Enjoy our collection of easy online texts and short stories for children and adult beginners of English. Each text is accompanied by a vocabulary list and a reading comprehension quiz with answers. Free to English learners and their teachers (for ESL and EFL classes).
Granny Simpkin lived all by herself in a very busy town. Every day people went by her house on their way to work. But no one came to see her, and Granny Simpkin was lonely.
Pa Purrkins is taking Katie kitten to school. It is her first day, and Katie wonders what school will be like. She feels worried and excited at the same time.