The Elves and the Shoemaker

All aboard The Story Train! We’re on a street corner. It’s quite cold with the wind starting to whip up, and it looks like every shop on the block is shut down. I wonder if they’re closed for a holiday? Otherwise it would be MOST peculiar for everyone to be indoors. Well, mostly ... Show More

All aboard the Story Train! Today’s story is takes place in England, the South Downs to be exact. Rolling green fields up and down as far as the eye can see. It’s very peaceful here and there are many small schools dotted about the countryside, filled with students in their unifo ... Show More

All aboard the Story Train! Today’s story is about taking more than you meant to, making it right, and growing something bigger than yourself. It’s called Gobbles the Corn Goblin. 

A dancer at the top of her career can't do her job without the skill and attention to detail of their shoemaker. Francesca Hayward is a principal dancer for the Royal Ballet and Bob Martin is her shoemaker. It’s a very personal choice for a dancer to settle on the perfect shoe - ... Show More

Welcome to another story from the Land of Nod! Today's story is another classic from the brother's Grimm and was collected in the first volume of Children's and Household Tales all the way back in 1812! It was actually the first of three stories about rascals of el ... Show More

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This is a simple story to practice English. The story is from Mother Goose stories. An old woman lives in a shoe with her children. But it's a giant's shoe. The giant wants his shoe back! How can they stop the giant? Watch and read on Youtube: https://youtu.be/R2hf6JX6gd4 See sto ... Show More

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Today we have three stories about magical creatures called elves. Sometimes they're nice, and sometimes they're horrible! Today's story is Stories of Elves. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elves for the full transcript. Leve ... Show More

‏صانع الأحذية والإلفان 2 - ترى هل سيجد صانع الأحذية نفس الهدية التي وجدها أمس؟!-------------------------------------------------------------انجليزي ع السريع هي نصوص مترجمة بتساعدك تمارس مهارة الاستماع أثناء القيام بأنشطة تانية زي السواقة أو أعمال المنزل شاهد فيديوهاتي السابقة من ... Show More

<p>Set in India, this gorgeous reimagining of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale &#34;Abu Kassem&#39;s Slippers&#34; features a poor tiger cub who is a very hard worker. His mother weaves him slippers to protect his feet from stones and thorns, and they allowed him to prosper-- ... Show More

<p>I’m something that you wear, I always come in twos, I get put on your feet. I’m not socks, I am … SHOES.</p><br><p>Humans have been protecting their feet for a very long time.</p><br><p>But over the years the types of footwear we choose have developed and multiplied. Each new ... Show More

"We're Momming Today" with Christa Pitts, co-creator of The Elf on the Shelf, along with her twin sister and mother. The trio launched The Elf on the Shelf book and brand 16 years ago and has now branched into food, theater and television. They did it with their own money and tal ... Show More