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Jan 2019
16m 16s

The Spider's Thread (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Ryuunosuke Akutagawa is one of the most famous authors from Japan. This story is about a man called Kandata. Kandata is a bad man who went to Hell. But Buddha gives him a chance to get out. Will he accept it?

Today's story is The Deepest Love. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Spider for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. Vocabulary: Thread, Needle, Spider. Setting: Japan. Word Count: 1260. Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa.

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