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From the Ted Talk by Mallika Sarabhai: Dance to change the world

Unscramble the Blue Letters


One day a one-eyed monkey came into the fsreot. Under a tree she saw a woman meditating furiously. The one-eyed monkey recognized the woman, a Sekhri. She was the wife of an even more famous Brahmin. To watch her better, the one-eyed mnkeoy climbed onto the tree. Just then, with a loud bang, the heavens opened. (Claps) And the god Indra jumped into the canlrieg. Indra saw the woman, a skehri. Ah-hah. The wamon paid him no heed. So, Indra, aetactrtd, threw her onto the floor, and proceeded to rape her. Then Indra dpaieerpasd. (Clap! Clap!) And the woman's husband, the Brahmin, appeared. He realized at once what had happened. So, he petitioned the higher gods so that he may have justice. So, the god Vishnu arivred.

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One day a one-eyed monkey came into the ______. Under a tree she saw a woman meditating furiously. The one-eyed monkey recognized the woman, a Sekhri. She was the wife of an even more famous Brahmin. To watch her better, the one-eyed ______ climbed onto the tree. Just then, with a loud bang, the heavens opened. (Claps) And the god Indra jumped into the ________. Indra saw the woman, a ______. Ah-hah. The _____ paid him no heed. So, Indra, _________, threw her onto the floor, and proceeded to rape her. Then Indra ___________. (Clap! Clap!) And the woman's husband, the Brahmin, appeared. He realized at once what had happened. So, he petitioned the higher gods so that he may have justice. So, the god Vishnu _______.

Solution


  1. arrived
  2. woman
  3. clearing
  4. forest
  5. monkey
  6. disappeared
  7. sekhri
  8. attracted

Original Text


One day a one-eyed monkey came into the forest. Under a tree she saw a woman meditating furiously. The one-eyed monkey recognized the woman, a Sekhri. She was the wife of an even more famous Brahmin. To watch her better, the one-eyed monkey climbed onto the tree. Just then, with a loud bang, the heavens opened. (Claps) And the god Indra jumped into the clearing. Indra saw the woman, a Sekhri. Ah-hah. The woman paid him no heed. So, Indra, attracted, threw her onto the floor, and proceeded to rape her. Then Indra disappeared. (Clap! Clap!) And the woman's husband, the Brahmin, appeared. He realized at once what had happened. So, he petitioned the higher gods so that he may have justice. So, the god Vishnu arrived.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
clean water 3
cotton sari 3
peaceful people 3
god indra 2
dance piece 2
public health 2
cotton garment 2
drinking water 2
water safe 2
young people 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
drinking water safe 2

Important Words


  1. appeared
  2. arrived
  3. attracted
  4. bang
  5. brahmin
  6. claps
  7. clearing
  8. climbed
  9. day
  10. disappeared
  11. famous
  12. floor
  13. forest
  14. furiously
  15. god
  16. gods
  17. happened
  18. heavens
  19. heed
  20. higher
  21. husband
  22. indra
  23. jumped
  24. justice
  25. loud
  26. meditating
  27. monkey
  28. opened
  29. paid
  30. petitioned
  31. proceeded
  32. rape
  33. realized
  34. recognized
  35. sekhri
  36. threw
  37. tree
  38. vishnu
  39. watch
  40. wife
  41. woman