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Baseball Pig; Mini Story

There is a little pig.

The pig wants to be a baseball player.

Every day he practices baseball.

He practices hitting a baseball.

He wants to be a big hitter.

He wants to hit the ball very far.

After 10 years of practice; the pig decides to try out for the New York Yankees.

He decides to try to get a job with the Yankees, tries out for the Yankees.

The most famous baseball team in America.

He takes a direct flight to New York.

No stopping, direct flight to New York. Then rents a car and drives to Yankee’s Stadium.

He tries out for the Yankees.

But the Yankees reject him.

The Yankees say no, no job; They reject him.

The Yankees manager says: “I’m sorry you are an amazing baseball player but we can’t let a pig join our team.”

The pig is very unhappy.

He goes home and cries every day.

Finally, his friend says to him: “come on, get a grip, stop crying”.

So he says: come on means hurry; right now and get a grip; Get a grip means control yourself, right, be calm.

Get a grip: control your emotions.

So come on, get a grip means: right now, control yourself, stop crying and try again with another team.

The pig listens to his friend.

He stops crying.

He practices baseball every day.

One day he is reading the newspaper and he finds out, he learns, he finds out; he learns something new.

He finds out that the San Francisco Giants, another baseball team, need new baseball players.

The pig immediately flies to San Francisco.

He tries out for the Giants. He tries to get a job with the Giants.

The Giants are very impressed with the pig.

The Giants think the pig is great.

They’re impressed with the pig.

The manager says: “Wow, you are the best hitter I have ever seen”.

The Giants hire the pig.

So, they hire him means they give him a job.

The Giants hire the pig, the Giants give the pig a job.

And they pay him two dollars.

In his first game the pig hits five home runs. Home run is the biggest hit in baseball.

It’s the biggest success in baseball.

We also use home run for general English; it means a big success.

I hit a home run means I had a big success.

Everyone in San Francisco loves the pig.

The Giants give him a raise; a raise means more money for your job; they give him more money.

They pay him more money; they give him a raise.

They pay him 540 million dollars.

The pig is rich, famous and happy.

Okay, again, this time with questions. Answer every question. Pause, if necessary, and answer every question.

Okay, let’s start.

So there was a little pig. Was there a big pig?

No, no, there wasn’t. There wasn’t a big pig.

There was a little pig.

Was there a big dog?

No, no, no, not a big dog. There wasn’t a big dog.

There was a little pig.

Was there a little dog? No, not dog. There wasn’t a little dog.

There was a little pig.

So, there was a little pig.

What was the pig’s name? Was the pig’s name Fred? No, not Fred.

The pig’s name wasn’t Fred.

What was the pig’s name?

The pig’s name was Babe. Babe the pig.

Was Babe a big pig? No, Babe wasn’t a big pig. Babe was a little pig.

Who was a little pig? Babe, right. Babe was a little pig.

Did Babe want to play football? No, no, Babe didn’t want to play football.

Did babe want to play tennis? No, Babe didn’t want to play tennis.

What did Babe want to play? Babe wanted to play baseball.

Who wanted to play baseball? That’s right, Babe. Babe the pig wanted to play baseball.

What did Babe want to play? Baseball. Right, Babe wanted to play baseball.

How big was Babe? Babe was a little. Right, Babe was a little pig.

So, how big was Babe? Babe was little, little.

Okay good.

So, Babe was a little pig and Babe wanted to be a baseball player.

Every day, Babe practiced baseball.

What did he practice? Baseball. Right, Babe practiced baseball.

When did Babe practice? Well, every day in the morning, in the morning.

Babe practiced baseball early in the morning.

Did Babe practice baseball at night or in the morning?

Babe practiced baseball in the morning.

Did Babe practice baseball in the morning every day? Yes, that’s right.

Every day Babe practiced baseball in the morning.

He practiced hitting a baseball every day.

Every day did Babe practice baseball at night? No, no, not at night. In the morning.

Every day in the morning Babe practiced baseball.

He wanted to be a big hitter.

Did he want to be a small hitter or a big hitter?

He wanted to be a big hitter.

Did Babe want to hit the baseball hard or soft? Hard, right. He wanted to be a big hitter.

