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All
Singing the Same Boring Song!
Last
night, whilst searching for sleep, a story came back. It was amusing
and happened a long time ago.
At
the time, my son Maxi was at primary school in Vienna,
and the school was holding its carnival party.
And, the most popular thing of all was the talent competition. And
32 kids had decided to take part in this chance to show off
and win a very good prize.
The
hall was packed with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and lots
of other relatives, too. And, of course, all hoping that their little
darling would win the first prize. And, then the curtain went up.
Little
Susie came first Her song was as good as could be and she performed
it as only little school children can. Squeaky and high. But,
then came little Martin from 2b, then Sarah from 3e, then after her
Marlene of 4a, and so-on and so-on and so-on. And all had chosen
the very same song!
And,
so it was, that before not very long, the mood of the audience was
beginning to wither. Their little darlings were, more-or-less,
all exactly the same; and, on the scale of monotony, all very close
to the bottom. But then, after more than 45 minutes came
Christine, a girl from 4d. She had chosen something different to
sing. A visible sigh of relief spread like a carpet of magic across
the sea of very bored faces.
The
audience woke up, and, for a while looked very happy. But, not for
too long. After Christina the show carried on as before! Everyone
sang the very same song. When would it end?
But,
all good things – and – most bad things as well - must come to an
end. And, all the little singers were given a book to take home;
and Christina won the first prize.
The
kids were all happy. They had taken their chance to show off, had
done well, and only one had been different. And that’s what talent
shows are. They are different and belong to the moments in life which
are fun!
Last
night, a story came back. It was funny and happened a long time ago.
A carnival way of having great fun. All singing the same boring
song
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Vocabulary
bored – gelangweilt
carnival
– Fasching
giggling
– kichern
more-or-less
- mehr oder weniger
primary
school
– Volksschule
to
show off –
angeben
Questions
Where
was my son when this story happened?
What
was happening at his school?
How
many kids took part in this talent competition?
Who
was the first child to sing?
Who
won the first prize?
What
was every child given to take home?
Why
do kids love showing off?
Did
you enjoy showing off when you were a kid?
