The Ice Cream Truck
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 4 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Vito hears the ice cream truck on a hot day and runs to catch it.
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The day was very hot. Vito sat on the step outside his house. His little sister sat next to him. They wanted ice cream. Vito had five coins in his hand.
Then he heard a song. It was the ice cream truck! He jumped up. "Stay here," he told his sister.
The truck came down the street. Vito waved both arms. The driver did not see him. The truck went past his house and did not stop.
Vito ran after it. His legs were fast, but the truck was faster. He ran past the bakery and the school. His face was red and wet.
The truck turned left at the corner. Vito turned left too. He saw it by the park gate. It stopped there. A line of children waited.
Vito came to the end of the line. He could not talk. He just held out his coins.
The driver looked at him and laughed. "Did you run all the way?" he asked.
"Yes," Vito said. "One cone, please. My sister is at home. She is hot too."
The driver gave him two cones. "This one is free," he said. "Take it to her."
Vito ran home. Both cones were a little soft when he got there.
