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May 2021
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The Most Wanted Woman in Town (Pre-Inter...

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Content warning: this episode contains suggestions of domestic violence.

Ada needs help to get rid of her awful boyfriend, Quinn. She goes to Hartwood Head, where a powerful sorceress lives, The Most Wanted Woman in Town. This woman announces a competition: whoever can get her house key from around a cat's neck and open her door will be able to ask her for one thing. So Ada gets the key the only way she knows how: by being nice.

Today's story is The Most Wanted Woman in Town. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wanted for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Prompt, Sorceress, Sleep in, Whoever, Disappear, Chase, Trap, Rub, Scratch, Nap, Gossip. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 3321. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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