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May 2020
27m 34s

The Paper Man (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
About this episode

Before the main story, we have a personal story from Nguyễn about living as a blind person.

It's not easy being made of paper! This Paper Man hates his life, and he tries to do everything to look like a normal human. But one day, when a giant comes to town, he will learn that being made of paper is actually very useful!

Today's story is The Paper Man. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Paper for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Children's New Vocabulary: Blind, Disabled, Insult, Jealous, Human, Keep away, Burn, Blow (wind), Scrunch up, Flatten out, Cardboard, Giant, Attack, Save Setting: Fairytale Word Count: 883 Author: Ariel Goodbody, Lina

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