Shadowing Practice: Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories for Kids in English | Storytime - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Once upon a time, right on the edge of the forest,
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Once upon a time, right on the edge of the forest,
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lived a golden haired girl.
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This golden yellow haired girl's name was Goldilocks.
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She had such amazing and admirable locks that everyone who saw her was mesmerized.
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but despite her sweetness, at times she could be a rather naughty little girl.
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Every time she stepped out to play,
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her mother would have to warn her to behave.
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Darling, please stay in the backyard and don't go into the woods.
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Deep into the forest in a shack lived a bear family.
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A broad-shouldered papa bear, a medium-sized mama bear and a baby bear.
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Mama bear always woke up early to prepare oatmeal porridge for breakfast.
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One morning, baby bear woke up earlier than usual and wanted to eat his porridge.
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But it was too hot.
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Mama, can we go out for a walk in the woods until our porridge cools down?
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Mama, Papa and Baby Bear left their porridges on the table and went out for a walk.
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The same morning, Goldilocks was playing in the backyard while waiting for her mum to prepare breakfast.
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But she was so bored of playing in the same yard all the time
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and she was very curious about the deep parts of the forest.
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What would happen if I just went for a walk?
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She looked around, seeing that no one was around,
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she began running into the forest.
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When she got tired, she stopped and looked around.
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What a beautiful forest!
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Flowers, trees!
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Why didn't I come here before?
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She began to walk deeper into the forest.
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In the meantime, walking around with his family,
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the baby bear saw a beehive on the branch of a tree.
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Such a big beehive!
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I'm sure it is full of honey!
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Papa, can we eat some honey?
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No, my boy.
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That belongs to the bees.
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It's their home.
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We can't go in anybody's home and eat their food.
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It's not right.
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You're right.
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I think I will have to wait until we go home for my breakfast.
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Meanwhile, Goldilocks walked all by herself for such a long time.
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Finally, she got lost.
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She tried to turn back but could not make out the right way.
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She got really tired and hungry.
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She was almost in tears of her tiredness.
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She walked a little more and finally she came to the end of the road.
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and she came across the house of the bear family in between the trees.
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She quietly approached the house,
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walked around it, but she could not see anyone.
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She knocked on the door, but nobody answered.
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Then she looked through the window.
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She saw three hot steamy pleats on the table.
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She went back to the door again And this time she knocked Hard
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The door opened Goldilocks was overjoyed She looked in and yelled Anybody home?
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When there was no answer She entered She approached the table On the table there were three bowls of porridge one big,
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one medium sized and one small.
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Because she was so hungry,
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she wanted to eat the big one first.
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But the moment she put the spoon in her mouth,
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her mouth burnt because the porridge was still too hot.
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She immediately reached the medium bowl,
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but she did not want to eat this either because it was too cold.
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It's too cold!
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Finally, she dipped her spoon into the smallest one.
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Hmm, this porridge is neither cold nor too hot.
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It's exactly the way I want it.
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So she ate all the porridge in the smallest bowl.
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When she was done with her breakfast and felt full,
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she wanted to sit on one of the three chairs in front of the chimney to rest for a while.
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One of the three chairs was a big one,
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the other one medium, and the last one was a small one.
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First she tried to sit on the big one,
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but she couldn't even climb on it.
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She tried the medium one,
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but this one was very hard.
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It was very uncomfortable.
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Finally, she sat down on the smallest one.
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This one was very comfortable and exactly her size.
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But suddenly, the chair broke into pieces with a very loud noise.
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Goldilocks found herself on the floor and she did not know what to do.
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She walked through to the next door and here there were three beds.
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A big, a medium sized and a small one.
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First she tried the big bed.
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This one was too big for her and also too hard.
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Second one was a little bigger than her size but also too soft.
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So she lied down on the third and smallest bed.
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This one was exactly her size and it was very comfortable.
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So comfortable that Goldilocks fell asleep right away.
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Whilst Goldilocks were sleeping, the Bear family came back home.
