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Hello
and welcome back to my slow English
podcast.
[Music]
Today
we will be reading
The Rainbow Fish.
A long way out in the deep blue sea,
there lived a fish.
Not just any ordinary fish,
but the most beautiful fish in the
entire
ocean.
His
scales
were every shade of blue
and green
and purple
with sparkling silver scales among them.
The other fish were amazed
at his beauty.
They called him
the rainbow fish.
Come on, rainbow fish.
They would call.
Come and play with us.
But the rainbow fish would just glide
past,
proud
and silent,
letting his scales shimmer.
One day,
a little blue fish
followed after him.
Rainbow fish, he called.
Wait for me.
Please give me one of your shiny scales.
They are so wonderful.
And you have so many.
You want me
to give you one of my special scales?
Who do you think you are?
Cried the rainbow fish.
Get away from me.
Shocked,
the little blue fish swam away.
He was so upset.
He told all his friends what had
happened.
From then on,
no one would have anything to do with
Rainbow Fish.
They turned away
when he swam by.
What good were the dazzling shimmering
scales
with no one to admire them?
Now he was the lonliest fish in the
entire ocean.
One day he poured out all of his
troubles
to the starfish.
I really am beautiful.
Why doesn't anybody like me?
I can't answer that for you,
said the starfish.
But if you go beyond the coral reef
to a deep cave,
you will find the wise octopus.
Maybe she can help you.
The rainbow fish found the cave.
It was very dark inside
and he couldn't see anything.
Then
suddenly
two eyes caught him in their glare
and the octopus
emerged from the darkness.
I have been waiting for you, said the
octopus
with a deep voice.
The waves have told me your story.
This is my advice.
Give a glittering scale
to each of the other fish.
You will no longer be the most beautiful
fish in the sea.
But
you will discover
how to be happy.
I can't,
the rainbow fish started to say.
But the octopus
had already
disappeared
into a dark cloud of ink.
Give away my scales.
My beautiful shining scales.
Never.
How could I ever be happy without them?
Suddenly,
he felt the light touch of a fin.
The little blue fish was back.
Rainbow fish,
please don't be angry.
I just want one little scale.
The rainbow fish wavered.
Only one very, very small shimmery
scale, he thought.
Well, maybe I wouldn't miss just one.
Carefully,
the rainbow fish pulled out the smallest
scale
and gave it to the little fish.
Thank you.
Thank you very much. The little blue
fish bubbled playfully
as he tucked the shiny scale in among
his blue ones.
A rather peculiar
feeling came over the rainbow fish. For
a long time,
he watched the little blue fish
swim
back and forth with his new scale
glittering
in the water.
The little blue fish whizzed through the
ocean
with his scale flashing.
So, it didn't take long
before the rainbow fish was surrounded
by the other fish.
Everyone wanted a glittering scale.
The rainbow fish shared his scales
left and right.
And the more he gave away,
the more delighted he became.
When the water around him
filled with glimmering scales, he at
last felt at home
among the other fish.
Finally,
the rainbow fish had only one shining
scale left.
His most prized possessions
had been given away.
Yet he was very happy.
"Come on, Rainbow Fish,"
they called.
"Come and play with us."
"Here I come,"
said the rainbow fish.
And happy as a splash,
he swam off to join his friends.
What do you think
the moral
of this story was?
Comment down below.
I would love to hear your thoughts.
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