He wanted to hit the baseball hard, very hard. Babe wanted to be a big hitter.

After 10 years of practice, Babe decided to try out for the New York Yankees.

After one year of practice, did Babe try out for a team?

No, after one year of practice, Babe didn’t try out for a team.

After five years of practice did Babe try out for a team?

No, not after one year, not after five years.

After how many years of practice, did Babe try out for a team? 10 years, right.

After 10 years of practice, Babe tried out for the Yankees.

Did Babe try out for the Yankees after 10 years of practice? Yes, that’s right.

After 10 years of practice, Babe finally tried out for the Yankees.

Did Babe want a job with the Yankees? Yes, exactly; Babe wanted a job with the Yankees.

Who did Babe want a job with?

With the Yankees, right.

He wanted a job with the Yankees.

Who wanted a job with the Yankees? Babe. Babe wanted a job with the Yankees.

So he tried out for the Yankees. He took a direct flight to New York.

Did his airplane stop before New York? No, no, he took a direct flight.

He took a direct flight to New York. No stopping, Babe took a direct flight to New York.

Who took a direct flight to New York? Babe, right. Babe took a direct flight to New York.

Where did Babe go? Easy. Babe went to New York.

Where is Babe from?

Where is he from?

Is Babe from San Francisco? No, Babe isn’t, wasn’t from San Francisco.

Is he from Florida? Yes, Babe is from Florida.

Was from Florida, is from Florida. He still from Florida.

So, we can say was or is.

So, Babe was from Florida. Babe took a direct flight from Florida to New York. He tried out for the Yankees.

But the Yankees rejected him. Oh, no.

Did the Yankees give Babe a job? No, no they didn’t. The Yankees did not give Babe a job.

The Yankees rejected Babe. They said no, no, no job, poor Babe. The Yankees rejected Babe.

Who did the Yankees reject? Oh, they rejected Babe.

The Yankees rejected Babe.

Who rejected Babe? The Yankees. The Yankees rejected Babe.

Why? Why did the Yankees reject Babe? The Yankees rejected Babe because he’s a pig.

They rejected Babe because he is a pig.

Oh, no, The Yankees manager said I’m sorry you’re an amazing baseball player but we can’t let a pig join our team.

Oh, poor Babe. The Yankees rejected Babe because he was a pig.

Was Babe happy? No, no, Babe was very unhappy.

Why was Babe unhappy? Well, because the Yankees rejected him, right. Because he didn’t get a job.

The Yankees rejected him. So, he was unhappy.

Who was unhappy? Babe. Babe was unhappy.

Were the Yankees unhappy? No, the Yankees weren’t unhappy, they were not unhappy, they weren’t unhappy. Babe was unhappy.

What did babe do? Oh, babe went home and he cried every day.

What did Babe do? He cried. He went home and he cried.

Who cried every day? Babe, right.

Babe cried every day.

Did the Yankees cry every day? No, they didn’t. The Yankees didn’t cry every day. Babe cried every day.

Why? Why did Babe cry every day? Oh, because the Yankees rejected him.

He cried because the Yankees rejected him.

Every day he cried, but finally his friend said to him: “come on, get a grip, stop crying and try again”.

What did his friend say? His friend said: “come on, get a grip”.

Did his friend want him to stop crying? Yes, exactly. His friend wanted Babe to stop crying.

Who wanted Babe to get a grip, to stop crying? his friend. His friend wanted Babe to get a grip.

What was his friend’s name?

Was his friend’s name Bill?

No, not Bill. His friend’s name was not Bill.

His friend’s name was Karl. Karl.

Karl wanted Babe to get a grip.

Why did Karl want Babe to get a grip?

Because Babe was crying every day, right.

Babe was crying every day, so Karl wanted him to be calm.

Karl wanted him to stop crying.

So Karl said get a grip.

Did Karl want Babe to get a grip later or now? Now. He said come on, right.

Come on means: right now, it means: hurry, hurry, fast.

Come on, get a grip, right now, get a grip

Who wanted Babe to get a grip, right now? Karl his friend, Karl wanted Babe to get a grip right now.

What did Karl say to Babe?

He said come on, get a grip.

Who did Karl say come on, get a grip to?

