two-Eyed was ugly, and not very clever at all. She was, however, very hard-working. Her sisters hated her, because she had two eyes, like normal people, and her mother hated her because she was not special like her sisters. - [Towards the City](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/city/) - Once upon a time, in Ancient Greece, there was a man called Byzas. Byzas was the son of Nisos, the King of Megara, a city in Greece. ‘My son,’ said King Nisos one day. ‘It is time for you to go out and make your way in the world. Find your own land and build a city there.’ ‘I will make you happy, father,’ said Byzas. - [The Singing Bone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/bone/) - Once there were two brothers. The older brother, Brian, was very clever, but also very proud. The younger brother, Frederick, was not so clever, but he was kind, and everyone liked him. The brothers lived in peace in the countryside, but one day, a villager ran into town. He was covered with blood. - [The Elephant and the Hare](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/elephant/) - Once there was a group of elephants. They were going to visit their family, and they wanted to bring them honey. So they went and collected honey, and started walking. On the road, they came across a hare. The hare wanted to go across a river, but the water was too deep. - [Rumplestiltskin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/gold/) - Molly had always been a clever girl. As a child, whenever her mother asked her to do work, she always found some way to get out of it. Either she got someone else to do the work for her, or she made it look like she had done it when really she hadn’t. And whenever her mother found out what she had done, Molly was nowhere to be found. - [The Other Mermaid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mermaid/) - You have probably heard of a certain mermaid, who came from Denmark and fell in love with a human prince. She made a deal with a witch, turned into a human and tried to win his heart, but she was unable to. So she turned into sea water and disappeared. Well, I’m sorry to say that the mermaid in this story does not fall in love with any evil prince living in a fancy castle, nor does she turn into water. If you’re looking for a sad ending, you’ll have to go elsewhere. - [The Mirror of Misurina](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/mirror/) - Once upon a time there was a father and his daughter. The father was called Sorapis, while his daughter’s name was Misurina. Misurina’s parents were the King and Queen of the land, and they were both giants. Misurina, however, was a tiny little girl. She could comfortably sit in her father’s jacket pocket and ride around. She often did this, and she made many jokes about her father, who was slow and heavy. - [The Paper Man](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/paper/) - Once there was a man made of paper. He was called the Paper Man. He lived in a town called Dull. In Dull, the people hated anyone strange. They hated clowns, they hated magic people and they hated anyone who didn’t do what they did. Of course, they hated the Paper Man as well, because humans are not made of paper! - [The Cello That Spoke](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cello/) - Once upon a time, there was a talented cello player. She loved her cello like a son, and practised on it for hours every day. Sometimes, she concentrated so hard that she could practically see the notes floating in the air around her. But one day, as she sat down to practise before breakfast, she was met with a rude surprise: as she put the bow to the strings, the cello spoke. - [The Curse of the Clock](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/clock/) - Today in Prague there is the astronomical clock, a great and mysterious clock. It brings in tourists from around the world. But many do not know that the clock has a dark history. It happened over 500 years ago… - [The Red Mountain](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/redmountain/) - Once, there was a horrible king. He loved killing people. If someone bothered him, he said, ‘Fight me!’ and made the person fight him. He always won the fight, and the floors of the castle always had blood on them. Everyone was afraid of him. His family was afraid of him, his friends were afraid of him, and the people of his country were afraid of him. When the King was not there, they called him King Heartless, but if someone said that name when the King was there, he fought them and killed them. - [The Musicians of Bremen](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/bremen/) - Once there was a donkey who lived with a farmer. The donkey was very old. Before, he had worked every day in the fields and carried many heavy things. Now he was old, and he found it hard to carry heavy things. One day, the donkey was carrying a very heavy bag of food and fell down. ‘Now this is bad,’ said the farmer. ‘I need a strong animal who can work for me. If the donkey can’t carry things, I don’t need him. I will have to kill him tonight.’ - [Golden Horses](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/golden/) - Today I will tell you the tale of a time when the world lived in harmony and justice, when the gods rarely interfered in human affairs. In the faraway, endless steppe to the east of the Danube lived many warring tribes. Among these, the most powerful was the royal family of Scythia. All other nations feared and respected them, as they were undefeated in battle. It was thought that everything they touched turned to gold, and that they even gave golden tools to their farmers. - [The Musical Forest](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/forest/) - Once upon a time, there was a forest far away from the rest of humankind. In this forest, there lived mice, birds, rabbits and so on, but this was no ordinary forest. The King of the Forest was a stag, who had wandered there after being thrown out from his family. Growing up, he was a weak, sad child, and when his horns emerged they were bent and broken. His family rejected him, sending him away from their home to find his own way in life. So he found a forest where the animals appreciated him, and soon he was so popular that they made him king. - [Puss in Boots](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/boots/) - Once there was a young man called Jack. He lived on a farm with his two older brothers and his father. His father made all the decisions on the farm, and as he got older, the farm got smaller. The boys did not like to work, and so many of the animals died or left. Finally, the father died, and he gave his things to his sons. To the oldest son he gave the house, to the middle son he gave his horse, and to Jack, the youngest son, he gave his cat. - [Luck and Reason](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/luck/) - Once upon a time, Luck met with Reason. ‘Get down on your knees!’ said Luck. ‘Why?’ ‘Because you must respect me!’ Reason was still young, and didn’t understand what Luck was saying. ‘Why should I get on my knees? You aren’t any better than me.’ - [Three Dragons](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dragons/) - Once upon a time, there lived three dragons on three mountains. They were brothers, and each ruled over their own mountain. One was black, called Ba, one was red, called Ra, and one was green, called Ga. In the middle of the three mountains lay a small kingdom, ruled over by a human king, but the dragons paid little attention to this. Within the kingdom, however, the dragons caused much anxiety. - [To Be a Hero Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hero/) - Once there was a boy called Norm who lived with his stepmother. Like all stepmothers, she was wicked, and she spent all day shouting at Norm. ‘It’s freezing in here! Where’s the firewood? Oh, if only Sabrina were here!’ Sabrina was her own daughter, who had died the day Norm was born, the same day that Norm’s father abandoned them in the dirty little hut where they lived. So Norm grew up under the thumb of his cruel stepmother, never allowed to play with other children, go too far away from the house or even to have time to himself. - [To Be a Hero Chapter 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hero2/) - When we last saw our hero-in-training, Norm, and his ghostly teacher, Elric, they were walking at a sensible pace through the forest to recover the King’s lost pegasus. After several hours of walking, filled with Elric insisting they (quietly) play a variety of childish word games, they arrived at the cave where the creature was hiding. - [To Be a Hero Chapter 3](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hero3/) - When we last saw our heroes, and I do use that term lightly, they were hiding in the bushes, waiting outside the lair of the dragon, the ground covered in smelly snake guts designed to wake the monster’s rage. They spent many long, tedious, hours waiting. Norm looked around and found some mushrooms, which Elric encouraged him to try, but Kvok was convinced they were deadly poisonous, and this lead into an endless debate which made Norm regret finding the mushrooms in the first place. - [The Three Feathers](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/feathers/) - Once there was an old king. He knew that he would die soon, and he had to decide who to give his kingdom to. He had three sons. The older two sons were tall, clever and strong, and the youngest son, Stu, was short and stupid. They all called him Stupid Stu. The King knew he wanted to give the kingdom to one of his older sons, but he didn’t know which he wanted to give it to. He decided to have a competition. He would let Stupid Stu play, because he knew that he would not win. - [The Adventures of Lucky the Elephant](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lucky/) - One sunny day Lucky the Elephant was born. He was a beautiful little elephant, and he quickly became the favourite of the herd. He was cute and funny, and he could even make the saddest elephant laugh. His mother, Madeleine, always gave him what he wanted, and his grandmother, Sophia, was the proud and strong leader of the elephants. - [Billy and Dim Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dim1/) - Little Red Riding Hood wasn’t so little anymore. In fact, she was a full-grown woman, and not only that, but a powerful sorceress, too. The only remains of her past were the red riding hood she always wore, whatever the weather, and her nickname: Red. Billy, for his part, had changed very little. He was the Big Bad Wolf, or at least, that was what the wanted posters and frightened villagers called him, but in reality it couldn’t be further from the truth. Behind his thick muscles, woolly beard and rough shirt lay a soft heart. He was a great teacher to Red and he knew exactly who he was. - [Billy and Dim Chapters 2 & 3](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dim2/) - ‘Tell me your name, dog,’ spat the Big Bad Wolf. ‘Or I’ll break your pretty little neck.’ A deep, dark part of Demetrius’ mind thought, “Maybe I’d like that,” a thought which he quickly silenced. - [Put the Lid Back On!](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/lid/) - Once, a poor man was coming home at night. All he had was a gun and a single silver coin. He was riding a horse, but both he and the horse were very tired. They saw a graveyard, and the grass there was very long. So they stopped, the horse ate the grass, and the man lay down on one of the graves. He tried to sleep, but he could not sleep at all. - [The Wolf and the Fox](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wolf/) - Once, there were a wolf and a fox. The fox worked for the wolf, and he hated him. The wolf was very bad, and made the fox do everything for him. The wolf was ugly and greedy, but he was stronger than the fox, so the fox had to do what he said. - [Hold On, Little Pot!](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pot/) - Once, there was a builder. He worked very hard, but he was happy. He had a good home and a beautiful wife. One day, the King came to him and said, ‘Dear builder! I have heard that you are the best builder in the country. I want to see your work. Build a house for my son.’ - [Stone Soup](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/soup/) - Once, a man was travelling across the country. He was very poor. One day he arrived in a town, and he had no more food. He asked the people for food, but nobody wanted to talk to him. So he went into the centre of town with a big cooking pot. He made a fire, put a stone in the pot, and filled it with water. An old woman walked past and saw the pot. ‘What are you making?’ she said. - [The Boy Who Cried Wolf](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cried/) - Once there was a young boy called Lyman. He worked in the field and looked after the sheep. He was a shepherd. His father was a shepherd, and his grandfather was a shepherd and his grandfather’s father was a shepherd. Everyone told Lyman, ‘One day, you will be a great shepherd.’ But Lyman didn’t want to be a shepherd. He wanted to be a hunter. Hunters fought wolves, and they were big and strong. Shepherds weren’t big and strong. - [The Crying Woman](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/crying/) - Once, there was a woman called Inmaculada. Her friends called her Inma. She lived in a village in Mexico. Inmaculada was indigenous, and her mother and father died when she was very young. She was poor, and she washed clothes for other people in the village. She wanted to leave the village and travel the world, but she thought it would never happen. - [Why the Sea is Salty](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/sea/) - Once there were two brothers. One brother was a poor farmer. He worked in the fields, and when the weather was bad, he had no food. But he was kind and worked a lot. The other brother was a rich man who worked on a ship. He was not kind, and he often cheated people. In this time, there was no salt in the sea, so he travelled to other countries to get salt. He brought the salt back, and the King paid him lots of money. - [You Can't Please Everyone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/please/) - ‘Why do you have a donkey, but you don’t ride it? Donkeys should be ridden.’ So the man said to his son, ‘Get on the donkey and ride it.’ They kept on going. A few hours later, a group of old women walked past. ‘Look at that lazy young boy,’ said one of the women. ‘Shame on him! He makes his father walk while he rides. His father should ride on the horse.’ - [Stalking is For Girls, Too](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/girls/) - CLANG! The gate to the car park closed behind Bella. She was trapped. Uh-oh. She had gone past the apartment building on her day off work. She had had one date with the man, but she was impatient. She just wanted to look at him through the window, because she couldn’t stop thinking about him. But his curtains had been closed, so she decided to sneak into the car park so she could do… something? Break into his car and leave him a love letter? She didn’t know what she was doing. - [The Land of Youth](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/youth/) - Niamh’s father was afraid of many things. He thought that someone might try to kill him so that they could be king. He thought that someone would run faster than him in the next game. But he had a druid who could see the future, so he asked him to see the future. ‘Nobody will kill you, my king. And only one person would run faster than you: your son-in-law. So if your daughter never gets married, you will not have a son-in-law, and you can be king forever.’ - [[100th episode celebration!] The Wind in Her Hand](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hand/) - Once upon a time, there was a land where the sun never set. Every hour of every day, it shone bright and hot. The people of this land lived in huge cities, where everyone who walked down the street held a parasol. All the parasols pressed together and formed a wall that blocked out the sun, and yet, the people still felt its heat. At night, they covered their windows with thick curtains, and yet, they still felt its light. Whatever they did, they could not escape the sun, and gradually, they came to hate it. - [Mother Death](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/death/) - ‘You wicked boy!’ they spat. ‘I raised you, I gave you everything you needed, and you disobeyed me!’ ‘I did not,’ said Mortimer, smiling wickedly. ‘You stood at the head of his bed, and so the King was supposed to survive.’ Death raised a bony finger at Mortimer. ‘If you ever trick me again, it will mark the end of your life.’ - [Open Sesame](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/open/) - He gasped. The mountain was full of treasures! There was gold and silver and thousands of jewels. They sat in piles, like piles of seeds, but these treasures were so much better than seeds. The poor man did not know what to take. He did not want the thieves to kill him. So he took just a bit of gold, filling his pockets. He wanted to take the jewels, but he thought that the thieves would know, so he did not take any. - [Nasreddin the Wise Man](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wise/) - So today’s story is actually a collection of six short folk tales and they’re all about a funny character called Nasreddin. So, Nasreddin is a character who appears in folk tales in many parts of the world. He mainly appears in stories in the Middle East and Europe, mainly Eastern Europe, and he’s known by many different names. - [New Year, New Me](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/new/) - Diana was surprised. ‘You don’t make resolutions? But you’re the most serious person I know! You go to the gym, and cook healthy food, and read books… How do you do all that without New Year’s resolutions?’ Minerva drank some wine. ‘Let me ask you something. How much are you planning on drinking tonight?’ Diana frowned. ‘You plan how much you’re going to drink?’ - [Cacica Gaitana, an Indigenous Hero](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cacica/) - Pedro de Añasco was a coward. He didn’t know how he had gotten here, in the hills of South America, almost 5000 miles from his home in Spain, but here he was, standing outside the perfectly-white house of Sebastián de Belalcázar. - [Dear Heart Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dear1/) - And there it was: PING! Attraction. Here’s the thing. When I told you that I don’t wear makeup and lift weights, you probably assumed I only liked women. And you wouldn’t be wrong, 99% of the time. But that 1% of the time, I see men who just have something in their eyes. Like a frightened animal. And for some reason, the IT part of my brain says, ‘Well, let’s fix that.’ - [Dear Heart Chapter 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dear2/) - ‘You have such soft hands,’ she said. ‘You like that?’ ‘Yes.’ She moved her thumb over the back of my hand, but she continued to look in my eyes. ‘And your lips are, too…’ I leant forward, ready to kiss her. And then the door to her apartment flew open. - [Dear Heart Chapter 3](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dear3/) - ‘Now,’ she said, pulling off her gloves. ‘You still have to teach me about poetry. I really don’t know very much. Do we write with a pen, or our bodies?’ I grinned. ‘We can use both.’ And we did. - [Dear Heart Chapter 4](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dear4/) - Our classes are over. Clearly, you’re doing fine without me, and I’ll just break your ‘nice pen’ if you try to help me. We’re colleagues, anyway. Let’s keep it that way. The handwriting was completely different, back to being a drunken spider, and it only got messier as my tears fell on the page. - [Dear Heart Chapter 5](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dear5/) - ‘Fergus.’ She took my chin and pulled my face towards hers. ‘There’s a simple way to get around all this. I don’t want to fire Cassandra, of course.’ She was moving closer. Her breath smelt of whisky and cigarettes. My heart screamed at me to get out. ‘So just do what I say…’ ‘No.’ She froze, inches away from kissing me. ‘No?’ ‘No.’ - [The Raven's Heart](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/raven/) - But there was one thing that Zelda could never do. Morg had felt her confusion, as they had shared the kiss. The magic could change Morg’s appearance, but it could not change the way her body felt. Zelda had felt her heavy arms, her sharp bones and rough skin, and she had moved away in surprise. - [Head in the Clouds](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/cloud/) - One day, Dai received a gift from his sister: it was a pot of lamp oil. Over the next few weeks, as Dai used the pot, he noticed it had a strange quality. No matter how much oil he used, the pot was always full the next day. That night, Dai lay down in bed, but he was so excited he could not sleep. He stared up at the pot on his shelf and daydreamed. - [Taken by the Fairies](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/fairy/) - ’Will you marry me?’ The beautiful man laughed. ‘You don’t even know my name.’ ‘What is your name?’ ‘Jasper.’ Harold sighed. ‘A wonderful name. So, Jasper, will you marry me?’ - [A Rather Large Cat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/largecat/) - ‘Kitty, pretty kitty!’ cried one of the trolls. ‘Does kitty want a sausage?’ The “kitty” did not want a sausage. The kitty wanted to get a good night’s sleep, after so much travelling, and had no plans of eating anyone. But when he turned over and saw the troll holding a fork with a sausage on it, his stomach started to rumble. So the polar bear jumped out and bit the sausage, but he also bit the troll’s arm with it! - [The Singing Widow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/widow/) - Life cannot continue in such a way, floating on a sea of misery. So one day, the widow cried her final tear, closed her eyes, and never woke up again. That is, she never woke up in the human world. Of course, she went to the land of the dead, and she was filled with happiness. Now she could meet her husband again! She ran through the streets of the land of the dead, climbed hills and mountains, asked everywhere. But she could not find the man she loved. - [Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 1](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/clean1/) - ‘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 to clean. I need you to get rid of some nasty people—and a dog—from my life.’ - [Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/clean2/) - There 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 the door shut before Evelyn could say a word. - [The Mermaid of Zennor](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/zennor/) - One day, the mysterious woman noticed Mathew. After church ended, she smiled at him, and looked at the door. He followed her, and this time she walked slowly, so that he did not lose her. However, he could still not work up the courage to walk beside her. Finally, she came to the cliffs that overlooked the ocean. Mathew went and stood beside her, and they talked for a while. - [The Princess Who Carried a House](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/princess/) - One day, the King and Queen had a beautiful daughter. Her birth was easy, but still, the room filled with shocked cries when she came out. Why? She had no scars, extra limbs or unusual marks, but in her tiny hand she held a wooden house, in the traditional Thai style. - [Aldar Kose's Magic Coat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/coat/) - One 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 blowing loud and strong, and he only saw grass and ice. He saw no yurts and no fires. And the wind was trying to blow his ears off! - [The Most Wanted Woman in Town](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wanted/) - ‘The Most Wanted Woman in Town has decided to have a competition,’ he announced. The people all went quiet. ‘Lady Rae knows that you all want many things from her. But she will not give her prizes to any man or woman. You must win the key to her heart. And the key is here.’ - [The Monsters Inside Us](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/monsters/) - Everyone thinks I’m crazy, and they don’t even know about the voices inside my head. Well, it’s just one voice, really. He’s called Cam, and he’s been with me all my life. He’s the little voice that tells me what I should be doing with my life. He tells me to stop being lazy, to go to bed early, to stop judging people. - [The Tooth Fairy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/tooth/) - ‘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!’ said Kayla. ‘I don’t understand,’ said Alex. ‘If I didn’t do it, and you didn’t do it, then who did? The Tooth Fairy?’ - [Love Like Salt](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/salt/) - Satisfied, he asked the third daughter, ‘How much do you love me, my dear?’ The third daughter was more creative than the other two. She often got into trouble by saying clever things. So she said, ‘I love you like fresh meat loves salt.’ Her father frowned. ‘You don’t love me at all!’ he cried. ‘Get out of my house.’ And so he threw her out of the house. The girl cried and cried, but she had to find a way to live. So she walked until she reached a marsh. There, she took lots of long grass and made it into a cloak. The cloak covered her whole body, and hid her expensive clothes. - [Butcher Boy George](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/boy/) - As he walked through the shadows of the trees, he saw an orange glow in the distance, shining like a star. It was a fire, and at once he headed towards it, as his feet were cold and his belly was empty. ‘But wait!’ thought Butcher Boy George. ‘What if that fire was built by evil thieves, who wish to beat me and rob me in the night? I cannot fall for such a trap!’ Of course, Butcher Boy George could have easily beaten any thief with just his pinky finger, but he had never been outside his village before, so he thought the thieves in this part of the land might be as strong as mountains. - [The Shadow Club #1: A Boring Life](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow1/) - Jemima started hissing. ‘I agree, Jemima. He’s being a real—whoa!’ I turned around and saw why Jemima was so angry. Next to her, there was something. It was big and had lots of black hair, sharp teeth and claws. They made Jemima look like a mouse. The monster was moving slowly towards Max, and it looked hungry. - [The Shadow Club #2: Shadows and Lightning](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow2/) - ‘What’s up, Coach?’ ‘Bad news, I’m afraid. Although the weather is lovely today, there’s a storm forecast for Saturday. A big one. A bit of rain might be OK, but a storm… Unless a miracle happens, I’m going to have to cancel the match.’ My stomach clenched again, and I felt like I was going to be sick. - [The Shadow Club #3: A Strange Kind of Club](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow3/) - ‘Shadows,’ said Max. ‘Let’s call them shadows. They’re all dark, and they change shape. Just like a shadow.’ ‘Max,’ I said, ‘this isn’t a video game, you know.’ ‘I know, but we’ve got to have a name for them.’ ‘Ugh,’ I said. ‘Fine then. We’ll call them shadows.’ - [The Little Frog with the Big Mouth (Pre-Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/frog3/) - One day, the Little Frog with the Big Mouth woke up and thought, ‘I don’t feel like eating flies today. I have eaten flies every day of my life. How about a change?’ But the Little Frog with the Big Mouth had never eaten anything else before. He didn’t know what other food there was. So he hopped through the forest to find other food. - [The Shadow Club #4: Hunting for Shadows](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow4/) - ‘Hey, what are you three losers up to?’ I turned around. Bethany was standing right next to us. She was the only girl in our team, and none of the other boys liked her very much. Sure, when we were on the field, we were a team, but it was strange when you were hanging out with other boys, and then suddenly there was a girl there. And she wasn’t like the other girls in our year, either. - [Why You Must Read (Introduction to my new book)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/read/) - ‘Why do I need to read in English?’ My students often ask me this. They think, ‘I go to classes, I do my homework, I watch films in English. Why should I read books?’ Actually, reading is the best way to improve your English. I will tell you why. - [The Shadow Club #5: Bullies or Heroes?](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow5/) - I did my best. If I didn’t know the answer to something, I just thought of my own name. I made some wonderful new elements: Rickium, Larrium and Maxium. I wasn’t going to get any marks for them, but at least I had some fun. As soon as we came out of the exam hall, Max said, ‘So how did it go?’ - [A Holiday Gone Wrong](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/holiday/) - I flew several feet into the air, still unable to scream, and I landed precisely on my right leg. CRACK Pain exploded through me, and now the screaming came. It felt like my leg had been torn apart, and when I looked down, I saw the white flash of bone. I immediately rolled over and threw up, which was worse, because it put more pressure on my leg. - [The Shadow Club #6: Just a Stick](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow6/) - ‘Y-yeah, I… Oh no!’ He turned around suddenly, and started shaking with fear. I looked where he was looking, and there it was. The shadow was long, tall and thin, like a snake standing on its tail. - [Jack and the Beanstalk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/jack/) - In the morning, he noticed there was less light in his room than usual, and when he went to the window, he saw why. Overnight, a beanstalk had grown, and it was huge! It rose above him like a tower, thick as an oak, and reached far away into the sky where he couldn’t see. Jack and his parents were thrilled about the magic beanstalk. - [The Shadow Club #7: A Group Project](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow7/) - Later on, in history class, Mr Pearson announced we were going to do a group project, to prepare for our coursework. These teachers just wouldn’t give us a break, would they? I knew that we were in year 10, but it wasn’t like our exams were tomorrow! ‘You’ll be working in groups of four. Each group will choose a period of British history, and you’ll have to give a presentation describing the lives of ordinary people in that period. And no, Mr Marshall, you can’t write about cavemen.’ - [The King's New Clothes](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/king/) - ‘My dear king,’ said the first brother. ‘We have travelled through the whole country, and we have heard all sorts of stories about your fantastic outfits.’ ‘You have?’ said the King, satisfied that his efforts were being seen. ‘How wonderful.’ ‘We have a proposal,’ said the second brother. ‘We wish to weave you a beautiful outfit, so that your fame might spread not only to our kingdom, but to the whole world.’ - [The Shadow Club #8: Ready to Fight](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow8/) - The door to the classroom opened, and we all turned around. Mr Burne stood there. Then he saw Bethany, who was still holding his notebook in the air like, well, like a weapon. She gasped, but it was like she couldn’t move. None of us could move. For a moment, I wondered if Mr Burne’s hair was going to fall out, or if he would shout at us. But he just walked over, took the notebook out of Bethany’s hands, and threw it in the bin. ‘Get out,’ he said. ‘Now.’ - [Big Peter and Little Peter](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/peter/) - As Little Peter rode his horse, he held the basket so that the priest could not get out. ‘Help! Help!’ shouted the priest. ‘Shh!’ said Little Peter. ‘Do you hear that?’ They were by a river, and the priest listened to the water. ‘Most baskets do not talk, so if you can talk, you must be a magic basket. And I don’t like magic. I think I’ll throw you in the river!’ - [The Shadow Club #9: Now We Know](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow9/) - A scream came from the school, interrupting her. I jumped off the wall. ‘That was Max!’ We ran inside and up the stairs to the library. I threw my bag off my shoulder, pulling out my golf club. I saw Larry taking out his boxing gloves and Bethany getting her boots on as well. We all knew what was coming. - [Misty the Snake](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/misty/) - Why 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 my ex. - [The Shadow Club #10: An Easy Game](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow10/) - So Saturday came, and I woke up nice and early to go to the football match. Normally, I’d be excited, but today my stomach clenched and I felt tired before the game even began. ‘I just have to make it through this,’ I told myself. ‘It’s half term afterwards and then I can have a proper rest.’ - [The Tightrope Walker](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/walker/) - The people began to shout and cheer: ‘You can do it!’ ‘He’s three quarters of the way across!’ ‘Just a bit more!’ Everyone’s hearts were open to the tightrope walker. They did not imagine him dying now. They imagined him making it to the end. They imagined the feeling, when he would make the last step, and everything would be OK. - [The Shadow Club #11: Fighting Cats and Fighting Bulls](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow11/) - ‘Here you go,’ I said, giving her the book. ‘Los Gatos Luchadores. You like cats, right?’ Willow looked up at the word ‘cat’, and then her eyes grew wide. ‘Fighting Cats!’ She grabbed the book out of my hands and immediately started reading it. It was a Spanish translation of a Fighting Cats book, apparently. - [Strange Friends (Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/friendsint/) - But as the weeks passed, she thought more and more about the fat, and her thoughts began to turn selfish. She fantasised about going and eating the fat. It would taste so good! So the cat came up with a plan. She came to the mouse and said, ‘Dear mouse, I have to ask you a favour. You see, my cousin has given birth to a beautiful little kitten with white and brown fur. He really is very special, and my cousin has asked me to come to the christening and be his godmother. As I’m sure you can understand, this is an honour. Would it be alright if I left you to look after the house alone, just this one day?’ - [The Shadow Club #12: The Elephant in the Room](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/shadow12/) - ‘No!’ said Max, shaking his head. ‘You don’t understand. I want to do this. Not just because I’ll have more time for Heroes of Forever. If you’re all busy at the academy, one of us has to deal with the sh—I mean, one of us has to stay and run The Shadow Club.’ - [It's a Small World](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/small/) - ‘You know, for an apocalypse, we live quite well.’ The soldier was eating seeds with honey. Normally, the food would have been very small, but he was small, too. So each seed was the size of his head. They were sitting in a small house made of dried grass. ‘You know I hate that word,’ said his friend. - [Sleeping Beauty (Advanced)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/sleepingadv/) - Della stopped suddenly. The fairy’s face changed, filling with anger. She jumped towards the wings, and her spell was broken. The guards ran forward, grabbing her thin arms and easily holding her back. ‘If she will not give me my wings, then let her suffer like me! If I cannot fly, then she must sleep. Tonight, your beloved princess will fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again!’ - [Have You Seen This Woman?](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/woman/) - She was singing. She was drunk, I think, the way she sang. Maybe she had drunk a big glass of vodka. But her singing was good. She sounded sad, but the music was good. We were all so surprised to see her there. - [One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/eyel1/) - Suddenly, the goat started changing. It grew long and square, and became a big white table. And on the table were all kinds of food: bread, cheeses, jams, pickles, tomatoes, olives, and so on. The girl was hungry from the work, so she ate lots and lots of food, and when she was done, she said, ‘Little goat, little goat, it’s time to go.’ - [The Flesh and Blood We Share](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/flesh/) - It was the place he and Bulan had first kissed. Hale fell to his knees and threw up all his beer onto the dirt. The edges of his armour plates cut into him, and he felt like a skeleton dancing inside it, like a sorcerer had used magic on him or something. He threw up twice, then three times, and finally stopped. A bit of sick slid down his chin and neck, leaving a stain on his shirt. - [The Tattoo](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/tattoo/) - ‘I know you think you don’t want it,’ said Gary’s girlfriend, Claire, ‘but just think. When you turn 18, most of your friends will have their tattoos already. People will want to see yours. Look, you can tell them that you’re getting it later, that you couldn’t book an appointment, but how long can you lie? One day, you’ll look around and think, “God, why don’t I have a tattoo? Everyone else does.” ’ - [The Very Hungry Dragon (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/dragonl1/) - She flew down and took the roof off the cart. The people with the cart saw her and ran away. Grella laughed, and picked up the cart in her hand. She emptied it into her mouth, eating all of the jewels in one go. Grella understood now. Her mother had been right. Jewels were amazing. They made her feel wonderful inside, like there was a party inside her stomach. Grella flew off to find more food. - [I have to pause the podcast](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pause/) - Update from 04/06/2022: The podcast is returning! Listen out for an official announcement on 14th June. - [I'm Back!](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/back/) - Easy Stories in English is back! But there are a few changes: 1. There will only be a new episode once a fortnight (once every two weeks) 2. I am stopping teaching 3. I am going to start scripting the conversation section instead of improvising it 4. The email newsletter will just contain information about new episodes and other news 5. I am changing the content of the Patreon levels - [A Lucky New Year](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/year/) - Harold 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. - [The North Wind and the Sun (Pre-Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/windl2/) - The North Wind and the Sun are always arguing about what true power is. Does power come from strength, or from kindness? So the North Wind challenges the Sun to a competition to see who is right. - [His Latest Experiment](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/experiment/) - God is trying to make humans, but something is wrong. His calculations look right, but the humans are staying babies for fifty years. What is the problem? - [The Turnip Princess](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/turnip/) - A young man called Arran hates eating his vegetables. One day, his mother locks him out. Arran finds a house with a strange old woman inside, and a dog that talks. Will he find his way home, and will he discover the secret of the house? - [The Digital Fugitive](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/digital/) - The war is raging on, and the government needs a part from her wheelchair. The only problem is, her wheelchair is now a part of her body. And she's illegally modified it. - [Hector the Snail](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/snail/) - Hector is a snail, so of course he's very slow. But he dreams of becoming fast. He decides to find a wizard and ask the wizard to swap his body with an ostrich's. What could go wrong? Well, a lot, actually... - [The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/fearl1/) - 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. - [The Last King of the Britons](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/last/) - King Herla is fighting a war against the Saxons and winning. A group of dwarves comes to his wedding and makes a deal with him: if they can come to his wedding, then in the future the king will go to the dwarf king's wedding. He thinks the dwarves will give them amazing gifts, but he doesn't know the risk he's taking... - [I Bet I Could Taste It](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/taste/) - In this episode, I present the story I won second prize with in the 2022 Summer Reflex Fiction flash fiction competition, and I also talk about my recent ADHD diagnosis. - [Sisters, Sisters](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/sisters/) - Angeline and Annabelle are a classic sister act. Annabelle writes the songs and they sing together, but Angeline gets all the compliments. When a music producer offers a deal to Annabelle, she realises she can't let the opportunity go. But what starts as a harmonious collaboration soon turns into a discordant nightmare... - [The End](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/end/) - One day, God came down and took all life from earth. Except humans. But how can you survive in a world without life? - [Whose Child Is It?](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/whose/) - Two women come to the king with a baby. Both say that the baby is theirs. Who is the real mother? The king must decide. - [The Spider's Thread (Pre-Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/spiderl2/) - Kandata was an evil thief when was alive, and now he lives in Hell. Buddha remembers a time when Kandata did good, and decides to give him a chance to show that he isn't truly evil. Will Kandata become good, or is he simply a bad person? - [Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Parts 1 & 2](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/gawain1/) - King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table lIve peacefully at Camelot. But on New Year's eve, a terrible knight rides into the castle, made entirely of green. He gives them a challenge: a man must come and attack him with his axe, and if the Green Knight survives, he will attack the man in a year and a day. Arthur's nephew, Gawain, accepts the challenge, but things are not as they seem... - [Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Parts 3 & 4](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/gawain2/) - Every day, the lord of the castle goes hunting and Gawain stays in bed, bantering with the beautiful lady. Each night, Gawain and the lord exchange their 'gains' for the day. But Gawain cannot stop worrying about meeting the Green Knight, and when the lady offers him help, he can't resist... - [Goldilocks and the Three Bears](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/bears/) - Goldilocks 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? - [Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry (Advanced)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/laundryl4/) - Doggo and Kitty want to be like the adults, and adults put on clothes when they go outside. But there's a problem: Doggo and Kitty's clothes are dirty! Well, they'll just have to do laundry. That should be simple, right? - [Why Blood is Red](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/bloodred/) - In the beginning, there were two brother gods, Kimesh and Musesh. Kimesh created the planets with loud fire, and Musesh created the plants and animals with calm thought. Everything was fine for a while, until Kimesh decided the world needed some more colour... - [The Perfect Pet](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pet/) - Rory 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... - [The Hunt](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/hunt/) - You have nowhere else to go. Beth left. Kai attacked. Faruq crashed. You hid. So one day, you go to that place you've heard about, where you can buy a certain drug. It's a crazy idea, but maybe you'll feel less lonely. Your cat is your only friend left, after all. - [The Labyrinth](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/labyrinth/) - A woman keeps ending up in bad relationships. A businessman works so hard he has heart problems. A young man killed his friend by drunk driving and now he can't stop drinking. All three of them are lost. All three of them go to drive. They go to the place where all roads lead: the labyrinth. - [The Pancake Man](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pancake/) - Francis'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 Rabbit Man](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/rabbitman/) - Heorhiy 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... - [Eileen](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/ai/) - With every month that passes, Eileen gets cleverer. The kids at school hate her, and her parents are afraid of her. There's something not... human about this child. This story covers my feelings about AI (artificial intelligence). I talk a lot about an episode of another podcast, Your Undivided Attention, which explains the dangers and possibilities of AI. - [Interview with Alastair about Pioneers of the Continuum](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/pioneers/) - Recently, I worked with Alastair Budge on Pioneers of the Continuum, an eight-part audio drama featuring your favourite ESL podcasters as narrators. Today, we talk about Pioneers of the Continuum and Alastair's other work. Alastair also hosts the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast, where you can learn about history and inspiring stories in accessible English. - [Eyes, Teeth and Toenails](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/eyes/) - 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 King's New Clothes (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/kingl1/) - There 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? - [The Elephant and the Hare (Intermediate)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/elephantl3/) - An elephant is travelling to meet his family, bringing delicious honey as a gift. He stops to give a hare a ride over the river, but the hare smells the honey and can't resist just having a taste... - [The Piper of Hamelin (Beginner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/piper/) - 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... - [How to Learn a Language](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/learn/) - In this episode, I explain the theory behind second language acquisition, or the way that we learn languages and how best to study languages. 