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English Audio Request

emma51520
434 Words / 1 Recordings / 2 Comments
Note to recorder:

read slowly please
it's for young children learning English
thank YOU a million times

It’s almost Thanksgiving.
Turkey is in trouble. Bad trouble.
Turkey doesn’t want to be a roasted turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner!
Turkey has an idea!
What if he doesn’t look like a turkey? What if he looks like a horse?
Surely Farmer Jake doesn’t eat a horse for Thanksgiving Dinner
Look at Turkey in his horse costume! Turkey looks like just a horse…… almost
“Moo moo” says Cow “stop being a cow, Turkey!”
“How do you know it was me?” grumbles Turkey
“you’re too short!” says Cow “Gobble Gobble!” grumbles turkey
Looking at Cow gives Turkey a new idea!
Surely farmer Jake doesn’t eat a cow for Thanksgiving Dinner!
Look at Turkey in his cow costume. His costume isn’t bad! He looks like just a cow….. almost
“Oink oink!” says Pig “Stop being a cow, Turkey!”
“How do you know it was me!” grumbles Turkey
“You’re too skinny!’ says pig
“Gobble Gobble” grumbles Turkey
Looking at Pig gives Turkey a new idea!
Surely farmer Jake doesn’t eat a pig for Thanksgiving dinner!
Look at turkey in his pig costume! His costume isn’t bad! He looks like just a pig…. almost
“Baaa Baaaa!” says Sheep “Stop being a pig, Turkey!”
“How do you know it was me? “ grumbles Turkey
“You’re too clean!” says Sheep “Gobble, gobble’ grumbles Turkey
Looking at Sheep gives turkey a new idea
Surely farmer Jake doesn’t eat a sheep for Thanksgiving Dinner!
Look at Turkey in his sheep costume! His costume isn’t bad! He looks like a sheep …….almost
“Cock-a Doddle-do” says Rooster “Stop being a sheep, Turkey!”
“How do you know it was me?” grumbles Turkey
“You’re too brown!” says Rooster. “Gobble Gobble” grumbles Turkey
Looking at Rooster gives Turkey a new idea.
Surely Farmer Jake doesn’t eat a rooster for Thanksgiving Dinner!

Look at Turkey in his rooster costume! His costume isn’t bad. He looks like just a rooster.
Farmer Jake comes into the barn
“Turkey, turkey, turkey! Come out !”
“Where is the turkey? “says farmer Jake’s wife
“I don’t know! I can’t find the turkey”
“Oh dear! What will we do without a turkey for Thanksgiving?”
“Well, we can always eat the rooster!”
“Oh no! not a rooster!” grumbles Turkey
Turkey looks everywhere in the garden and he can see mushrooms, peppers, onions and tomatoes. It gives Turkey a new idea!
Look at his new costume! His costume isn’t bad! He’s a delivery pizza boy!
“Ding Dong!” Farmer Jake opens the door “Happy Thanksgiving!”
“A pizza for Thanksgiving Dinner! It’s a good idea!”
So they all sit down and eat the pizza and It’s Turkey’s best Thanksgiving!

Recordings

  • Turkey is in trouble ( recorded by SandyVoice ), Standard American

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    It’s almost Thanksgiving.
    Turkey is in trouble. Bad trouble.
    Turkey doesn’t want to be a roasted turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner!
    Turkey has an idea!
    What if he doesn’t look like a turkey? What if he looks like a horse?
    Surely Farmer Jake doesn’t eat a horse for Thanksgiving Dinner!
    Look at Turkey in his horse costume! Turkey looks just like a horse…… almost.
    “Moo moo,” says Cow. “Stop being a horse, Turkey!”
    “How do you know it's me?” grumbles Turkey.
    “Y
    ou’re too short!” says Cow. “Gobble Gobble,” grumbles Turkey.
    Looking at Cow gives Turkey a new idea!
    Surely farmer Jake doesn’t eat a cow for Thanksgiving Dinner!
    Look at Turkey in his cow costume. His costume isn’t bad! He looks just like a cow….. almost.
    “Oink oink!” says Pig. “Stop being a cow, Turkey!”
    “How do you know it's me?” grumbles Turkey.
    “You’re too skinny!" says Pig
    “Gobble Gobble,” grumbles Turkey.
    Looking at Pig gives Turkey a new idea!
    Surely farmer Jake doesn
    t eat a pig for Thanksgiving dinner!
    Look at Turkey in his pig costume! His costume isn’t bad! He looks just like a pig…. almost.
    “Baaa Baaaa!” says Sheep. “Stop being a pig, Turkey!”
    “How do you know it's me?" grumbles Turkey.
    “You’re too clean!” says Sheep.
    “Gobble, gobble," grumbles Turkey.
    Looking at Sheep gives Turkey a new idea.
    Surely farmer Jake doesn’t eat a sheep for Thanksgiving Dinner!
    Look at Turkey in his sheep costume! His costume isn’t bad! He looks just like a sheep …….almost.
    “Cock-a Doddle-do!” says Rooster. “Stop being a sheep, Turkey!”
    “How do you know it's me?” grumbles Turkey.
    “You’re too brown!” says Rooster. “Gobble Gobble,” grumbles Turkey.
    Looking at Rooster gives Turkey a new idea.
    Surely Farmer Jake doesn’t eat a rooster for Thanksgiving Dinner!

    Look at Turkey in his rooster costume! His costume isn’t bad. He looks like just a rooster.
    Farmer Jake comes into the barn
    “Turkey, turkey, turkey! Come out!”
    “Where's the turkey?" asks farmer Jake’s wife.
    “I don’t know! I can’t find the turkey!
    “Oh dear! What will we do without a turkey for Thanksgiving?”
    “Well, we can always eat the rooster!”
    “Oh no! not the rooster!” grumbles Turkey.
    Turkey looks everywhere in the garden and he can see mushrooms, peppers, onions and tomatoes. It gives Turkey a new idea!
    Look at his new costume! His costume isn’t bad! He’s a pizza delivery boy!
    “Ding Dong!” Farmer Jake opens the door. “Happy Thanksgiving!”
    “A pizza for Thanksgiving Dinner! It’s a good idea!”
    So they all sit down and eat the pizza, and it’s Turkey’s best Thanksgiving!

Comments

SandyVoice
Dec. 10, 2013

I edited the text for consistency, punctuation, and correct idioms. I hope that's okay. If you need me to record the original text, let me know.

emma51520
Dec. 11, 2013

and I forgot to say thank you for the corrections ...
that will help me a lot!
I definitely prefer your version that sounds more genuine!
thanks afgain for your time your advice and your voice!

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