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The Wisest Man in Siam-Storytelling Podcast for Kids
A tale from Thailand about a very haughty king and a simple peasant who have a contest to see which of them is the wisest. An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10. (duration 14 minutes) We have suspended our Patreon platform for now. But, you can receive all of this month's coloring sheets by signing up for my newsletter and you will also receive some terrific resources for raising kids who LOVE to read. Sing up for free now at www.journeywithstory.com If your little listener wants to...
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Well today's story is a tale from Thailand a country that used to be known as Siam
which of them is the wisest. I wonder who will win?
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
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- 97% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 106 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 38 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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If you had to decide which of two people was the wisest, how would you do that? Can you think of any kind of a test that you could give them to find out just how wise each of them was. Hello everyone I'm Kathleen Pelley welcome to Journey with Story. Did any of you think of a test to decide how wise someone was?
I think it'd be quite hard to come up with a test like that wouldn't it? Well today's story is a tale from Thailand a country that used to be known as Siam and it's about a very hotty king and a simple peasant who have a contest to see which of them is the wisest. I wonder who will win?
Let's take a journey with the wisest man in Siam. Once long ago, when Thailand was Siam, the country was ruled by a most powerful man. The mention of his name made men tremble, Woman hide, and children as still as pebbles
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