The Light at the Bottom of the Sea (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Silna is a tired, old school teacher. But she isn't that old, so why do people keep thinking she is? Then she has an idea: she will lie about her age! But her plan doesn't work as well as she hopes... Today's story is The Mature, Elegant Woman. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mature for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: Mature, Twenties/Thirties/Forties, Elegant, Neo-classical architecture, Hippy. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1879. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 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

19 Feb 201924min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In ancient Japan, there is a Buddhist monk with a strange nose. His nose is long and fat, and causes him all kinds of problems. But when he finds out there is a way to change his nose, he ends up making a decision that he will regret... Today's story is The Monk's Nose. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Nose for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. Vocabulary: Sutra, Itchy. Setting: Japan. Word Count: 1673. Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa. 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

12 Feb 201923min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In old Kyoto, a man stands under a gate. He waits for the rain to stop. He has just lost his job, and he doesn't know where he is going to sleep tonight, or where he will get his food from. Will he remain good, or become a thief to survive? Today's story is The Hair Thief. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hair for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. Vocabulary: Wig, Snake Setting: Japan. Word Count: 1356. Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa. 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

5 Feb 201916min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ryuunosuke Akutagawa is one of the most famous authors from Japan. This story is about a man called Kandata. Kandata is a bad man who went to Hell. But Buddha gives him a chance to get out. Will he accept it? Today's story is The Deepest Love. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Spider for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. Vocabulary: Thread, Needle, Spider. Setting: Japan. Word Count: 1260. Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa. 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

29 Jan 201917min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === I'm a big fan of vampire stories. This is my own twist on vampires. It's a kind of romance, but not like you're expecting... Today's story is The Deepest Love. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Love for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Horror. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 874. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 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

22 Jan 201918min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === What happens when a mysterious alien touches down in Italy and makes friends with an old-school British gentleman? Listen and find out! Also, I talk about the Victorian Era, and why I find it such an attractive setting for my writing. Today's story is The Venerable Mr. Siggs. Go to https://EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Siggs for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Science Fiction. Setting: Victorian. Word Count: 2302. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 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

15 Jan 201926min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Crows are black birds. They have black feathers, a black beak, and small, black eyes. Around the world they are a symbol of mystery and death. Today's story is an adventure story, where a man must escape off an island with his best friend: a dog called Fido. Today's story is Crow Island. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Crow for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Action. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1339. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 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

8 Jan 201917min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === As today's story is about cake, I can't stop thinking about food. Specifically, sweet food. I love sweets! This is a problem, though. It means I have had problems with my teeth. I'm sure many of you also have this problem. So I have a strategy about how to avoid sugar, that I share in the show. One day, Kitty looked at their calendar. ‘Doggo!’ said Kitty. ‘According to the calendar, today is my birthday.’ ‘Hurray!’ said Doggo. ‘We will have to celebrate. But how? I’ve never celebrated a birthday before.’ Kitty thought that they had celebrated a birthday before. She thought that birthdays happened every year. But she wasn’t sure, and she didn’t want to sound stupid. So she didn’t say anything... Today's story is Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cake for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1603. Author: Josef Čapek. 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

1 Jan 201920min