short English stories for ESL learners

0. INTRODUCTION 1. Sara Went Shopping 2. Man Injured at Fast Food Place 3. A Life-Saving Cow 4. Driver Loses Mabel, Finds Jail 5. Jerry Decided To Buy a Gun 6. Freeway Chase Ends at Newsstand 7. Better To Be Unlucky 8. Food Fight Erupted in Prison 9. Wanted To Know How His Pig’s Doing 10. Goats Being Hired 11. A Missing Cat 12. Book Him 13. Water Under the Sink (Part One) 14. Water Under the Sink (Part Two) 15. Theft Occurs Everywhere 16. Eggs and a Bunny 17. Hotel Says Goodbye to Clean Couple 18. $100 Deposit 19. Books Don’t Grow on Trees 20. A Murder-Suicide 21. New Store and Its Owners 22. Mayor Denies Hit-and-Run Charge 23. Gasoline Prices Hit Record High 24. A Festival of Books 25. Crazy Housing Prices 26. Happy and Unhappy Renters 27. Pulling Out Nine Tons of Trash 28. Cloning Pets 29. Rentals at the Oceanside Community 30. Trees Are a Threat 31. Gets Booked, Writes a Book 32. Popular Park Reopens 33. Swim Classes Begin Soon 34. Getting Older But Not Sitting Around 35. Agencies Get Millions for Homeless 36. Tenants Watch Building Burn 37. Bathtub Blues 38. Blood Drive at Civic Center 39. City Hosts 42nd Art Fair 40. City and Crime 41. Bank Robbery 42. Immigration Goes Online 43. Jimmy Fixes His Door 44. Larry Needs a New Air-Conditioner 45. Man Gets 12 Years for Fraud 46. Man Shoots Up Post Office 47. Murals Are Over 200 Years Old 48. Pier Collapses 49. Cameras in Police Cars 50. A School Girl Sues Her School

51. SUV Driver Sends Officer Flying 52. Boy Drowns in Neighbor's Pool 53. Woman Dies in House Fire 54. Pilot Killed as Plane Crashes into House 55. Fishing for Girls 56. Woman Shot Next to Her Christmas Tree 57. Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Nightclub 58. Fishing Boat Sinks, Everyone Saved 59. The Mysterious Carport Stain 60. Woman Lies About Winning Lottery 61. Victory Dance Leads to Death 62. Eat Your Vegetables 63. Honk if You're in a Hurry 64. The Man Who Loved Women 65. How to Get out of Jury Duty 66. The Way to a Man’s Heart 67. Female Seeks Mature Male 68. Let’s Go Fishing 69. Train Wreck “Frees” Cows 70. Valuable Guitar Found 71. Stepmother Kills Herself 72. Beautiful Teacher Smiles, then Walks Away 73. Are Criminals Taking Over LA? 74. Police Arrest Happy Van Driver 75. Open Wide and Say Your Prayers 76. The Final Phone Call 77. The Doctor’s Almost Perfect Children 78. There Goes the Neighborhood! 79. Let’s Go to Vegas! 80. Squirrel Attacks Woman in Golf Cart 81. He Goes to War to Save His Baby 82. English Is Confusing 83. Pump Up the Tires and Ride the Bike 84. Don’t Go Swimming on an Empty Stomach 85. The Park That Went to the Dogs 86. Brother, Can You Spare a Carburetor? 87. Golf Like a Girl, Manage Like a Man 88. Take Me Out to the Ball Game 89. Take This Job and Shove It 90. Where Did That Book Go? 91. When You’ve Got Your Health, You've Got Everything 92. It Doesn’t Have That ‘New Car’ Smell 93. Rich Man Invites Poor Student to Dinner 94. It Only Rings When I'm in the Bathroom 95. It Was an Old, Worthless Clock 96. Schoolboys Get Five-Finger Discount on Candy 97. Collecting Seashells at the Seashore 98. Check Your Bags at the Store Entrance 99. When I Retire, We Will See the World 100. Get Me a Caffe Latte or Go to Jail

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Extra Stories

1. Parades and Horses 2. The Big Wedding 3. Don’t Be in a Hurry 4. A Signer Helps Students 5. Looking for Mr. Right 6. Enjoy the Movie 7. Bad News, Good News 8. Rest in Peace 9. Topless on TV 10. The Big One 11. Register to Vote 12. Unhappy Birthday 13. Coming to the Rescue 14. Because God Says So 15. Learning English 16. Drinking Is Fun 17. A Mad Adder 18. Put up with It 19. What’s in the Box? 20. Independence Day Parade 21. Millions of Dollars 22. A Good Buy 23. Blind and Kind 24. Love Hurts 25. A Visit to Southern California 26. Stuck in the Desert 27. Learning to Share

28. Sign Right Here 29. The Street is Burning 30. A Thoughtful Gift 31. Little Hope for Hemp 32. The Ant and the Elephant 33. Heal Yourself 34. Take a Bite 35. Feeling Blue 36. Vacation at Home 37. His Stomach Is Growling 38. Moving Back Home 39. Giving Blood 40. Perfect Weather 41. English Only 42. Here It Comes 43. A Healthy Heart 44. Are You Busy Friday Night? 45. Your Eyes 46. Nutrition “Facts” 47. Two Babies 48. Problems at Home 49. A Bad Smell 50. Time to Shop 51. Fix the Car 52. Take a Drive 53. A Thief on the Sidewalk