Prática de Shadowing: Five Fables About Humility | The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun & More - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube
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Little Fox One day the tortoise was taking a nice slow walk.
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Little Fox One day the tortoise was taking a nice slow walk.
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He was going around the lake.
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Suddenly, whoosh!
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Wind rushed at him as the hare raced past.
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The tortoise flopped over onto his back.
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Oops!
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The hare laughed loudly.
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Tortoise turned himself back over.
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It's not funny, hare.
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You should be careful of others on the path.
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Well, slowpokes shouldn't be on the path, hare said.
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It's for speedy runners like me.
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Just then, a fox walked by.
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He saw the two animals' angry expressions.
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What's wrong?
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He asked.
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This path is for speedy runners,
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not slow walkers, Hare said.
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The path is for everyone, Tortoise said.
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They glared at each other.
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Let's have a race, Hare finally said.
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The winner can decide who gets to use the path.
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Fine, Tortoise said.
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We'll race.
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I can be the judge, Fox said.
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We'll have the race tomorrow, Hare said.
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We'll race once around the lake.
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I'll be here, Tortoise said.
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The next day, lots of animals gathered to watch the race.
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The hare and the tortoise met at the starting line.
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The hare grinned.
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You'll never beat me.
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I'm fast and you're slow.
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Just give up, Tortoise.
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I want to race, the tortoise said calmly.
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Then we'll see who the winner is.
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The fox came over to start the race.
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On your mark, get set, go!
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The two racers took off.
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The hare instantly shot ahead.
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See you later, tortoise!
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Much later!
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He said, laughing.
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The hare ran fast for a while.
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When he looked back, he couldn't see the tortoise at all.
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I'm way ahead of him, he thought.
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Up ahead, Hare spotted some delicious-looking carrots.
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Yum!
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I'll stop for a snack.
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That slow tortoise will never catch up to me.
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The tortoise kept walking along at the same steady pace.
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Following the path, he kept his eyes straight ahead.
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Tortoise!
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Tortoise!
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Some animals cheered his name.
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You can do it!
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The hare suddenly woke up.
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I fell asleep after my snack!
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He looked back, but the tortoise was nowhere in sight.
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Phew!
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He got up and raced toward the finish line.
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When he got close, he gasped in surprise.
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The tortoise was crossing the finish line!
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Impossible!
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Hare cried.
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Tortoise looked back at Hare and smiled.
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You're very fast, Hare.
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But slow but steady wins the race.
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The north wind and the sun were high in the sky.
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As usual, the north wind was bragging to the sun.
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Watch me blow away these clouds, he said.
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I'm really strong, much stronger than you He blew hard and all the clouds scattered See?
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The north wind said with a grin I'm the strongest one in the sky The sun smiled I'm strong too,
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she said The North Wind laughed loudly.
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You?
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Strong?
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You're always gentle, not strong.
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Just then, the sun spotted a man walking along the road.
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The man was wearing a warm coat.
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Let's have a contest, the sun said.
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The one who makes that man remove his coat is the strongest.
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Sure!
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The north wind said laughing again that will be easy for me I'll just blow
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that coat right off him watch this the north wind blew hard on the road below dust and leaves flew everywhere.
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The man shivered.
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What a chilly wind.
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That's odd.
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The north wind frowned as the man buttoned up his coat.
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The coat is still on him.
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I'll try again.
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The north wind blue again, this time even harder.
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But once more, the coat stayed on the man.
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Phew!
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By now, the north wind was out of breath and very tired.
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Oh well, the sun said gently.
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I guess it's my turn.
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She moved closer to the man.
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What strange weather, the man said, unbuttoning his coat.
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Now it's lovely out.
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The sun beamed even more brightly.
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Ah, it's so warm, the man said.
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It feels wonderful.
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Oh, no!
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The north wind cried as the man removed his coat.
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The sun smiled I guess I won the contest The north wind said,
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taking off Below the man was resting peacefully under a tree The sun kept him warm as he slept
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Poor north wind The son thought.
