The Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in English, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Mai and Duc must choose between two possible spots for one tricky scavenger hunt clue, and their careful choice leads them to the final prize.
Mai and Duc join the neighborhood scavenger hunt. Every team gets a list of clues. The first clue is easy to solve.
"Find the red bench near the school," Mai reads. They find the bench and grab the next card.
The next clue says, "Look where water meets stone."
Duc thinks about the old stone fountain downtown. Mai thinks about the small pond near the garden. Two places seem to match the same clue.
"We only have time for one place," Duc says. "We need to pick carefully," Mai says.
They read the clue again, word by word. "Water meets stone," Mai repeats slowly. "A fountain has water hitting stone every second." "A pond just sits still and quiet."
"The fountain fits the clue," Duc says. "Let's run there right now," Mai says.
They race toward the old stone fountain. A small card waits taped to its edge.
Duc grabs it and reads it fast. "Congratulations! Your team solved every clue," it says. "Your prize is the rooftop garden picnic."
Mai claps her hands together with joy. "Our choice was the right one," she says.
They run toward the community center together. A small picnic waits for them on the roof. Sandwiches, juice, and a shiny gold ribbon sit ready.
Duc picks up the ribbon and smiles. "Great team choice today," he says.
