| Hello and welcome back to my slow English podcast. [Music] |
| Today we will be reading The Rainbow Fish. A long way out in the deep blue sea, |
| there lived a fish. Not just any ordinary fish, |
| but the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean. His |
| scales were every shade of blue and green and purple |
| with sparkling silver scales among them. The other fish were amazed |
| at his beauty. They called him the rainbow fish. Come on, rainbow fish. |
| They would call. Come and play with us. But the rainbow fish would just glide |
| past, proud and silent, letting his scales shimmer. |
| One day, a little blue fish followed after him. Rainbow fish, he called. |
| Wait for me. Please give me one of your shiny scales. |
| They are so wonderful. And you have so many. |
| You want me to give you one of my special scales? |
| Who do you think you are? Cried the rainbow fish. Get away from me. |
| Shocked, the little blue fish swam away. He was so upset. |
| He told all his friends what had happened. From then on, |
| no one would have anything to do with Rainbow Fish. They turned away |
| when he swam by. What good were the dazzling shimmering |
| scales with no one to admire them? Now he was the lonliest fish in the |
| entire ocean. One day he poured out all of his |
| troubles to the starfish. I really am beautiful. |
| Why doesn't anybody like me? I can't answer that for you, said the starfish. |
| But if you go beyond the coral reef to a deep cave, |
| you will find the wise octopus. Maybe she can help you. |
| The rainbow fish found the cave. It was very dark inside |
| and he couldn't see anything. Then suddenly two eyes caught him in their glare |
| and the octopus emerged from the darkness. |
| I have been waiting for you, said the octopus with a deep voice. |
| The waves have told me your story. This is my advice. Give a glittering scale |
| to each of the other fish. You will no longer be the most beautiful |
| fish in the sea. But you will discover how to be happy. |
| I can't, the rainbow fish started to say. But the octopus had already |
| disappeared into a dark cloud of ink. Give away my scales. |
| My beautiful shining scales. Never. How could I ever be happy without them? |
| Suddenly, he felt the light touch of a fin. The little blue fish was back. |
| Rainbow fish, please don't be angry. I just want one little scale. |
| The rainbow fish wavered. Only one very, very small shimmery |
| scale, he thought. Well, maybe I wouldn't miss just one. |
| Carefully, the rainbow fish pulled out the smallest scale and gave it to the little fish. |
| Thank you. Thank you very much. The little blue fish bubbled playfully |
| as he tucked the shiny scale in among his blue ones. A rather peculiar |
| feeling came over the rainbow fish. For a long time, he watched the little blue fish |
| swim back and forth with his new scale glittering in the water. |
| The little blue fish whizzed through the ocean with his scale flashing. |
| So, it didn't take long before the rainbow fish was surrounded |
| by the other fish. Everyone wanted a glittering scale. |
| The rainbow fish shared his scales left and right. And the more he gave away, |
| the more delighted he became. When the water around him |
| filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish. |
| Finally, the rainbow fish had only one shining scale left. |
| His most prized possessions had been given away. Yet he was very happy. |
| "Come on, Rainbow Fish," they called. "Come and play with us." |
| "Here I come," said the rainbow fish. And happy as a splash, |
| he swam off to join his friends. What do you think |
| the moral of this story was? Comment down below. I would love to hear your thoughts. |
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