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Sep 2021
25m 39s

Big Peter and Little Peter (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Little Peter lives with his old mother, because he doesn't want to work. He decides to make money a different way, by tricking people. But when he tricks his brother Big Peter, things don't go very well...

Today's story is Big Peter and Little Peter. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Peter for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Stupid, Woollen, Priest, Shove, Basket, Tell the future, Let someone out, Chop off, Scared, Heaven. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2016. Author: Norwegian Myths.

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