Primary Talent
Last
night, a story came back from the past. It was fun and took
place about 8 years ago. And, this is what
happened.
My
son's primary school in Vienna was holding its annual
carnival party. There were games, much food and drink,
and a talent show.
And,
the talent show was the best part of the day. There were 32
beautifully dressed-up little children
taking part.
And,
they were just
a little bit nervous. And, at 3-o-clock the great hall
began to fill up. There were parents, brothers and sisters,
grandparents, aunts and uncles, and lots of good friends as well.
And, then the show started.
little
Susie came first. Her song was good, she had practised, and she sang
it in a nice little school girly way. And, everyone clapped.
And then came little Martin from 3b, then Sarah from 2c, then
Marlene from 3b, and so on, and so on. It was all very good fun. The
children sang very well. But, there was just one little problem.
Nearly all
of the kids had chosen the very same song.
And, after the 14th recital, the show was
starting to get just a little bit boring. But, then
came Christine.
Her
song was different. And, it was great. And, the audience came back
to life. But, not for too long. The show then carried on with the
same song as before and the boredom came back. And,
when the show finally finished, the applause was more of relief
than anything else. But, the kids had all done their best, and were
happy.
Christina
was awarded first prize; her song was really the best.
And, the other kids all got a prize for their efforts.
And, there were smiles. The children were happy. And - that's what
talent shows are - moments of fun that stay with us for ever.
Kids
have no problems. They love putting on hats and singing a song.
Talents are natural and should be encouraged.
And, life is the same! As long as we try there will always be
prizes - even if only for making an effort! See you next week at
the show!
Vocabulary
annual -
alljährlich
awarded –
(award/awarded/awarded)
- verleihen
carnival –
Fasching
clapped –
(clap/clapped/clapped)
- klatschen
dressed-up
- dress-up/dressed-up/dressed-up - verkleiden
boredom -
Langeweile
boring -
langweilig
efforts -
Bemühungen
encouraged
- (encourage/encouraged/encouraged)
fördern
great hall
- Großessaal
nearly all
– fast
Alle
primary
school – Volkschulle
recital -
Vorsingen
relief -
Erleichterung
taking part
– (take-part/took-part/taken-part) - teil
nehmen
talent show
Talent-schau
took place
- (take place/took place/taken place) stattfand
very
same song – das
gleiche Lied
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