Easy Stories in English

The podcast that will take your English from OK to Good and from Good to Great!

Word Count: 1753

Before the Light Dies

Sep 9, 2025

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Genre: Romance

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Ancestor, Apprentice, Ban, Clockmaker, Diary, Gear, Honesty, Repair, Rush, Secret, Symbol

Word Count: 1753

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

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.
A Crooked Old House

Apr 16, 2024

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Genre: Horror

Setting: UK

New Vocabulary: Association, Crooked, Drain (noun), Fern, Hook, Moisture, Plumber, Pretend, Roll, Warp (wood), Zip-line

Word Count: 1753

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

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.