Who? Who did he say it to?

He said it to Babe.

He said come on, get a grip to Babe.

Did Babe get a grip? Yes, he did. Babe, calmed down; Babe controlled his feelings; Babe stopped crying.

So babe got a grip. Babe listened to his friend. He stopped crying and he practiced baseball every day again.

Did he practice in the morning or at night? Oh, at night. Aaaaahhh, different!

This time he practiced at night.

Now he practiced at night. He practiced baseball every day at night. Every night he practiced baseball.

One day he was reading the newspaper and he found out that the San Francisco Giants needed new baseball players.

Who needed new baseball players? The Giants, the Giants needed new baseball players.

Did the Yankees or the Giants need new baseball players? The Giants. The Giants needed new baseball players.

Where are the Giants from? Oh, they’re from San Francisco.

Are the Giants from New York or are the Giants from San Francisco?

The Giants are from San Francisco.

Which team is from San Francisco? The Giants or the Yankees?

The Giants. The Giants are from San Francisco.

Which team is from New York? The Yankees. The Yankees are from New York and the Giants are from San Francisco.

What did the Giants need?

They needed new baseball players.

Who needed new baseball players? The Giants. The Giants needed new baseball players.

What did the pig do immediately?

The pig immediately flew to San Francisco.

Did the pig walk the San Francisco? No, no, not from Florida, too far.

The pig didn’t walk to San Francisco.

Did the pig drive a car to San Francisco?

No, the pig didn’t drive to San Francisco.

How did the pig go to San Francisco?

The pig flew to San Francisco.

What did the pig fly in? Did the pig fly in a car? No, no, impossible. No.

Did the pig fly in a boat?

No, the pig didn’t fly in a boat. That’s not possible.

What did the pig fly in? The pig flew in an airplane.

Where did he fly?

He flew to San Francisco.

Why did he fly to San Francisco?

He flew to San Francisco to try out for the Giants.

Did the pig want a job with the Giants?

Yes, exactly. The pig wanted a job with the Giants. So, the pig tried out for the Giants.

Were the Giants impressed with the pig?

Yes, exactly. The Giants were impressed with the pig.

Did they think the pig was great?

Yes, exactly. They thought the pig was great. They were impressed with Babe. Babe the pig.

Who was impressed with Babe?

The Giants.

The Giants were impressed with Babe.

The Giants thought Babe was great.

Were the Giants impressed with Babe?

Yes, they were, the Giants were impressed with Babe.

The Giants were impressed with the pig.

The manager said: “Wow you are the best hitter I have ever seen”.

Had the manager seen a better hitter? No, the manager in the past had never seen a better hitter.

Last year did the manager see a better hitter?

No, the manager had never seen a better hitter than Babe.

Was Babe the best hitter the manager had ever seen?

Yes, the manager had never seen a better hitter.

Babe was the best hitter he had ever seen in the past and now. Babe was the best.

So, he was the best hitter the manager had ever seen.

The Giants hired Babe.

Who hired Babe?

The Giants right. The San Francisco Giants hired Babe.

Did the Giants give Babe a job? Yes, exactly.

The Giants hired Babe. The Giants gave Babe a job.

Who did the Giants hire?

The Giants hired Babe.

Why did the Giants hire Babe?

Because he was the best hitter. Babe was the best hitter the Giants had ever seen.

Did the Yankees hire babe? No, the Yankees rejected Babe.

The Yankees didn’t hire Babe. The Giants hired Babe.

How much did the Giants pay Babe? Did they pay him 10 million dollars?

No, the Giants didn’t pay Babe 10 million dollars.

How much did they pay Babe? The Giants paid Babe only two dollars.

Did the Giants pay him three dollars or two dollars?

They paid him two dollars.

Who did they pay two dollars?

They paid Babe two dollars.

Was Babe happy? Yes, Babe was happy. Babe was very happy.

Why was Babe happy?

Because he got a job. He got a job with the Giants.

So Babe was very, very happy. In his first game, Babe hit five home runs.

Did he hit four home runs? No.

Did he had 10 home runs? No.

How many home runs did Babe hit? He hit five home runs.

When did Babe hit five home runs? In his first game. In his first game, he hit five home runs.

