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English stories: Everyday life

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A boy and his mother sit beside a long painting of the sea, with a red sail and three birds, while his grandmother smiles from her chair. Two books hold the paper flat.
A18 minFree

Everyday life

The Long Picture

A boy paints a long sea picture for his grandmother's birthday. The paint, a small bag and a windy doorway make the journey across the street harder than he expects.

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A girl offers a blue ball to a small white dog with brown ears on a red blanket beneath a kitchen table. Her mother holds a plate near the sink, and an empty basket stands by the door.
A17 minFree

Everyday life

The Dog Under the Table

A girl makes a soft bed for a new dog, but it carries the blanket under the kitchen table. A blue ball, a noisy pan and a basket that will not fit help her find a comfortable place for them both.

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A girl in a red helmet rides a yellow bicycle to a nearby red line on a park path. Her father walks beside her, with a distant gate behind them.
A17 minFree

Everyday life

The Yellow Bicycle

A girl's first bicycle ride ends on the grass when her father lets go without telling her. A nearby red line gives them a smaller goal and a new way to try together.

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A boy behind a red theatre curtain tilts a shoe box of dry beans beside a microphone. A queen in blue stands at a cardboard window on stage with a traveller holding a yellow scarf.
B118 minFree

Everyday life

The Storm in a Shoe Box

Eli prepares a perfect recording for a theatre play. But laughter, unexpected answers and a forgotten line change the performance. Behind the curtain, a shoe box waits under his table.

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