Tag: Talking Animals
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One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed (Beginner)
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Genre: Children’sSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Asleep, Awake, Dig a hole, Fringe, Goat, Hoof, Horn, Marry, Pick (fruit), Skin, Work hardWord Count: 2083Original Author: Fairy TalesSuddenly, 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…
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The Musicians of 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…
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The Three Languages
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Genre: Children’sSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Animals, Christianity, Italy, Kings and Queens, Learning Languages, Religion, TreasureWord Count: 1291Original Author: Fairy TalesOnce 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…