Story Brew | B1-B2 English Bedtime Stories for Learners

Luna, the little grey cat, has one word on the next page of her notebook: Manila.

She flies south over the warm blue sea and lands in a city that is loud, colourful, and full of heart.

With a new friend named Rico as her guide, she discovers ripe mangoes, old stone churches, and a sunset over the bay that takes her breath away. Sometimes a city makes a stranger feel right at home.

A warm, gentle story for B1–B2 English learners. Perfect for winding down.

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Maja has a plan: go to the market, buy some flowers, order a coffee, and try to act like a completely normal person. It goes almost perfectly.

A warm, funny story about doing ordinary things for the first time, and finding out they feel surprisingly wonderful.

Perfect for B1–B2 English learners.

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Luna has just landed in Bangkok.

She hasn't seen her sister Mei in five years. Five years of phone calls, voice messages, and missed birthdays. But today, that changes.

In this episode, Luna arrives in a new city, reunites with someone she loves, and spends an evening with Mei's friends.

People from different countries who all found their way to Bangkok and decided to stay.

It's a story about sisters. About distance. And about what it means to call a place home.

Perfect for: B1–B2 English learners who want to improve their listening skills while relaxing before sleep.

In this episode, you will hear: – Everyday conversation between sisters – Natural phrases for talking about feelings and home – Words and expressions about travel, city life, and friendship

Tip: Listen with your eyes closed. Don't worry about every word. Just follow the story.

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Marco isn't the kind of person who ignores small things. So when he notices his balcony plant has grown overnight, leaves wider, greener, almost glowing, he doesn't go back to bed.

He follows a trail of petals through the quiet city streets, up a rusted fire escape, and onto a rooftop he never knew existed.

What he finds there is simple, unexpected, and a little magical: a garden, a group of strangers, and a patch of soil with his name on it.

A warm, gentle story about the places we find by accident, the people we meet in the dark, and the quiet happiness of belonging somewhere.

Perfect for: winding down before sleep

Level: B1–B2 English

Length: ~5–6 minutes

Vocabulary focus in this episode: terracotta, trowel, trail, lantern, unhurried, settled

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Luna is travelling from Bali to Hong Kong, but not by plane. This time, she takes the boat.

It is her first long journey by sea. She watches the island disappear behind her.

She feels the waves move under her feet. She talks to a stranger at sunset. And late at night, far from any city, she sees the most stars she has ever seen in her life.

This is a quiet story about slowing down, paying attention, and finding beauty between one place and the next.

Perfect for: B1–B2 English learners who want to practise listening to natural, calm spoken English before bed.

In this episode, you will hear vocabulary and phrases about: travel and journeys, the sea and nature, feelings and emotions, and describing what you see.

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On a quiet Saturday morning, Anna puts on her boots and heads to the hills with her camera. She isn't looking for anything in particular.

But she finds something anyway. A small glass jar, sitting alone in the middle of the path.

When a cloud drifts down and floats inside, Anna realises the jar is no ordinary jar. Each cloud carries a feeling. Warmth.

Sadness. Courage. And maybe — just maybe — those feelings aren't meant to be kept.

A slow, gentle story about the emotions we carry, the ones we share, and the ones we already had all along.

Perfect for: winding down before sleep

Level: B1–B2 English

Length: ~5–6 minutes

Vocabulary focus in this episode: drift, dissolve, cork, courage, possibility, faraway

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Luna arrives in Bali, Indonesia, and straight away, she knows this is a special place.

In this episode, Luna explores one of the world's most beautiful islands.

She walks the quiet streets of Ubud, watches a craftsman carve a wooden bird, and sits alone in the rice fields at sunrise. She rests by the sea, climbs into the cool mountain air, and finds a lake, so still it looks like glass.

Bali is full of small, beautiful moments, and Luna notices every one of them.

This is a gentle story about travel, curiosity, and slowing down to look more closely at the world around you.

Perfect for: B1–B2 English learners | Listening before bed | Relaxing your mind after a long day

In this episode: Ubud · rice fields · Lake Batur · Tanah Lot temple · the coast of Bali

Follow Luna as she travels the world, one city at a time.

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Daniel has a meeting today. A real one. In an office. Across the city.

He has his bag. His good jacket. His plan.

Then he finds his bicycle tyre is flat.

A small problem turns into a race across the city. A walk he never takes, a metro delay he did not expect, and a lobby he reaches with just six minutes to spare.

A quiet story about staying calm when things go wrong.

Perfect for B1–B2 English learners. Short sentences. Natural conversations. Everyday vocabulary.

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Luna is still in Taipei, and she loves it there. But when she reaches into her bag and finds her wallet is gone, her perfect day turns into a small crisis. No money, no MetroCard, and the sun is going down. Luna has to do something she finds difficult: ask for help.

This is a warm, simple story about travel, trust, and knowing that it's okay to need someone.

Perfect for winding down before sleep, and great for practising your B1–B2 English listening skills.

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Daniel has a simple routine. Coffee by the window. A problem to solve. A cycle through the neighbourhood.

But this morning, the bread is gone.

One empty shelf leads him to a new bakery,  and a stranger named Anna who seems to know every street, every shop, and every cat in the city.

A quiet first story about small surprises and unexpected friendships.

Perfect for B1–B2 English learners. Short sentences. Natural conversations. Everyday vocabulary.

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