Super English Course – Speak like a native

Everybody laughed at him. Everybody bullied him. Everybody teased him.

Who did everybody laugh at?

At Willy the worm. Everybody laughed at Willy.

Did everybody frighten Willy?

Yes, they did. Everybody frightened him and everybody hurt him.

Hurt? Did they hurt Willy the worm?

Yes, they did. They hurt him. They frightened him. They bullied him.

Why did they do that to Willy?

Because he was small, weak and shy. Everybody bullied him because Willy was small, weak and shy.

And they teased him a lot. They often said something bad and unpleasant to Willy. Things like, “You are too small to go to school. And they called him, ‘Shorty’! You are too weak to go to school. They called him a weakling or even worse, they called him a weak sister, weak sister, weak sister.”

Oh, my God. How did Willy feel?

He felt ashamed. He felt embarrassed.

Because everybody made him feel that way, right?

Yes?

They teased him a lot, right?

Yes, that’s right. Everybody teased him.

Did Willy like going to school?

Of course, not. Willy the worm didn’t like going to school. He hated school.

I wonder why? Why did he hate school?

Because everybody laughed at him. Everybody bullied him. Everybody teased him in school.

But one day Willy the worm fell in love with a butterfly named Angela. Angela was a beautiful, gorgeous and rare butterfly.

Oh, it is becoming interesting. Willy fell in love with whom?

With a beautiful butterfly named Angela.

With a butterfly? I see. And what kind of butterfly was Angela?

Angela was a beautiful, as I said. And she was also gorgeous. And she was a rare butterfly.

Was it easy or was it difficult to find a butterfly like Angela?

Oh, it was very difficult to do. Angela was a rare butterfly. She was not like all other butterflies. She was very difficult to find. She was beautiful. She was gorgeous and she was rare.

Did Willy like her, like Angela?

Like? It is not the word. He started to love her. Willy fell in love with her.

Why did Willy fall in love with Angela?

He fell in love with Angela, because she was beautiful, gorgeous and rare. So Willy the worm wanted to impress Angela.

Did Willy want Angela to think good things about him?

Yes, exactly. He wanted to impress Angela. He wanted her to think good things about him.

So what did Willy the worm do to impress the butterfly?

Every morning he gave her beautiful flowers. Every afternoon he brought her some beautiful nectar. Every night he sang love songs for her.

Wow! Beautiful flowers every morning, sweet nectar in the afternoon, and love songs in the evening. What more can a girl wish for?

But…

Excuse me?

But the butterfly didn’t love Willy.

She didn’t love him?

No, she did not.

Oh, I can’t believe my ears.

I am telling you, “It was unrequited love”.

What kind of love was it?

It was unrequited love.

It is when you love her and she doesn’t love you, right?

Yes, that’s right. It is called unrequited love. Willy loved her, but Angela didn’t love him.

How did Willy the worm feel?

O! Willy the worm got depressed. He was very sad. He felt very bad. He got depressed.

Why did he get depressed?