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Welcome to ReadMaster English Radio.

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Today we are reading a funny bedtime story through eight comic scenes.

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In scene one, Mr. and Mrs. Watson sing Mercy to sleep every night.

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Mercy feels loved.

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The room is warm, and bedtime feels safe.

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But in scene two, the light goes off.

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Now the room is dark.

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Mercy becomes afraid.

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Here is our first useful sentence.

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She becomes afraid when the light is turned off.

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In scene three, Mercy makes a decision.

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She does not want to sleep alone.

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She goes to Mr. and Mrs. Watson's bed.

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Then she dreams about buttery toast.

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Toast is not just food in this story.

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Toast means comfort.

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Toast means home.

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In scene four, the family is dreaming.

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But the bed begins to creak.

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Creak means a small sound from old wood.

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Listen: the bed begins to creak.

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That sound tells us a problem is coming.

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In scene five, a hole opens in the floor.

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The family is in trouble.

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They call the fire department.

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This is the rescue moment.

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In scene six, Mercy goes to the kitchen to find toast.

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But there is no toast.

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This is funny because Mercy is not thinking like a hero.

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She is thinking about breakfast.

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In scene seven, the firefighters arrive.

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They use the broken bed frame to support the ceiling.

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Support means to hold something up.

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The firefighters support the ceiling and rescue the Watsons.

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In scene eight, everyone has breakfast toast together.

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The ending feels warm.

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Mercy did not plan to save anyone.

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But her actions helped the family.

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Now let's practice five shadowing sentences.

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Mercy becomes afraid when the light is turned off.

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She decides to sleep with the Watsons.

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The bed begins to creak.

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A hole opens in the floor.

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The firefighters rescue the family.

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Good.

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Here is today's deeper idea.

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Sometimes a story is funny because the character wants one simple thing.

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Mercy wants comfort.

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Mercy wants toast.

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But that simple wish moves the whole story forward.

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Final question.

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When you feel afraid, what helps you feel safe again?