¶ Welcome to the Farm
Hello there. Welcome to Albert's Bookshelf. I'm Albert's Dad. Now Albert loves listening to a story. Would you like me to read one of his favourite books? Okay, well, get yourself comfy, and I'll begin. What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. Once upon a farm lived a fat red hen, a duck in a pond, and a goose in a pen, a woolly sheep, a hairy hog, a handsome horse, and a dainty dog.
A cat that meowed and a cat that purred a fine prize cow and a ladybird. And the cow said moo and the hen said His said the goose. And wh said the duck. said the horse. Said the hog. said the sheep and ran. Woof, said the dog. One cat Mewt while the other one pushed. Purred. And the ladybird said never a word. But the ladybird saw, and the ladybird heard.
¶ The Thieves' Secret Plan
She saw two men in a big black van, with a map and a key and a cunning plan, and she heard them whisper, This is how we're gonna steal the fine prize cow. Open the gate at dead of night, past the horse and then turn right. Round the duck pond, past the hog, be careful not to wake the dog. Left past the sheep, then straight ahead. and in through the door of the prized cow's shed. ' And the little spotty ladybird, who never before had said a word, told the animals.
This is how two thieves are planning to steal the cow. They'll open the gate at dead of night, pass the horse and then turn right. Round the deck. Run past the hog, being careful not to wake the dog. Left past the sheep, then straight ahead, and in through the door of the prize cow's shed. And the cow said. Ooh and the hen said Puck Puck. Sh, said the goose, and whack whack whack, said the duck. said the horse. said the hog. said the sheep.
Phew said the dog. And both the cats began to Meow We can't let them steal the fine prize cow. But the ladybird had a good idea, and she whispered it into each animal ear.
¶ Ladybird's Clever Animal Trap
At dead of night the two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, opened the gate while the farmer slept and tiptoe into the farm they crept. And the goose said. With all her might, and Len said, That's the horse. Turn right. And the dainty dog began to whack whack whack whack. The duck said Hugh. We're right on track. said the cats. There goes the hog. Be careful not to wait the dog. M M said the fat red hen. The sheep were nearly there, said Len. Then the duck on the pond said M.
Mm Two more steps to go, said Hugh. And they both stepped into the duck pond spot. Sh and the farmer woke and said Golly Gosh and he called the cops and they came near. And they threw the thieves in their panda car. Then the cow said and the hen said. His said the goose, and wh said the duck. said the horse. said the hog. said the sheep. Roo said the dog. And the farmer cheered, and both cats pressed. purred, but the ladybird said never a word.
I hope you enjoyed another one of Albert's favorite books. There's plenty more to listen to. If not now, maybe another time. Thanks for listening.