Adam and Eve
God forms the first human and his companion, places them in Eden, and tells how they are expelled from the garden.
Learning English · Beginner
English Stories for Beginners
Build a reading habit with beginner English stories and audio. Follow familiar plots told in short, connected passages.
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Cinderella
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Daniel continues to pray despite a royal decree and is protected in the lions’ den.
David and Goliath
Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.
Hansel and Gretel
Two children are lost in the forest and must outwit a witch who lives in a house made of sweets.
Jonah and the Whale
Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.
Little Red Riding Hood
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood
Noah builds an ark to survive the flood, and God establishes a covenant with Noah and every living creature.
Rapunzel
A girl with extraordinarily long hair is kept in a tower until a prince discovers her.
Rumpelstiltskin
A mysterious little man helps a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, then demands a costly promise.
Sleeping Beauty
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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How Red-Cap got her name
English
There was once a little girl who everyone loved. Her grandmother loved her most of all and wanted to give her anything she could. One day, she gave the girl a little red velvet cap. The girl liked it so much that she always wore it. So everyone called her Little Red-Cap.
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