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Bedtime Stories: Humphrey Has Somewhere To Be
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Lauren’s Little Bedtime Stories On a warm Tuesday morning, a tortoise named Humphrey decides to cross the road. That’s the whole plan. He sets off at nine o’clock with the calm certainty of someone who has been taking his time for a very long time and finds it suits him perfectly. Along the way, a rabbit tells him he’s slow, two squirrels debate whether to help, a crow offers directions that don’t apply, a horse leans over a fence and says absolutely nothing — which turns out to be the most useful thing anyone does...
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- 94% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 136 words a minute: a natural pace.
- 53 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Reading Bug broadcast! Hi, reader. It's me, Lauren, and I'm so glad you're here for another one of Lauren's little bedtime stories. These calm, cozy stories are brought to you by The Reading Bug, our family-owned, independent children's bookstore in California. You can support our work by shopping with us at thereadingbug.com, where you'll find books for every age and every kind of reader.
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