46. Learn English Through A Great Lesson: The Wind and the Sun

 

The Wind and the Sun 

One day, the Wind and the Sun were talking in the sky.

“I am stronger than you,” said the Wind.

“No, I am,” replied the Sun with a gentle smile.

They saw a man walking on a road. He was wearing a coat.

“Let’s see who can make him take off his coat,” said the Wind.

“Alright,” said the Sun.

The Wind went first. It blew hard.

Whooosh! The man held his coat tighter.

The Wind blew harder.

WHOOOSH! The man grabbed his coat and wrapped it around his body.

The harder the Wind blew, the tighter the man held his coat.

The Wind gave up.

Then it was the Sun’s turn.

The Sun smiled and gently warmed the air.

The man felt a little hot.

The Sun shone brighter. The man began to sweat.

Finally, he took off his coat.

The Sun looked at the Wind and said, “Kindness works better than force.”

The Wind nodded slowly.

Lesson Learned 

True strength comes from kindness, not force.

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1	The Wind and the Sun	/ðə wɪnd ənd ðə sʌn/
2	One day, the Wind and the Sun were talking in the sky.	/wʌn deɪ, ðə wɪnd ənd ðə sʌn wɜr ˈtɔkɪŋ ɪn ðə skaɪ/
3	“I am stronger than you,” said the Wind.	/aɪ æm ˈstrɔŋɡər ðæn juː sed ðə wɪnd /
4	“No, I am,” replied the Sun with a gentle smile.	/noʊ, aɪ æm rɪˈplaɪd ðə sʌn wɪð ə ˈdʒɛntəl smaɪl/
5	They saw a man walking on a road.	/ðeɪ sɔː ə mæn ˈwɔkɪŋ ɑn ə roʊd/
6	He was wearing a coat.	/hi wəz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə koʊt/
7	“Let’s see who can make him take off his coat,” said the Wind.	/lɛts si hu kæn meɪk hɪm teɪk ɔf hɪz koʊt sɛd ðə wɪnd/
8	“Alright,” said the Sun.	/ɔːlraɪt sɛd ðə sʌn/
9	The Wind went first. It blew hard.	/ðə wɪnd wɛnt fɜrst ɪt blu hɑrd/
10	Whooosh! The man held his coat tighter.	/huʊʃ ðə mæn hɛld hɪz koʊt ˈtaɪtər/
11	The Wind blew harder.	/ðə wɪnd bluː ˈhɑːrdər/
12	WHOOOSH! The man grabbed his coat and wrapped it around his body.	/ˈhuːʃ! ðə mæn ɡræbd hɪz koʊt ənd ræpt ɪt əˈraʊnd hɪz ˈbɑːdi/
13	The harder the Wind blew, the tighter the man held his coat.	/ðə ˈhɑːrdər ðə wɪnd bluː, ðə ˈtaɪtər ðə mæn hɛld hɪz koʊt/
14	The Wind gave up.	/ðə wɪnd ɡeɪv ʌp/
15	Then it was the Sun’s turn.	/ðɛn ɪt wəz ðə sʌn'z tɜrn/
16	The Sun smiled and gently warmed the air.	/ðə sʌn smaɪld ənd ˈʤɛntli wɔrmd ði ɛr/
17	The man felt a little hot.	/ðə mæn fɛlt ə ˈlɪtl hɑt/
18	The Sun shone brighter. The man began to sweat.	/ðə sʌn ʃoʊn ˈbraɪtər ðə mæn bɪˈɡæn tu swɛt/
19	Finally, he took off his coat.	/ˈfaɪnəli, hi tʊk ɔf hɪz koʊt/
20	The Sun looked at the Wind and said, “Kindness works better than force.”	/ðə sʌn lʊkt æt ðə wɪnd ənd sɛd, "ˈkaɪndnəs wɜrks ˈbɛtər ðæn fɔrs."/
21	The Wind nodded slowly.	/ðə wɪnd ˈnɑdəd ˈsloʊli/
22	Lesson Learned	/ˈlɛsən lɜrnd/
23	True strength comes from kindness, not force.	/truː strɛŋkθ kʌmz frəm ˈkaɪndnəs, nɑt fɔrs/

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