26Listening Text

Listening Text

Freddy the frog dipped his long, thin legs into the water. Within a few short weeks he had changed from a small tadpole into the beautiful animal he was now. He smiled to himself. Then suddenly he heard a fine, deep sound that carried far into the darkness of the quiet night. Freddy looked up. “Other frogs! I must try and find them,” he thought. “It’s so hard being a grown-up frog on my own.”

He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large lily pad. On it sat thr ee confident frogs and they were playing instruments. Freddy climbed onto the leaf. “Can I sing with you?” he asked quietly. “Of course,” they said. He opened his mouth wide and began:

Help! I need somebody,

Help! Not just anybody.

Help! You know I need someone. Help!

When I was young and so much younger than today,

I never needed anybody’s help in any way.

But now these days are gone,

I’m not so self-assured.

Now I find –I’ve changed my mind,

I’ve opened up the doors.

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Help me if you can, I’m feel ing down.

And I do appreciate you being round.

Help me get my feet back on the ground.

Won’t you please, please help me!