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Jul 2020
26m 8s

Luck and Reason (Pre-Intermediate)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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One day, Luck and Reason meet, and they argue over who must respect the other. So they have a contest: they will both help a farmer, and whoever the farmer does better with wins.

Today's story is Luck and Reason. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Luck for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Reason, Get down on your knees, Gardener, Royal, Carver, Tailor, Commoner, Execute, Chop off, Sword. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1120. Author: Katherine from the Czech Republic.

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