Prince William got a lesson in storytelling when he visited the recently opened Library of Birmingham Friday.

Joined by a group of 6-year-old children, William, 31, was taken through a favorite tale, We re Going on a Bear Hunt.

Although William appeared a little reticent about joining in all the motions that go with the lively classic text, after a little cajoling from storyteller Amanda Murphy, 54, he was soon swaying and doing the arm movements to accompany the story.
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Seated with the children of class 25 at Chandos Primary School in Highgate, Birmingham, he called out, Swish, swish, swish, along with the kids.

And do the motions, Murphy urged him. Soon, he got the idea and was beckoning over it and under it at the right times.

Id like a nap now, William said with a broad grin at the end.
Picture Books for Prince George
Prince George may have been doing just that. The 4-month-old wasnt far from the childrens thoughts and William was asked by schoolgirl Katie Wyatt, 6, if he read to his son.

He said he did. He said he lets George look at the pictures and that the baby likes playing with the picture books, she told PEOPLE. He was very handsome!

The children also gave William a card for George, decorated with a large sunflower, and inside each child had drawn a mini picture of themselves. The infant also received another gift from the library visit - his own library card.

Of Williams visit, Murphy said, I always like to put dads on the spot and make them join in, and once the story gets going they normally do. He was just like any other father - except that he could put me in the tower!
A Royal Singing Career
Earlier in the visit to Birmingham, William called a swift halt to his new singing career.

The Prince, who performed Livin on a Prayer with Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift at a charity gala at Kensington Palace on Tuesday, ruled out repeating the act.

Im not doing that again, he said, laughing, when the chief executive of a homeless charity in Birmingham jokingly suggested that young residents of a hostel were just warming up and were ready to join him.

Source: People.com
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