Welcome to easy stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from ok to good and from good to great.
I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show.
Today's story is for intermediate learners.
The name of the story is the Raven's heart.
You can find a transcript of the episode@easystoriesinenglish.com Raven that's easystoriesinenglish.com Raven r A v e n this contains the full story as well as my conversation before it today's story is the longest story we've ever had on the podcast, but I didn't want to split it into two chapters, so I'm going to keep my conversation really short.
Mainly, I just want to give a warning.
Today's story has domestic abuse in it.
Domestic abuse is when someone is cruel, physically or emotionally to another family member.
For example, a parent might shout at their children or a husband might hit his wife.
Obviously this is a very serious topic and it is difficult for many people, so please do be careful when listening to this episode.
There is not lots of domestic abuse on the page, meaning you won't see a lot of it directly, but a lot of it is implied.
This means that characters mention it and you can understand the situation through what they have and haven't said.
That being said, I'm really happy with how this story turned out.
It's one of my favourite romance stories that I've written, so I hope you enjoy.
It's based on the Grimm Brothers fairy tale donkey cabbages, but I change so much that it's basically a different story, to be honest.
Okay, I'll just explain some words that are in today's story.
A raven, Ra, is a black bird with a big black beak.
B e a k a big black nose.
Ravens are very intelligent.
For example, they can tell each other about where to find food and can learn to talk.