Man-Size-in-Marble by E. Nesbit- Part 2

marble statues

Part One * Before Listening/Reading Vocabulary Worksheet

A young couple move to a remote cottage in the country.
Every night they walk through a wood to visit the village church.
Inside the church there are two marble statues.
Why do they frighten local people?


  • Complete adapted version of story is free to read and listen to here
  • The original text is by Edith Nesbit, author of The Railway Children.
  • Language Level: Intermediate B1+