Easy Stories in English
Episodes
The Elephant and the Hare (Beginner)
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a personal story sent in by Leo Gigon, today's main story comes from the Maasai people of Africa. An elephant is travelling to meet his family, ...
The Singing Bone (Pre-Intermediate)
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frederick and Brian leave peacefully in the countryside. But one day, a bear comes to the forest and starts killing people. The brothers decide to go ...
Towards the City (Beginner)
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
King Nisos tells his son, Byzas, to go and build his own city. But Byzas and his men cannot find a good place to build. So he goes to the Oracle of Ap...
One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed (Pre-Intermediate)
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two-Eyed isn't beautiful and clever, and unlike her sisters, she only has two eyes. But when a man tries to marry her, her mother and sisters will do ...
Little Red Riding Hood (Beginner)
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Red needs to bring food to her grandmother, but the illness is killing people everywhere. If she goes, she could make Grandmother sick. But when her m...
Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor (Pre-Intermediate)
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Juraj Jánošík was a good man, but Slovakia had one very bad man: Earl Lojzo. When the Earl starts taking food from the poor, Juraj will do anything...
A Letter from God (Intermediate)
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's listener-submitted story, Hubert tells us about a religious experience he had after the death of his father. Many of us are athiests these ...
The Three Languages (Beginner)
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eric is a nice but stupid boy. His father sends him to learn from great teachers, but all he does is talk to animals. So his father throws him out, an...
Mia the Witch (Advanced)
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marabella is the witch of the dark, dark forest, with her two cats Starry and Night as companions. But it gets lonely being a witch, so she heads out ...
The Little Frog with the Big Mouth (Beginner)
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A little frog with a big mouth lives in the forest. Every day, he eats flies for breakfast, lunch and dinner. One day, he decides he does not want to ...
The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage (Beginner)
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A mouse, a bird and a sausage live happily together. Every day, they each do their job, and ea...
The Brave Little Tailor (Pre-Intermediate)
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A foolish tailor kills seven flies in one blow, and makes a belt to remember this. He goes out...
The Legend of Lake Toba (Pre-Intermediate)
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A man lives alone in a valley, farming and fishing to survive. One day, he catches a pretty li...
Old Sultan (Beginner)
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Old Sultan is a very old dog. He has lost all his teeth and can't bite anymore. His owner is g...
Heart of Iron (Intermediate)
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Henry's heart is too big. That has always been his problem. He fell in love with Prince Brandl...
Mother Holle (Pre-Intermediate)
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Once there was a widow with two daughters: a hardworking one and a lazy one. The hardworking d...
The Toy Rabbit (Pre-Intermediate)
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === The Toy Rabbit met the Boy on Christmas day, and quickly fell in love with him. But the other ...
Stories of Elves (Beginner)
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Today we have three stories about magical creatures called elves. Sometimes they're nice, and ...
Three Drops of Blood (Beginner)
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Today's story is about the origin of mosquitoes, and it comes from Vietnam. Thank you to Huynh...
Brother and Sister (Pre-Intermediate)
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === There is a brother and sister who live with their father and their stepmother. She hits them e...
The White Snake (Beginner)
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === There is a king who knows all the secrets in the country. Every night he asks for a special di...
The Very Hungry Dragon (Intermediate)
12 Nov 2019
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 Three Snake Leaves (Beginner)
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A young man fights in the war, and he does very well. The King says he can marry his daughter,...
The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Pre-Intermediate)
29 Oct 2019
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...
The Golem of Prague (Intermediate)
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Throughout the cities of Europe, the Jewish people have been attacked and kicked out, and the ...
The Great Race (Beginner)
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Buddha is about to leave Earth, and he wants to say goodbye to the animals in a special way: h...
The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats (Beginner)
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === One day, a mother goat leaves her seven children to find food in the forest. Before she leaves...
The Nose That Ran Away (Pre-Intermediate)
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 u...
Strange Friends (Beginner)
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Boy Who Hoped (Pre-Intermediate)
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Arachne, the Spider Woman (Beginner)
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Sleeping Beauty (Beginner)
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
House of Secrets Chapter 4 (Intermediate)
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
House of Secrets Chapter 3 (Intermediate)
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
House of Secrets Chapter 2 (Intermediate)
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
House of Secrets Chapter 1 (Intermediate)
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Little Mermaid (Beginner)
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Last Question (Pre-Intermediate)
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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. I...
The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd (Beginner)
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
The Teacher and the Student (Beginner)
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Dronach...
The Pit and the Pendulum (Intermediate)
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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. T...
Love is Worth a Bit of Pain (Intermediate)
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Woman of the Mountain (Intermediate)
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
The Black Cat (Intermediate)
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === I don’t expect you to believe what I am going to tell you, but hopefully you will understand...
The Mice Discuss Chapter 2 (Pre-Intermediate)
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Gentle the mouse goes to visit his family, who live in a human home. They have a problem with ...
The Mice Discuss Chapter 1 (Pre-Intermediate)
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Gentle the mouse goes to visit his family, who live in a human home. They have a problem with ...
The Heart That Told the Truth (Beginner)
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Listen to my story and judge for yourself. Am I crazy? Today's story is The Heart That Told t...
The Lion in Love Chapter 3 (Pre-Intermediate)
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Crush is determined to get married to Charcoal. The only problem is, he doesn't know her... T...
The Lion in Love Chapter 2 (Pre-Intermediate)
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Crush is determined to get married to Charcoal. The only problem is, he doesn't know her... T...
The Lion in Love Chapter 1 (Pre-Intermediate)
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Crush hasn't come out of his cave in several days. Gentle goes to see what's wrong, and finds ...
The Mouse, the Frog and the Hawk (Pre-Intermediate)
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Hoppy the frog doesn't have any friends, just like Gentle. So when Hoppy asks Gentle to play a...
The Lion and the Pig (Pre-Intermediate)
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Crush the lion is angry. Speedy the rabbit asked him to do a favour, but he doesn't respect hi...
The Beetle and the Boy Chapter 3 (Pre-Intermediate)
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Cecil has always been great at not being noticed. But for the first time in his life he wants ...
The Beetle and the Boy Chapter 2 (Pre-Intermediate)
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Cecil has always been great at not being noticed. But for the first time in his life he wants ...
The Beetle and the Boy Chapter 1 (Pre-Intermediate)
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Cecil has always been great at not being noticed. But for the first time in his life he wants ...
The Rabbit and the Tortoise (Beginner)
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Speedy the rabbit is the fastest animal in the Great Forest. But everyone loves Steady the tor...
The Lion and the Mouse (Beginner)
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === All the animals in the forest hate Gentle the mouse. They all think he is weak and stupid. So ...
The North Wind and the Sun (Beginner)
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === The North Wind and the Sun are always arguing about what true power is. Does power come from s...
One Night in a Vampire's House (Intermediate)
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Welcome to the world of Kundun, where rabbits talk and vampires can haunt you even centuries a...
The Mature, Elegant Woman (Beginner)
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
The Monk's Nose (Intermediate)
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Hair Thief (Pre-Intermediate)
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 j...
The Spider's Thread (Beginner)
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
The Deepest Love (Advanced)
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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, bu...
The Venerable Mr. Siggs (Advanced)
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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-schoo...
Crow Island (Pre-Intermediate)
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake (Beginner Level)
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Doggo and Kitty Tear Their Trousers (Beginner Level)
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Today I talk about Christmas. Where I live there is a very popular Christmas market. It makes ...
Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry (Beginner Level)
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Once, there was a dog and a cat. The dog was called Doggo. He had long, thick hair. The cat wa...