Jonah biblical story A2 graded reader

Jonah

One day Jonah hears God. He says, “Go to Nineveh and tell them that they are doing bad things. They must stop. I don’t like it.” But Jonah doesn’t go to Nineveh. He wants to go away, so he goes to a harbour and buys a place on a boat. That boat goes to Tarshish….

Grandma welcomes a poor man in her house. Alina in hospital

Alina in Hospital

By Zdenek Rotrekl It is the summer holiday. Alina is at her grandmother’s. She likes it there. Her grandmother has chickens, rabbits, cats, and a dog. Alina feeds the animals every day. Alina doesn’t like only one thing about her grandmother: she has to pray every day. The prayers seem very long to Alina. One…

The storm featured image

The Storm

David Long lives on a farm. The farm is called Green Horse. It is Saturday night. There is a storm outside. David and his father are sitting in the living room. His father is sitting at the table. He is reading the newspaper. “It is a bad storm outside,” says the father. “Listen to the…

Two dates featured picture. A boy is leaving the classroom and the others laugh at him.

Two Dates

Zdenek Rotrekl Alan was the wallflower in his class. He was always a little shy and he had no real friends when he was younger, but he always thought that this would change by the time he went to secondary school. It had not happened. Alan did not know why he had such a hard…