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'The Boy on Graves-End Road,' by Caty Weaver — VOA Learning English

Text · Language: English · Level: easy · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 15 min · 2187 words

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'The Boy on Graves-End Road,' by Caty Weaver

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Editor's Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video, audio, quizzes, and a lesson plan for teachers. Hope you enjoy reading and listening to this story! Please leave your questions and comments below.

October 31 is Halloween. In the spirit of this ancient holiday, we present a story written by our own reporter and producer Caty Weaver. It's called "The Boy on Graves-End Road."

Kelly Ryan was making dinner. Her 10-year-old son Benjamin was watching television in the living room. Or at least she thought he was. KELLY: "Benny-boy, do you want black beans or red beans?" BEN: "Red beans, Mama." Kelly: "Ah! Don't do that,…

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