A Tongue Twister from Mavis

Last week Jessica recieved an email from Mavis and her family, who recently moved to to Hanoi in Vietnam. The whole neighbourhood loved hearing a little bit about the Johnston's life in Hanoi. In the email there was a tongue twister from a book Mavis recieved for her birthday. I challenge you to read it aloud and see how fast you can say it without your tongue getting twisted. We would love for the children to have a go at learning it and those that do can read it out to the neighbourhood as quickly as possible.

Betty better butter Buddy's brother's bagel.
But before Betty butters the bagel, Betty
Better boil and bake the bagel.


Betty Botter bought a bit of butter.
"But," said she, "this butter's bitter.
If I put it in my batter,
It will make my batter better.
But a bit of better butter -
That would make my batter better."
So Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter
(better than her bitter butter_ and made her bitter batter a bit better.