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Public-domain classics and original German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, English, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese stories written for the library, in 13 languages, with a translation beside every paragraph. Sorted from easy (A1–A2) to advanced (C1–C2). Open one and read; no account needed.

 

Kinderleicht

A1 · First German stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 Kinderleicht

Primeros cuentos

A1 · First Spanish stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 Primeros cuentos

Premières histoires

A1 · First French stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 Premières histoires

Prime storie

A1 · First Italian stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 Prime storie

Primeiras histórias

A1 · First Portuguese stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 Primeiras histórias

First Stories

A1 · First English stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 First Stories

पहली कहानियाँ

A1 · First Hindi stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 पहली कहानियाँ

Cerita Pertama

A1 · First Indonesian stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 Cerita Pertama

はじめてのおはなし

A1 · First Japanese stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 はじめてのおはなし

처음 읽는 이야기

A1 · First Korean stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 처음 읽는 이야기

Primele povești

A1 · First Romanian stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 Primele povești

İlk Hikâyeler

A1 · First Turkish stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 İlk Hikâyeler

入门小故事

A1 · First Chinese stories for children, told in the present tense

See all10 入门小故事

Klassiker leicht erzählt A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy German

See all13 Klassiker leicht erzählt A2

Clásicos fáciles A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Spanish

See all13 Clásicos fáciles A2

Classiques faciles A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy French

See all13 Classiques faciles A2

Classici facili A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Italian

See all13 Classici facili A2

Clássicos fáceis A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Portuguese

See all13 Clássicos fáceis A2

Easy Classics A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy English

See all13 Easy Classics A2

आसान क्लासिक A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Hindi

See all13 आसान क्लासिक A2

Klasik Mudah A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Indonesian

See all13 Klasik Mudah A2

やさしい名作 A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Japanese

See all13 やさしい名作 A2

쉬운 고전 A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Korean

See all13 쉬운 고전 A2

Clasici pe înțeles A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Romanian

See all13 Clasici pe înțeles A2

Kolay Klasikler A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Turkish

See all13 Kolay Klasikler A2

简易名著 A2

A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Chinese

See all13 简易名著 A2

Perfekt-Geschichten

A2–B1 · German stories told the way German is spoken

See all16 Perfekt-Geschichten

Historias sencillas

A2–B1 · Short made-up Spanish stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Historias sencillas

Histoires simples

A2–B1 · Short made-up French stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Histoires simples

Storie semplici

A2–B1 · Short made-up Italian stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Storie semplici

Histórias simples

A2–B1 · Short made-up Portuguese stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Histórias simples

Simple Stories

A2–B1 · Short made-up English stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Simple Stories

सरल कहानियाँ

A2–B1 · Short made-up Hindi stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 सरल कहानियाँ

Cerita Sederhana

A2–B1 · Short made-up Indonesian stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Cerita Sederhana

やさしい物語

A2–B1 · Short made-up Japanese stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 やさしい物語

쉬운 이야기

A2–B1 · Short made-up Korean stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 쉬운 이야기

Povești simple

A2–B1 · Short made-up Romanian stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Povești simple

Basit Hikâyeler

A2–B1 · Short made-up Turkish stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 Basit Hikâyeler

简单故事

A2–B1 · Short made-up Chinese stories in simple language, told in the past

See all16 简单故事

Alltagsgespräche

A2 · Everyday life in everyday German, told through conversation

See all5 Alltagsgespräche

Conversaciones cotidianas

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Spanish, told through conversation

See all5 Conversaciones cotidianas

Conversations du quotidien

A2 · Everyday life in everyday French, told through conversation

See all5 Conversations du quotidien

Conversazioni quotidiane

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Italian, told through conversation

See all5 Conversazioni quotidiane

Conversas do dia a dia

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Portuguese, told through conversation

See all5 Conversas do dia a dia

Everyday Talk

A2 · Everyday life in everyday English, told through conversation

See all5 Everyday Talk

रोज़मर्रा की बातचीत

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Hindi, told through conversation

See all5 रोज़मर्रा की बातचीत

Percakapan Sehari-hari

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Indonesian, told through conversation

See all5 Percakapan Sehari-hari

日常会話

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Japanese, told through conversation

See all5 日常会話

일상 대화

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Korean, told through conversation

See all5 일상 대화

Conversații de zi cu zi

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Romanian, told through conversation

See all5 Conversații de zi cu zi

Gündelik Sohbetler

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Turkish, told through conversation

See all5 Gündelik Sohbetler

日常对话

A2 · Everyday life in everyday Chinese, told through conversation

See all5 日常对话

Fairy tales & fables

Short classics everyone knows

See all66 Fairy tales & fables

For young readers

Children's classics

See all10 For young readers

Myths & legends

See all23 Myths & legends

Schweizer Abenteuer

B2 · German adventure stories set in real Swiss places

See all19 Schweizer Abenteuer

Short stories & mysteries

Great writers, one sitting

See all38 Short stories & mysteries

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