B2Coming of Age5 min
The Boy Who Baked Hope
In a city where emotions are currency, a bankrupt baker's son discovers his bread carries the taste of genuine hope—a commodity so rare that the powers controlling the market will do anything to stop him.
B2 Spanish stories
B2 (Upper-intermediate) is the fourth of the six CEFR levels. A reader at B2 can read longer texts with some abstract ideas and follow a story line with little effort. Every story below is written for B2 readers, so you understand most of what you read and pick up new words from context. Tap any word for its translation as you go.
B2Daily Life4 minEvery Syllable of You
She knows his dog's name, his job, his hatred of cilantro. She just can't remember the one thing you're supposed to know about a person — and dinner is already served.
PROB2Adventure4 minThe Village That Learned to Float
A Spanish geographer deep in the Siberian taiga stumbles upon an impossible village—homes hanging from colossal trees—and discovers the terrifying reason no one sets foot on the ground after dark.
B2r/AITJ6 minAITJ for removing my classmate's name from our final university group project because she didn't contribute?
OP and two classmates carried their entire final project after a fourth member ghosted for two months. When OP removed her name from the submission, the consequences turned out far worse than anyone expected.
PROB2Romance5 minThe Flow of Ink
A master calligrapher is cornered by a street artist who knows his darkest professional secret—but as he reluctantly teaches her, the real forgery turns out to be the pretense keeping them apart.
PROB2r/AITJ4 minAITJ for changing the locks on my apartment while my roommate was on vacation?
OP changed the locks on their shared apartment after their roommate fell three weeks behind on rent—only for the roommate to show up at midnight with his luggage and nowhere to go.
PROB2Dystopian5 minThe Ones Who Faded
In a city where being ignored makes you physically vanish, a quiet archivist watches his hands turn transparent—until he discovers an underground circle of the nearly invisible, who have found a different way to be seen.
PROB2Comedy5 minThe Dragon Who Tried Minimalism
Braulio has spent three centuries hoarding gold, but a nagging sense of emptiness leads him to sign up for a minimalist decluttering seminar. Letting go, it turns out, is harder when you breathe fire.
B2Fairy Tale4 minFive Stars or You Walk
A centuries-old magic carpet reinvents itself as the pickiest rideshare driver in the city—but one rainy night, a passenger with a terrible rating and the muddiest boots in town might be exactly who it needs.
B2Thriller4 minStitched in Silence
When Natalia finds a desperate note sewn into the lining of her wedding dress, she's forced to choose between her perfect day and a stranger's life—but someone is already watching to make sure she stays quiet.
B2Horror4 minThe Voice in the Static
Paloma's sleep app recorded forty-five minutes of something whispering her home address at 3 AM. By morning, the recording had vanished.
PROB2Adventure5 minThe Prey From Nowhere
When falconer Iván Saleh notices his prized hawk returning with prey that shouldn't exist—a species of dove extinct for centuries—he follows the bird's flight path into the Empty Quarter, where the sand guards a secret older than any living map.
PROB2r/AITJ4 minAITJ for refusing to sit down at a rock concert even though an elderly couple behind me couldn't see?
OP refused to sit down at a rock concert when an elderly couple behind them complained they couldn't see the stage—and now OP's own girlfriend thinks they were a jerk.
PROB2Mystery5 minThe Passenger at Seven
A bus driver knows every face on his morning route—especially the silent man in the grey coat who boards at 7:00 AM sharp. But when security footage reveals that the man's seat has always been empty, a disturbing investigation begins.
PROB2Fairy Tale6 minThe Fairy Godmother's Budget Crisis
When the Ministry of Enchantment revokes her magic license due to budget cuts, a fairy godmother must get her Cinderella to the ball armed with nothing but a bus pass, a thrift store, and sheer determination.
B2Dystopian3 parts5 minThe Chorus Beyond the Glass 1: Eleven Seconds
For forty years the forest has been screaming against the glass dome. Last night, for exactly eleven seconds, it said her name.
PROB2Fairy Tale5 minThe Cat Who Purred Away the Dark
When a dreamcatcher over a royal crib fills with too many nightmares and shatters, releasing tiny shadow creatures that creep toward the sleeping prince, only the castle's aging cat stands between the baby and the dark.
B2Drama4 minThe Color of the Medal
The price of losing an Olympic race: half a million euros, a new life for her family, and the death of hope for an entire country.
PROB2Coming of Age4 minThe Mirror That Knew
In a Cairo antique shop being emptied of forty-two years of dust, a seventeen-year-old finds a mirror his grandfather has kept for three decades — and never once dared to look into.
B2Horror5 minThe Statue That Smiled
A bronze plaque in a forgotten town square bears his name, his face, and the year he supposedly died. Wílmer Reyes is standing right in front of it, very much alive. For now.
B2Drama5 minThe Weight of Red Seals
A junior diplomat is ordered to carry a sealed pouch across the border—no questions asked. But halfway there, something inside the bag starts to cry.
PROB2r/AITJ4 minAITJ for buying my sister a gym membership for her birthday?
OP thought a gym membership was a thoughtful birthday gift for a sister who constantly complains about her health — but the gift made her cry and now half the family thinks OP is cruel.
PROB2r/AITJ5 minAITJ for telling a man on the bus he should wear deodorant?
OP quietly told a man on a packed bus that he should consider wearing deodorant. Other passengers looked relieved, but the man erupted—and now a coworker says OP had no right to say anything.
PROB2Fantasy5 minThe Last Quest of the Golden Faucet
Four legendary heroes traded dragon slaying for hospitality—but when a clogged sink threatens their bed and breakfast on the most important morning of the year, they discover that some battles require the same old skills.