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English Audio Request

JungleBob
412 Words / 3 Recordings / 2 Comments
Note to recorder:

Don't hesitate to be theatrical & dramatic, it's a sad story.
Thank you.

The sad story of Davy Jones & Calypso
A long time ago, Calypso, daughter of Atlas, was the ruler of all the seas and the oceans. Sailors and pirates all over the world loved her, but also feared her. But she was only half a god and, because she had mortal blood, she fell in love with a beautiful young man named Davy Jones.
As a reward for that love, she gave him a sacred mission : to guide the souls of all those who die at sea to the other world.
Davy accepted the mission and, as such, he became the captain the a cursed vessel : the Flying Dutchman. The curse he suffered only allowed him to walk on land once every ten years and he intended to use this opportunity to be reunited with his beloved Calypso. But the goddess, as fierce and untameable as the oceans and waves, would never come.
Both sad and angry, Davy Jones plotted with the Pirate Lords to take the sea away from the goddess and they decided to imprison her into the body of a mortal woman, cursed to live on dry land.
Later, Davy Jones' grief and guilt for what he had done, cursing the only woman he ever loved, became so great that he ripped his own heart apart, for it betrayed him. When he went back to the seven seas, it was only to leave a wake of death behind him, for, in his wrath, he unleashed the mighty kraken. In his pain and suffering, he became a monster feared by all. Only a man stealing Davy Jones' heart could stop him.
But pirates lords were also fearful of the goddess the betrayed. One of them was so much so that he decided to set her free, as an apology for all.
Now the goddess was unchained and her wrath was unprecedented. The mighty Calypso gathered the water from all the oceans and turned it into a massive maelstrom, a giant tempest, circling Davy Jones' ship that was battling with another. And it is during this very battle that Davy Jones' heart was pierced, setting him free for all eternity.
With his death, Davy Jones was welcomed back into the dark depths of the sea, for Calypso, in her own way, still loved him. And his ship, the Flying Dutchman, received a new captain to guide the poor souls, and all was just as it was meant to be.

Recordings

  • The sad story of Davy Jones & Calypso ( recorded by GastroVulpes ), American Woman

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    The sad story of Davy Jones & Calypso
    A long time ago, Calypso, daughter of Atlas, was the ruler of all the seas and the oceans. Sailors and pirates all over the world loved her, but also feared her. But she was only half a god and, because she had mortal blood, she fell in love with a beautiful young man named Davy Jones.
    As a reward for that love, she gave him a sacred mission : to guide the souls of all those who die at sea to the other world.
    Davy accepted the mission and, as such, he became the captain of a cursed vessel : the Flying Dutchman. The curse he suffered only allowed him to walk on land once every ten years and he intended to use this opportunity to be reunited with his beloved Calypso. But the goddess, as fierce and untameable as the oceans and waves, would never come.
    Both sad and angry, Davy Jones plotted with the Pirate Lords to take the sea away from the goddess and they decided to imprison her into the body of a mortal woman, cursed to live on dry land.
    Later, Davy Jones' grief and guilt for what he had done, cursing the only woman he ever loved, became so great that he ripped his own heart apart, for it betrayed him. When he went back to the seven seas, it was only to leave a wake of death behind him, for, in his wrath, he unleashed the mighty kraken. In his pain and suffering, he became a monster feared by all. Only a man stealing Davy Jones' heart could stop him.
    But pirates lords were also fearful of the goddess they betrayed. One of them was so much so that he decided to set her free, as an apology for all.
    Now the goddess was unchained and her wrath was unprecedented. The mighty Calypso gathered the water from all the oceans and turned it into a massive maelstrom, a giant tempest, circling Davy Jones' ship that was battling with another. And it is during this very battle that Davy Jones' heart was pierced, setting him free for all eternity.
    With his death, Davy Jones was welcomed back into the dark depths of the sea, for Calypso, in her own way, still loved him. And his ship, the Flying Dutchman, received a new captain to guide the poor souls, and all was just as it was meant to be.

  • The sad story of Davy Jones & Calypso ( recorded by gurvindersingh3009 ), indian

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  • The sad story of Davy Jones & Calypso ( recorded by anniekate76 ), American (Midwest)

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Comments

JungleBob
May 18, 2018

Please, I really need help on that one, it's for a class with students...

JungleBob
May 18, 2018

Thanks a lot gurvindersingh3009 for helping me out, but as it is for learners of english as a foreign language, I would like something with a more neutral accent. Thanks again, a lot, no offense :)

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