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Papa Bear had some wood with him that he collected for the chimney.
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Mama bear had fresh berries and baby bear just could not wait to have his porridge.
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When they arrived home, they went straight to the table.
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Papa bear had a look at his bowl and was so angry.
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Somebody tasted my porridge.
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Mama bear also looked at her bowl.
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Somebody also tasted my porridge.
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And when Baby Bear looked at his bowl, he began to cry.
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That somebody also tasted my oatmeal porridge.
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Not only tasted it, also ate it all.
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They got up and started to look around.
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Papa Bear noticed his chair in front of the chimney.
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sit on my chair.
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Look, it's on a different spot.
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And then it was Mama Bear's turn to complain.
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Somebody also sat on my chair.
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And just like before, the baby bear began to cry again.
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Somebody also sat on my chair, but Broker too.
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The bear family curiously went to the bedroom.
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Somebody lied on my bed.
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Look how it's undone.
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Somebody lied on mine too.
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Somebody lied on my bed too.
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Nanny's still sleeping in it.
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Papa Bear walked next to Baby Bear's bed and saw that someone really was sleeping in his bed.
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Slowly lifted up the blankets and they were really surprised to see a little girl sleeping in the bed.
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What is a little girl doing in our house?
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Tell this little girl to get out of my bed now!
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Waking up to baby bears crying,
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Goldilocks saw three bears in front of her and she ran out of the room in great fear.
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She went out of the house and started running without looking back.
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She got breathless from running,
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but she did not stop.
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And she didn't even know which way to go.
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Right at that moment she saw her parents coming across from the forest.
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When she didn't end up going back home,
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they went out looking for her.
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Goldilocks was very happy to see her parents.
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She ran and hugged her mother.
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Oh, Mummy!
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We were so worried.
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Are you okay?
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From now on I will always listen to you.
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I will never leave without letting you know.
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Goldilocks hugged her parents really tight.
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From that day on, as she promised,
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she always listened to her parents and did nothing without having their permission.
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She was a well-behaved and kind girl forever.
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Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess in a big castle.
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One day, her father the king gave her a golden ball as a birthday present.
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Happy birthday, my daughter.
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Thank you, father.
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The princess loved this golden ball.
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She started to spend all her time playing with it in the garden.
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One day, she went out with her ball and started to play with it, tossing it around.
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The princess came next to a little pond and kept on playing with the ball.
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Right at that moment, she could not catch the ball after she tossed it in the air
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and the ball started to roll away.
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My ball!
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The princess ran after her golden ball,
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but the ball got faster and faster.
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Finally, the ball fell in the pond and sank into the deep waters.
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Oh no!
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The princess sat down next to the pond and desperately started to cry.
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My beautiful golden ball!
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How am I going to bring it back?
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Suddenly, she heard a voice.
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Ribbit!
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My beautiful princess, why are you crying?
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Ribbit!
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She looked around but could not figure out where the voice was coming from.
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When she looked closely, she realised that the voice was coming from the frog that was right next to the pond,
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looking at her.
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The frog leaped towards the princess and asked again after he got closer.
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What's wrong my beautiful princess?
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Why are you crying?
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The princess got stunned when she saw a talking frog.
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A talking frog?
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How can that be?
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Well, here I am, talking beautiful princess.
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Now tell me, why are you crying?
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Coming back to herself, the princess started to tell her story.
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The golden ball that my father gave me fell in the pond.
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It's already at the bottom.
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How am I going to get it back?
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The frog came next to her feet and made an offer.
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My beautiful princess, I will bring back your ball,
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but in return I will need you to do me a favour.
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The princess was curious.
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Hmm, so what's the favour?
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If you accept to be friends with me,
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I would like to live with you in the castle.
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The princess thought about it and then accepted his offer.
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So the frog jumped in the water and went out of sight.
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A while later, he appeared with the golden ball and threw it to the princess.
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Reunited with her ball, the princess happily started to walk back to the castle.
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Seeing the princess leaving the frog behind,
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the frog yelled after her.
