The Kite in the Tall Tree
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 4 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Saanvi's new kite gets stuck high in a tree, and a park worker with a long pole comes to help.
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Saanvi has a new kite. It is red and yellow, with a long tail. Today she takes it to the park.
The wind is strong. The kite goes up fast. It flies high above the trees. Saanvi laughs.
Then the wind changes. The kite spins and falls. It hits a tall tree and stops. It hangs on a high branch.
Saanvi pulls the string. Nothing happens. She pulls harder. The kite does not move.
She tries to climb the tree. The first branch is too high. She jumps, but she cannot touch it. "Oh no," she says.
A park worker walks by. He wears a green jacket. He has a long pole with a hook.
"Is that your kite?" he asks.
"Yes. It is new," Saanvi says.
"Stand back, please," he says. He lifts the pole slowly. The hook touches the string. The kite slides down into his hands.
"Thank you!" Saanvi says.
"Fly it in the open field," he says. "There are no trees there."
They walk to the big field together. The worker holds the kite high. Saanvi runs. The kite goes up and up. It flies far above the tall tree. Saanvi waves to the worker.
