How the Platypus Came to Be (Pre-Intermediate)

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/Secrets1 for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: Rehearse, Gesture, Amateur, Applause, Seance, Pull out weeds, Mow the lawn, Summon. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 901. 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 Aug 201917min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === There was once a little mermaid. When she became sixteen, she swam up to the human world. She met a prince and fell in love with him. She will do anything to become a human so that he can love her. But will love win in the end? Today's story is The Little Mermaid. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Little for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Mermaid, Tongue, Sunrise, Witch, Sword, Knife, Step, Marry. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2058. Author: Hans Christian Andersen. 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

13 Aug 201925min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === The last question was asked many times. The first time was on the twenty-first of May, 2061. It was asked as a joke. This is how it happened. Today's story is The Last Question. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Question for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Science Fiction. Vocabulary: Data, Spaceship, Coal, Climate change, Million, Billion, Explosion, Drunk, Galaxy, Hyperspace. Setting: Future. Word Count: 2707. Author: Isaac Asimov. 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

23 Juli 201934min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In this beautiful Chinese myth, a young man falls in love with a goddess. But not everything is perfect. Her mother wants her back in Heaven. Will they ever be reunited? Today's story is The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cow for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Weave, Cowherd, Heaven, Dew, Earth, Human, Skin, Separate (verb). Setting: Ancient. Word Count: 1567. Author: Chinese Myths. 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

16 Juli 201919min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Eklavya's father is a hunter, and he wants to be a hunter, too. He wants to learn from Dronacharya, the best teacher in the country. But it won't be easy. Today's story is The Teacher and the Student. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Teacher for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Hunt, Bow and arrow, Keep a promise, Law, King, Dirt, Statue. Setting: Ancient. Word Count: 1237. Author: Indian Myths. 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

9 Juli 201918min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === When the Spanish Inquisition has you, you will never escape. But death doesn't come easily. Today's story is The Pit and the Pendulum. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Pit for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Horror. Vocabulary: Pit, Pendulum, Slimy, Angle, Torture, Strap, Father Time. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 2024. Author: Edgar Allan Poe. 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

2 Juli 201924min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === War has divided their peoples for years, but they fall in love instantly. But when the battle ends, they will be torn apart, in more ways than one... Today's story is Love is Worth a Bit of Pain. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Pain for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Horror. Vocabulary: Sneak, Intestines, Spine, Nobleman, Cicada, Witch, Spell (magic), Relieve yourself. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 1117. Author: Thai Myths. 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

25 Juni 201919min

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A man makes a mistake he will regret for the rest of his life. He loses his wife, and all he has left is his daughter. But when he lets her down as well, he loses all hope for his life. That is, until he hears of strange happenings on Mount Ida... Today's story is The Woman of the Mountain. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mountain for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Labour, Seek, Farewell, Pilgrimage, Virgin, Wicked, Sin, Saint, Weep. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 1810. Author: Turkish Myths. 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

18 Juni 201924min