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Someday he'll realize something.
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It's often better to be gentle than to blow with great strength.
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Once upon a time there lived a beautiful heart.
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The heart was tall, proud, and graceful.
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But his most outstanding feature was his antlers.
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Every day the heart came to drink from the river,
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and every day the heart would admire his reflection in the water.
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Just look, the heart exclaimed.
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Look at these magnificent antlers.
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No one has such beautiful antlers as I, he boasted.
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The heart stood and admired his antlers for a long time.
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No one was allowed to touch his precious antlers.
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Not even little birds taking a little break.
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Shoo, shoo!
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He would swing his legs up.
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He would...
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How dare you sit on my beautiful antlers?
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He scolded.
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The heart looked to make sure his antlers were okay.
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Oh!
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He suddenly cried.
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The heart lifted his leg higher.
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What a shame!
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He moaned.
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These legs are not worthy to hold my great antlers.
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The heart frowned.
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I wish my legs were more beautiful.
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The heart was so distressed that he did not know he was being watched.
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Look at those magnificent antlers!
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The hunter was thinking to himself.
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The hunter slowly took out his arrow.
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He aimed carefully at the heart.
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The arrow flew but missed the heart.
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At that moment, the heart turned and saw the hunter.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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He cried as he quickly ran away.
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The heart nimbly jumped over fallen trees.
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His legs gracefully carried him through the forest.
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The hunter could not keep up with the heart.
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The heart ran as swift as the wind.
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No one, not even the birds,
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were as fast as the heart.
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After some time, he turned around to look for the hunter.
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The hunter was nowhere to be seen.
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The heart laughed with relief and joy.
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But not for long.
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Smash!
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The heart was not watching where he was going.
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His great antlers got stuck in some branches.
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The heart tried to free himself.
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But no matter which way he turned,
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his antlers would not budge.
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Oh, why are you so big and grand?
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He shouted at his antlers.
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Meanwhile, the hunter was able to catch up with the heart.
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The heart looked down at his legs.
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Even though you are not as beautiful as my antlers,
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he said, you carried me fast and far.
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Oh, how we despise what is most useful to us!
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The heart cried with regret.
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Once, a group of frogs lived in a little pond.
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They lived there happily.
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Let's have a jumping contest.
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I bet I can jump the highest.
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You always want to show off.
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Go ahead.
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Show us how high you can jump.
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Frog Al knew how to jump the highest.
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He had learned how to bounce off a seaweed pod.
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This made him jump very high.
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Wow!
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How does he jump so high?
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All the other frogs wanted to jump high,
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but they could not jump higher than Frog Al did.
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Frog Al was very proud.
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See, I am better than everyone else.
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I am the greatest jumper.
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I am sure that there is someone who is better than you.
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Everyone has at least one weakness.
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Yeah, like diving.
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I am sure one of us can dive further than you.
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Oh, yeah?
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Okay, then.
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Let's have a diving contest.
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All the frogs lined up on the edge of a rock to dive.
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Ready, set, dive!
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When the other frogs jumped in,
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Al sank furthest to the bottom.
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See, I told you.
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I am better than everyone else.
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I am the greatest.
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Well, maybe you are, but you should not boast so much.
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Right, Al.
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You boast too much.
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One day, the frogs were enjoying the sun.
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A big ox came to drink at the pond.
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Hey, let's get out of here quickly.
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There's a huge beast coming.
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Yeah, let's hide until he leaves.
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But soon they found that the ox was harmless.
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He is only drinking the water.
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So they all came out to admire him.
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Look how huge the beast is.
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Yeah, it would take hundreds of us to make one of him.
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Huh, he's not so big.
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I can be as big as he is.
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Just watch.
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Frog Owl drew in a deep breath and puffed his belly out.
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Ha ha ha!
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You're very little.
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Far too little.
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Ha ha ha ha!
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Ha ha!
