VOA Special English -  AMERICAN STORIES - The program of Special English

(Voice of America's Description)

The Special English program "American Stories" broadcasts stories by American writers every Saturday. The stories have been shortened and adapted into Special English by our writers. Most of the stories were written long ago but are still popular today. They include "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving and "Luck" by Mark Twain. The public is permitted to use these stories freely.

We must get permission from the writer or the publisher to broadcast modern stories. In recent years we have added more stories by modern writers to our "American Stories" program. They include "Crazy Lady" by Jane Leslie, "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Patterson and "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Each of these writers has won the Newbery Award. It is the highest honor for a writer of books for young people in the United States.

"American Stories" also included a story by Joel Monture. He writes Native American stories for young people. Mister Monture writes about children and young adults who must deal with the cultures of Native American traditions and the modern world.

Doreen Baingana is a short story writer who is also a Special English writer. She was born in Uganda. Miz Baingana has received many awards and honors for her book "Tropical Fish: Stories Out of Entebbe."

Several of Miz Baingana's stories have been broadcast in Special English. They include "Fallen Fruit" and "A Kind of Blue." You can hear another story written by Doreen Baingana Saturday on the Special English program "American Stories." We will tell the story "Lost and Found in Los Angeles." Also, you can visit our Web site at www.unsv.com to read and hear some other "American Stories."