On this page you will find the story of “Shrek” — a funny and touching story about a big green ogre, his life in a swamp, and his adventure with a talkative donkey and Princess Fiona. Double-clicking a word will open its translation and audio pronunciation. Key words can be pinned in the trainer at the end of the page. Working with the words engages motor memory and helps you remember them better. Each section also includes an audio file in MP3 format for deeper analysis and for developing listening skills.
Once upon a time, there lived Shrek. He was big, green, and ugly, and everyone was afraid of him. He lived alone in a small house in a swamp and did not want to talk to anyone.
One day, he met a donkey who ran away from the guards. The donkey was very talkative and annoying. Soon, many fairy tale creatures came to Shrek’s swamp because Lord Farquaad had sent them away from his kingdom.
Shrek decided to go to Lord Farquaad to fix the problem. The donkey went with him. When they came to the kingdom, there was a tournament. Lord Farquaad wanted to marry Princess Fiona.
He said the winner of the tournament would go and bring her back. At first, he wanted to get rid of Shrek, but then he decided to send him to get the princess. As a reward, he promised to remove all the fairy tale creatures from Shrek’s swamp.
Shrek agreed, and he and the donkey went to Fiona’s castle. The problem was that a fire-breathing dragon guarded the castle. When they arrived, the dragon attacked them and captured the donkey.
But the donkey started talking to the dragon, and it turned out the dragon was a girl. She fell in love with the donkey. Shrek saved the donkey, and they escaped with the princess.
Later, the donkey found out that Fiona was beautiful during the day, but at night she turned into an ogre, just like Shrek. Shrek liked Fiona, but he didn’t know her secret. Fiona liked Shrek too because he was strong and brave.
One day, Shrek heard part of Fiona’s conversation with the donkey and misunderstood it. He thought she hated him and got upset.
Shrek brought Fiona to Lord Farquaad and left. They were going to get married. But the donkey explained to Shrek that he was wrong and that Fiona really loved him.
Shrek came back to tell Fiona that he loved her. At that moment, the sun went down, and Fiona turned into an ogre.
Lord Farquaad ordered to kill her, but then the dragon came with the donkey and ate him. In the end, Shrek and Fiona got married and lived happily ever after.
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