The Farm Weekend
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in 4 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
A city teenager is nervous about the animals and early mornings on his uncle's farm, until a farm worker shows him the goats.
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Bogdan lived in a big city. His uncle lived on a farm. One Friday, Bogdan took a train there for the weekend. He was nervous. He knew cats and dogs, but no farm animals.
His uncle said, "We get up at five o'clock." Bogdan thought it was a joke. It was not.
The next morning was dark and cold. In the barn, the cows were very big. They looked at him and breathed loudly. Bogdan stayed by the door.
A farm worker called Nestor saw him. "Come here," he said. "Cows are slow friends. Goats are easier. Take this bucket."
Nestor showed him how to hold the food on a flat hand. Three goats ran to him. Their mouths were soft, and their eyes were strange and yellow. One goat tried to eat his sleeve.
Bogdan laughed. "She likes my jacket!"
"She likes everything," Nestor said. "Give her more food, and she will leave your jacket alone."
On Saturday, Bogdan fed the goats by himself. Then he walked past the cows to get water. His legs were not so slow now. At night, he was very tired, and he slept well.
On Sunday, he woke up in the dark. There was no alarm. He put on his boots and went to the kitchen. The light was off. Nobody was there.
Soon his uncle came in, with a surprised face.
"You are up before me," his uncle said.
"I know," Bogdan said. "The goats are hungry."
