Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Orphaned baby pig Kama was adopted by a human family in Hawaii. A man named Holt and his pig were relaxing at a family pool. Suddenly, Kama fell into the pool but started to swim. Holt was surprised to find that Kama had amazing swimming skills and thought Kama could definitely surf. Since Holt loved surfing, he decided to test Kama’s ability to ride on a surfboard. Holt took Kama out to catch waves at one of the famous beaches in Oahu. Kama took his position at the front of the board. Soon, both Kama and Holt started riding the waves together. People watched in amazement. Everyone was laughing and smiling. Kama became famous. Such an incident had not been seen before. Kama was regularly found surfing with Holt at the beach.
orphaned (孤児の), adopt (養育する)
Questions:
- Where are Kama and Holt living?
- What skill did the pig have?
- Who surfed together?
- How did the people react on seeing Holt and Kama surf?
- Why was the pig famous?
- What incident was seen on a regular basis?
- Have you heard of pig swimming in water before?
- What is your opinion?