Pratica di Shadowing: Learn English with Stories ⭐ The Crazy Wife | Level 3 English Listening & Speaking Practice - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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A young man lived with his mother.
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A young man lived with his mother.
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She cooked his food, cleaned his house, and took care of him every day.
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One day, the young man got married.
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His wife came to live with him and his mother in the same house.
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One evening, the man came home late from working in the fields.
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Wife, he said, I'm tired.
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Bring me some water.
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I want to wash.
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His wife said nothing.
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The man called again Wife, he shouted I'm hungry Where is my dinner?
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Still, his wife did not reply The man was angry Why don't you answer me?
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He asked What's wrong?
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His wife started crying It's your mother, she said She hates me She fights with me all the time
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She calls me lazy and stupid The wife said She says Why did my son marry a girl like you?
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I can't stay with her anymore.
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The man looked at his wife.
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She was young and beautiful.
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He loved her very much.
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Please, he said softly, try to live peacefully with her.
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She is old.
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She won't be here forever.
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Let's not talk about this now.
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Please bring me my dinner.
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Dinner?
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Said his wife.
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There is no dinner.
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I couldn't cook.
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That old woman is always shouting.
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She tells me what to do.
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She says everything I do is wrong.
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The man said, but she is my mother.
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This is her house too.
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I can't send her away.
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His wife stood up.
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You must choose, she said.
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Either live with me or live with her.
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Not both.
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That night, the man went to bed with an empty stomach.
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He lay awake, thinking hard.
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What can I do, he thought.
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How do I choose?
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My mother gave me everything when I was small.
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She fed me.
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She held me when I cried.
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But my wife?
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She is young.
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I love her.
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I can't lose her.
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In the morning, his wife asked him, have you made your choice?
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Do you want me or do you want your mother?
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I want both, the man said.
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You can't have both, said his wife.
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Push your mother off the hill.
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She's old.
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She will die soon anyway.
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But I am young.
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We can live many happy years together.
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The man was shocked.
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Push my mother?
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How can I do that?
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He went to the fields that day, but he couldn't stop thinking.
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He thought about his wife's words.
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He thought about his mother.
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At last, he made a decision.
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She is old now, he thought.
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Her life is almost over.
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My wife is right.
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If my mother is gone, we can be happy.
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That night he went home.
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Well, his wife asked, have you made your choice?
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Yes, said the man.
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I choose you.
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Tomorrow I will take my mother up the hill and push her off the edge.
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Good, said the wife.
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Now bring some water.
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You're tired, right?
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She ran to get the water and gave it to him quickly.
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Now, said the man, bring me food.
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I'm hungry.
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Yes, yes, said his wife.
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I cooked all your favorite dishes.
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When your mother is gone, I will cook them for you every day.
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The next morning, the man woke up early and went to his mother.
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Mother, he said, we are going on a journey today.
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I'll take you up the rocky hill.
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It's cool and peaceful there.
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You'll like it.
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His mother looked surprised.
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But I'm old, she said.
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I can't climb a hill.
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Don't worry, the man said.
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I'll carry you.
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He picked her up and began to climb the hill.
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At first, his mother was happy and quiet.
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But as the road got steep, she stopped smiling.
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The man said nothing.
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Then the old woman spoke softly.
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My son, she said.
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I know why we are going to the hill.
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I understand everything, but please, be careful.
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When you push me, don't fall yourself.
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She looked ahead and pointed.
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See that tree?
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When you push me, hold onto the branch so you won't fall.
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The man stopped.
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He looked at her in shock.
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You know what I'm going to do?
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He asked.
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And you're still worried about me?
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She gave him a sad smile.
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My dear, she said.
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Only a mother knows love like this.
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One day, you will have a child.
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Then you will understand what real love means.
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The man slowly put his mother down.
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He sat beside her.
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He covered his face with his hands and thought, Does my wife love me like this?
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He wondered.
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No, she doesn't.
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He looked at his mother.
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How kind she is.
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I was going to kill her, but she still loves me.
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She only cares about me staying safe.
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Then he thought about his wife.
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She told me to hurt my own mother.
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I loved her once, but not anymore.
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She's not kind.
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She's not good.
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Now, I know who truly loves me.
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He stood up, picked up his mother again, and carried her back down the hill.
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When they reached home, he sent his wife away.
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And from that day on, he lived peacefully with his mother for many, many years.
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A mother's love is the purest love in the world.
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Don't forget the one who gave you everything.
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