Pratica di Shadowing: Mother Holle's Surprise + Mangita and Larina: Miracles & Magic | Fairy Tales - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Once upon a time in a distant village there lived a sly woman who hated doing housework.
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This woman had two daughters named Emily and Emma.
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Emma was a lazy and inept girl, always seeking her mother's attention.
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Emily, on the other hand, was a very hard-working and talented girl.
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However, their mother loved Emma more than Emily because she was younger.
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She still saw her as a baby and couldn't bring herself to scold her.
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Because of this, Emily had to do all the housework.
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Her mother made Emily cook all the meals and if she didn't like the taste, she would say, go cook it again.
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One day while Emily was doing the tasks her mother gave her, her mother called out to her loudly.
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Emily, finish cleaning and then do the cross stitch and take it to the market.
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Work is piling up.
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Don't be lazy.
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Emily took the thread and hoop and left the room, going to the well outside.
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There she began to delicately work on her cross stitch.
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At that moment a rooster suddenly landed on Emily's head and began to crow.
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While trying to chase the rooster off her head, the cross stitch she was holding fell into the well.
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Panicking, Emily said to herself, if my mother hears this she'll be very angry.
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The rooster eventually flew off and left her.
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Emily thought, maybe I can use this bucket to get my cross stitch out of the well.
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Then she tried to reach the bucket hanging in the well.
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But suddenly she lost her balance and fell into the well.
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When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a garden covered with colorful flowers.
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After walking a bit, a rabbit appeared in front of her.
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The rabbit couldn't pull its carrot out of the ground and asked for help.
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Emily immediately helped the rabbit and easily pulled the carrot out.
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The rabbit thanked her gratefully and continued on its way.
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Emily walked a little further in the colorful garden and saw a wilting rose.
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The rose, on the verge of wilting from thirst, asked Emily for help.
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Emily immediately went to a fountain, cupped some water in her hands and poured it on the rose's roots.
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The rose revived and began to release a sweet fragrance into the air.
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As Emily continued to walk through the garden, she saw a house.
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In front of the house, a strange woman was looking at her.
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The woman's face was scary, but Emily, curious, walked towards her.
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The woman smiled at her and said, Don't be afraid of me, dear.
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Come closer.
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I have something to tell you.
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Emily hesitated a little but walked up to the woman.
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The woman said, My name is Holly.
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Everyone loves me.
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If you take good care of my little house, you can stay here as long as you want.
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All you have to do is cover my bed with feathers every morning.
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Emily responded, I don't know how to get home so I can stay with you for a while.
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She kindly invited Emily into the house.
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Emily as Holla asked, covered her bed with feathers every morning.
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She never missed a single day.
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Holly also made delicious meals for her every evening.
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Though Emily was very happy in the house over time, she started to miss her home and family.
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One day, Emily said to Holly, Holly, I love you so much but I want to go back home now.
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Holly, though a little sad to hear Emily's request, said, Of course, Emily.
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I'm so happy you've worked and kept me company here.
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I know how you can get home.
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I'll accompany you on your way.
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Emily was very happy and thanked Holly.
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Holly brought Emily to a large golden door.
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As soon as Emily passed through the door, her clothes were covered with new clothes and gold.
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Holly smiled at Emily and said, As a gift for working with love, here's a little present.
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This is the thread and cross stitch you dropped in the well.
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Here you go.
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Emily was very surprised and thanked her gratefully.
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Holly then asked Emily to close her eyes and count to three.
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Emily said, one, two, three.
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And when she opened her eyes, she found herself in front of her house.
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The rooster outside crowed, Emily is back!
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She has turned into a golden girl!
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Hearing this, her mother and sister Emma immediately went outside.
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They were so shocked when they saw Emily covered in gold that they couldn't hide their astonishment.
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Emma, feeling jealous, asked, but how is this possible?
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Where did you get these beautiful clothes, all this gold?
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Her mother worried, said to Emily, My dear daughter, I was so worried about you.
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Tell me, where did you find all this gold jewelry?
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Emily told her mother about the time she spent with Holly and how much she helped her.
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She also said that all the gold she was wearing was a reward for her help.
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At that moment, her mother, thinking that the same could happen to Emma, sent her greedily to the well.
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Emma first threw the cross stitch and thread into the well, and then she jumped in after them.
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When she opened her eyes, she found herself in the same mysterious garden where Emily had been.
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After walking a bit, she saw a rabbit.
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The rabbit asked for help to pull out its carrot, but Emma refused to help.
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She saw a wilting rose a little further ahead and the rose asked her for water.
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Emma said, I can't give you water and walked past it.
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Eventually, Emma arrived at Holly's house.
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Holly, just like she did with Emily, invited her inside.
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She explained to Emma the task she needed to do and told her, don't forget, every morning you must cover my bed with feathers.
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Emma worked nicely on the first day, covering the bed with feathers.
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However, as the days went by, she started to avoid doing work.
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The house had gotten dirtier and dirtier.
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She had forgotten to cover the bed with feathers.
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Holly, seeing Emma's laziness, got very angry and said, I think it's time for you to go home.
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Emma was very happy as she was eager to get the gold jewelry and beautiful clothes.
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Holly took her to the Golden Gate.
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As soon as Emma passed through the door, instead of gold, mud poured over her.
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Ah, what's happening? screamed Emma.
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Holly said to her, Because you didn't do the work properly, this door didn't pour gold on you.
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Now close your eyes, count to three, and go back home.
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When Emma opened her eyes, she found herself in her garden.
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The rooster started crowing.
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Emma is back!
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She has turned into a mud girl!
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Her mother and Emily were shocked when they saw Emma covered in mud and dirt.
