What If This Classic Tale Happened Today? #8 - Learn English Through Stories

Hi everyone. In this lesson, you'll practice your listening skills with one classic story told in two surprising ways. Listen carefully and tell us which version you prefer. Let's begin.

>> Golden Goose 2.0, the maker. In an old studio, a girl found an old robot. She charged it and turned it on. It immediately started to work. Each day it made one golden ceramic goose, handshaped, kilfired, radiant. People lined up to see them. She placed each goose on a wooden shelf. No two were alike. One day, a visitor came with a lot of money. He wanted to buy the design. He said, "We'll 3D print thousands. Everyone gets one." >> The girl hesitated. Then Meera quietly watching said, >> "When everything is special, nothing is." >> So the girl declined. She kept going.

One goose a day. Visitors came for the quiet, the slowness, the hands behind the work. More visitors came. The town grew. Years later, the robot still hummed. One goose one day. Always golden. Always different. A sign above the shelf read, "Give it time and it will grow." >> Now, here's a [music] different take on the same story. Listen closely to see how it changes.