The Spider's Thread (Pre-Intermediate)
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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Kandata was an evil thief when was alive, and now he lives in Hell. Buddha remembers a time when Kandata did good, and decides to give him a chance to show that he isn't truly evil. Will Kandata become good, or is he simply a bad person? Today's story is The Spider's Thread. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/SpiderL2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. Vocabulary: Take a few liberties, Thread, Needle, Heaven, Buddha, Hell, Suffer, Demon, Truly, Evil, Just as, Crawl. Setting: Japan. Word Count: 1501. Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish
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