Classic stories you already know, rewritten for the language you’re learning.
Read fairy tales from A0 to B1 with slow audio, side-by-side English translation and illustrations. Familiar plots, comprehensible input.
How it works
Pick a story
Choose a classic tale you already know from your childhood.
Choose your level
From two-word sentences at A0 to rich narrative at B1.
Listen, read, remember
Audio + translation + pictures make the meaning stick.
The same scene, at your level
Every story is rewritten four times. Start where reading feels easy — move up when it feels slow.
The girl has a red hood. She walks in the forest.
A little girl wears a red hood. She walks through the forest to visit her grandmother.
One morning, Little Red Riding Hood's mother gives her a basket and asks her to visit her sick grandmother.
Although her mother had warned her not to leave the path, Little Red Riding Hood soon became distracted by the flowers growing beside the trees.
Everything you need to actually understand
Slow & natural audio
Every scene read aloud at two speeds, so you can listen before you can read.
Translation toggle
Read in your target language only, or side by side with English.
Illustrations
One picture per scene that shows the meaning — comprehension without a dictionary.
Four levels per story
The same tale at A0, A1, A2 and B1. Level up inside a story you already understand.
Classic stories
Grimm, Andersen, Aesop — plots you already know, so your brain can focus on the language.
Progress saving
Close the book anytime. We remember your scene, level and mode.
The library
Growing every month. Grimm, Andersen, Aesop and more — free stories to start, the full library with membership.
Why classic stories work
When you already know the plot, your brain doesn’t have to guess what’s happening — it can spend all its attention on the words. That’s comprehensible input at its best: you understand the message, so the language sinks in naturally. Familiar stories lower the cognitive load, and lower load means more reading, more listening and faster progress.
Unlock the full library
Free stories forever. Full access from $9/month or $49/year for founding members.