The Rearranged Photos
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in English, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Rina keeps finding her hallway photos in a different order until she catches her nephew rearranging them.
Rina keeps family photos on a shelf in her hallway. She has six photos in silver frames.
She sees them every day before work. She knows their order well.
One Monday, she stops and looks twice. The photos are in a different order.
The wedding photo is now on the left. It is usually on the right.
Rina is surprised. She puts the photos back the way she likes them.
On Wednesday, the same thing happens again. Two photos change places once more.
She checks the front door. It is locked, just like always. Nothing else in the house looks different.
That evening, her nephew Arlo comes to visit. He is eight years old and full of energy.
Rina watches him walk past the shelf. He stops and touches one of the frames.
"I like moving them around," Arlo says. "I like this picture here."
Rina laughs and sits down next to him. "Next time, tell me first," she says. "I almost thought something strange happened here!"
