Easy Stories in English

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Parts 1 & 2 (Intermediate)

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table live peacefully at Camelot. But on New Year's e...

The Spider's Thread (Pre-Intermediate)

06 Dec 2022

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Kandata was an evil thief when was alive, and now he lives in Hell. Buddha remembers a time wh...

Whose Child Is It? (Beginner)

22 Nov 2022

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Two women come to the king with a baby. Both say that the baby is theirs. Who is the real moth...

The End (Advanced)

08 Nov 2022

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === One day, God came down and took all life from earth. Except humans. But how can you survive in...

Sisters, Sisters (Intermediate)

25 Oct 2022

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Angeline and Annabelle are a classic sister act. Annabelle writes the songs and they sing toge...

I Bet I Could Taste It (Intermediate)

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In this episode, I present the story I won second prize with in the 2022 Summer Reflex Fiction...

The Last King of the Britons (Pre-Intermediate)

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === King Herla is fighting a war against the Saxons and winning. A group of dwarves comes to his w...

The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Beginner)

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === One day, a young man called Anders hears his brother say, 'Oh, those scary stories make me shu...

Hector the Snail (Beginner)

30 Aug 2022

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Hector is a snail, so of course he's very slow. But he dreams of becoming fast. He decides to find a wizard and ask the wizard to swap his body with a...

The Digital Fugitive (Advanced)

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The war is raging on, and the government needs a part from her wheelchair. The only problem is, her wheelchair is now a part of her body. And she's il...

The Turnip Princess (Beginner)

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A young man called Arran hates eating his vegetables. One day, his mother locks him out. Arran finds a house with a strange old woman inside, and a do...

His Latest Experiment (Pre-Intermediate)

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

God is trying to make humans, but something is wrong. His calculations look right, but the humans are staying babies for fifty years. What is the prob...

The North Wind and the Sun (Pre-Intermediate)

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The North Wind and the Sun are always arguing about what true power is. Does power come from strength, or from kindness? So the North Wind challenges ...

A Lucky New Year (Intermediate)

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Harold has terrible luck. Bus shelters collapse on him, he makes his dates vomit, and no matter how many good-luck charms he wears, his luck won't cha...

I'm Back!

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Easy Stories in English is back! But there are a few changes: There will only be a new episode once a fortnight (once every two weeks) I am stoppin...

I have to pause the podcast

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Update from 04/06/2022: The podcast is returning! Listen out for an official announcement on 14th June. Today's episode is voiced by John Rayment. Yo...

The Very Hungry Dragon (Beginner)

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Grella is a strange dragon: she'll eat everything except jewels, and what dragon doesn't eat j...

The Tattoo (Beginner)

07 Dec 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Everyone gets their tattoo when they turn 18, but Gary doesn't want one. Finally, his parents ...

The Flesh and Blood We Share (Intermediate)

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Hale's lover, Bulan, has died. He went off in hunt of the dragon they were supposed to kill to...

One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed (Beginner)

23 Nov 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Two-Eyed isn't beautiful and clever, and unlike her sisters, she only has two eyes. But when a...

Have You Seen This Woman? (Beginner)

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A strange girl goes to university, but she doesn't have many friends. One day, she disappears....

Sleeping Beauty (Advanced)

09 Nov 2021

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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 s...

It's a Small World (Pre-Intermediate)

02 Nov 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === After World War III, nuclear weapons were banned. So in World War IV, America got creative. Bu...

The Shadow Club #12: The Elephant in the Room

26 Oct 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ricky and his friends have gotten into the foundation programme, except for Max. It's awkward ...

Strange Friends (Intermediate)

19 Oct 2021

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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 cal...

The Shadow Club #11: Fighting Cats and Fighting Bulls

12 Oct 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ricky's family goes on holiday to Spain, but all his parents want to do is look around cathedr...

The Tightrope Walker (Beginner)

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A man is walking on a tightrope between two tall buildings. Everyone is watching. They want hi...

The Shadow Club #10: An Easy Game

28 Sep 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Everything is very uncomfortable after Mr Burne shouted at The Shadow Club. But they have more...

Misty the Snake (Beginner)

21 Sep 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Misty the Snake loves eating other people's pets. This does not make the people of the United ...

The Shadow Club #9: Now We Know

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === The Shadow Club wants to make friends with Sanjeet, so they go with him to the library to read...

Big Peter and Little Peter (Beginner)

07 Sep 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Little Peter lives with his old mother, because he doesn't want to work. He decides to make mo...

