– English Lyrics

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[English]

NARRATOR: Between once upon a time and happily ever after,

rivals meet, and legends are forged.

Welcome to the Great Hall of Rivals, where we're celebrating

the legend of two unlikely friends who save their city

from a rival with a plan so villainous,

that it really gave them pause.

What do you mean, they already have paws?

Oh, oh, like their feet and hands are paws.

Oh, yes, that's very good.

Now in Zootopia, bunnies like Judy Hopps

were seen as too small and meek to join the police force.

But that didn't stop her from joining the force

and taking down the bad guys.

Well, people who illegally park could be seen as bad, hmm?

[CASH REGISTER RINGING]

And Nick Wilde couldn't shake the reputation

that foxes were untrustworthy.

He may not have helped that reputation,

but eventually Judy partnered with Nick

to find a missing otter.

But how did a small bunny and a fox land such a big case

They had help from the seemingly kind Assistant Mayor

of Zootopia Dawn Bellwether.

However, looks can be deceiving.

She may have looked unassuming, but she was actually

a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Yes, I suppose technically, she was

a sheep in business casual clothing,

but it's just an expression.

Either way, after years of being overlooked and underestimated

because of her appearance and species,

Dawn decided the only way for a prey like her

to get the power she wanted was to make

it look like all predators were too dangerous to have it.

How exactly?

That brings us back to the case at hand.

Judy and Nick needed to work fast.

[CREAKING]

...

Yes, in this one particular instance,

they were working very slowly.

But in general, time was of the essence.

You see, through their investigation,

they found that something was causing animals to go savage.

They were determined to get to the bottom of this.

And nothing, I mean nothing, could stop them.

[TWINKLING]

OK, well, that wasn't ideal.

But they continued their investigation

and found their otter, along with

several other missing animals, who had all gone savage.

However, without any evidence of what was causing that,

Judy jumped to the conclusion that it must just

be their nature as predators, a claim that Nick took personally.

With their partnership paused, Judy left the police force

and went home.

But back on the bunny farm, Judy had a breakthrough.

She realized that a specific kind of flower

was being used to make the animals go savage.

Now Judy knew what she had to do,

but she was going to need her old partner's help Working

together, they found a whole train full of evidence

that proved everything.

[SCREECHING METAL]

[TWINKLING]

Oh, well, luckily, shortly after that, Dawn, their true rival,

revealed herself.

And Nick and Judy used her own ignorance against her,

to put Dawn behind bars.

[GROWLING]

Our heroes learned that you cannot be defined

by your appearance or where you come from,

but only in what you do.

Sometimes the most sinister of rivals

can hide behind a sheepish smile,

and the largest show of strength can be found

in the smallest of packages.

As you can see, the battle between these rivals

turned this regular story into a true legend,

and Dawn was hiding in plain sight for so long,

she, yes, she really did pull the wool over their eyes,

like-- like sheep's wool.

Yes, very good.

[AUDIO LOGO]

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
police /pəˈliːs/ A1	noun - an organization that enforces laws in a particular area
force /fɔːrs/ A1	noun - a group of people organized for a specific purpose noun - physical strength or power
fox /fɒks/ A1	noun - a wild animal with red fur and a bushy tail
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - a bright and colorful part of a plant
rival /ˈraɪvəl/ A2	noun - a person or group competing for the same thing verb - to compete with someone
bunny /ˈbʌni/ A2	noun - a small animal with long ears, or a pet name for a rabbit
heroes /ˈhɪərəʊz/ A2	noun - people admired for bravery or achievements
savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ B1	adjective - extremely violent and uncontrolled
prey /preɪ/ B1	noun - an animal hunted by another for food
evidence /ˈevɪdəns/ B1	noun - facts that prove something true
investigation /ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃən/ B1	noun - a process of examining something carefully
legend /ˈledʒənd/ B1	noun - a story from the past that may or may not be true
partnership /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/ B1	noun - an arrangement between two people to work together
predator /ˈpredətər/ B2	noun - an animal that hunts other animals for food
breakthrough /ˈbreɪkθruː/ B2	noun - an important discovery or development
untrustworthy /ʌnˈtrʌstwɜːrði/ B2	adjective - not able to be trusted or believed
villainous /ˈvɪlənəs/ C1	adjective - evil and wicked behavior
unassuming /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/ C1	adjective - modest and not pretending to be important