Freezing to Death in Scotland (Conversation)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === One day, Major Kovaloff wakes up and finds his nose is gone. Not only that, but it's dressed up like a city officer, heading all over Russia, and he can't figure out who stole it from him! Today's story is The Nose That Ran Away. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Nose2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: City council, Servant, Major (army), Carriage, Wow, High class, Gossip magazine, Digestion, Witch. Setting: Victorian. Word Count: 2803. Author: Nikolai Gogol. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Loka 201929min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === There is a cat and mouse, and they are very good friends. They live together, and everyone calls them the "Strange Friends". But they must buy food and keep it for winter. So they get a pot of fat, and put it in the church, but the cat gets hungry... Today's story is Strange Friends. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Friends for the full transcript. You can listen to the intermediate version of this story at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/FriendsInt. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Pot, Fat (food), Desire, Imagine, Taste, Christening, Godparents, Lick. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1017. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Syys 201921min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ludwik Zamenhof grew up in Białystok, a Polish city divided into Russians, Poles, Germans and Jews. The four groups fight, and don't understand each other. One day Ludwik has an idea: what if everyone could speak the same language? Would it help solve conflicts? Today's story is The Boy Who Hoped. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hope for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: History. Vocabulary: Pole (nationality), Yiddish, Get distracted, Graduate, Heartbroken, Dowry, Version. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2030. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Syys 201934min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Once there was a girl called Arachne. She was an excellent weaver. But one day, the goddess of weaving, Athena, came to visit her. Athena says she is a great weaver, and Arachne thanks her... Today's story is Arachne, the Spider Woman. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/SpiderWoman for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Spider, Thread, Weave, Loom, Goddess, Human, Jealous, Proud, Punish, Abuse your power. Setting: Ancient. Word Count: 1039. Author: Greek Myths. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Syys 201922min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In the Blue Castle, everything is soft and blue. In the Red Castle, everything is bright and strong. The two lands each have their princesses, and the two lands hate each other. But the princesses will have to work together to create peace... Today's story is Sleeping Beauty. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Sleeping for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Beauty (person), Wing, Fairy, Land (country), Tear (crying), Guard, Cloak, Shake your head, Suffer, Fall asleep. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1401. 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. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Syys 201923min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Elisabeth, Steve and Xu all live together in Rosa's house. They're all bad at paying rent, and Rosa has had enough. In order to make up for their late payments, they have to do tasks around the house. But in the dust and weeds they will find more than they expected... Today's story is House of Secrets. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Secrets4 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: Scold, Distressed, Unleash your anger, Glare, Frown, Dignity, Gesture, Urge, Through gritted teeth, Indifference. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2004. Author: Ariel's Class. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Elo 201922min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Elisabeth, Steve and Xu all live together in Rosa's house. They're all bad at paying rent, and Rosa has had enough. In order to make up for their late payments, they have to do tasks around the house. But in the dust and weeds they will find more than they expected... Today's story is House of Secrets. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Secrets3 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: Wax, Chant, Alight, Hair stands on end, Roar, Crack (voice), Inheritance, Will (document), Flicker. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1234. Author: Ariel's Class. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Elo 201916min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Elisabeth, Steve and Xu all live together in Rosa's house. They're all bad at paying rent, and Rosa has had enough. In order to make up for their late payments, they have to do tasks around the house. But in the dust and weeds they will find more than they expected... Today's story is House of Secrets. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Secrets2 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: Footstep, Cast a spell, Body double, Creepy, Creak, Make a racket, Bubble away under the surface, Vein, Poke, Fart. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1321. Author: Ariel's Class. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Elo 201917min