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I'm Josephine and this is the Animal Tales podcast, home
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Friday story is especially for our Premium subscribers only. Alexander
is a Premium member from Bath in the UK and
he would like a story with a panda and a
red panda. Don't forget to listen to the animal facts
after the story to learn more about these creatures. For now,
it's time to sit back and get comfy, because it's
time to begin Panda's Perfect Picture Day. It was photo
day at Alexander's school. He'd not even left for school yet,
and yet his mum was quite worn out with getting
him ready. The little panda had been washed, dried, and
had his fur brushed. His school uniform was pristine and clean,
with not a wrinkle in sight. What's more, he'd been
given clear instructions, be careful, stay clean, do your best
to make sure the photo looks as perfect as possible.
With those words ringing in his ears, Alexander headed off
to school. It had rained the night before leaving plenty
of large puddles. This meant he had to be careful
of the splashes made by passing cars and avoid the
temptation of jumping in any puddles himself, even when he
really wanted to. By the time he reached his school,
the little panda was both clean and very proud of himself.
Are you excited to get your photo taken, Alexander's best friend,
THEO asked. While Alexander was black and white, THEO was
a red panda. Today he was looking spotless, his long
tail looking extra fluffy. I'm super excited, Alexander agreed. My
mum wants the photo to be as perfect as possible.
She wants to hang it on the wall. I really
don't want to disappoint her, so I'm going to make
sure I stay clean and tidy all day. THEO laughed,
then stopped when he realized Alexander was being serious. But Alexander,
THEO said, hesitantly, we're children, and children, well, we can
be clumsy and messy and not at all tidy. Don't
you remember when you came to my house for dinner,
you got pasta sauce all over yourself, the dining table
and halfway up the wall. It was just an unlucky accident.
Alexander replied. Well, how about when we went out in
my dad's boat and you fell in the river. THEO continued,
We only just got you back in the boat when
you fell over the opposite side. It was slippery, Alexander mumbled.
And then there was the school bake sale, THEO continued,
You managed to step in a pie, sit on a cake,
and fall face first in a basket of muffins. Oh yeah,
Alexander sighed, I'd forgotten about the muffins. But even though
I might be clumsy at times, I've promised my mum
that this photo will be as perfect as possible. I
intend to keep that promise. Well, all right, THEO shrugged.
Good luck. They took their seats just as their teacher,
missus Honeypot, entered the room. Good morning, class, the grisly
bear said warmly. How lovely to see you all looking
so smart for your photos to day. Miss Honeypot asked Alexander.
Will it be our turn soon? Oh no, smiled the teacher.
Our class won't be photographed until after lunch. I'll be
collecting you all straight from the lunch hall. The whole
class let out a groan. Every one was looking forward
to the experience and just couldn't wait. However, missus Honeypot continued,
while we wait our turn, I thought we could have
a little fun. She strode over to the art cupboard
and flung it open. Who wants to do some painting?
The class cheered as she began handing out paper, brushes
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