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Funny Short Stories are a great way to learn English, discover new words, and enjoy a good laugh. This short story is about two travelers who buy some cheap cookies at a village market in Germany. Read the story and enjoy the funny surprise at the end!
The story has been rewritten especially for English language learners.
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Cookies
One day, while my friend and I were traveling through Germany, we were very hungry but we didn’t have a lot of money. We decided to stop at a village market to get a few groceries. I chose some cookies and went to the front counter to pay. Near the counter I saw some packaged cookies in a large bin. They looked good and were a lot cheaper than the ones I had in my hand, so I took them instead.
We left the store and looked for a place where we could eat. We found a quiet place under a tree and we ate our sandwiches first, and then the cookies and We thought they were great.
“Let’s get these again,” I said. “They’re cheap and they really taste good.”
My friend can read some German, but I can’t, so I gave her the package so she could look for the brand name. She looked at it and then started to laugh.
“Why are you laughing?” I asked.
“Because they’re dog biscuits!” she said.
— THE END –
Vocabulary
- Grocery /ˈɡrəʊsəri/ — food and other things that you buy at a store.
Example: We stopped at a village market to get a few groceries. - Package /ˈpækɪdʒ/ — something wrapped or put in a box or bag.
Example: My friend looked at the package. - Counter /ˈkaʊntər/ — a long flat place in a shop where you pay for things.
Example: I went to the front counter to pay. - Bin /bɪn/ — a large container for holding things.
Example: I saw some cookies in a large bin. - Cheap /tʃiːp/ — costing little money.
Example: They were cheap and tasted good.
- Quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ — making very little noise.
Example: We found a quiet place under a tree. - Sandwich /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ — food made with bread and something inside it.
Example: We ate our sandwiches first. - Brand /brænd/ — the name of a company or product.
Example: She looked for the brand name. - Laugh /læf/ — to make a happy sound when something is funny.
Example: She looked at the package and started to laugh. - Biscuit /ˈbɪskɪt/ — a small, dry, usually sweet food that you can eat.
Example: They were actually dog biscuits.
Comprehension Questions
- Where were the two friends traveling?
- Why did they decide to stop at a village market?
- What did the writer choose at the store?
- Where did the writer see the cheaper cookies?
- Why did the writer take the cheaper cookies?
- Where did the friends go to eat?
- What did they eat before the cookies?
- Why did the writer want to buy the cookies again?
- Why did the writer give the package to his friend?
- Why did the friend start to laugh?
Grammar Exercises
- My friend and I __ traveling through Germany.
A) was
B) were
C) are - We __ very hungry.
A) was
B) were
C) is - We __ to stop at a village market.
A) decide
B) decided
C) deciding - I __ some cookies and went to the counter.
A) choose
B) chose
C) choosing - The cookies __ good.
A) looked
B) look
C) looking
- They __ a lot cheaper than the other cookies.
A) was
B) were
C) is - We __ our sandwiches first.
A) eat
B) ate
C) eating - My friend __ some German.
A) can read
B) can reads
C) can reading - She __ at the package and started to laugh.
A) look
B) looked
C) looking - They __ dog biscuits.
A) was
B) were
C) is
Answer Key:
1) B, 2) B, 3) B, 4) B, 5) A, 6) B, 7) B, 8) A, 9) B, 10) B
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