The Berry Patch Off the Trail
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in English, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Kiara and Lennox wander off the trail to pick wild berries and follow the sound of a stream to find their way back.
Kiara and Lennox go hiking every weekend. Today, they leave the main trail to look for wild berries. Kiara spots a bush full of ripe berries near a small hill. They stop and fill their bags happily.
After a while, they look up from the bushes. The trail is nowhere in sight. "Which way did we come from?" Kiara asks. Lennox looks around, confused.
"I'm not sure," he says. "Everything looks the same here." They walk in one direction, but nothing looks familiar.
Kiara stops walking and listens. "Do you hear that?" she asks. "It sounds like water." Lennox listens too and nods.
"There's a stream near our trail," he says. "I remember it from the map." They follow the sound of the water through the trees.
Soon, they reach a small stream. They follow it downhill, and the trail appears again. "There it is!" Kiara says. She points at the trail sign ahead.
They step back onto the path and check their bags. Both bags are full of berries. "Next time, we mark our path first," Lennox says, laughing.