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Emma explained to them that the reward for not doing Holly's task properly was the muddy clothes.
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From that day on, Emma understood the importance of doing a job with love
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and began to work hard like her sister Emily, making cross stitch.
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Because now she knew that only those who do their work properly are rewarded.
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And so the two sisters lived happily, making and selling cross stitch together.
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Once upon a time there were two sisters named Mangita and Larina who lived in a small cottage.
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Mangita was very hard working and in her free time she worked at her father's fruit shop.
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Larina on the other hand loved traveling and having fun.
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When she got bored, she would look at herself by the river and brush her long hair.
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Today I'm even more beautiful than my sister.
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One day, Mangita and Lorena's father went on a long journey that could not be undone.
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Although Mangita was very sad about her father's departure, Lorena was happy.
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Now I can sit by the river all night.
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After her father left, Mangita began to work even harder.
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In the morning, she would sweep the floor, make delicious soup for lunch, and hang laundry.
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Lorena's only entertainment was causing trouble for her sister.
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She would dirty the carpets at home and pour ice-cold water into the cooked soup.
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Why is the soup still cold?
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And why are these carpets dirty?
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I just cleaned them.
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The animals you fed must have dirtied them.
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Huh?
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One day, Lorena went out for a walk in the forest.
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She carelessly picked unripe fruits and threw them into the river.
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At that moment, an old woman walked slowly towards her.
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Hello, dear girl.
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I am very hungry.
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Could you give me some fruit, too?
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Lorena handed the old woman the wild strawberries she had just picked, which tasted bad.
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Auntie, you can eat as much as you want.
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These are the most delicious strawberries in the world.
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As soon as the old woman ate the strawberries, her stomach began to hurt. Are these strawberries delicious?
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Ugh, still, thank you.
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As Lorena was returning home, the old woman fell asleep right there.
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While Mangita was out in the forest gathering vegetables for dinner, she saw the sick old woman.
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She immediately brought her home and put her to bed.
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What is this woman doing in our house?
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She smells awful.
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Don't say that, Lorena.
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The woman is very sick.
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We must feed her healthy food to help her recover.
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Mangita prepared hot soups and made herbal teas for the old woman.
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Lurina secretly poured out the soups and put dirt into the herbal teas.
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Lurina, did you put dirt in this herbal tea?
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Tell me right now.
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No, I didn't put it.
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The old woman did.
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In a few days, the old woman had recovered.
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You are a kind-hearted girl, Mangita.
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If you ever get sick, eat these blueberries every day.
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You will recover right away.
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After a long time of doing all the chores by herself, Mangita became very tired and finally fell sick and went to bed.
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Larina, could you bring me the blueberries the old woman gave me?
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But Larina ate all the blueberries herself.
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There's nothing here.
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Maybe the birds you fed ate them all.
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Mangita became even weaker, falling asleep drenched in sweat.
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Lorena left the house and went to the river to comb her hair.
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At that moment, the old woman appeared before her again.
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Hey, little girl, where's your sister?
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She went to pick fruit in sacks and went to work.
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What's it to you?
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The old woman realized that Lorena had lied.
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She immediately went to their house to see Mangita.
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The old woman felt very sad when she saw the young girl who helped her, drenched in sweat and looking sick and cried for a long time.
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Lorena, who was watching them from the window, laughed out loud.
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Just at that moment, the old woman turned into a beautiful fairy.
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Lorena was very surprised when she saw the fairy.
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You're a fairy.
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I open my house to you.
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You owe me.
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Let me have the most beautiful hair in the world.
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Quickly, use magic and grant my wish.
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Actually, when the fairy first saw Lorena, she turned into an old woman to see if she was a good person.
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I gave you a chance to do one good deed, but you always did bad things.
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At that moment, the fairy waved her magic wand from side to side.
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Lorena's hair turned into ivy.
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Ha!
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My hair!
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What happened to my hair?
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It became so ugly!
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Help!
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Lorena ran to the river in fear and looked at her hair.
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As flies buzzed around her head, her ivy hair suddenly got stuck in the ground.
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I've become so ugly.
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I don't want to look at myself.
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At that moment, the fairy fed a blueberry to Mengita and she finally recovered and opened her eyes.
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Thank you fairy.
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I feel much better now.
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The fairy waved her wand twice, turning their small cottage into a dazzling palace.
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Mengita was very surprised and impressed when she saw the palace.
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Kindness is always rewarded, young girl.
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This palace is your reward.
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Thank you, fairy.
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But what about my sister?
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What happened to her?
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Your sister will forever look at her ugly reflection by the river.
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I love my sister so much.
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What is the point of living alone in this huge palace without her.
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Give us back a happy life in our cottage, fairy.
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That is my only wish." The fairy was very happy to hear Mangita's words.
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First, she turned the magnificent palace back into the cottage.
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Then, she went to Lorena and with her magic wand, she turned her ivy hair back to its old beautiful form.
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Lorena hugged Mangita out of happiness.
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You saved me.
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I am so sorry.
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I will be a good person now.
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I promise." At that moment,
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Lorena understood that the happiness of helping others is worth everything.
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Because happiness becomes more beautiful when shared.

