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Throwback: The Belly of the Beast
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Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Belly of the Beast! Kaya wants to make friends with her neighbors, but they don't seem interested in getting to know her! But when everyone gets swallowed by a great big monster, will her neighbors suddenly come around and decide to be friends? Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity <...
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 97% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 125 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 73 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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The Belly of the Beast Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Kaya who lived in a cottage deep in the wilderness. She was a quiet sort and shy as a new cat.
She spent her days tending to her little garden and her nights reading by a little fire. It was a nice life, but it was a lonely one. To fix that, Kaya thought she would make friends with her neighbors. Of course, all her neighbors were animals, but that didn't bother her any.
Unfortunately, her neighbors felt differently. They had never met a human before, and they weren't interested in meeting one now. even one who happened to live next door. Poor Kaya tried to make friends with the Oxen first. Well, she tried to try. They wouldn't even spare a moment to glance at her when she tried to get
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