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On the way, Red meets a strange man, Wolf, who suggests they play a game: he'll walk the path of pins, she'll walk the path of needles, and they'll see who gets to Grandmother's house first. But when Red arrives, she finds something very different to what she expected. - [How to Teach a Language](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/teach/) - In this episode, I explore methods you can use to teach your language to your friend or partner. It builds upon the information in the previous episode How to Learn a Language, so I highly recommend listening to that episode first. - [Doggo and Kitty Tear Their Trousers (Advanced)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/trousersl4/) - It's a lovely day, and Doggo and Kitty go for a walk in the forest. But when Doggo gets into a fight with a rabbit, he tears his trousers, and now everyone is laughing at him! 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[Caves](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/caves/) - [Making Friends](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/making-friends/) - [Learning Languages](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/learning-languages/) - [Treasure](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/treasure/) - [Christianity](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/christianity/) - [Italy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/italy/) - [Funerals](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/funerals/) - [Bandits](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bandits/) - [Working](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/working/) - [Building](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/building/) - [Greece](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/greece/) - [Travelling](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/travelling/) - [Drinking](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/drinking/) - [Spear](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spear/) - [Paw](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/paw/) - [Claw](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/claw/) - [Spin around](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spin-around/) - [Drunk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/drunk/) - [Wipe off](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wipe-off/) - [Swirl](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/swirl/) - [Coward](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/coward/) - [Grave](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/grave/) - [Referee](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/referee/) - [Hare](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hare/) - [Smell](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/smell/) - [Stone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stone/) - [Drop](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/drop/) - [Rip off](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rip-off/) - [Skin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/skin/) - [Catch up to](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/catch-up-to/) - [Antelope](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/antelope/) - [Play a trick on someone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/play-a-trick-on-someone/) - [Spin (clothes)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spin-clothes/) - [Evil](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/evil/) - [Beggar](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/beggar/) - [Stride](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stride/) - [Straw](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/straw/) - [Nail (body)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/nail-body/) - [Pointy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pointy/) - [Hopeless](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hopeless/) - [Cheat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cheat/) - [Mermaid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mermaid/) - [Curse](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/curse/) - [Wizard](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wizard/) - [Juggle](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/juggle/) - [Cast a spell](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cast-a-spell/) - [Wallow in self-pity](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wallow-in-self-pity/) - [Shipwreck](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shipwreck/) - [Octopus](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/octopus/) - [Tentacle](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tentacle/) - [Spin (movement)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spin-movement/) - [NHS](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/nhs/) - [State (country)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/state-country/) - [Humble](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/humble/) - ["I don't have a clue"](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/i-dont-have-a-clue/) - [Giant](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/giant/) - [Play a joke on someone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/play-a-joke-on-someone/) - [Spoiled](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spoiled/) - [Throw a tantrum](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/throw-a-tantrum/) - [Tell off](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tell-off/) - [Curiosity](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/curiosity/) - [Fairy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fairy/) - [Throughout](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/throughout/) - [Smack](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/smack/) - [Blind](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/blind/) - [Disabled](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/disabled/) - [Insult](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/insult/) - [Jealous](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/jealous/) - [Human](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/human/) - [Keep away](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/keep-away/) - [Burn](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/burn/) - [Blow (wind)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/blow-wind/) - [Scrunch up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/scrunch-up/) - [Flatten out](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/flatten-out/) - [Cardboard](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cardboard/) - [Attack](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/attack/) - [Save](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/save/) - [Cello](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cello/) - [Cockney](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cockney/) - [Rhyme](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rhyme/) - [Note](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/note/) - [Bow (music)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bow-music/) - [Recital](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/recital/) - ["For all intents and purposes"](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/for-all-intents-and-purposes/) - [Gruelling](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gruelling/) - [Ecstasy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ecstasy/) - [Standing Ovation](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/standing-ovation/) - [Air freshener](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/air-freshener/) - [Tree stump](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tree-stump/) - [Echo](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/echo/) - [Bird's nest](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/birds-nest/) - [Astronomical clock](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/astronomical-clock/) - [Mysterious](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mysterious/) - [Mechanics](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mechanics/) - [Take apart](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/take-apart/) - [Put back together](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/put-back-together/) - [Master](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/master/) - [Apprentice](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/apprentice/) - [Mayor](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mayor/) - [Protest](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/protest/) - [Corruption](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/corruption/) - [Brutality](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/brutality/) - [Arrest](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/arrest/) - [Immigrant](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/immigrant/) - [Racism](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/racism/) - [Theory](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/theory/) - [Slave](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/slave/) - [Anti-blackness](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/anti-blackness/) - [Colonialism](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/colonialism/) - [Bail money](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bail-money/) - [Funeral](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/funeral/) - [Fight](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fight/) - [Heartless](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/heartless/) - [Marry](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/marry/) - [Prince](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/prince/) - [Princess](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/princess/) - [Weak](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/weak/) - [Tower](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tower/) - [Knight](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/knight/) - [Weapon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/weapon/) - [Fearless](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fearless/) - [Look like](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/look-like/) - [Musician](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/musician/) - [Donkey](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/donkey/) - [Thief](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/thief/) - [Monster](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/monster/) - [Leader](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/leader/) - [Scream](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/scream/) - [Bite](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bite/) - [Scratch](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/scratch/) - [Steppe](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/steppe/) - [Mighty](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mighty/) - [Armour](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/armour/) - [Feast](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/feast/) - ["Disaster struck"](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/disaster-struck/) - [Realm](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/realm/) - [Magician](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/magician/) - [Wizard Coffin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wizard-coffin/) - [Herd](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/herd/) - [Stag](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stag/) - [Horn](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/horn/) - [Melody](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/melody/) - [Puppet](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/puppet/) - [Racket (noise)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/racket-noise/) - [Frown](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/frown/) - [Harp](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/harp/) - [Puss](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/puss/) - [Trust](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/trust/) - [Land (owning)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/land-owning/) - [Guard (person)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/guard-person/) - [Count (person)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/count-person/) - [Feather](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/feather/) - [Sorcerer](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sorcerer/) - [Wheat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wheat/) - [Turn into](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/turn-into/) - [Make