Simple English Stories

A2. The Ugly Duckling

A2. The Ugly Duckling

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 classic starts with a duckling who looks different to the others. He is bullied and he runs away. Read and listen to see how his life changes.  

A2. The Ugly Duckling

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 classic starts with a duckling who looks different to the others. He is bullied and he runs away. Read and listen to see how his life changes.  

A2. Anansi & The Snake

A2. Anansi & The Snake

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 African folktale tells how Anansi sees Snake’s delicious stew and uses a clever lie to take it. Read and listen to see how the trick works… and what...

A2. Anansi & The Snake

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 African folktale tells how Anansi sees Snake’s delicious stew and uses a clever lie to take it. Read and listen to see how the trick works… and what...

A2. How Anansi Became a Spider

A2. How Anansi Became a Spider

Tristan Palumbo

This B1 African folk tale tells how Anansi’s clever tricks go too far when he lies about a funeral to get food. Read and listen to find out what the...

A2. How Anansi Became a Spider

Tristan Palumbo

This B1 African folk tale tells how Anansi’s clever tricks go too far when he lies about a funeral to get food. Read and listen to find out what the...

A2. The Ant & The Grasshopper

A2. The Ant & The Grasshopper

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 moral fable shows what happens when winter finally comes but only one friend is ready! Read and listen to see how the grasshopper learns his lesson.  

A2. The Ant & The Grasshopper

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 moral fable shows what happens when winter finally comes but only one friend is ready! Read and listen to see how the grasshopper learns his lesson.  

A2. The Boy Who Cried Wolf

A2. The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 Aesop’s fable tells of a bored boy who shouts “Wolf!” as a joke, until a real wolf comes and nobody believes him. Read and listen to see how...

A2. The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 Aesop’s fable tells of a bored boy who shouts “Wolf!” as a joke, until a real wolf comes and nobody believes him. Read and listen to see how...

A2. The North Wind And The Sun

A2. The North Wind And The Sun

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 moral fable shows a competition between the Wind and the Sun. Who can make the man take off his coat first? Read and listen to a native English...

A2. The North Wind And The Sun

Tristan Palumbo

This A2 moral fable shows a competition between the Wind and the Sun. Who can make the man take off his coat first? Read and listen to a native English...