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Simple short stories in english for beginners
A very hungry rooster was scratching and digging in the dirt looking for food. He scratched and dug and finally found a beautiful jewel. He was amazed at how the gem shone glittered.
“This is a very fine and beautiful thing,” he thought, “but I would rather have one tasty kernel of corn instead.”
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Vocabulary
| English | Pronunciation | Russian | Spanish | Indian | Chinese |
| rooster | [‘ruːstə] | петух | gallo | मुरग़ा | 公雞 |
| jewel | [‘ʤuːəl] | драгоценный камень | joya | गहना | 寶 |
| hungry | [‘hʌŋgrɪ] | голодный | hambriento | भूखे पेट | 飢餓 |
| Scratch (scratching) | [skræʧ] | царапать | rasguño | खरोंच | 刮 |
| digging | [‘dɪgɪŋ] | копание | excavación | खुदाई | 挖掘 |
| dirt | [dɜːt] | грязь | suciedad | गंदगी | 污垢 |
| looking | [luking] | обзор | mirando | देख | 看著 |
| food | [fuːd] | пища | comida | भोजन | 餐飲 |
| Dig (dug) | [dɪg] | копать | cavar | गड्ढा करना | 挖 |
| finally | [‘faɪn(ə)lɪ] | в заключение | finalmente | आखिरकार | 最後 |
| find (found) | [faɪnd] | находить | encontrar | खोज | 找 |
| beautiful | [‘bjuːtəf(ə)l ], [-ful] | красивый | hermosa | सुंदर | 美麗 |
| amaze | [ə’meɪz] | изумлять | asombro | विस्मित करना | 驚奇 |
| gem | [ʤem] | драгоценный | joya | मणि | 寶石 |
| Shine (shone) | [ʃaɪn] | светить | brillar | चमक | 閃耀 |
| glitter | [‘glɪtə] | блестеть | resplandecer | चमक | 閃光 |
| thing | [θɪŋ] | вещь | cosa | चीज़ | 事情 |
| Think (thought) | [θɪŋk] | думать | pensar | सोच | 認為 |
| rather | [‘rɑːðə] | лучше | más bien | बल्कि | 寧 |
| tasty | [‘teɪstɪ] | вкусный | sabroso | स्वादिष्ट | 可口 |
| kernel | [‘kɜːn(ə)l] | сердцевина (плода) | semilla | गुठली | 核心 |
| corn | [kɔːn] | зерно | maíz | मक्का | 玉米 |
| instead | [ɪn’sted] | вместо | en lugar | बजाय | 代替 |
Simple short stories in english for beginners
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Simple short stories in english for beginners
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.