Short Stories (levels A1—B1)

Easy short stories at three CEFR levels:

Each story has 📒 key vocabulary and a 🤔 comprehension quiz to help you check your understanding ✅

The Cheapskate
B1
📖 General
Charles was famous for one thing only: his reluctance to spend money.
The Noisy One
A1
📖 General
Paul liked to talk. He talked all the time, even when people didn’t want to listen to him
Too Busy
A2
📖 General
Whenever anybody asked Tom to do anything, his answer was always the same: ”I’m too busy.”
The Break
B1
📖 General
Rachel’s friends take her away for the weekend to help her get over her recent breakup. Unfortunately, it is not the type of break that she had expected
A Different Type of Holiday
A1
📖 General
Maria is sad because she can’t travel like her friends. Instead, she must spend her holiday at home
A Fresh Start
A2
📖 General
Mike is finally free after ten years in prison, but starting a new life isn’t as easy as he had hoped
The Magician
B1
📖 General
What does a magician do when his tricks suddenly don’t work anymore?
The House Swap
B1
🔍 Mystery
Lucy and Tom’s holiday is not the relaxing break they had planned
The Last Stop
A1
⚡ Suspense
Maria’s bus ride home becomes a scary adventure
The Cleaner
A2
📖 General
Rita works hard to keep a busy office clean, yet nobody seems to appreciate her