Put the Lid Back On! (Beginner)
A poor man travels to a graveyard and goes to sleep. But he is woken up when the grave beneath him moves, and a dead man comes out! Today's story is Put the Lid Back On! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lid for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Horror. New Vocabulary: Lid, Gun, Coin, Graveyard, Grave, Brave, Bullet, Bring back to life, Stone, Pot, Sunlight. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 827. 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, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Sep 202023min
Billy and Dim Chapters 2 & 3 (Advanced)
Billy and Red arrive at the inn, but they soon realise that their food has been drugged and that their room is a trap. The man following them is an agent of Strictus, a shadowy organisation that hates free werewolves. With nowhere else to go, they decide to fight back, and end up capturing Demetrius. Now Billy wants answers, but he finds a very... intimate way to get them. Today's story is Billy and Dim. This is chapters two and three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dim2 for the full transcript. Billy and Dim is an 8-chapter advanced-level story. I originally wrote it with the plan to release all the episodes on the podcast, but I decided it would be too long. You can read the whole story here, and I will be adding chapters as I finish grading them (making the language easier). You can listen to chapter 1 here. The audio versions of chapters 4-8 will be released on Patreon over the next few months. Level: Advanced. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Charm, Ex, Shudder, Make a scene, Pack (animals), Overhear, Spit, Seduce, "You're toast", Five o' clock shadow, Pin down; Hulking, Flustered, Beast, Torture, Bind, Sprout, Tame (verb), Track. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 4238. 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, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Sep 202051min
Billy and Dim Chapter 1 (Advanced)
Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf aren't what you think they are. Red is a powerful sorceress, and Billy, the wolf, is just a soft teddy bear. But Demetrius doesn't think so, and he's going to make them pay for their 'crimes'... Today's story is Billy and Dim. This is chapter one. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dim1 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Sorceress, Cast a spell, Wicked, Reminisce, Pollen, Grin, Werewolf, Waterskin, Rogue (loner), Bug (spying), Inn, Tattoo. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 2031. 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, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Sep 202035min
The Adventures of Lucky the Elephant (Pre-Intermediate)
Lucky the elephant is the favourite of the herd, but one day his mother tells him that he has to leave and find his own way in the world. Lucky will have to find his own herd, made up of strange friends, and together they will have to fight hard to make a happy life together. Today's story is The Adventures of Lucky the Elephant. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Lucky for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Children's. New Vocabulary: Herd, Savannah, Bathe, Smile bitterly, Trunk, Rhino(ceros), Swamp, Separate (verb), Pat, Buzz, Nod. Setting: African. Word Count: 1898. Author: Lord Frog, Madelaine Ann. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Aug 202028min
The Three Feathers (Beginner)
Everyone thinks Stu is stupid, and his father, the King, wants to give the kingdom to one of his brothers. But when he has a competition to decide who will get the kingdom, Stu does better than expected. He gets the help of a strange toad, who might end up being more than just a helper... Today's story is The Three Feathers. This is chapter three of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Feathers for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Feather, Stupid, Handsome, Hop, Toad, Bride, Smile, Carriage, Peasant, Circus. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1635. 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, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Aug 202028min
To Be a Hero Chapter 3 (Advanced)
The dragon emerges from his cage, and the heroes get ready to fight him. But the dragon doesn't breathe fire and go on a rampage, he... cries? Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter three of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero3 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Claw, Curl up, Fit of rage, Pathetic, Sneer, Reappropriate, Redistribute, Sniff, Quest, Grin, Overthrow. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2274. 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, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Aug 202032min
To Be a Hero Chapter 2 (Advanced)
Elric and Norm find the King's lost pegasus, and it turns out the creature is interested in much more than just fighting in battles... Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter two. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero2 for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Foal, Instinct, “Bob’s your uncle”, Hoof, Armour, Crush, Cliché, “Speak of the devil”, Lair, Awe, Guts. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2008. 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, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Aug 202027min
To Be a Hero Chapter 1 (Advanced)
Norm lives with his wicked stepmother, who spends all day shouting at him. At night, she tells him magical stories, and one day he leaves to become a fairytale hero. There's just a small problem: the world isn't so magical, and he soons find out that being a hero has a very different meaning than he thought. Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter one of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Wizard, Wicked, Knight, Fearsome, Dragon, Frown, Broom, Mercenary, Pat, Feel like death warmed over, Pegasus, Urge. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 3196. 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, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Juli 202029min
