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Vocabulary: Kings and Queens
Towards the City
07/04/2020 L1 - Beginner
Once upon a time, in Ancient Greece, there was a man called Byzas. Byzas was the son of Nisos, the King of Megara, a city in Greece.
'My son,' said King Nisos one day. 'It is time for you to go out and make your way in the world. Find your own land and build a city there.'
'I will make you happy, father,' said Byzas.
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/f5a89d97-a421-4bc3-88df-21dde11613c1.mp3
Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor
17/03/2020 L2 - Pre-Intermediate
Juraj Jánošík was a young man. He grew up in a small villege in Slovakia. His mother died giving birth to him, so his father looked after him.
When Juraj turned eighteen, he went to war.
'Do not worry, Father,' he said, 'I will not be gone long.'
But he was at war for three years, and during that time there were three cold winters and three hot summers. Juraj's father was old and alone, and he had nobody to look after him. When Juraj finally came home from war, his father was dead.
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/5427d616-05be-40fb-b426-3b8a32b9bcb5.mp3
The Three Languages
Once there was an old man who lived in Switzerland. He was very rich, but his wife had died young. They only had one son, and he was very stupid. His name was Eric. One day, the father said to Eric, 'Listen, my son. You are not the cleverest in the world. I try to teach you many things, but I can get nothing into your head. It is time for you to leave home. I will send you to a famous teacher, and he will teach you until you are clever. Then we will see what we can do with you.'
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/b10d252d-79ad-43f3-878d-41f37fcb92a6.mp3
Mia the Witch
25/02/2020 L4 - Advanced
Once there was a witch called Marabella, who lived in a deep, dark forest. As with most witches, she was not actually evil, but she did magic, and so the people were afraid of her, and whenever there was a storm, or a bad harvest, or a child got sick, they said, 'It is the witch's anger!'
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/9e0b4643-c88e-47f2-8707-070b054da4e3.mp3
The Brave Little Tailor
Once there was a tailor, who was very brave but quite stupid. He lived alone in a small town, and made and sold clothes all by himself. His business never did quite well, but he was happy, although sometimes he thought about leaving the town.
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/c4ffa953-2040-435e-982d-04f825467e24.mp3
Heart of Iron
14/01/2020 L3 - Intermediate
Henry's heart was too big. That was always his problem. He knew that he could never be with the prince, but still, he watched him lovingly every day. He watched him eat, he watched him dance, and he watched him sword fight. Every action Prince Brandle took was beautiful, and Henry loved watching him.
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/511a5265-46e2-4775-afc1-5608672ac4ba.mp3
Once there was a brother and a sister. Their mother had died, and they lived with their father and their stepmother. Their stepmother was always mean to them, and their father was always busy with work.
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/64bb707e-28a6-40aa-ac6b-3b43c8e3910e.mp3
The White Snake
Once there lived a king. He was famous because he was very clever. He knew everything that happened in his country. Nobody knew how he knew everything. It was like the secrets came to him through the air.
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/24150585-d657-41d3-98fc-eb3b220a9749.mp3
The Three Snake Leaves
Once there was a poor man with a son. The man could not look after his son anymore, so the son said to him, 'Dear father. Things are bad here, and you have to work hard to look after me. Let me leave, and I will look after myself.'
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/b0f1b2c2-a78c-4daa-a480-f7ef1cb2eb4e.mp3
The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Pre-Intermediate)
Once there was a father with two sons. The older son, Hugh, was smart and sensible, and could do everything, but the younger son, Anders, was stupid and understood nothing. Whenever the father needed help, it was always the older son who helped him.
https://media.blubrry.com/egalecen/pinecast.com/listen/1d21dcec-a719-493e-ac8d-c99a4d6fb8eb.mp3