Easy Stories

Jokes in Levels (for English Learners)

• Beautiful Wife – Level 3
  Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old ... read more
• Mop – Level 1
  A young man has a new job at a supermarket. It is his first day. The manager says hello to ... read more
• Reincarnation – Level 2
  There were two lovers, who were really into spiritualism and reincarnation. They promised that if one of them died, the ... read more
• Politician – Level 3
  While walking down the street one day a corrupt politician is tragically hit by a car and killed. His soul ... read more
• Guitar – Level 2
  Carlos told his wife that he wanted a guitar to play while sitting in the Jacuzzi. The next day she bought ... read more
• Knives – Level 3
  A man from a circus travels by car. He has long hair and looks like a mafia boss. A policeman ... read more

American Stories VOA Learning English

• The Line of Least Resistance
  Our story today is called "The Line of Least Resistance.”  It was written by Edith Wharton. Here is Larry West ... read more
• Lesson Plan for The Line of Least Resistance
  This lesson plan, based on the CALLA Approach, teaches the strategy Make Inferences to help understand the story. ... read more
• ‘Benito Cereno,’ by Herman Melville, Part Three
    We present the last of three parts of the short story "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville. ... read more
• ‘Benito Cereno,’ by Herman Melville, Part Two
    We present the second of three parts of the short story "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville. ... read more
• ‘Benito Cereno,’ by Herman Melville, Part One
    We present the first of three parts of the short story "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville. Here is ... read more
• ‘The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock,’ by O. Henry
    We present the short story "The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock" by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted ... read more

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