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Tag: Third-person point of view
The Rabbit Man
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Genre: ComedySetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Forefather, Graze (eating), Hare, Interest (money), Lira, Manor house, Peasant, Shirk your duty, Solidarity, Starve, StrangleWord Count: 1932Original Author: Fairy TalesHeorhiy lives happily as a peasant, but one day a rich man comes to his house and tells him he has a family debt. Heorhiy works three years to pay it off, but the rich man doesn’t want to let him go, so he thinks of a way to trick him…
The Pancake Man
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Genre: DramaSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: At first, Connect (person), Flip, Frying pan, Giant, Grave, Lift weights, Pancake, Run (business), Sick of something, SpaceWord Count: 1194Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyFrancis’s mother dies, and his father gets very sad. One day, Francis’s father starts making pancakes. Francis loves the pancakes, so his dad makes bigger and bigger pancakes. But maybe they’re too big…
The 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 Perfect Pet
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Genre: HorrorSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Allergy, Bite, Blood, Butcher, Covered in, Guinea pig, Lock, Mean (unkind), Named after, Pee, Scratch, SocialWord Count: 1424Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyRory has always wanted a pet, but his parents don’t like animals. When Rory finishes university, he decides to get a pet. First, he gets a dog, but then things start going wrong…
Why Blood is Red
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Genre: Myths & LegendsSetting: AncientNew Vocabulary: Confusion, Debate, Dye, Flame, Organ, Passion, Reflection (thought), Spit (noun), Urine, VariedWord Count: 1007Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyIn 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…
Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry (Advanced)
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Genre: Children’sSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Alas, Clamber, Claw, Foam, Glitter (verb), Lather, Leap, Ponder, Scrub, Seeing as, Spit out, Turn up your nose in disgust, WriggleWord Count: 1905Original Author: Josef ČapekDoggo 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?
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Genre: Children’sSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Fur coat, Judge, Lonely, Normal-sized, Owe, Porridge, Shout, Smell, Sunrise, Swan, Try (Food)Word Count: 2115Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyGoldilocks goes into the forest and gets lost. She finds a house with porridge by the window, and it smells so good… The old man who lives there would want her to go and eat it, wouldn’t he?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Parts 3 & 4
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Genre: Myths & LegendsSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Banter, Bargain, Bind, Coarse, Decrepit, Dodge, Fellow (person), Flatter, Flinch, Handsome (a lot), Immortal, Long for, Make a mockery, Nick, Noble, Owe it to yourself, Prey, Sham, Sin, Solely, Tact, Tick (clock), Triumph, Vow, Waver, Wild boar, WreckWord Count: 4006Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyEvery 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…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Parts 1 & 2
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Genre: Myths & LegendsSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Alliteration, Axe, Be on your guard, Bless, Blow (hit), Chapel, Chastity, Chatter, Chivalry, Court (royalty), Feast, Fruits of …, Hag, Holy, Hop, Knight, Lady, Lord (Middle Ages), Mass (religion), Offspring, Potion, Rhyme, Shield, Siege, Sire (verb), Spoils, Step in the ring, Suit of armour, Trencher, WickedWord Count: 2910Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyKing 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…
The Spider’s Thread (Pre-Intermediate)
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?