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My beautiful princess, you forgot me.
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You promised to take me with you to the castle.
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The princess yelled out from afar laughing.
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How can an ugly frog like you even imagine to live with a beautiful princess like me?
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The princess left the frog right there and went back to her castle.
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In the evening, the king,
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queen and the princess sat down at the dinner table.
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Right when they were starting to eat,
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they heard a knock on the door.
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The mage told them that a frog had arrived and told them
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that he was invited by the princess and asked permission to come in.
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The king, surprised, asked his daughter.
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Would you like to tell us what's going on, my daughter?
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Well, Daddy.
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The princess told all about what happened that morning at the pond.
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If you gave a promise to the frog to save your ball,
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then you must keep your word for it.
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The king ordered the maid to welcome the frog inside.
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A while later, the door opened and the little frog came in leaping and stopped next to the dinner table.
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Good evening, everyone, and thank you,
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my king, for allowing me in.
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With one big jump, the frog landed next to the princess's plate.
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He looked at her unhappy.
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The king ordered a plate for the frog,
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but the frog stopped it.
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No need for a plate.
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I can eat from the princess's plate.
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The frog started to eat from her plate.
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The princess was really upset with him,
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but she thought that he would leave after the dinner anyway,
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and he didn't say anything.
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But the frog had no intentions to leave after the dinner.
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When she left the table,
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he followed the princess to her room.
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Time passed and the frog got sleepy.
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My princess, I'm really sleepy.
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I'd like to sleep in your bed if you don't mind.
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Afraid to upset her father,
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the princess had to say yes to that too.
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The frog jumped on her bed and put his head on her soft pillow.
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Trying not to show her anger,
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the princess laid next to the frog and slept.
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In the morning, the frog woke the princess up.
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Good morning, my beautiful princess.
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I have one more wish from you.
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If you do that, I will leave right away.
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Hearing that the ugly frog would leave soon,
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without making it obvious, the princess was extremely happy.
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All right, shoot, what is it now?
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I want you to kiss me, my princess.
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The princess jumped out of her bed furiously.
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How dare you?
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That is impossible.
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The smile on the frog's face disappeared and instead a teardrop ran down his cheek.
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The princess thought for a while.
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Oh well, what's the big deal with one tiny kiss?
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Evidently, I won't see him ever again.
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And so she gave him a kiss.
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As soon as she kissed the frog,
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a bright white light covered the room.
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Due to the light, the princess couldn't see anything.
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After a short while, the light disappeared.
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The princess started to see again,
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but this time she could not believe her eyes.
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Right where the frog was standing a moment ago,
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there was a very handsome man instead.
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The princess was stunned with what she was seeing.
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She couldn't believe her eyes,
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and so she asked, Who are you?
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What happened to the frog standing here?
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My beautiful princess, I am the prince of a land far away.
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The evil witch cast a spell on me and turned me into a frog.
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To break the spell, I had to spend one night next to a princess and get a kiss from her.
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Thanks to you, I am saved from being a frog forever.
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The princess was very surprised but also very happy with what she heard.
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They both went next to the king and told him all about it.
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This should be the second lesson the frog has taught you, my dear daughter.
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We should not evaluate anyone by only their looks and judge without knowing the whole truth about them.
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The king hosted the prince for a few more days in his castle.
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The prince and the princess came next to the pond where they first met.
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My princess, will you marry me and come with me to my kingdom?
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The princess smiled and nodded, accepting the prince's offer.
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And right at that moment,
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a sound broke the silence.
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Ribbit, ribbit.
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They turned and looked where the sound came from.
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there was a frog next to the pond looking at them.
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They held their breath and waited for him to talk.
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But it didn't happen.
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They both started laughing.
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Don't worry, little froggy.
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I'm sure you two will find your princess one day.
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And laughed a little more.
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After a short while, they got married and lived happily ever after.
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- Past simple tense: Construction such as "lived," "was," and "wanted" depicts events that happened in the past, which is critical for storytelling and expressing past experiences.
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