Easy Stories in English

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Nasreddin is a famous character from Middle Eastern and Eastern European folklore. In these six stories, we find out all the crazy things that Nasredin does. He's wise, in his own strange way. Today's story is Nasreddin the Wise Man. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wise for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabul...

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A poor man has a rich brother who never gives him any money. One day, while looking for food in the forest, he sees twelve men going to a strange mountain. They say some magic words, and the mountain opens up! What could be inside? The man waits for them to leave, and then repeats the magic words... Today's story is Open Sesame. Go to EasyStori...

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A poor man's wife dies and he is left alone to look after 13 children. That is, until Death comes along and makes a deal: they'll become the mother of his son and make him into the best doctor in the land. But as Mortimer grows up, he learns about the truth of his mother's job, and he decides to test the limits of Death's power... Today's story...

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for 100 episodes! === Today we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast! I give a history of the show, and listen to your voice recordings. In a land where the sun never sets, the people are tired of the heat and light. A mysterious woman, pale as the moon, arrives and says she can help. When she opens her hand, tornadoes come out. She can get rid of the sun for them....

To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stories in English has helped you to learn English. I also want to have a special introduction with all of your voices. So make sure to record yourself saying, ‘Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good,...

To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stories in English has helped you to learn English. I also want to have a special introduction with all of your voices. So make sure to record yourself saying, ‘Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good,...

To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stories in English has helped you to learn English. I also want to have a special introduction with all of your voices. So make sure to record yourself saying, ‘Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good,...

Join italki and take control of your language learning today! A poor man asks his rich brother for food. The rich brother gives him a piece of ham and tells him to go to Hell. So he does just that, and he makes an interesting trade with the Devil... Today's story is Why the Sea is Salty. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Sea for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. New Vocabu...

Check out the Halloween live stream on 31st October at 3pm Greenwich Mean Time! Inmaculada is a poor indigenous girl. Every night, she washes clothes for people in the river. But one day, a Spanish man called Guillermo arrives. He is very handsome, and he's interested in Inmaculada. Will their love work out? Today's story is based on the Latin American folk tale La Llorona. Today's story is The Cr...

Check out the Halloween live stream on 31st October at 3pm Greenwich Mean Time! Every day, Lyman looks after the sheep in the field. George comes to annoy him, and Lyman wants George to leave. So he says that there is a wolf, and George runs away. The hunters come, but really there is no wolf. But one day, a wolf does come, and nobody will believe Lyman... Today's story is The Boy Who Cried Wolf....

Listen to the first episode of Elevenses with Ariel here! A poor man goes to a town and needs food, but nobody will talk to him. So he puts a stone in a pot and starts making "stone soup". The people in the town are interested now, and they add ingredients to the pot. When they eat the soup, they think it is amazing! The man has an idea, but it will end badly... Today's story is Stone Soup. Go to...

Join italki and take control of your language learning today! There is a builder who works hard and loves his wife. The King asks him to build difficult things, but the builder does it quickly. So the King tells him to build a castle in five days. He can't do that! He thinks that the King will kill him. He goes to the forest to cry, and there he meets an old woman who can help him... Today's story...

A wolf and a fox travel together. The fox works for the wolf, who is always angry and hungry. The fox has to go and get food for the wolf, and is very annoying. But one day, the wolf eats too much, and he can't escape... Today's story is The Wolf and the Fox. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wolf for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Wolf, Fox, Ugly, Greedy,...

A poor man travels to a graveyard and goes to sleep. But he is woken up when the grave beneath him moves, and a dead man comes out! Today's story is Put the Lid Back On! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lid for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Horror. New Vocabulary: Lid, Gun, Coin, Graveyard, Grave, Brave, Bullet, Bring back to life, Stone, Pot, Sunlight. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count:...

Billy and Red arrive at the inn, but they soon realise that their food has been drugged and that their room is a trap. The man following them is an agent of Strictus, a shadowy organisation that hates free werewolves. With nowhere else to go, they decide to fight back, and end up capturing Demetrius. Now Billy wants answers, but he finds a very... intimate way to get them. Today's story is Billy a...

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf aren't what you think they are. Red is a powerful sorceress, and Billy, the wolf, is just a soft teddy bear. But Demetrius doesn't think so, and he's going to make them pay for their 'crimes'... Today's story is Billy and Dim. This is chapter one. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dim1 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary...

Lucky the elephant is the favourite of the herd, but one day his mother tells him that he has to leave and find his own way in the world. Lucky will have to find his own herd, made up of strange friends, and together they will have to fight hard to make a happy life together. Today's story is The Adventures of Lucky the Elephant. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lucky for the full transcript. Level:...

Everyone thinks Stu is stupid, and his father, the King, wants to give the kingdom to one of his brothers. But when he has a competition to decide who will get the kingdom, Stu does better than expected. He gets the help of a strange toad, who might end up being more than just a helper... Today's story is The Three Feathers. This is chapter three of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Feathers f...

The dragon emerges from his cage, and the heroes get ready to fight him. But the dragon doesn't breathe fire and go on a rampage, he... cries? Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter three of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero3 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Claw, Curl up, Fit of rage, Pathetic, Sneer, Reappropriate, Redistribute, Sniff, Que...

Elric and Norm find the King's lost pegasus, and it turns out the creature is interested in much more than just fighting in battles... Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter two. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero2 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Foal, Instinct, “Bob’s your uncle”, Hoof, Armour, Crush, Cliché, “Speak of the devil”, Lair, Awe, Guts....

Norm lives with his wicked stepmother, who spends all day shouting at him. At night, she tells him magical stories, and one day he leaves to become a fairytale hero. There's just a small problem: the world isn't so magical, and he soons find out that being a hero has a very different meaning than he thought. Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter one of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.co...

Three dragons live on three separate mountains, with a human kingdom lying in the middle. For a hundred years the two species live in peace, until one day a knight comes from abroad and makes a proposal to the King: he will slay the dragons and bring glory to his kingdom... Today's story is Three Dragons. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dragons for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Drama...

One day, Luck and Reason meet, and they argue over who must respect the other. So they have a contest: they will both help a farmer, and whoever the farmer does better with wins. Today's story is Luck and Reason. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Luck for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Reason, Get down on your knees, Gardener, Royal, Carver, Tailor...

A young man leaves home with just a cat, but this is normal cat. He wears boots, walks and talks like a human. But best of all, he brings home gold! Today's story is Puss in Boots. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Boots for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Puss, Trust, Land (owning), Guard (person), Count (person), Feather, Sorcerer, Wheat, Turn into, Make a decis...

The King of the Musical Forest goes around the world finding abandoned instruments and giving them a new home. Puppets live in the trees and play them every day, and all the animals come and listen. But one day, this beautiful place is disturbed by an angry wizard... Today's story is The Musical Forest. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Forest for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Child...