The Shadow Club #8: Ready to Fight

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === The school librarian, Mr Burne, is watching The Shadow Club, and they can't do regular club ac...

The King's New Clothes (Intermediate)

24 Aug 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === The King is obsessed with clothes, so when two weavers promise to make him a magical outfit, h...

The Shadow Club #7: A Group Project

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Bethany has joined The Shadow Club, and she's annoying everyone. But she has some ideas about ...

Jack and the Beanstalk (Intermediate)

10 Aug 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Jack's parents are old, and are always talking about how great things were in the past. But no...

The Shadow Club #6: Just a Stick

03 Aug 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Larry sees a shadow in the bathroom, but when they look, it's disappeared. Bethany is followin...

A Holiday Gone Wrong (Intermediate)

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A tourist goes to a small village in Japan because it's part of a TV show he loves. He looks a...

The Shadow Club #5: Bullies or Heroes?

20 Jul 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ricky revises with Max, and they finally have their chemistry exam. Afterwards, they have thei...

Why You Must Read (Introduction to my new book)

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In today's episode, I read you the introduction to my new book, Easy Stories in English, in tw...

The Shadow Club #4: Hunting for Shadows

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === The Shadow Club starts looking for shadows around the school, but they can't find any. One of ...

The Little Frog with the Big Mouth (Pre-Intermediate)

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A little frog with a big mouth lives in the forest. Every day, he eats flies for breakfast, lu...

The Shadow Club #3: A Strange Kind of Club

22 Jun 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ricky, Max and Larry fight the monster on the football field. None of the other players can se...

The Shadow Club #2: Shadows and Lightning

15 Jun 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === It rains all week, and it looks like the football match is going to be cancelled. But on the d...

The Shadow Club #1: A Boring Life

08 Jun 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ricky Marshall has a boring life. He goes to school, plays video games and steals chocolate fr...

Butcher Boy George (Intermediate)

01 Jun 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === You won't find another man like Butcher Boy George, even if you travel through 70 villages. Ex...

Love Like Salt (Pre-Intermediate)

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A rich man asks his daughters how much they love him, and his third daughter says he loves him...

The Tooth Fairy (Beginner)

18 May 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Penny loses her first tooth, and her parents tell her to put it under her pillow. In the night...

The Monsters Inside Us (Intermediate)

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Content warning: this episode contains hallucinations, representations of psychosis, homophobi...

The Most Wanted Woman in Town (Pre-Intermediate)

04 May 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Content warning: this episode contains suggestions of domestic violence. Ada needs help to ge...

Aldar Kose's Magic Coat (Beginner)

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Aldar Kose is a trickster character from Kazakhstan. One day, he is travelling through a cold ...

The Princess Who Carried a House (Intermediate)

20 Apr 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Sanonoi is born with a small wooden house in her hand. When nobody is looking, she can make th...

The Mermaid of Zennor (Pre-Intermediate)

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In Zennor, a village in Cornwall, there is a carving of a mermaid in the local church. How did...

Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 2 (Intermediate)

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Beelzebuddy finds out about Rhiana and Evelyn's past and decides to help the lemon-coloured wo...

Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 1 (Intermediate)

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Rhiana lives alone, and hates the outside world. Loud children, stray dogs and persistent lett...

The Singing Widow (Pre-Intermediate)

23 Mar 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A woman's husband dies, and she visits his grave every week to pray. When she dies, she goes t...

A Rather Large Cat (Pre-Intermediate)

16 Mar 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Kåre catches a polar bear and decides to take him to the King of Denmark as a present. On the...

Taken by the Fairies (Pre-Intermediate)

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Harold has never fallen in love with a woman, and lives alone. But one day, he meets a beautif...

Head in the Clouds (Intermediate)

02 Mar 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Dai is always daydreaming. People say he has his head in the clouds. But one day he gets a gif...

The Raven's Heart (Intermediate)

23 Feb 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Zelda is a brave huntress who gets a magical wishing cloak from a witch. The cloak can take he...

Dear Heart Chapter 5 (Pre-Intermediate)

16 Feb 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Nigella calls Fergus into the office on a Sunday to help her fix an IT problem. But it turns o...

Dear Heart Chapter 4 (Pre-Intermediate)

09 Feb 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Fergus sends Cass a stupid message, and she breaks up with him. But both of them feel awful ab...

Dear Heart Chapter 3 (Pre-Intermediate)

02 Feb 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Cass and Fergus make poetry and officially become boyfriend and girlfriend. But not everything...

