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So that was another big silly.

Then the gentleman came to a village. Outside the village there was a pond, and round the pond was a crowd of people. And they had rakes, and brooms, and pitchforks, and they were piercing the water of the pond. The gentleman asked what was the matter. “Don’t you see,” they say, “Moon fell down into the pond, and we can’t catch it!” So the gentleman laughed, and told them to look up into the sky, and that it was only the shadow in the water. But they didn’t listen to him, and abused him.

And he saw more and more sillies, even more than three. So the gentleman came back home again and married the farmer’s daughter. And if they didn’t live happily, that’s nothing to do with you or me.

Упражнения

1. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. The farmer’s daughter was smart.

2. The farmer’s daughter was not clever.

3. The farmer’s daughter was very kind.

4. The farmer’s daughter was not tidy.

2. What is a mallet?

1. a hammer with a large wooden head

2. a cutting tool with a metal edge

3. a heavy iron bar

4. tool with a pair of jaws

3. What is an inn?

1. a farm in which the farmer gives animals some food

2. a place where one can buy meals

3. a small hotel

4. an institution for the medical care

4. Why was the woman trying to get her cow to go up a ladder?

1. She wanted to teach it how to fly.

2. She wanted to test her ladder.

3. She wanted to give the cow some good grass.

4. The cow asked her itself.

5. What did the gentleman teach the strange man?

1. He taught him a nice song.

2. He showed him how to travel.

3. He did not teach him anything.

4. He showed him how to put the trousers on.

6. Why did the girl begin to cry?

1. She was angry.

2. She fell down.

3. She was sorry for her future son.

4. She did not want to marry.

7. Выберите нужный предлог:

outside – at – into – over

1. The beer was running all _____________ the floor.

2. Look _____________ that horrid mallet.

3. _____________ the village there was a pond, and round the pond was a crowd of people.

4. I usually spend an hour to get _____________ my trousers every morning.

8. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How many persons are mentioned in the story?

2. What have you learned about them?

3. What do you like and what don’t you like in them?

4. What would you do if you were the main character of the story?

5. What is the end of the story?

6. How can you explain the title of the story?

7. Retell the story.

9. Заполните таблицу:

Ответы:

1. The farmer’s daughter was not clever.

2. a hammer with a large wooden head

3. a small hotel

4. She wanted to give the cow some good grass.

5. He showed him how to put the trousers on.

6. She was sorry for her future son.

7.

1. The beer was running all over the floor.

2. Look at that horrid mallet.

3. Outside the village there was a pond, and round the pond was a crowd of people.

4. I usually spend an hour to get into my trousers every morning.

9.

The Old Woman and Her Pig

An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a sixpence. “What,” said she, “shall I do with this little sixpence? I will go to market, and buy a little pig.”