Category: English Stories season 1

Season 1, episode 2

It can be hard to wander through life alone, especially on Valentine’s Day. Ed the elephant is searching for the perfect girlfriend. He wants someone who is nice, fun, and patient. However, as Ed discovers, those traits can sometimes be hard to find. 

This short, simple story is told in the present tense and focuses on the words “is”, “nice”, “mean”, “say”, “ask” and “write”. 

ED WANTS A GIRLFRIEND

There is a gray elephant. The gray elephant is named Ed. Ed is big, handsome and young. Ed is nice, intelligent and shy. Ed has friends, but he doesn’t have a girlfriend. Ed wants a girlfriend because it is Valentine’s Day. Ed wants a good girlfriend. Ed wants a nice, fun, and patient girlfriend.

Ed decides to walk in the park. In the park, Ed sees a lot of possible girlfriends. Ed sees a short girl who is very, very pretty. Ed runs to the girl. He runs and runs. He doesn’t watch where he is going and he runs into the girl.

“Hello,” Ed says, “you are really pretty. What’s your name?”

The girl looks at Ed and says, “My name is good-bye, clumsy elephant.” Then she runs away from Ed.

Ed is not good. The girl was not nice to Ed. She was very mean. Ed feels very shy. Ed sees another girl. The girl is tall, skinny, and very, very pretty. Ed walks up to the girl and says, “Hello. I-I’m Ed. W-what’s y-your n-name?”

“Hello, shy elephant,” the girl says. “I’m Selena.”

“Nice to meet you, Selena,” Ed says. “I want a girlfriend. Are you nice, fun and patient?”

“Yes!” Selena yells. “I need a boyfriend too. What are you like?

“I am nice, patient, and hardworking,” Ed says.

“Oh no!” Selena cries. “I want a bad, impatient and lazy boyfriend.” Selena cries and cries.

“Selena is crazy,” Ed thinks. Then he says, “Goodbye, Selena.”

Later, Ed sees another girl. The girl has brown hair. She is not tall or short and she is very, very pretty. Ed looks at the girl and says, “Hello, beautiful. What’s your name?”

“My name is Kesha. What do you want?” the girl asks.

“I want a girlfriend. What are you like?” Ed asks.

“I am mean and I have five (5) boyfriends,” Kesha responds, “and I don’t need another one.”

“Okay,” Ed says, “bye.”

Ed walks in the park and thinks that it is impossible to find the perfect girlfriend. He looks at all the girls. He sees lazy girls and athletic girls. He sees fat girls and skinny girls. He sees girls with blonde hair, brown hair, red hair and black hair. Finally, he sees a special girl.

Ed walks up to the girl and says, “H-how are you?”

“Hee, hee. I’m good, cutie,” the girl says. “You are shy and handsome.”

“Yes, I am shy,” Ed says, “and you are very pretty. I want a girlfriend. Are you a nice girl?”

“Yes!” the girl shouts. “I am nice, fun, and patient.”

“What’s your name?”

“My name is Lori.”

“Lori, do you want to be my girlfriend?” Ed asks.

“Yes!” Lori shouts.

Ed is very happy because he has a perfect girlfriend. Ed sees his friend Felix. Felix runs in the park. Ed shouts to him.

“Hello Felix! I have a girlfriend. Her name is Lori and she is nice, fun and patient.”

“How are you, beautiful?” Felix asks.

“Wow, mouse,” Lori exclaims. “You are small, handsome and perfect. Good-bye fat elephant!”

Felix is not happy with the girl. He says “You are not nice, you are mean. My friend Ed is not fat!”

Lori does not like being yelled at. She cries and runs home.

“You are a good friend, Felix. Thank you,” Ed says.

“You’re welcome, Ed. You are also a good friend,” Felix responds.

“But now I don’t have a girlfriend for Valentine’s Day,” Ed says. He is sad.

“You don’t need a girlfriend,” Felix exclaims, “you have friends!”

Ed thinks Felix is right. He doesn’t need a girlfriend.

“Felix, let’s go eat!” Ed says.

The End.

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Season 1, episode 1

What do people do in the park? They run and walk and maybe even dance. What does an elephant do in the park? Well, he writes poetry and makes friends with a mouse, of course. 

This short, simple story is told in the present tense and focuses on the words “is”, “does not”, “sit”, “say”, “run” and “write”. 

THE ELEPHANT AND THE MOUSE

An elephant sits in the park. He sits on a bench. The elephant’s name is Ed. Ed the elephant is big and grey. Ed the elephant sits on a bench in the park. He does not run, he does not walk, he does not dance. Ed the elephant sits and listens to music and looks at people. Other people run and walk and dance. Ed does not. He sits on a bench and observes.

Ed has an idea. He sees a paper. Ed writes a poem on the paper. Ed listens to music and observes people and writes a poem. When he is done, Ed reads the poem. It is a good poem. It is not a bad poem.

In the park there is a mouse. The mouse walks in the park. The mouse is small and grey. The mouse sees Ed the elephant. The mouse is curious and walks towards the elephant. The mouse touches Ed’s foot. Ed sees the mouse and screams, “AAAAAAAAAAAAH!”

Ed the elephant runs. He runs towards the people in the park. He runs towards the people that are running and walking and dancing.

“Stop!” the mouse says. “Please don’t run away. I am not bad, I am good. I just want a friend.”

Ed the elephant stops and looks at the mouse. The mouse is small, he is not bad. Ed walks back to the mouse and sits on the bench.

“Hello mouse. My name is Ed. What’s your name?” he says.

“My name is Felix,” the mouth says.

“Nice to meet you, Felix,” Ed the elephant says.

“Nice to meet you too, Ed,” Felix the mouse says.

Felix sees that Ed has a paper. Felix is curious. He looks at Ed’s paper. He sees that there is a poem on the paper. Felix reads the poem and exclaims, “Your poem is magnificent!”

“Thank you,” Ed says, “You are a good mouse. You are a good friend.”

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