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Norm lives with his wicked stepmother, who spends all day shouting at him. At night, she tells him magical stories, and one day he leaves to become a fairytale hero. There's just a small problem: the world isn't so magical, and he soons find out that being a hero has a very different meaning than he thought. Today's story is To Be a Hero. This is chapter one of three. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hero for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Wizard, Wicked, Knight, Fearsome, Dragon, Frown, Broom, Mercenary, Pat, Feel like death warmed over, Pegasus, Urge. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 3196. Author: Ariel Goodbody. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more.