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Илья Франк
fierce [fIqs], tremendous [trI'mendqs], spider ['spaIdq]
"We are all threatened," answered the tiger, "by a fierce enemy which has lately come into this forest. It is a most tremendous monster, like a great spider, with a body as big as an elephant and legs as long as a tree trunk. It has eight of these long legs, and as the monster crawls through the forest he seizes an animal with a leg and drags it to his mouth, where he eats it as a spider does a fly. Not one of us is safe while this fierce creature is alive, and we had called a meeting to decide how to take care of ourselves when you came among us."
The Lion thought for a moment (Лев задумался на минуту).
"Are there any other lions in this forest (а есть ли другие львы в этом лесу)?" he asked.
"No; there were some, but the monster has eaten them all (нет, было несколько, но монстр сожрал их всех). And, besides, they were none of them nearly so large and brave as you (и, кроме того, никто из них не был хотя бы приблизительно столь же крупным и смелым, как ты)."
"If I put an end to your enemy (если я покончу с вашим врагом: «положу конец вашему врагу»), will you bow down to me and obey me as King of the Forest (склонитесь ли вы передо мной и подчинитесь мне, как Королю Леса;
"We will do that gladly (мы с радостью сделаем это)," returned the tiger (ответил тигр); and all the other beasts roared with a mighty roar (и все другие звери зарычали мощным ревом): "We will (мы будем /подчиняться/ = подчинимся)!"
thought [TO:t], monster ['mOnstq], eaten [i:tn], tiger ['taIgq]
The Lion thought for a moment.
"Are there any other lions in this forest?" he asked.
"No; there were some, but the monster has eaten them all. And, besides, they were none of them nearly so large and brave as you."
"If I put an end to your enemy, will you bow down to me and obey me as King of the Forest?" inquired the Lion.
"We will do that gladly," returned the tiger; and all the other beasts roared with a mighty roar: "We will!"
"Where is this great spider of yours now (а где сейчас этот ваш огромный паук)?" asked the Lion.
"Yonder, among the oak trees (вон там, меж дубовых деревьев = дубов;
