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Exercises

1. Translate into Russian:

to sacrifice, to respite, satisfaction, oath, chest, quantity, embraces, to suffer, proof, tender, charmed, offer, to yield, jealous, to consent, fortune, concerned.

2. Answer the questions.

1. Was the merchant ready to sacrifice his daughters to the monster?

2. What did the merchant do with the chest?

3. Did the merchant cry when he returned home? Why?

4. What did the sisters say about Beauty?

5. What did Beauty decide to do to save her father’s life?

6. Was the merchant charmed with Beauty’s offer?

7. Were Beauty’s sisters delighted? Why?

8. What did the merchant forget about?

9. Why did the merchant decide not to tell his children about the chest?

10. Were the sisters sad when they parted with Beauty?

3. True or False?

1. The merchant decided to sacrifice his daughters to the monster.

2. The merchant promised to the Beast that he would return.

3. The merchant left the Beast’s castle empty-handed.

4. Returning home the merchant burst into tears.

5. The Beauty decided to sacrifice herself to the monster.

6. Beauty’s brothers were very scared and they didn’t want to help their sister and father.

7. The merchant thought his sons could overcome the Beast.

8. The merchant at first forgot about the chest.

9. The merchant was determined to tell his children, that he was grown rich.

10. The Beauty begged her father to consent to her sisters’ marriage.

5

The horse took the direct road to the palace, and towards evening they reached the castle. The horse went into the stable, and the good man and his daughter came into the great hall, where they found a table splendidly served up, and two covers. The merchant didn’t want to eat, but Beauty, endeavoring to appear cheerful, sat down to table, and helped him. “Afterwards,” thought she to herself, “Beast surely has a mind to fatten me before he eats me, since he provides such plentiful entertainment.” When they had supped they heard a great noise, and the merchant, all in tears, bid his poor child, farewell, for he thought Beast was coming. Beauty was sadly terrified at his horrid form, but she took courage as well as she could, and said to the monster that she came willingly.

The beast responded, “You are very good, and I am greatly obliged to you; honest man, go your ways tomorrow morning, but never think of coming here again.”