The Early Bus
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in English, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
When her morning bus leaves early, Katrin has to find another way to school in time for an important test.
Katrin runs to the bus stop every morning at 7:40. Today she leaves home two minutes late. She turns the corner and sees the bus pull away. Katrin stops and watches it disappear down the street. "Not again," she says, out of breath. She checks her phone for the next bus time. The next bus comes in twenty-five minutes. That is too late for her first class. She has an important test today. Katrin thinks for a moment and looks around. The train station is only a few blocks away. She starts walking fast toward the station. She checks the schedule board at the station door. A train leaves for downtown in six minutes. Katrin buys a ticket and hurries to the platform. The train doors open, and she steps inside. She finds a seat and catches her breath. The train moves quickly through the city. Katrin reaches her stop close to school. She walks the last block and reaches the school gate. The bell rings. She reaches the door at the same moment.