a decision](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/make-a-decision/) - [Reason](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/reason/) - [Get down on your knees](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/get-down-on-your-knees/) - [Gardener](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gardener/) - [Royal](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/royal/) - [Carver](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/carver/) - [Tailor](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tailor/) - [Commoner](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/commoner/) - [Execute](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/execute/) - [Chop off](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/chop-off/) - [Sword](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sword/) - [Slay](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/slay/) - [Lair](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lair/) - [Dragon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dragon/) - [Spit](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spit/) - [Belligerent](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/belligerent/) - [Assassin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/assassin/) - [Dungeon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dungeon/) - [Petal](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/petal/) - [Carnation](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/carnation/) - [Boulder](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/boulder/) - [Catapult](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/catapult/) - [Wicked](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wicked/) - [Fearsome](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fearsome/) - [Broom](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/broom/) - [Mercenary](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mercenary/) - [Pat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pat/) - [Feel like death warmed over](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/feel-like-death-warmed-over/) - [Pegasus](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pegasus/) - [Urge](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/urge/) - [Foal](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/foal/) - [Instinct](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/instinct/) - [“Bob’s your uncle”](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bobs-your-uncle/) - [Hoof](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hoof/) - [Crush](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/crush/) - [Cliché](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cliche/) - [“Speak of the devil”](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/speak-of-the-devil/) - [Awe](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/awe/) - [Guts](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/guts/) - [Curl up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/curl-up/) - [Fit of rage](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fit-of-rage/) - [Pathetic](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pathetic/) - [Sneer](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sneer/) - [Reappropriate](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/reappropriate/) - [Redistribute](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/redistribute/) - [Sniff](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sniff/) - [Quest](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/quest/) - [Grin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/grin/) - [Overthrow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/overthrow/) - [Stupid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stupid/) - [Handsome](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/handsome/) - [Hop](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hop/) - [Toad](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/toad/) - [Bride](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bride/) - [Smile](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/smile/) - [Carriage](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/carriage/) - [Peasant](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/peasant/) - [Circus](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/circus/) - [Savannah](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/savannah/) - [Bathe](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bathe/) - [Smile bitterly](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/smile-bitterly/) - [Trunk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/trunk/) - [Rhino(ceros)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rhinoceros/) - [Swamp](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/swamp/) - [Separate (verb)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/separate-verb/) - [Buzz](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/buzz/) - [Nod](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/nod/) - [Sorceress](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sorceress/) - [Reminisce](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/reminisce/) - [Pollen](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pollen/) - [Werewolf](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/werewolf/) - [Waterskin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/waterskin/) - [Rogue (loner)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rogue-loner/) - [Bug (spying)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bug-spying/) - [Inn](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/inn/) - [Tattoo](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tattoo/) - [Charm](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/charm/) - [Ex](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ex/) - [Shudder](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shudder/) - [Make a scene](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/make-a-scene/) - [Pack (animals)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pack-animals/) - [Overhear](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/overhear/) - [Seduce](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/seduce/) - ["You're toast"](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/youre-toast/) - [Five o' clock shadow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/five-o-clock-shadow/) - [Flustered](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/flustered/) - [Beast](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/beast/) - [Bind](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bind/) - [Sprout](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sprout/) - [Tame (verb)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tame-verb/) - [Track](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/track/) - [Pin Down](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pin-down/) - [Hulking](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hulking/) - [Lid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lid/) - [Gun](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gun/) - [Coin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/coin/) - [Graveyard](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/graveyard/) - [Brave](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/brave/) - [Bullet](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bullet/) - [Bring back to life](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bring-back-to-life/) - [Pot](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pot/) - [Sunlight](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sunlight/) - [Wolf](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wolf/) - [Fox](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fox/) - [Ugly](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ugly/) - [Greedy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/greedy/) - [Beat (hit)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/beat-hit/) - [Pancakes](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pancakes/) - [Cellar](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cellar/) - [Escape](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/escape/) - [Tunnel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tunnel/) - [Builder](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/builder/) - [Brick](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/brick/) - [Hide](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hide/) - [Dig](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dig/) - [Hole](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hole/) - [Pour](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pour/) - [Touch](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/touch/) - [Stick to](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stick-to/) - [Ingredient](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ingredient/) - [Taste](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/taste/) - [Delicious](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/delicious/) - [Nail (metal)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/nail-metal/) - [Axe](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/axe/) - [Get stuck](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/get-stuck/) - [Suffocate](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/suffocate/) - [Owner](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/owner/) - [Shepherd](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shepherd/) - [Hunter](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hunter/) - [Annoy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/annoy/) - [Shut up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shut-up/) - [Run away](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/run-away/) - [Lie](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lie/) - [Turn around](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/turn-around/) - [Indigenous](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/indigenous/) - [Pregnant](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pregnant/) - [Don’t care](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dont-care/) - [Drown](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/drown/) - [Salty](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/salty/) - [Hell](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hell/) - [The Devil](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/the-devil/) - [Flour](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/flour/) - [Grind](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/grind/) - [Millstone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/millstone/) - [Sink (falling)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sink-falling/) - [Please](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/please/) - [“Shame on you”](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shame-on-you/) - [Keep on](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/keep-on/) - [Complain](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/complain/) - [Shoulder](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shoulder/) - [Pull out](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pull-out/) - [Mature](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mature/) - [Bald](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bald/) - [Stalk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stalk/) - [Twist](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/twist/) - [Trapped](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/trapped/) - [Sneak](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sneak/) - [Might as well](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/might-as-well/) - [Lean](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lean/) - [Vent (complain)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/vent-complain/) - [Make something up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/make-something-up/) - [Hold your breath](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hold-your-breath/) - [Impatient](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/impatient/) - [Get down on one knee](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/get-down-on-one-knee/) - [Fate](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fate/) - [Land](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/land/) - [Youth](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/youth/) - [Forever](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/forever/) - [Druid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/druid/) - [Son-in-law](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/son-in-law/) - [Hunt](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hunt/) - [Disguise](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/disguise/) - [Parasol](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/parasol/) - [Fist](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fist/) - [Palm](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/palm/) - [Suck](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/suck/) - [Snake (verb)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/snake-verb/) - [Flutter](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/flutter/) - [Mansion](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mansion/) - [Candy floss](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/candy-floss/) - [Cloak](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cloak/) - [Scythe](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/scythe/) - [Bony](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bony/) - [Diagnosis](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/diagnosis/) - [Potion](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/potion/) - [Disobey](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/disobey/) - [Spin](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spin/) - [Wax](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wax/) - [Drip](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/drip/) - [Seed](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/seed/) - [Wheelbarrow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wheelbarrow/) - [Jewel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/jewel/) - [Pile](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pile/) - [Glue](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/glue/) - [Secret](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/secret/) - [Wise](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wise/) - [In that case](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/in-that-case/) - [No reason](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/no-reason/) - [Truly](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/truly/) - [Equally](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/equally/) - [Vineyard](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/vineyard/) - [Basketful](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/basketful/) - [Precious](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/precious/) - [Stroke](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stroke/) - [Train (animal)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/train-animal/) - [New Year’s Eve](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/new-years-eve/) - [New Year’s resolution](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/new-years-resolution/) - [Spontaneous](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spontaneous/) - [Serious (person)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/serious-person/) - [Childhood](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/childhood/) - [Gym](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gym/) - [All at once](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/all-at-once/) - [Go off (sound)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/go-off-sound/) - [Savage](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/savage/) - [Warrior](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/warrior/) - [Messenger](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/messenger/) - [Spaniard](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spaniard/) - [Pay tribute](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pay-tribute/) - [Grit your teeth](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/grit-your-teeth/) - [Crawl](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/crawl/) - [Cowardice](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cowardice/) - [Ashes](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ashes/) - [Weights](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/weights/) - [Attracted to someone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/attracted-to-someone/) - [Assume](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/assume/) - [Fire (job)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fire-job/) - [Bowtie](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bowtie/) - [Glitter](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/glitter/) - [Cross out](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cross-out/) - [Unicorn](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/unicorn/) - [Freak](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/freak/) - [Chopsticks](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/chopsticks/) - [Crafts](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/crafts/) - [Flirt/flirtation/flirty](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/flirt-flirtation-flirty/) - [Clear up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/clear-up/) - [Basically](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/basically/) - [Slam](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/slam/) - [Take a deep breath](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/take-a-deep-breath/) - [Make it up to someone](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/make-it-up-to-someone/) - [Wink](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wink/) - [Spiel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spiel/) - [Masculine/masculinity](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/masculine-masculinity/) - [Non-binary](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/non-binary/) - [Gender Binary](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gender-binary/) - [Transgender](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/transgender/) - [Take control of](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/take-control-of/) - [Prompt](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/prompt/) - [Melt](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/melt/) - [Bully](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bully/) - [Typewriter](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/typewriter/) - [Rusty](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rusty/) - [Delicate](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/delicate/) - [Dwell on](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dwell-on/) - [Eyebrow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/eyebrow/) - [Idiot](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/idiot/) - [Tear through/apart/off](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tear-through-apart-off/) - [Squish](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/squish/) - [Beat up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/beat-up/) - [Threaten](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/threaten/) - [Steering wheel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/steering-wheel/) - [Dump (relationships)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dump-relationships/) - [Waistcoat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/waistcoat/) - [Needle](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/needle/) - [Reflection](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/reflection/) - [Smash](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/smash/) - [Pretend](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pretend/) - [Swear (bad language)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/swear-bad-language/) - [Undo (clothes)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/undo-clothes/) - [Straight (sexuality)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/straight-sexuality/) - [Comfort (verb)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/comfort-verb/) - [App](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/app/) - [Seek](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/seek/) - [Land (verb)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/land-verb/) - [Voice catch](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/voice-catch/) - [Shove](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shove/) - [Corridor](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/corridor/) - [Burst into applause](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/burst-into-applause/) - [Best man](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/best-man/) - [Domestic violence](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/domestic-violence/) - [Raven](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/raven/) - [Beak](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/beak/) - [Caw](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/caw/) - [Huntress](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/huntress/) - [Bolt of lightning](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bolt-of-lightning/) - [Witch](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/witch/) - [True to someone’s word](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/true-to-someones-word/) - [Put a plan into practice](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/put-a-plan-into-practice/) - [Vomit](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/vomit/) - [Splatter](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/splatter/) - [Hold hostage](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hold-hostage/) - [Light at the end of the tunnel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/) - [Head in the clouds](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/head-in-the-clouds/) - [Daydream](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/daydream/) - [Famine](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/famine/) - [Buffalo](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/buffalo/) - [Equestrian school](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/equestrian-school/) - [Thrust](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/thrust/) - [Illustrate a point](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/illustrate-a-point/) - [Topple over](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/topple-over/) - [Puddle](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/puddle/) - [Ponytail](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ponytail/) - [Bald patch](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bald-patch/) - [Hair clippers](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hair-clippers/) - [Chest](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/chest/) - [Sweat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sweat/) - [Whatever happens](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/whatever-happens/) - [Make sense](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/make-sense/) - [Whisper](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/whisper/) - [Keep a promise](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/keep-a-promise/) - [Sadness/sadly](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sadness-sadly/) - [Wound](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wound/) - [Norway](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/norway/) - [Troll](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/troll/) - [Polar bear](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/polar-bear/) - [Tail](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tail/) - [Fishing hook](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fishing-hook/) - [Kitten/kitty](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/kitten-kitty/) - [Stomach rumbles](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stomach-rumbles/) - [Awaken someone’s hunger](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/awaken-someones-hunger/) - [More than ever](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/more-than-ever/) - [Travel companion](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/travel-companion/) - [Widow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/widow/) - [Place (put)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/place-put/) - [Misery](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/misery/) - [Pale](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pale/) - [Lonely soul](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lonely-soul/) - [Summon a demon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/summon-a-demon/) - [Trampoline](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/trampoline/) - [Overgrown](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/overgrown/) - [Stray animal](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stray-animal/) - [Shrug](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shrug/) - [Outside of my remit](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/outside-of-my-remit/) - [Set something on fire](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/set-something-on-fire/) - [The offer still stands](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/the-offer-still-stands/) - [Pop over](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pop-over/) - [High hopes](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/high-hopes/) - [Ex-lover](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ex-lover/) - [Door frame](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/door-frame/) - [Hateful/joyful](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hateful-joyful/) - [Move on with your life](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/move-on-with-your-life/) - [Wrinkle](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/wrinkle/) - [Lovebirds](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lovebirds/) - [Bench](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bench/) - [Carve](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/carve/) - [Work up the courage](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/work-up-the-courage/) - [Overlook (view)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/overlook-view/) - [Cast anchor](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cast-anchor/) - [Captain](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/captain/) - [Don’t need to be asked twice](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dont-need-to-be-asked-twice/) - [Rule over](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rule-over/) - [Limb](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/limb/) - [Astrologer](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/astrologer/) - [Monk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/monk/) - [Dye](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dye/) - [Bow (ship)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bow-ship/) - [Superstition](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/superstition/) - [Trick](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/trick/) - [Icebreaker](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/icebreaker/) - [Scoundrel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/scoundrel/) - [Fur coat](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fur-coat/) - [Shiver](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shiver/) - [Yurt](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/yurt/) - [Blow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/blow/) - [Spur](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/spur/) - [Swift](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/swift/) - [Fan yourself](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fan-yourself/) - [Sleep in](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sleep-in/) - [Whoever](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/whoever/) - [Disappear](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/disappear/) - [Chase](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/chase/) - [Trap](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/trap/) - [Rub](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rub/) - [Nap](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/nap/) - [Gossip](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gossip/) - [Skinny jeans](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/skinny-jeans/) - [A figment of your imagination](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/a-figment-of-your-imagination/) - [Guardian angel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/guardian-angel/) - [Arse](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/arse/) - [Cowboy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cowboy/) - [Psychosis](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/psychosis/) - [Dread](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dread/) - [Student counselling](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/student-counselling/) - [Dissertation](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dissertation/) - [Medication](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/medication/) - [The Tooth Fairy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/the-tooth-fairy/) - [Fall over](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/fall-over/) - [Asleep](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/asleep/) - [Replace](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/replace/) - [Disagree](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/disagree/) - [Emergency](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/emergency/) - [Save