Easy Stories in English

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...

The Scythians are the most powerful nation east of the Danube river. The gods themselves gave them beautiful golden horses, fast and powerful. But when the King's son dies, he will do anything to get him back, and his actions could lead their nation to ruin... Today's story is Golden Horses. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Golden for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legen...

Find links to resources to educate yourself on racism, as well as places you can give money. #BlackLivesMatter An old donkey is going to be killed because he can't work anymore. But he decides he doesn't want to be killed. Instead, he will go to Bremen and become a musician! And as he goes, he makes some friends... Today's story is The Musicians of Bremen. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bremen for...

Today's episode starts with an important message about the protests. In America. Here are some links: If you do not know where to give, I recommend this fund. It is a bail fund (money to help people get out of prison) for all of America. Here is a list of all the places where you can give money internationally. Here you can get news about what is happening from Black Lives Matter. Here you can fin...

Mikuláš has always loved mechanical things. When he is asked to make a big clock in Prague, the best clock in the world, he is excited. But this clock will mean his death... Today's story is The Curse of the Clock. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Clock for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Horror New Vocabulary: Curse, Astronomical clock, Mysterious, Mechanics, Take apart, Put back togeth...

A world-famous cellist wakes up one day to a rude surprise: her cello can talk! And not only that, but he doesn't want to make music anymore. How will she get him to agree to play again? Today's story is The Cello That Spoke. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cello for the full transcript. Level: Advanced Genre: Drama New Vocabulary: Cello, Cockney, Rhyme, Note, Bow (music), Recital, "For all intents...

Before the main story, we have a personal story from Nguyễn about living as a blind person. It's not easy being made of paper! This Paper Man hates his life, and he tries to do everything to look like a normal human. But one day, when a giant comes to town, he will learn that being made of paper is actually very useful! Today's story is The Paper Man. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Paper for the f...

Before the main story, we have a personal story from Sudha about her English-learning journey. King Sorapis has a very naughty daughter, Misurina. She plays jokes on people, asks endless questions, and cries if she doesn't get what she wants. But her father never tells her off, because he loves her too much. But one day, Misurina asks for that changes everything... Today's story is The Mirror of M...

Alejandrita is trapped. She lives in a human city, but she is a mermaid--a fish woman. By day she is a statue, and by night she is free to swim around the pond. But she longs to get back to the ocean. To do so, she will have to get the help of someone whose kind has hurt her in the past: a wizard. Today's story is The Other Mermaid. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mermaid for the full transcript. L...

Molly has always been a bad girl. Whenever her mother asked her to work, she lied and tricked and cheated. But when her mother dies and she is kicked out, she is forced to make her own way in the world. So she does what she knows best: lying and cheating. She tells a king that she can spin gold for him, but she has no idea how. And then a strange little man appears, offering help in exchange for h...

After a personal story sent in by Leo Gigon, today's main story comes from the Maasai people of Africa. An elephant is travelling to meet his family, and he helps a hare cross a river. But instead of thanking him, the hare decides to steal his delicious honey, and a chase begins... Today's story is The Elephant and the Hare. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elephant for the full transcript. Level: B...

Frederick and Brian leave peacefully in the countryside. But one day, a bear comes to the forest and starts killing people. The brothers decide to go and stop it, but Brian's pride causes him to make a terrible decision... Today's story is The Singing Bone. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bone for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Drama New Vocabulary: Spear, Paw, Claw, Spin aroun...

King Nisos tells his son, Byzas, to go and build his own city. But Byzas and his men cannot find a good place to build. So he goes to the Oracle of Apollo to ask for help, and she tells him that he will build his city opposite the Land of the Blind. But what could that mean? Today's story is Towards the City. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/City for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Myths...

Two-Eyed isn't beautiful and clever, and unlike her sisters, she only has two eyes. But when a man tries to marry her, her mother and sisters will do anything to ruin Two-Eyed's life. She will need the help of a magical goat to show that, in the end, love always wins. Today's story is One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Eye for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediat...

Red needs to bring food to her grandmother, but the illness is killing people everywhere. If she goes, she could make Grandmother sick. But when her mother disappears, and the Big Bad Wolf hunts her grandmother, she will have to risk everything to save her life. Today's story is Little Red Riding Hood. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Red for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vo...

Juraj Jánošík was a good man, but Slovakia had one very bad man: Earl Lojzo. When the Earl starts taking food from the poor, Juraj will do anything to bring justice back to the land... Today's story is Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Steal for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Adventure Vocabulary: War, Stealing, Kings and Queens, Bandits...

In today's listener-submitted story, Hubert tells us about a religious experience he had after the death of his father. Many of us are athiests these days, but sometimes something so amazing happens that it changes our beliefs. Today's story is A Letter from God. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/God for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Personal Vocabulary: Religion, Death, Funerals, F...

Eric is a nice but stupid boy. His father sends him to learn from great teachers, but all he does is talk to animals. So his father throws him out, and Eric will have to use the three languages he knows to find his way... Today's story is The Three Languages. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Three for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's Vocabulary: Animals, Learning Languages, Kin...

Marabella is the witch of the dark, dark forest, with her two cats Starry and Night as companions. But it gets lonely being a witch, so she heads out into the world to find someone to share her home with. Will she succeed, or will she find the world is not so friendly to lonely little witches? Today's story is Mia the Witch. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Witch for the full transcript. Level: Adva...

A little frog with a big mouth lives in the forest. Every day, he eats flies for breakfast, lunch and dinner. One day, he decides he does not want to eat flies anymore, so he goes out to find other food. But he finds more than he asked for... Today's story is The Little Frog with the Big Mouth. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Frog2 for the full transcript. You can listen to a levelled-up pre-interm...

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A mouse, a bird and a sausage live happily together. Every day, they each do their job, and eat dinner together. But one day the bird meets another bird, who says she is doing too much work... Today's story is The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bird for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vo...

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A foolish tailor kills seven flies in one blow, and makes a belt to remember this. He goes out into the world to show people his amazing feat, but they think he killed seven men in one blow. Today's story is The Brave Little Tailor. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Brave for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary:...

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A man lives alone in a valley, farming and fishing to survive. One day, he catches a pretty little goldfish, and it turns into a beautiful woman... Today's story is The Legend of Lake Toba. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lake for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Fishing rod, Lick your lips, S...