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Feb 2019
16m 32s

The Hair Thief (Pre-Intermediate)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In old Kyoto, a man stands under a gate. He waits for the rain to stop. He has just lost his job, and he doesn't know where he is going to sleep tonight, or where he will get his food from. Will he remain good, or become a thief to survive? Today's story is The Hair Thief. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.co ... Show More
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