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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scales /skeɪlz/ B1	noun - protective plates on fish and reptiles
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
shimmer /ˈʃɪmər/ B1	verb - to shine with a soft, wavering light
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ A2	adjective - not making or accompanied by any sound
amazed /əˈmeɪzd/ B1	adjective - filled with wonder and surprise
waved /weɪvd/ A2	verb - move or cause to move from side to side
lonliest /ˈloʊnliɪst/ B1	adjective - very lonely
troubles /ˈtrʌblz/ B1	noun - worries or problems
wise /waɪz/ B1	adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment
dazzling /ˈdæzlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - extremely impressive, beautiful, or attractive
discovered /dɪˈskʌvərd/ B1	verb - find (something or someone) unexpectedly or while looking for something else
glittering /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/ B1	adjective - sparkling brightly
delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing great pleasure
possessed /pəˈzesd/ B2	verb - have as property
wavered /ˈweɪvərd/ B2	verb - hesitate between different opinions or actions