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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon
Unscramble the Blue Letters
He carried the kettle to Morin-ji Temple and presented it to the solemn mknos. His timnig was perfect— they were in need of a large kettle for an important scviree, and purchased his pot for a handsome price. To open the ceremony, they began to pour cups of tea for each monk— but the ktetle cloeod too quickly. It had to be reheated often throughout the long service, and when it was hot, it seemed to squirm in the pourer’s hand. By the end of the ceremony, the monks felt cheated by their purchase, and called for the salesman to return and explain himself.
Open Cloze
He carried the kettle to Morin-ji Temple and presented it to the solemn _____. His ______ was perfect— they were in need of a large kettle for an important _______, and purchased his pot for a handsome price. To open the ceremony, they began to pour cups of tea for each monk— but the ______ ______ too quickly. It had to be reheated often throughout the long service, and when it was hot, it seemed to squirm in the pourer’s hand. By the end of the ceremony, the monks felt cheated by their purchase, and called for the salesman to return and explain himself.
Solution
- monks
- cooled
- kettle
- timing
- service
Original Text
He carried the kettle to Morin-ji Temple and presented it to the solemn monks. His timing was perfect— they were in need of a large kettle for an important service, and purchased his pot for a handsome price. To open the ceremony, they began to pour cups of tea for each monk— but the kettle cooled too quickly. It had to be reheated often throughout the long service, and when it was hot, it seemed to squirm in the pourer’s hand. By the end of the ceremony, the monks felt cheated by their purchase, and called for the salesman to return and explain himself.
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