Short Stories in English for Beginners

god a spirit that some people believe controls nature or represents a
particular quality
wife the woman who a person is married to
Comprehension Questions
Select one answer only for each question.
1) Thoric is ___.
a. an explorer
b. a hunter
c. the chief
d. a farmer
2) Niels is ___.
a. an explorer
b. a hunter
c. the chief
d. a farmer
3) Eskol is ___.
a. the chief explorer
b. a priest
c. a farmer
d. the town chief
4) The village of Asglor ___.
a. has enough food year round

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b. needs more food in summer
c. needs more food in winter
d. needs more hunters
5) Niels thinks the meeting is probably about ___.
a. Asglor’s food shortage right now
b. Niels’ exploration plans
c. Thoric’s hunting plans
d. Chief Eskol’s exploration plans

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Chapter 2 – Going West
The meeting was as Thoric hoped. It was about Chief Eskol’s 
strategy
 for
the next expedition. It was true Eskol wanted to travel farther, much farther.
Chief Eskol announced his new plan. He wanted to go past the mountains
and past the lake. He wanted to take the river down to the sea. He wanted to
travel the seas to find more land. His strategy was to go as far west as
possible.
The people of Asglor were surprised, including Thoric and Niels.
However, they all agreed to the expedition. The building and organizing
began.
A month passed. It went by very slowly. It was nearly winter. The people
of Asglor knew they would need more food soon. They wanted to avoid
shortages. Hopefully this would be the last hungry winter.
Niels led the building of the ships. They were made from trees near the
river. Chief Eskol often visited the building site. He wanted to measure the