How the Platypus Came to Be (Pre-Intermediate)

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  In today's episode, you're going to learn where the world's strangest animal comes from.

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  I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show.

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  Today's pre intermediate story is called how the Platypus Came to Be.

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  So I come to you on a cold, dark autumn's night to deliver this story.

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  And if you're watching on YouTube, you might notice that things are a bit more empty behind me.

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  And if you're very good at listening, you will notice that this room is a bit more echoey than usual.

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  Hello, hello, hello.

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  Hello.

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  That's because I'm moving house in just a few days.

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  Now, to be fair, by the time you hear this, I will have already moved.

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