Category: American Stories (美国故事)

Our story today is called “Athenaise.” It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles…

Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story…

Our story today is called “Feathertop.” It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Lawan Davis adapted it for VOA Learning English. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. The long cold…

We present the short story “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett. Dona de Sanctis wrote this version for VOA Learning English. Your narrator is Kay Gallant. The forest was…

Our story today is called “The Birthmark.” It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. A long time ago, there lived a skillful scientist who…

Today’s story is “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton. The story was written by Frank Stockton in 1882. It was adapted for VOA Learning English by Shelley…

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in our series of programs called “A Princess of Mars.” The story is from a series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.Last week, we…

Editor’s note: This is the third in our series of programs called “A Princess of Mars.” The story is from a series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Last week…

Editor’s Note: Last week we brought you the first of four programs called “A Princess of Mars.” Our story is from a series of books by American writer Edgar Rice…

Today, we begin a series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called “A Princess of Mars.” It is the first book in a series…

We present the short story “The Count and the Wedding Guest,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Andy Donovan had…

We present the short story “The Romance of a Busy Broker,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Pitcher, who worked…

Our story is called “A Pair of Silk Stockings.” It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Little Missus Sommers one day found herself the…

Our story today is called “Pigs is Pigs.” It was written by Ellis Parker Butler. Mike Flannery, the agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the desk in the…

Editor’s Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video, audio, a quiz, and a lesson plan for teachers. Hope…