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You are not even bigger than his foot.
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Not bigger?
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I can be as big as he is.
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Just watch.
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Is this big enough?
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You're very little.
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Still too little.
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Too little?
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I can be as big as he is.
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How about this?
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Is this big enough?
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You're very little.
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Far too little.
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Still not big enough.
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What?
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Still not big enough?
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I can be as big as he is.
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Just watch.
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How about this?
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Is this big enough now?
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No, still not nearly big enough.
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Now you had better stop.
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You might burst your belly.
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The ox was watching the frog getting bigger and bigger.
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He thought it was very funny.
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Out of curiosity, he stepped on the strange frog to see what would happen.
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Pop!
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Oh my!
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What a pity!
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His boasting cost him his life, after all!
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Then the frogs hopped sadly away.
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Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful olive tree.
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She was the most beautiful tree in the forest.
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Olive knew that everyone admired her.
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The colorful birds sat on Olive's branches.
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They sang beautiful songs of spring.
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Olive spread her branches and looked at her beautiful leaves.
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A fig tree grew nearby.
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Oh, Fig, just look at how beautiful I am!
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Called out Olive.
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Aren't my leaves so thick and beautiful?
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Oh, yes, they are, answered the fig tree politely.
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Soon it was autumn.
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Fig's leaves started to change colors.
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Olive's leaves stayed green and thick.
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Oh, poor fig!
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Olive whispered loudly to the bird.
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His leaves are changing colors.
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Why are Fig's leaves changing colors? whispered the bird.
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His leaves are getting weak, Olive said quietly.
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As it gets colder, Fig's leaves will start to fall off.
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Soon Fig will have no leaves at all.
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He will be naked and ugly.
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What about you, Olive? asked the little bird.
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Don't worry about me, Olive answered proudly.
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My leaves are the same all year round.
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They are always thick, green, and beautiful.
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Winter arrived a few months later.
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Oh, poor Fig, cried Olive.
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You must be so cold standing there naked.
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I wish I could give you some of my leaves.
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Fig knew that Olive was teasing him.
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Sometimes he wished he had beautiful leaves all year long, too.
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But he was not an olive tree.
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He was a fig tree.
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He stood proudly and ignored olive.
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One day it began to snow.
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The snowflakes fell and landed on olive's leaves.
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They also fell on the ground next to fig.
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The snow fell harder and harder.
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Oh, my branches are so heavy, complained Olive.
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I can't hold up all of this snow.
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Olive's beautiful leaves were covered in snow.
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Suddenly, there was a cracking sound.
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Oh, no, cried Olive.
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Olive's branches broke and fell off one after another.
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Soon, she had no branches left.
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In the spring, the bird returned.
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What happened to Olive?
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The bird asked Fig.
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She learned a lesson, answered Fig.
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Sometimes it's not good to be the same all the time.
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We are all different for a reason.
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Nesta lição, você praticará a escuta e a conversação em inglês através de uma fábula clássica que destaca a importância da humildade. Ao acompanhar a história da tartaruga e da lebre, você terá a oportunidade de entender melhor os diálogos e a moral por trás da narrativa. Este exercício ajudará você a aprimorar sua pronúncia em inglês e incentivará a prática da conversação, permitindo que você desenvolva habilidades orais essenciais.
Vocabulário e Frases-Chave
- Tortoise - Tartaruga
- Hare - Lebre
- Race - Corrida
- Path - Caminho
- Slowpoke - Lento (brincadeira)
- Watch - Assistir
- Fast - Rápido
- Snack - Lanche
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Adicionalmente, pause o vídeo frequentemente para repetir diálogos após ouvir. Isso ajudará a melhorar a pronúncia em inglês e a compreender nuances na fala. Não se preocupe em falar perfeitamente; o objetivo é se familiarizar com os sons e o ritmo do idioma. Ao praticar com o contexto divertido da fábula, você tornará sua jornada de aprender inglês com YouTube muito mais agradável e eficaz.
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