Modul 4: Story 48 The Collector
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Video 02 Story Presentation 02.
Audio 01 The story
The Collector
Old Francis has been collecting butterflies for years. To him, there is nothing more peaceful than exploring new lands and seeking out new species of butterflies that he’s not yet discovered. His collection is worth thousands and thousands of pounds. Well,… was worth thousands and thousands of pounds.
Four years ago, Francis’ granddaughter was on an expedition to a wildlife park. She and her classmates learnt all about endangered animals and species of insects that were going extinct. She was fascinated. The most beautiful thing she saw, however, was the Butterfly Conservatory. There were so many kinds of butterflies and moths, with so many colours and shapes all over their wings. They were flying around her as she was slowly walking through the Conservatory.
Upon hearing how much she had come to love butterflies, Francis invited his granddaughter over to his home where he had multiple glass jars full of the rarest species of butterflies that he had collected over the years. She was speechless.
Francis was about to tell her the stories of how he found them, when his phone suddenly rang.
“One minute, poppet,” he said as he answered the phone and walked out of the room.
His granddaughter stood in amazement.
“How could Granddad never have told me about all the rare species that he has in jars here. They’re all so beautiful,” she thought over and over until he came back in.
When Francis came back in, however, the room was not as he left it. There was a draft due to an open window where his granddaughter was standing, holding all the (now empty) jars.
“What have you done?!” he bellowed across the room. “They took me years to collect!”
“It’s ok Grandad,” she began. “When I went to the Butterfly Conservatory, they were all so happy when they were flying around. Also, the tour guides there told us about endangered species and how we should prevent them from going extinct. At least they aren’t all cooped up in these dusty old jars anymore!”
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Audio 02 Simple statements
- Old Francis – loves – exploring new lands
- loves – seeking out – new species – butterflies
- collecting butterflies – years
- collection – worth – thousands and thousands – pounds
- Four years ago – Francis’ granddaughter – went on expedition – wildlife park
- learnt – endangered animals
- learnt – endangered species – insects
- most beautiful thing – saw – Butterfly Conservatory
- many kinds – butterflies – moths
- butterflies and moths – many colours – shapes
- she – slowly walking – through – Conservatory
- butterflies and moths – flying around her
- Francis heard – how much – granddaughter loved – butterflies
- invited her – over to his home
- kept – butterfly collection – glass jars
- showed – glass jars – granddaughter
- granddaughter – speechless
- Old Francis – phone call
- left room – answer the phone
- granddaughter – left alone – room
- thinking – how rare – butterflies
- Francis – came back – drafty room
- window – opened – granddaughter
- she – standing – by window – empty jars
- “What you done?” – yelled Francis – granddaughter
- “so happy – flying around – Butterfly Conservatory” – replied.
- “At least – not cooped – these dusty jars anymore” – continued
Audio 05-6 Story versions
The story (version A)
Old Francis loves exploring new lands and seeking out new species of butterflies. He has been collecting butterflies for years, and his collection is worth thousands and thousands of pounds.
Four years ago, Francis’ granddaughter went on an expedition to a wildlife park where she learnt about endangered animals and endangered species of insects. However, the most beautiful thing she saw was the Butterfly Conservatory. There were many kinds of butterflies and moths with many colours and shapes. While she was slowly walking through the Conservatory, the butterflies and moths were flying around her.
Francis heard about how much his granddaughter loved butterflies, so he invited her over to his home. He kept his butterfly collection in glass jars which he showed to his granddaughter who was speechless.
Suddenly, Old Francis got a phone call, so he left the room to answer the phone, and his granddaughter was left alone in the room thinking about how rare the butterflies were. Francis came back to a drafty room. The window had been opened by his granddaughter, and she was standing by the window with empty jars.
“What have you done?” yelled Francis at his granddaughter who replied, “They were so happy flying around in the Butterfly Conservatory,” and then continued, “At least they aren’t cooped up in these dusty jars anymore.”
The story (version B)
Old Francis, who loves exploring new lands and seeking out new species of butterflies, has been collecting butterflies for years, and his collection is worth thousands and thousands of pounds.
Four years ago, Francis’ granddaughter, who went on an expedition to a wildlife park, learnt both about endangered animals and about endangered species of insects, but the most beautiful thing she saw was the Butterfly Conservatory. There were many kinds of butterflies and moths, which had many colours and shapes. She was slowly walking through the Conservatory, while the butterflies and moths were flying around her.
When Francis heard about how much his granddaughter loved butterflies, he invited her over to his home where he kept his butterfly collection in glass jars. When he showed the glass jars to his granddaughter, she was speechless, but as Old Francis got a phone call, he left the room to answer the phone, so his granddaughter was left alone in the room thinking about how rare the butterflies were.
Later on, Francis came back to a drafty room. The window had been opened by his granddaughter who was standing by the window with empty jars.
“What have you done?” yelled Francis at his granddaughter.
“They were so happy flying around in the Butterfly Conservatory,” she replied and added, “At least they aren’t cooped up in these dusty jars anymore.”