A great English story for kids is 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. Goldilocks enters the house of the three bears while they are out. She tries their porridge, sits in their chairs and sleeps in their beds. When the bears come back, they find her and she gets scared and runs away. It's a simple and fun story that kids love.
The main benefit is that kids stories are usually simple and easy to understand. This makes it less intimidating for English learners. For example, basic sentence structures are often used, which can help beginners grasp grammar rules easily.
It helps with their English grammar. Stories have correct grammar usage which kids can subconsciously learn. For example, they can learn about verb tenses and sentence structures. Reading English short stories also enhances their imagination. They can picture the characters and the settings in their minds, like imagining a magical forest in a fairy - tale story. This is important for their cognitive development.
The 'Magic Tree House' series is very good. The stories are full of adventures in different historical periods and places, and the language is simple and easy to understand for kids, which can help them learn new words and sentence structures.
Another kid - friendly Halloween story is about the friendly ghost. There was a ghost that lived in an old castle. Every Halloween, instead of scaring people, it would show up and play harmless pranks on the villagers. It would move objects around or make spooky but not too scary noises. The children in the village loved this ghost and would look forward to seeing what pranks it would play each year.
One popular kids English moral story is 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. In this story, a young shepherd boy repeatedly lies about a wolf attacking his sheep. When a real wolf finally comes, no one believes him, and he loses his sheep. The moral is that lying will make people not trust you. Another is 'The Tortoise and the Hare'. The overconfident hare takes a nap during the race while the slow but steady tortoise keeps going and wins. It teaches us the value of perseverance. And 'The Little Red Hen' shows that those who don't help in the work don't get to share in the rewards.
Well, 'Cinderella' is a wonderful choice. It has magic, a princess, and a happy ending. 'The Little Red Riding Hood' is another good one. It's exciting and has a lesson about being careful.
There are many classic English movie clips here for your reference:
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and it never dies."
"I won't let them get away with it unless they ask me first."
3. The classic line from Gone with the Wind: " Don't be afraid. I'm always standing behind you. I'll always be with you."
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."
"I'll never forget you, Jack."
I hope these classic clips can bring you some inspiration and touch.