Contesto & Sfondo

Nel racconto "Mother Holle's Surprise", la storia ruota attorno a Emily, una ragazza laboriosa e talentuosa, e sua madre, che ha una preferenza per la sorella più giovane, Emma. Questa dinamica familiare crea una tensione che porta Emily in un'avventura magica e rivelatrice. La narrazione non solo intrattiene, ma offre anche spunti di riflessione sulla dedizione, il lavoro e l'amore familiare. Per migliorare le tue abilità di ascolto e parlare in inglese, parti da questo racconto ricco di emozioni e insegnamenti.

Top 5 Frasi per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • “Don't be lazy.” – Un invito a non essere pigri e a impegnarsi in ciò che dobbiamo fare.
  • “Come closer.” – Un'espressione che invita qualcuno ad avvicinarsi, utile in molte situazioni sociali.
  • “I need your help.” – Una frase sempre utile per chiedere aiuto a qualcuno.
  • “I love you so much.” – Un modo semplice ma potente per esprimere affetto.
  • “I'm so happy.” – Una dichiarazione di gioia che può essere usata in diverse occasioni.

Guida Passo-passo per il Shadowing

Per affrontare questa storia e migliorare la tua pronuncia in inglese, puoi seguire questi passaggi pratici usando la tecnica del shadow speak o shadowspeak:

  1. Ascolta attentamente: Inizia guardando il video senza sottotitoli, cercando di cogliere il significato generale della storia.
  2. Ripeti a voce alta: Dopo aver ascoltato, riavvolgi il video e prova a ripetere le frasi parola per parola, imitandone l'intonazione e il ritmo.
  3. Analizza le frasi chiave: Focalizzati sulle cinque frasi per la comunicazione quotidiana elencate sopra. Comprendi la loro pronuncia e il contesto in cui vengono utilizzate.
  4. Riascolta e pratica: Continua a riascoltare le sezioni del video che trovi più difficili. Fai attenzione ai suoni e prova a riprodurli.
  5. Sperimenta il parlare: Infine, prova a utilizzare le frasi e le espressioni apprese nel tuo conversare quotidiano, anche con amici o in contesti formali.

Con questa metodo, puoi davvero migliorare la pronuncia inglese e acquisire fiducia nell'uso della lingua. Ricorda, imparare l'inglese con YouTube può essere non solo educativo, ma anche divertente e coinvolgente!

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.