Dear Heart Chapter 2 (Pre-Intermediate)

26 Jan 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Cass invites Fergus over to show him how email works, but Jo interrupts their date with their ...

Dear Heart Chapter 1 (Pre-Intermediate)

19 Jan 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Cass is the best IT worker at her company. She's strong and confident, but when she meets Ferg...

Cacica Gaitana, an Indigenous Hero (Intermediate)

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Hundreds of years ago, the Spanish came to Colombia to steal, kill and enslave. But one indige...

New Year, New Me (Beginner)

05 Jan 2021

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Two sisters, Minerva and Diana, are celebrating New Year's Eve together. Diana thinks that Min...

Nasreddin the Wise Man (Pre-Intermediate)

29 Dec 2020

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Nasreddin is a famous character from Middle Eastern and Eastern European folklore. In these si...

Open Sesame (Beginner)

15 Dec 2020

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A poor man has a rich brother who never gives him any money. One day, while looking for food i...

Mother Death (Intermediate)

08 Dec 2020

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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A poor man's wife dies and he is left alone to look after 13 children. That is, until Death co...

[100th episode celebration!] The Wind in Her Hand (Intermediate)

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for 100 episodes! === Today we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast! I give a history of the show, and listen to y...

The Land of Youth (Beginner)

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stor...

Stalking is For Girls, Too (Pre-Intermediate)

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stor...

You Can't Please Everyone (Beginner)

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stor...

Why the Sea is Salty (Beginner)

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join italki and take control of your language learning today! A poor man asks his rich brother for food. The rich brother gives him a piece of ham an...

The Crying Woman (Beginner)

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out the Halloween live stream on 31st October at 3pm Greenwich Mean Time! Inmaculada is a poor indigenous girl. Every night, she washes clothes...

The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Beginner)

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out the Halloween live stream on 31st October at 3pm Greenwich Mean Time! Every day, Lyman looks after the sheep in the field. George comes to ...

Stone Soup (Beginner)

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the first episode of Elevenses with Ariel here! A poor man goes to a town and needs food, but nobody will talk to him. So he puts a stone i...

Hold On, Little Pot! (Beginner)

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join italki and take control of your language learning today! There is a builder who works hard and loves his wife. The King asks him to build diffic...

The Wolf and the Fox (Beginner)

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A wolf and a fox travel together. The fox works for the wolf, who is always angry and hungry. The fox has to go and get food for the wolf, and is very...

Put the Lid Back On! (Beginner)

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Billy and Dim Chapters 2 & 3 (Advanced)

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ag...

Billy and Dim Chapter 1 (Advanced)

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 bea...

The Adventures of Lucky the Elephant (Pre-Intermediate)

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

The Three Feathers (Beginner)

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

To Be a Hero Chapter 3 (Advanced)

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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'...

To Be a Hero Chapter 2 (Advanced)

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

To Be a Hero Chapter 1 (Advanced)

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Three Dragons (Advanced)

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Three dragons live on three separate mountains, with a human kingdom lying in the middle. For a hundred years the two species live in peace, until one...

Luck and Reason (Pre-Intermediate)

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One day, Luck and Reason meet, and they argue over who must respect the other. So they have a contest: they will both help a farmer, and whoever the f...

Puss in Boots (Beginner)

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A young man leaves home with just a cat, but this is normal cat. He wears boots, walks and talks like a human. But best of all, he brings home gold! ...

The Musical Forest (Intermediate)

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The King of the Musical Forest goes around the world finding abandoned instruments and giving them a new home. Puppets live in the trees and play them...

Golden Horses (Intermediate)

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Scythians are the most powerful nation east of the Danube river. The gods themselves gave them beautiful golden horses, fast and powerful. But whe...

The Musicians of Bremen (Beginner)

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Find links to resources to educate yourself on racism, as well as places you can give money. #BlackLivesMatter An old donkey is going to be killed b...

The Red Mountain (Beginner)

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode starts with an important message about the protests. In America. Here are some links: If you do not know where to give, I recommend th...

The Curse of the Clock (Beginner)

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mikuláš has always loved mechanical things. When he is asked to make a big clock in Prague, the best clock in the world, he is excited. But this clo...

The Cello That Spoke (Advanced)

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Paper Man (Beginner)

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Mirror of Misurina (Pre-Intermediate)

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before the main story, we have a personal story from Sudha about her English-learning journey. King Sorapis has a very naughty daughter, Misurina. Sh...

The Other Mermaid (Intermediate)

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Rumplestiltskin (Pre-Intermediate)

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...