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He thinks about sharing

but the octopus had already disappeared into a dark cloud of ink. "Give away my scales? My beautiful shining scales? Never. How could I ever be happy without them?" Suddenly, he...

Course: Everyday English from the startSection: The Rainbow Fish storySubtitles: en

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6:14

say,

6:14

but the octopus

6:16

had already

6:18

disappeared

6:21

into a dark cloud of ink.

6:27

"Give away my scales?

6:30

My beautiful shining scales?

6:34

Never.

6:37

How could I ever be happy

6:40

without them?"

6:44

Suddenly,

6:46

he felt the light touch of a fin.

6:53

The little blue fish was back.

6:58

"Rainbow Fish,

7:00

please don't be angry.

7:04

I just want one little scale."

7:09

The Rainbow Fish wavered.

7:13

"Only one very, very small, shimmery

7:19

scale,"

7:20

he thought.

7:22

"Well, maybe

7:25

I wouldn't miss just one."

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