Shadowing Practice: Three Little Pigs - Pizza Party | Bedtime Stories for Kids in English | Fairy Tales - Learn English Speaking with Video

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A mother pig and her three cubs were living in a tiny cottage deep in the forest.
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One day, the mother pig called her cubs.
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How about making pizza together today?
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Woohoo!
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Hurray!
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But some ingredients are missing.
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Corn, onion, and some tomatoes.
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Me and my brothers will go get the missing ingredients, Mommy.
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Don't worry, we'll be right back.
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So the three little pigs went out excitedly.
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They decided to part ways, as each of them would get different ingredients.
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One went to the cornfield, one to the onion, and the other to the tomato field.
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Meanwhile, the big bad wolf was hunting in the forest to feed his hungry stomach.
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Whoa!
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This smell?
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Pigs!
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Yes!
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I smell pigs!
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Seeing the little pig Gerky just ahead, the wolf followed him.
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When the wolf saw the pig heading towards the onion field, he reached the field just before him and hid among the large onions.
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The little pig Gerky arrived at the onion field a little later.
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He smelt them one by one to distinguish between sweet and bitter ones.
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Just as he was about to pick another onion, he touched the ear of the wolf.
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Hello, piggy!
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Ah!
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Wolf!
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Help!
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Hush!
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Calm down, champ.
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Tell me, what are you doing in the onion field?
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Gerky told the wolf that he was picking onions for pizza.
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When the wolf smelt the onion in Gerky's hand, his eyes watered.
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He said that this onion is bitter, and that he can give the sweetest onion to him if he comes to his house.
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After thinking for a while, Gerky accepted the wolf's offer.
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They disappeared together.
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It was noon.
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The middle pig, Torkey, has arrived in the cornfield.
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However, since the corn in the field exceeded his height, he could not reach the corncob.
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Torquay stacked several stones on top of each other and climbed on top of it.
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He was about to take one of the corn cobs, but he lost his balance and fell into the wolf's lap.
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Aaaaah!
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Help!
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Whoa!
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The wolf gently placed Torquay on the ground and told him not to be afraid.
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What are you doing here, Piggy?
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You almost got hurt?
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I'm picking corn for a pizza!
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It doesn't look so, but heheheheh...
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Already this morning I gathered the most beautiful corn cobs with my tall stature.
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Come with me and I'll give them to you!
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The middle pig was overjoyed at the wolf's benevolence.
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Well, that would be really good.
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I'm not tall enough to pick corn.
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Torquy disappeared with the wolf.
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It was now almost evening.
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Porky, the eldest pig, was picking tomatoes in a big field.
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Some of them smelled so good that he immediately swallowed them.
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Porky's stomach was filled with more tomatoes than his basket.
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While he was happily wandering around the field, his head suddenly hit a wooden stick and he fell to the ground.
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When he looked up, he saw the big bad wolf disguised as a scarecrow.
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AHHHHH!
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HELP!
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THIS IS THE WOLF!
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Hey, Piggy, calm down.
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I won't hurt you.
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No, I don't believe you.
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You are the big bad wolf!
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Porky asked the wolf why he was standing in the tomato field shaped like a scarecrow.
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When the wolf said that he's helping the farmers in his spare time like this, the pig understood the good intentions of the wolf and relaxed a little.
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Why are you here little pig?
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Well, I was picking tomatoes for pizza.
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Pizza?
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I love it!
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But just tomatoes are not enough.
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You also need cheese, mushrooms, peppers, and most importantly...
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Yeah?
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The most important thing is the oven, Piggy!
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Oven!
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If you don't have a good oven, all these ingredients will go to waste!
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After thinking for a while, the eldest pig got the wolf right.
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Because the oven in their house was too small and was not getting hot enough.
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Come on, eat from my oven's pizza.
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You won't be able to get enough of it.
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Porky accepted the wolf's offer and they went away together.
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When the sun went down and the mom came out, the mother pig was anxiously waiting for her cubs to return home.
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Meanwhile, the cries of the pig brothers were rising from the wolf's den.
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Help!
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Help!
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Help!
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Help!
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Help!
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It turned out that the evil wolf had trapped all the pig brothers in a cage inside the den
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in order to deceive them and devour them.
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Then he arranged the woods one by one in the stove oven and set a huge fire.
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I forgot to tell you, piggies!
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My favorite pizza is pizza with pork!
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Nya-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
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The pig brothers hugged each other in fear.
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Just as the wolf was adding some more wood to the oven to make the fire bigger,
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Porky, the eldest pig, noticed the open sack of flour on the side.
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He reached out with difficulty, took a large handful of flour, and divided it into the hands of his brothers.
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Just when the bad wolf was about to open the cage door and throw the little pigs into the oven, they all threw the flour in their palms at the wolf.
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My eye!
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Where are you?
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I cannot see!
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Come here quickly!
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The wolf could not see anything because of the flowers smeared on his face.
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Taking this opportunity, Torquay, the middle pig, quickly pushed the wolf into the cage.
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And the little pig, Gerky, locked the wolf inside.
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So what were you saying?
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Pizza with pork, huh?
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Now sit here with an empty stomach, so maybe you can come to your senses.
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And we can go eat our delicious pizza.
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Come on brothers!
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No!
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You can't go!
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You can't just leave me here!
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Finally, the Pig Brothers gathered all the ingredients and arrived at their home.
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The mother pig was very happy to see her children.
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You just want to bring some onions, corn, and tomatoes.
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Where were you kids?
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I was so worried!
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The pigs told their mothers what had happened to them one by one.
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Later together, they made pizzas that smelled great and were very tasty.
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From that day on, Gerky,
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Torkey and Porky promised their mother that they would never accept anything from strangers without informing her.
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On the other hand, the big bad wolf had to make do with the smell of pizza coming from far away.

