The Friday Cookies
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 5 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Aiko wants to learn who leaves cookies in the office kitchen every Friday.
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Every Friday, a plate of cookies sat in the kitchen. The cookies were soft and sweet. Nobody knew who brought them.
Aiko asked her friends. "Not me," said one. "Not me," said another. Even the boss said no.
Aiko wanted to know the answer. On Thursday night, she set her alarm for four o'clock.
On Friday morning, it was dark and cold. Aiko walked to the office. The street was empty.
The building was quiet. Then she heard a sound in the kitchen. The light was on.
An old man in a blue shirt stood there. He was the night cleaner. He put cookies on the plate.
"Good morning," Aiko said.
The man jumped. "Oh! You are very early."
"Are you the cookie person?" she asked.
"Yes," he said. "I bake them at home on Thursday night. The office is quiet at night. The cookies make the morning nice."
Aiko took a cookie. It was still warm.
Later, she bought a card. She wrote, "Thank you for the cookies. We all love them." She put the card by the plate. Then she went to her desk.
