Ghost Stories

After dinner we turned the lights out and played 'hideand- seek'. In the dark, I touched a hand, a very cold hand. Now, because of the game, I had to hide in the dark with... with this cold person - not speaking, not knowing who it was. Slowly the others found us, hid with us, until we were all there - all thirteen. Thirteen? But there were only twelve people in the house! We touched each other in the dark, counting. Thirteen. Quickly, nervously, I lit a match to see...'

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Authors

Retold by Rosemary Border

Level

CEFR B2

Language

English

Word count

22,720

Collection

Oxford Bookworms Library

Collection level

Stage 5

Exams

Cambridge English: First (FCE); IELTS 5.0 – 6.0; TOEIC 785 – 940; TOEFL 87 – 109;

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