English A2 reading - The lady or the tiger?

Speaker 00:00 The lady or the tiger? Many, many years ago, there was a king in a far country. He was famous, he was strong, and he was very clever. But in his country, he had many wrongdoers. The king was unhappy about this, but how can you stop people from doing wrong? It is not easy. He thought about this difficult question for a long time, but he could not find the answer. Speaker 00:33 Suddenly, one day, he had a good idea. He spoke to his people and told them to build a big stadium in the centre of the city. 'It must be very big and very beautiful,' he told them. So the people worked hard for many months. One day the building was finished. The stadium was ready. Inside it there were places for five thousand people. Speaker 01:04 Everyone was very excited about this beautiful new building. Some wanted to watch games in the stadium. Others wanted to have dancing and singing. But what did the king want? No one knew. The day of the opening came. Everyone ran to the stadium to get a place inside. The people got more excited when the king arrived. They were all quiet, waiting. First he took his place. Then he stood up and spoke. Speaker 01:40 «'My people, my friends,' he said. «'Firstly, I want to thank all the workers for their good work. «'We now have a beautiful stadium, and it is very well built. «'Secondly, I know that many of you want to see games and dancing here, «'but this stadium is going to be different. «'It is not going to be a place for having a good...