Audio zepis nomer triz tri kupraznini adin Young Shakespeare, the actors are coming.0:01
Cried young William Shakespeare.0:10
The actors are coming.0:12
He shouted those words in great excitement.0:15
William was five years old then.0:18
He had heard the words when John Shakespeare, the father of the family, said they were going to see a play in the afternoon.0:20
A company of actors is coming to Stratford today, which doesn't often happen, said John.0:29
These actors are very special.0:35
They perform for the Queen herself.0:37
Now, my boy, I must go to the shop.0:40
Your mother will bring you to see the play in the afternoon.0:42
William was so happy.0:46
It was great to go and see the actors.0:48
He sang a song to himself that he hardly understood and waited for the beginning of the performance.0:50
In the afternoon, William washed once more and put on his best clothes.0:57
He was ready, and the play started.1:01
Everyone who went to watch the play had places, mostly benches, but some had chairs at the front.1:04
William ran to his father.1:11
Two took him on his knee.1:13
Suddenly a man came out, looked at the audience with a smile, and started to speak.1:15
William couldn't say what it was all about.1:22
There were a lot of long speeches, and the boy couldn't understand a word of them.1:25
But in between there was a wonderful man who danced and walked out on his hands to the music.1:30
And there was a fight between three men who fell on the floor and threw pots at each other.1:36
Everybody laughed, but as for William, he thought he had never seen anything so wonderful and funny.1:42
After the play, John Shakespeare sent for the leader of the company.1:50
William was surprised to see that he was much older than on the stage when he had danced and laughed in the play.1:53
The old actor asked William if he would like to be an actor.2:01
William thought for a moment and said, oh, yes, very much so.2:05
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