This is the story of the 'Cutty Sark' spoken in English for children.
Tam O'Shanter and the Cutty Sark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-wYund4xM
Her short shift, of Paisley course cloth,
That as a young girl she had worn,
In length though very scanty (short),
It was her best, and she was proud.
Ah! little knew your reverend grandmother,
That under-vest she bought for her little Nannie,
With two pound Scots (it was all her riches),
Would ever (have) graced a dance of witches!
shift: chemise, shimmy, shift, slip,
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Paisley cloth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_(design)
scant:
1 dialect a : excessively frugal
2 a : barely or scarcely sufficient; especially : not quite coming up to a stated measure
3 : having a small or insufficient supply <he's fat, and scant of breath — Shakespeare>
Tam O'Shanter and the Cutty Sark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-wYund4xM
Her short shift, of Paisley course cloth,
That as a young girl she had worn,
In length though very scanty (short),
It was her best, and she was proud.
Ah! little knew your reverend grandmother,
That under-vest she bought for her little Nannie,
With two pound Scots (it was all her riches),
Would ever (have) graced a dance of witches!
shift: chemise, shimmy, shift, slip,
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Paisley cloth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_(design)
scant:
1 dialect a : excessively frugal
2 a : barely or scarcely sufficient; especially : not quite coming up to a stated measure
3 : having a small or insufficient supply <he's fat, and scant of breath — Shakespeare>