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Nov 2020
17m 56s

You Can't Please Everyone (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stories in English has helped you to learn English.

I also want to have a special introduction with all of your voices. So make sure to record yourself saying, ‘Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good, and from Good to Great.’

Email your recording to Ariel@EasyStoriesInEnglish.com. Make sure it’s less than a minute, so that there’s time for everyone’s recording!

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Today we have two stories: The Man, the Boy and the Donkey and The Man and His Two Wives. They both have the theme You can't please everyone. It's much better to be yourself and do what you think is right!

Today's story is You Can't Please Everyone. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Please for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Please, Donkey, “Shame on you”, Keep on, Complain, Shoulder, Pull out, Mature, Bald. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 829. Author: Fairy tales.

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