time](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/save-time/) - [Tide](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tide/) - [Current (sea)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/current-sea/) - [Get into trouble](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/get-into-trouble/) - [Marsh](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/marsh/) - [Maid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/maid/) - [Once (after)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/once-after/) - [Lord](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lord/) - [Bland](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bland/) - [Make up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/make-up/) - [With your bare hands](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/with-your-bare-hands/) - [Glow](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/glow/) - [Belly](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/belly/) - [Pinky finger](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pinky-finger/) - [Pop up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pop-up/) - [Crooked](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/crooked/) - [Demon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/demon/) - [Duel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/duel/) - [Sign of the cross](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/sign-of-the-cross/) - [Stare](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stare/) - [Roman](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/roman/) - [Duck (movement)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/duck-movement/) - [Volcano](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/volcano/) - [Way more](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/way-more/) - [At some point](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/at-some-point/) - [Ignore](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/ignore/) - [Punch](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/punch/) - [Priority](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/priority/) - [Forbid](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/forbid/) - [Pyjamas](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pyjamas/) - [Drag](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/drag/) - [Shoot up/through](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/shoot-up-through/) - [Resit an exam](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/resit-an-exam/) - [Stomach clenches](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/stomach-clenches/) - [Miracle](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/miracle/) - [Milkshake](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/milkshake/) - [Pass (sports)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pass-sports/) - [Swipe](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/swipe/) - [Overhead](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/overhead/) - [Lunge](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lunge/) - [Mark (damage)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mark-damage/) - [Slide](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/slide/) - [Whistle (object)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/whistle-object/) - [Timeout](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/timeout/) - [Hesitate](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hesitate/) - [Give up on something](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/give-up-on-something/) - [Cut in half](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cut-in-half/) - [Watermelon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/watermelon/) - [Creepy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/creepy/) - [X o’clock sharp](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/x-oclock-sharp/) - [Worm](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/worm/) - [Hay](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hay/) - [Lick your lips](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/lick-your-lips/) - [Daft](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/daft/) - [Loser](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/loser/) - [Patrol](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/patrol/) - [Split up](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/split-up/) - [Chapel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/chapel/) - [Knock over](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/knock-over/) - [Hairs stand on end](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hairs-stand-on-end/) - [Bend back](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/bend-back/) - [Cross your arms](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/cross-your-arms/) - [Pleasure](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/pleasure/) - [Experiment](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/experiment/) - [Silence](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/silence/) - [Naturally](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/naturally/) - [Novel](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/novel/) - [Science fiction](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/science-fiction/) - [Translation](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/translation/) - [Expert](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/expert/) - [Train your ear](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/train-your-ear/) - [Juvenile delinquent reform centre](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/juvenile-delinquent-reform-centre/) - [Replicate a study](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/replicate-a-study/) - [Memorise](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/memorise/) - [Second language acquisition](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/second-language-acquisition/) - [No shame in](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/no-shame-in/) - [Comprehensible](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/comprehensible/) - [“Don’t sweat it”](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dont-sweat-it/) - [Contradict](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/contradict/) - [Follow a story](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/follow-a-story/) - [Review](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/review/) - [Tutor group](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/tutor-group/) - 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[Give up (defeat)](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/give-up-defeat/) - [Dismount](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dismount/) - [Banquet](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/banquet/) - [Do someone an honour](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/do-someone-an-honour/) - [Faerie folk](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/faerie-folk/) - [Dwarf](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/dwarf/) - [Risk your life](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/risk-your-life/) - [Make a deal](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/make-a-deal/) - [Be reunited](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/be-reunited/) - [Low-frequency](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/low-frequency/) - [Association](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/association/) - [Poetic](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/poetic/) - [Gravy](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gravy/) - [Gooseberries](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/gooseberries/) - [Turkish delight](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/turkish-delight/) - [Howl](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/howl/) - [Rice pudding](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/rice-pudding/) - [Conjure](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/conjure/) - [Beetroot](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/beetroot/) - [Hum](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/hum/) - [Mould](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/mould/) - [Whipped cream](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/whipped-cream/) - [Glittery](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/glittery/) - [Radiation](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/radiation/) - [ADHD](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/vocabulary/adhd/) ## Word Count - [1660](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1660/) - [1455](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1455/) - [1603](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1603/) - [1339](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1339/) - [2302](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2302/) - [874](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/874/) - [1260](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1260/) - [1356](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1356/) - [1673](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1673/) - [1879](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1879/) - [1757](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1757/) - [1064](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1064/) - [847](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/847/) - [1090](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1090/) - [921](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/921/) - [1689](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1689/) - [1530](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1530/) - [1419](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1419/) - [1604](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1604/) - [1328](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1328/) - [1752](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1752/) - [1191](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1191/) - [1563](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1563/) - [2458](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2458/) - [2159](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2159/) - [1810](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1810/) - [1117](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1117/) - [2024](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2024/) - [1237](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1237/) - [1567](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1567/) - [2707](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2707/) - [2058](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2058/) - [901](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/901/) - [1321](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1321/) - [1234](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1234/) - [2004](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2004/) - [1401](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1401/) - [1039](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1039/) - [2030](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2030/) - [1017](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1017/) - [2803](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2803/) - [1179](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1179/) - [1076](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1076/) - [1957](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1957/) - [2721](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2721/) - [1368](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1368/) - [1504](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1504/) - [1570](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1570/) - [2509](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2509/) - [1086](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1086/) - [1104](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1104/) - [3038](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3038/) - [1112](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1112/) - [2967](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2967/) - [863](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/863/) - [2862](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2862/) - [1023](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1023/) - [813](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/813/) - [3881](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3881/) - [1291](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1291/) - [853](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/853/) - [1518](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1518/) - [2887](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2887/) - [2257](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2257/) - [751](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/751/) - [1929](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1929/) - [715](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/715/) - [3129](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3129/) - [3328](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3328/) - [1613](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1613/) - [883](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/883/) - [2127](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2127/) - [1369](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1369/) - [2084](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2084/) - [1218](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1218/) - [992](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/992/) - [2054](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2054/) - [1856](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1856/) - [1120](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1120/) - [3196](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3196/) - [2155](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2155/) - [2008](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2008/) - [2274](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2274/) - [1635](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1635/) - [1898](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1898/) - [2031](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2031/) - [4238](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4238/) - [827](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/827/) - [831](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/831/) - [1483](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1483/) - [792](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/792/) - [970](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