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Dec 2019
20m 41s

Stories of Elves (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Today we have three stories about magical creatures called elves. Sometimes they're nice, and sometimes they're horrible! Today's story is Stories of Elves. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elves for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Stay up, Hide, Naked, Dirt, Sweep, E ... Show More
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