The Shoe in the River
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 5 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Sunita loses a shoe in a small river and tries to catch it with her friend.
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Sunita and her friend Nuno walk in the hills. The day is hot and sunny.
They come to a small river. It is cold and clear. There is no bridge. Big stones lie in the water.
"We can walk on the stones," Nuno says. He goes first, and he gets across.
Sunita follows him slowly. The stones are wet. Halfway across, her foot slips.
Her left shoe falls into the water. Her sock is wet, too. It floats away down the river.
"My shoe!" she shouts.
Nuno laughs. Then he sees her face. "Run!" he says.
They run along the bank. The shoe is far ahead. It turns slowly in the water.
Nuno finds a long stick on the ground. "Take this," he says.
Sunita runs faster. The river turns left. The shoe stops by a big rock. She puts the stick out. She pulls the shoe to the bank.
"Got it!" she shouts. Nuno claps his hands.
She pours the water out of the shoe. It is cold and wet, but she puts it on.
"Next time, I carry my shoes," she says.
