Short Stories in English for Beginners

uncomfortable
. He changed the subject. ‘What does
the capsule look like?’
Kira looked at him closely. ‘I’d rather you see it yourself instead,’ she
said. Then she turned away.
‘All right, then,’ said a surprised Aldin. They were silent for the rest of
the trip.
The vehicle arrived at Kira’s farm. Aldin and Kira got out. They went to
the capsule. The guards waited in the vehicle.
There were marks all over the ground. The capsule was on its side. It was
open.
‘Kira, I thought you didn’t look in the capsule,’ said Aldin.
‘I’m sorry. I didn’t tell you the truth. I didn’t want to say anything. Not
until someone else saw it.’
‘Saw what?’
‘Look.’
Aldin slowly approached the capsule. At first he couldn’t see anything.
Then he saw it. Inside the capsule there was a little girl.
‘It’s a child! A child!’ he called. He looked at Kira with surprise.
‘Yes. That’s why I didn’t touch or say anything. I didn’t know what to do.
I wanted to get a doctor, but …’
Right! thought Aldin. The girl is 
unconscious
. She might need treatment.
We need help! Aldin ran to the vehicle. He told the guards to call for a
doctor. He then carefully picked up the young girl. He took her inside
Kira’s house. He put her on a bed.
A half hour later, the girl was still unconscious. Aldin finally left the
room. Kira went with him. ‘So tell me,’ Aldin said. ‘Do you know anything

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more about the capsule?’
‘No … but it’s Kalkian, isn’t it?’ Kira said slowly.
‘Yes.’
‘And the child?’ asked Kira.
‘She looks Kalkian as well.’
‘But what’s she doing here? Why have they sent us a child?’
‘I don’t know,’ replied Aldin. ‘When she can speak, perhaps she can tell
us.’
‘Has she really travelled across space?’
‘It seems so. Most likely there was a bigger 
spaceship
. They probably
put her in the capsule. Then they left her close to Earth. The capsule likely
landed itself here.’
At last, they heard a vehicle coming. Two doctors came in. They wanted
to see the girl immediately. Aldin and Kira stayed away.
It was late. Aldin looked hungry. Kira asked him to join her for
something to eat.
‘Do you have children, Kira?’ Aldin asked as he ate.
‘No. My husband and I wanted children. But then the war came and …’
‘I’m sorry.’
‘It’s OK,’ she said and smiled sadly.
As he ate, Aldin looked around. The house was nice. It was clean and
simple. It was the house of a woman living alone.
Soon Aldin noticed Kira was watching him. ‘Did you want to ask me
something, Kira?’ he asked.
‘Yes.’
‘Well, go on.’
‘What will you do with the girl?’
Aldin paused. Finally, he told her the truth. ‘I don’t know. I don’t even
know why she’s here.’
Suddenly, one of the doctors ran into the kitchen. ‘The little girl is
awake! She can talk!’

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