The Hair Thief (Pre-Intermediate)
In old Kyoto, a man stands under a gate. He waits for the rain to stop. He has just lost his job, and he doesn't know where he is going to sleep tonight, or where he will get his food from. Will he remain good, or become a thief to survive?
Today's story is The Hair Thief . Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hair for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate, Genre: Philosophical, Vocabulary: Feelings, Death, Poverty, Crime; Setting: Japan, Word Count: 1356, Author: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa
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