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Сергей Александрович Матвеев
When the girl heard this, she became very happy, but she didn’t say a word.
Next day that little impet looked very maliceful when he came for the flax. And when the night came, she heard the knock. She opened the window, and the impet came into the room. He was grinning, and his tail was twirling very fast.
“What’s my name?” he asked when he was giving her the skeins.
“Is that Solomon?” she says.
“No, it isn’t,” he said, and came further into the room.
“Well, is that Zebedee?” says she again.
“No, it isn’t,” says the impet. And then he laughed and twirled his tail like a wheel.
“Take time, woman,” he says, “next guess, and you’re mine.” And he lifted his black hands.
The girl smiled and said:
“NIMMY NIMMY NOT, YOUR NAME’S TOM TIT TOT!”
When the impet heard her, he cried awfully and flew away into the dark, and she never saw him any more.
Упражнения
1. A woman lies to a king; she tells him that her daughter can spin five skeins.
2. A woman lies to a king; she tells him that her daughter can spin three skeins.
3. A woman lies to a king; she tells him that her daughter can spin six skeins.
4. A woman lies to a king; she tells him that her daughter can spin two skeins.
1. The king shuts the girl in a castle with no food.
2. The king shuts the girl in a room with impets.
3. The king shuts the girl in a castle room with a spinning wheel.
4. The king shuts the girl in a basement with ugly rats.
1. a noble man
2. an animal
3. a big bird
4. a small demon
1. Because she knows how to spin.
2. Because she does not need her head.
3. Because she thinks that he will forget about his promise.
4. Because she has nobody to marry.
1. a machine for spinning
2. a length of yarn or thread in a loose coil
3. a round piece of wool
4. silk bobbin
1. three jars of gold
2. the girl herself
3. the pies
4. the kingdom
1. The king helped his wife to spin.
2. The king is very kind.
3. The king killed the impet.
4. The king learned the impet’s name.
1. The pies have legs.
2. The pies will be ready soon.
3. The pies left, but they promised to return.
4. The pies usually come and go away.
1. He was nervous.
2. He was proud of his tail.
3. He had nothing to play with.
4. He did not know what to do with his tail.
The impet _____________ from the girl a promise that she will be his.
1. tells
2. gives
3. makes
4. extracts
The king _________ to his wife, “Now _________ me what you _________.”
1. told, promise, give
2. tells, give, promised
3. promised, tell, give
4. gave, promise, give
1. Put the pies ________ the shelf, and leave them there a little.
2. During eleven months ________ the year she will have everything that she wants.
