Molly has always been a bad girl. Whenever her mother asked her to work, she lied and tricked and cheated. But when her mother dies and she is kicked out, she is forced to make her own way in the world. So she does what she knows best: lying and cheating. She tells a king that she can spin gold for him, but she has no idea how. And then a strange little man appears, offering help in exchange for her nails...

Today's story is Rumplestiltskin. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Gold for the full transcript.

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After a personal story sent in by Leo Gigon, today's main story comes from the Maasai people of Africa. An elephant is travelling to meet his family, and he helps a hare cross a river. But instead of thanking him, the hare decides to steal his delicious honey, and a chase begins...

Today's story is The Elephant and the Hare. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elephant for the full transcript.

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Frederick and Brian leave peacefully in the countryside. But one day, a bear comes to the forest and starts killing people. The brothers decide to go and stop it, but Brian's pride causes him to make a terrible decision...

Today's story is The Singing Bone. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bone for the full transcript.

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King Nisos tells his son, Byzas, to go and build his own city. But Byzas and his men cannot find a good place to build. So he goes to the Oracle of Apollo to ask for help, and she tells him that he will build his city opposite the Land of the Blind. But what could that mean?

Today's story is Towards the City. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/City for the full transcript.

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Two-Eyed isn't beautiful and clever, and unlike her sisters, she only has two eyes. But when a man tries to marry her, her mother and sisters will do anything to ruin Two-Eyed's life. She will need the help of a magical goat to show that, in the end, love always wins.

Today's story is One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Eye for the full transcript.

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Red needs to bring food to her grandmother, but the illness is killing people everywhere. If she goes, she could make Grandmother sick. But when her mother disappears, and the Big Bad Wolf hunts her grandmother, she will have to risk everything to save her life.

Today's story is Little Red Riding Hood. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Red for the full transcript.

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Juraj Jánošík was a good man, but Slovakia had one very bad man: Earl Lojzo. When the Earl starts taking food from the poor, Juraj will do anything to bring justice back to the land...

Today's story is Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Steal for the full transcript.

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In today's listener-submitted story, Hubert tells us about a religious experience he had after the death of his father. Many of us are athiests these days, but sometimes something so amazing happens that it changes our beliefs.

Today's story is A Letter from God. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/God for the full transcript.

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Eric is a nice but stupid boy. His father sends him to learn from great teachers, but all he does is talk to animals. So his father throws him out, and Eric will have to use the three languages he knows to find his way...

Today's story is The Three Languages. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Three for the full transcript.

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Marabella is the witch of the dark, dark forest, with her two cats Starry and Night as companions. But it gets lonely being a witch, so she heads out into the world to find someone to share her home with. Will she succeed, or will she find the world is not so friendly to lonely little witches?

Today's story is Mia the Witch. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Witch for the full transcript.

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