Little Fox Lesson (-0IjWbx403I)
An engaging A1 listening and pronunciation lesson.
little fox
little fox
thumbelina chapter three
in the swamp with the burps
mrs burp lived in an old smelly swamp
she took thumbelina to a lily pad in a stream nearby
this is your new home said the toad
i don't like it here said thumbelina
well too bad said mrs burp
you're not going anywhere
mrs burp disappeared
into the darkness thumbelina was scared
water was all around her and there was no way to escape
i miss my mother she whispered then
cried herself to sleep
the next morning mrs burp was up early she woke up her son
cronky let's go meet your bride
she said excitedly beyond your best behavior
croaky blinked slowly okay mama
thumbelina was just waking up oh
what a terrible dream she said
then she opened her eyes the two toads were staring at her
thumbelina stared back croaky was even bigger than his mother
it wasn't a dream the tiny girl said sadly
this is croaky your future husband mrs burp said to her
she's pretty mama croaky said
suddenly his eyes moved a small fly flew by
croakie quickly stuck out a sticky tongue
and ate the fly said thumbelina
now get to know each other
said mrs burp i'll be getting ready for your wedding
she hopped away
please take me home begged thumbelina
croaky shook his head mama would be angry and you don't want
to make mama angry
but i don't want to marry you said thumbelina
croaky let out a loud burp
the sound made thumbelina hate him more i'll make a great husband
i can catch any kind of bug he boasted
i'll show you just then a beautiful butterfly flew by
watch me croaky jumped into the water splashing thumbelina
he jumped from lilypad to lilypad chasing the butterfly
thumbelina had to do something
croaky she yelled loudly
leave that butterfly alone you big bully
croaky stopped and burst into tears
i'm going to tell mama what you said
he yelled and hopped away thumbelina watched the butterfly fly
away safely i've got to escape too
she cried maybe we can help
a voice said who said that
thumbelina looked around she saw
no one
down here said the voice
thumbelina looked down at the water she saw a school of fish
one of them was looking right at her
croaky thinks it's fun to scare others said the fish
i can see that said thumbelina
don't worry said the fish we'll help you escape
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Essential vocabulary encountered in this story, categorized by difficulty with definitions and phonetics:
Caused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.
A variety of small, roundish carrot that does not need to be peeled.
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colo
In an excited manner.