Grandmother March (Beginner)

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 and purposes", Gruelling, Ecstasy, Standing Ovation, Air freshener, Tree stump, Echo, Bird's nest Setting: Modern Word Count: 2127 Author: Ariel Goodbody, Online Class If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Touko 202037min

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 full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's New Vocabulary: Blind, Disabled, Insult, Jealous, Human, Keep away, Burn, Blow (wind), Scrunch up, Flatten out, Cardboard, Giant, Attack, Save Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 883 Author: Ariel Goodbody, Lina If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Touko 202029min

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 Misurina. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mirror for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legends New Vocabulary: NHS, State (country), Humble, "I don't have a clue", Giant, Play a joke on someone, Spoiled, Throw a tantrum, Tell off, Curiosity, Fairy, Throughout, Smack Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1613 Author: Beatrice Valleferro If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Touko 202037min

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. Level: Intermediate Genre: Romance New Vocabulary: Mermaid, Curse, Wizard, Juggle, Cast a spell, Wallow in self-pity, Shipwreck, Octopus, Tentacle, Spin (movement) Setting: Modern Word Count: 3328 Author: Fairy Tales If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Touko 202033min

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 her nails... Today's story is Rumplestiltskin. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Gold for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate Genre: Drama New Vocabulary: Spin (clothes), Evil, Beggar, Stride, Straw, Nail (body), Pointy, Hopeless, Cheat Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 3129 Author: Fairy Tales If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Huhti 202036min

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: Beginner Genre: Children's New Vocabulary: Referee, Hare, Smell, Stone, Drop, Rip off, Skin, Catch up to, Antelope, Play a trick on someone Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 715 Author: Leo Gigon, Fairy Tales If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Huhti 202017min

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 around, Drunk, Wipe off, Swirl, Coward, Grave Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 1929 Author: Fairy Tales If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Huhti 202023min

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 & Legends Vocabulary: Kings and Queens, Building, Greece, Travelling, Drinking Setting: Ancient Word Count: 751 Author: Ferhat Uzuner If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Huhti 202020min