I found a book of tales from the library and asked the student which tale they liked the best, they responded with the elves and so I edited the story, turning it into a two minute speech. It's a terrible edit primarily because it's so heavy handed. There's not a lot you can do when the original text is four or more minutes long, except slash great swathes and hope no one notices.
I also tried to change as few words as possible, but it was necessary in several spots, which sound incredibly rough to my ears when I listen back to it. The recording is entirely for research purposes, I needed to check to see whether it came in under the time limit, and to see if it sounded strange when spoken aloud. There are a few times when I sound drunk, right at the beginning for example I say cut out like I've never seen a 't,' before.
Anyway, we'll see if the student likes it, I might end up making an entirely new story!