A child asks family members to read. Each person has another task. The final scene shows the child with a book, alone.
This page gives a complete short-story recording and a separate BookAud guide. The recording is not a long novel. You can return to the source text at any time.
Audio and source text
Language: English. Duration: 0:35. Recording: Darshan Soni.
The recording preserves the original story. The guide below does not replace its text.
Open the source text and pictures
Listen with a purpose
- Listen to the full story one time.
- Read the source text.
- Listen to the story again.
- Compare the action at the start with the action at the end.
- Write one sentence about the result.
For the first pass, keep the source text closed. For the second pass, compare the words with the pictures. If a word is unclear, return to that sentence. You can stop and continue the recording with the audio controls.
Two questions
- What does the child want to do?
- What does the child do at the end?
Show the answers
- The child wants to read.
- The child reads alone.
Discuss the story
The story gives a small example of an independent choice. It does not say that a child must always read alone.
Select one answer above. Find the scene that supports it. Explain how that scene differs from the start of the story. Use the text as evidence. If the text does not answer a question, keep that uncertainty in your discussion.
Credits and reuse
Story: Letta Machoga. English recording: Darshan Soni. Source illustrations: Wiehan de Jager. Provider: Storybooks Korea / Global Storybooks.
Source story and recording: CC BY 3.0. The recording is unchanged. BookAud wrote this separate guide. Licensed content is not labeled as public domain.