Why Practice Speaking with This Video?

This engaging rendition of the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" provides a fun and interactive environment for English learners to enhance their speaking skills. By immersing yourself in this video, you can learn English with YouTube while enjoying a delightful story. The dialogue among the characters, particularly the exchanges between the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, serves as an excellent model for conversational English.

As the pigs navigate their adventure, you have the opportunity to shadow speak, mimicking the intonation and rhythm of native speakers. This method not only improves your overall speaking confidence but also helps you grasp the context of everyday interactions—particularly those involving requests, offers, and some elements of persuasion that emerge in the story. Engaging in such practices allows you to absorb vocabulary and phrases in a naturally contextual setting, ultimately enhancing your fluency.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

The dialogue in "The Three Little Pigs - Pizza Party" contains several key grammatical structures and expressions that are valuable for learners:

  • “How about making pizza together today?” - This phrase exemplifies the use of suggestions in English conversation, providing a friendly way to propose activities.
  • “Me and my brothers will go get the missing ingredients.” - This showcases the use of future tense and gives learners insight into how to express plans or intentions.
  • “What are you doing here, Piggy?” - This question structure helps learners practice forming interrogative sentences, essential for both conversation and comprehension.
  • “I can give the sweetest onion to you if you come to my house.” - This example illustrates conditional sentences, displaying how to make offers and hypothetical exchanges.

By focusing on these expressions while watching the video, learners can improve English pronunciation and enhance their conversational skills.

Common Pronunciation Traps

As you engage with the dialogue, be mindful of certain pronunciation pitfalls that may arise:

  • Corn - The 'o' can often lead to sound misinterpretation. Ensure it is pronounced as a long 'o' vowel sound.
  • Onion - Watch out for the stress on the first syllable. Misplacing emphasis can make it hard for listeners to understand.
  • Pizza - The 'z' sound is often tricky for non-native speakers, so practice this word repeatedly to achieve clarity.

Listening attentively and repeating after the characters in this video is an effective way to shadow speak, which is a method used to practice pronunciation and fluency. This approach encourages you to mirror the speaker, facilitating a smoother integration of phonetic nuances into your own speech.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.