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Jun 2020
23m 51s

Golden Horses (Intermediate)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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The Scythians are the most powerful nation east of the Danube river. The gods themselves gave them beautiful golden horses, fast and powerful. But when the King's son dies, he will do anything to get him back, and his actions could lead their nation to ruin...

Today's story is Golden Horses. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Golden for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate Genre: Myths & Legends New Vocabulary: Steppe, Mighty, Armour, Feast, "Disaster struck", Realm, Magician, Wizard Coffin, Herd Setting: Ancient Word Count: 992 Author: Maxim Ostapenko

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