Did he hit five home runs in his second game or his first game?

In his first game. In his first game Babe hit five home runs.

Who hit five home runs in his first game? Babe. Babe hit five home runs in his first game.

Did he hit five singles or five home runs? He hit five home runs. A single is a small hit in baseball.

A single; it’s not a big hit. It’s a small hit in baseball.

But in baseball, a home run is a very big hit. In baseball, a home run is the biggest hit. The biggest success.

Was Babe successful in his first game? Yes, very successful. Babe hit five home runs in his first game.

Did Babe have a great game? Yes, Babe had a great game. He was great in his first game.

So how many home runs did he hit? Five, that’s right. Babe hit five home runs in his first game.

Who loved the pig? San Francisco. All the people in San Francisco loved Babe.

When did they love Babe? After the game, right.

After the game everyone in San Francisco loved Babe.

Where did they love Babe? In San Francisco.

They loved Babe.

Did they love Babe in New York? No.

Did they love Babe in Florida? No.

Where did they love Babe?

In San Francisco. They loved Babe.

The Giants gave him a big raise.

Did the Giants pay Babe less money or more money?

Well, they paid him more money, right?

They gave him a raise. They gave him an increase, more.

Who gave Babe a raise? The Giants. The San Francisco Giants gave babe a raise.

How much of a raise did Babe get? Did Babe get a $10 raise?

No, not just $10.

Did Babe get a one million-dollar raise?

No, he did not get a one million-dollar raise.

How much money did Babe get?

Babe got $540 million, $540 million.

Did Babe get a lot of money or a little money?

Babe got a lot of money. Babe got $540 million.

Did Babe get a big raise or a small raise?

Well, he got a big raise, right. He was making two dollars and after he got $540 million. That is a big raise.

Who got a big raise? Babe got a big raise.

Did Babe get a big raise or a small raise? Babe got a big raise.

How much did Babe get? Babe got $540 million.

Did he get $540,000 or did he get $540 million?

He got $540 million.

How did Babe feel? Was Babe unhappy still?

No, no, not now. Babe wasn’t unhappy.

How did Babe feel?

He was very happy; he was famous and he was rich.

When was Babe happy?

He was happy after he got a raise; very happy.

Was Babe rich after he got a raise? That’s right. Babe was rich after he got a raise.

Was Babe rich before he got a raise?

No, no, no, no, no, Babe was poor before he got a raise.

How much money did Babe have before he got a raise?

2 dollars, before he got a raise Babe had 2 dollars. After he got a raise Babe had $540 million.

Before he got a raise was Babe rich? No, Babe wasn’t rich before he got a raise.

When was Babe rich?

Babe was rich after he got a raise.

How rich was Babe after he got a raise? Very rich.

How rich? Very, very, very rich. He had $540 million.

After his first game was Babe famous?

Yes, that’s right. After his first game Babe was famous and Babe was rich.

Where was Babe from? Do you remember? Where was Babe from?

He was from Florida. Yeah, do you remember?

Babe was from Florida.

Where did Babe play baseball? In San Francisco. Babe was from Florida but he played baseball in San Francisco.

Where did Babe play baseball? San Francisco.

Where was Babe from? Florida.

Very nice. Good.

Which team did Babe try out for first?

Which team did Babe try out for first?

The Giants or the Yankees?

The Yankees. The Yankees were the first team. He tried out for; Babe tried out for the Yankees first.

Did he get a job with the Yankees? No, the Yankees rejected Babe.

Which team did he try out for second, number two, second, the Yankees or the Giants?

That’s right, the Giants. The Giants were the second team he tried out for.

Did Babe get a job with the Giants? Yes, he did. Babe got a job with the Giants.

The Giants hired Babe.

Did Babe hire the Giants? No, no, no, no, Babe didn’t give a job to the Giants.

The Giants gave a job to Babe. The Giants hired Babe.

Babe didn’t, did not hire the Giants.

Okay, we are finished.

That is the end of baseball pig mini-story.

Listen to this many times. Answer every question, pause if necessary but answer every question.

Listen to this story every day for 7 days; 10 days maybe 15 days every day.

Listen to the story.

Okay, goodbye. See you next time.