/970/) - [1285](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1285/) - [1030](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1030/) - [829](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/829/) - [730](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/730/) - [1032](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1032/) - [1586](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1586/) - [1109](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1109/) - [941](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/941/) - [1515](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1515/) - [1470](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1470/) - [2553](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2553/) - [2651](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2651/) - [2734](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2734/) - [3237](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3237/) - [3814](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3814/) - [5398](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5398/) - [737](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/737/) - [1978](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1978/) - [852](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/852/) - [886](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/886/) - [2157](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2157/) - [2286](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2286/) - [2633](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2633/) - [773](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/773/) - [3321](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3321/) - [4520](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4520/) - [1388](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1388/) - [1490](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1490/) - [1691](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1691/) - [1754](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1754/) - [1653](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1653/) - [1863](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1863/) - [1269](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1269/) - [1851](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1851/) - [3459](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3459/) - [2620](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2620/) - [2321](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2321/) - [3748](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3748/) - [1855](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1855/) - [1772](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1772/) - [2225](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2225/) - [2016](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2016/) - [2271](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2271/) - [1457](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1457/) - [2185](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2185/) - [1147](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1147/) - [1384](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1384/) - [2178](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2178/) - [1811](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1811/) - [2354](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2354/) - [1345](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1345/) - [2083](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2083/) - [4436](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4436/) - [2244](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2244/) - [1290](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1290/) - [1332](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1332/) - [2081](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2081/) - [862](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/862/) - [522](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/522/) - [1648](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1648/) - [1170](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1170/) - [1033](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1033/) - [2740](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2740/) - [1272](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1272/) - [331](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/331/) - [5405](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5405/) - [866](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/866/) - [857](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/857/) - [1501](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1501/) - [2910](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2910/) - [4006](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4006/) - [2115](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2115/) - [1905](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1905/) - [1007](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1007/) - [1424](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1424/) - [2568](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2568/) - [1532](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1532/) - [1194](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1194/) - [1932](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1932/) - [1662](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1662/) - [1449](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1449/) - [1165](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1165/) - [1609](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1609/) - [2303](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2303/) - [1439](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1439/) - [1294](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1294/) - [1588](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1588/) - [5130](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5130/) - [1232](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1232/) - [3061](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3061/) - [1766](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1766/) - [753](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/753/) - [1061](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1061/) - [2831](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2831/) - [1821](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1821/) - [816](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/816/) - [6590](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/6590/) - [741](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/741/) - [1753](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1753/) - [3272](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3272/) - [3568](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3568/) - [1081](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1081/) - [979](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/979/) - [1554](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1554/) - [3658](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3658/) - [3700](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3700/) - [3625](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3625/) - [4021](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4021/) - [8449](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/8449/) - [1348](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1348/) - [8540](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/8540/) - [9070](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/9070/) - [1517](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1517/) - [2405](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2405/) - [4280](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4280/) - [1040](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1040/) - [5099](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5099/) - [1098](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1098/) - [3099](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3099/) - [1397](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1397/) - [1901](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1901/) - [5256](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5256/) - [1118](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1118/) - [3773](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3773/) - [573](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/573/) - [1220](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1220/) - [1728](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1728/) - [2308](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2308/) - [5444](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5444/) - [1686](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1686/) - [6405](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/6405/) - [5594](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5594/) - [1992](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1992/) - [4349](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4349/) - [1448](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1448/) - [6366](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/6366/) - [5360](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/5360/) - [4623](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4623/) - [4315](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4315/) - [1947](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1947/) - [1423](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1423/) - [4868](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/4868/) - [2357](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2357/) - [9858](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/9858/) - [843](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/843/) - [9292](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/9292/) - [1044](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/1044/) - [681](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/681/) - [3725](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/3725/) - [2955](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wordcount/2955/) ## Original Author - [Ariel Goodbody](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/ariel-goodbody/) - [Ryuunosuke Akutagawa](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/ryuunosuke-akutagawa/) - [Aesop's Fables](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/aesops-fables/) - [Josef Čapek](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/josef-capek/) - [Edgar Allan Poe](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/edgar-allan-poe/) - [Turkish Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/turkish-myths/) - [Thai Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/thai-myths/) - [Indian Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/indian-myths/) - [Chinese Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/chinese-myths/) - [Isaac Asimov](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/isaac-asimov/) - [Hans Christian Andersen](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/hans-christian-andersen/) - [Ariel and her Class](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/ariel-and-her-class/) - [Fairy Tales](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/fairy-tales/) - [Greek Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/greek-myths/) - [Nikolai Gogol](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/nikolai-gogol/) - [Czech Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/czech-myths/) - [Huynh Bao Thi](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/huynh-bao-thi/) - [Margery Williams](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/margery-williams/) - [Michael Andre](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/michael-andre/) - [Hubert Lenartowicz](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/hubert-lenartowicz/) - [Erik Bôtoš](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/erik-botos/) - [Ferhat Uzuner](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/ferhat-uzuner/) - [Leo Gigon](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/leo-gigon/) - [Live Stream Watchers](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/live-stream-watchers/) - [Beatrice Valleferro](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/beatrice-valleferro/) - [Lina](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/lina/) - [Online Class](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/online-class/) - [Maxim Ostapenko](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/maxim-ostapenko/) - [Katherine from the Czech Republic](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/katherine-from-the-czech-republic/) - [Lord Frog](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/lord-frog/) - [Madelaine Ann](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/madelaine-ann/) - [Latin American Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/latin-american-myths/) - [Norwegian Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/norwegian-myths/) - [Irish Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/irish-myths/) - [Middle Eastern Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/middle-eastern-myths/) - [Hamilton Posso](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/hamilton-posso/) - [Daniel from Argentina](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/daniel-from-argentina/) - [Pannason Ritta](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/pannason-ritta/) - [Rose Sharipova](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/rose-sharipova/) - [British Myths](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/british-myths/) - [Karel Jaromír Erben](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/karel-jaromir-erben/) - [Slavic Fairy Tales](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/slavic-fairy-tales/) - [Howard Norman](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/howard-norman/) - [Palestinian Folk Tales](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/palestinian-folk-tales/) - [Prue Clarke](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/prue-clarke/) - [Alastair Budge](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/alastair-budge/) - [Saviour Pirotta](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/saviour-pirotta/) - [Gordon Urquhart](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/gordon-urquhart/) - [A. M. Jalili](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/a-m-jalili/) - [Marcjan](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/marcjan/) - [Mariana Panayotova](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/mariana-panayotova/) - [Tom Muir](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/tom-muir/) - [Mary Hayes David](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/mary-hayes-david/) - [Chow Leung](https://easystoriesinenglish.com/originalauthor/chow-leung/)