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CEFR A1 • 1.4/6.0🇺🇸 American AccentLittle Fox

Little Fox Lesson (-97SJ9SReoU)

An engaging A1 listening and pronunciation lesson.

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fox Peter and Benjamin find a boot episode one

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candy Peter and Benjamin hopped past the

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shop suddenly Peter stopped look he said

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candy let's get some do you have any money Benjamin

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asked no Peter said do you Benjamin side h

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no the bunnies hopped away

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sadly then Peter saw something else an old boot he

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cried Benjamin looked at the boot it's a nice Brown

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boot let's take it to the shopkeeper yes Peter said then he will

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give us

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candy the bunnies dragged the boot to the

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shop the shopkeeper frowned one boot what can I do with one

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boot you can sell it Peter said you can put things in it Benjamin

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said the shopkeeper looked at the boot

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again okay he said I will take it the shopkeeper took the

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boot Peter and Benjamin got some candy the bunnies were happy now

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as they hopped away they saw a mouse my house is

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gone she

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cried it is an old brown

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boot Peter and Benjamin find a boot episode two the mouse

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house Benjamin

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gulped Peter dropped a few candies you lost your boot he

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said yes the mouse

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cried what will I do Peter thought fast we'll look for

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your house

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the bunnies hopped back to the

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shop we need the boot Benjamin said the shopkeeper shook his head sorry he said

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Mrs Tiggy Winkle just bought it oh no Peter said we must find Mrs Tiggy Winkle

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Benjamin

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said the bunnies hopped fast to Mrs Tiggy Winkle's house candies fell out of

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their pockets but they did not see

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them the bunnies knocked on Mrs Tiggy Winkle's

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door do you have the boot Peter asked Mrs Tiggy Winkle

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sighed I painted a pretty picture on it I wanted to use it for dirty sze box but

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it was too

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heavy Peter grinned can we have it no Mrs tiggywinkles

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said she held up an old hat jamaa gave me this hat I gave her the

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boot Peter and Benjamin find a boot episode 3

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stuck the bunnies hopped to the

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farm Jima Benjamin

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called we are looking for an old boot oh Jima said I wanted to make a

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nest in that boot but it was too small for my eggs great Peter said can we have

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the boot no jamaa said I gave the boot to Tom

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kitten he gave me

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hay the bunnies hopped

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away they found Tom near some big rocks do you have the boot Benjamin

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called oh Tom nodded

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sadly yes

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but he pointed to the boot it was stuck between two

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rocks we need that boot Peter said can we have it Benjamin asked

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asked oh okay Tom said I will give you the

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boot will you give me some candy okay Peter reached into his

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pockets he gasped where is all my

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Candy Peter had just one piece left he gave it to

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Tom bye Tom

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said the bunnies grabbed the boot they pulled

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hard but it was still stuck

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Peter and Benjamin find a boot episode 4 a happy

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Mouse the bunnies were

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sad all the candy was gone the mouse's boot was

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stuck we must tell the mouse Benjamin said she will be mad Peter

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said look here she comes the mouse ran toward the

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bunnies suddenly she

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stopped my boot the mouse

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gasped did someone paint a picture on my boot yes Benjamin said Mrs Tiggy Winkle

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painted a picture on your boot

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the mouse looked inside the boot did someone put feathers in my

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boot yes Peter said jamaa put feathers in your

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boot the mouse looked at the Rocks did someone get my boot

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stuck yes Benjamin said sadly and we can't get it

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out the mouse

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laughed now my boot is pretty my bed is

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soft and nobody can take my boot Peter and Benjamin laughed too

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thank you for finding my house the mouse said I found something for you

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too the mouse held out their candy

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Essential vocabulary encountered in this story, categorized by difficulty with definitions and phonetics:

shopkeeperˈʃɑpkiːpɚ
A1

A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.

“boot let's take it to the shopkeeper yes Peter said then he will”
somethingˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ
A1

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

“sadly then Peter saw something else an old boot he”
benjaminˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn
A1

A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin.

“fox Peter and Benjamin find a boot episode one”
feathersfeathers
A1

third-person singular simple present indicative of feather

“the mouse looked inside the boot did someone put feathers in my”
suddenlyˈsʌd.ən.li
A1

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

“shop suddenly Peter stopped look he said”