Кот в сапогах
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The Giant heard this message and agreed to see the visitor. He was going to have dinner, so he was in a good mood.
"Please sit down and have dinner with me," he said to the Cat.
"Thank you, sir," said the Cat. "But first I hope you can answer a question. They say that you can change yourself into any animal. A lion, for example, or an elephant."
"That's true," said the Giant. "And I can prove it just now. Look! Whom do you see now?"
And the Giant changed himself into a big lion.
The Cat was terribly frightened. He even climbed up the curtain. Of course, it wasn't easy to climb in boots. But the lion was so big! How can you be brave and keep still near such an awful animal?
A few moments later the lion changed back into the Giant. The Cat came down.
"I'm so sorry, sir. I was very frightened," he said. "But do you know what I think? It was easy for such a big gentleman as you to change yourself into a large animal. But I'm afraid even you can't become a small animal, such as a rat or a mouse. It's just impossible."
"Impossible!" cried the Giant, very angry. "See how it's impossible!"
At the same moment he changed himself into a mouse. The mouse began to run about the floor.
It was part of the Cat's plan. He jumped on the mouse at once and ate it. So that was the end to the Giant.
Helpful Words & Notes
the ground floor —
a lot = much.
The Cat put on a brave face and went to the castle with his boots on. — Кот сделал вид, что ему не страшно, и, не снимая сапог, отправился в замок.
I couldn't go so near the castle of such a noble gentleman without meeting him. — Я не мог пройти мимо замка такого благородного господина, не встретившись с ним.
in a good mood — в хорошем настроении.
They say — Говорят.
change yourself into — превращаться в (Обратите внимание на то, что местоимение должно употребляться в том же числе и лице, что и подлежащее: you — yourself, he — himself.)
That's true — Всё верно.
keep still — не шевелиться, не двигаться.
ate — форма прошедшего времени глагола eat.
Exercises
1. Say who:
• arrived at the gate of the Giant's castle with his boots on.
• gave the Cat's message to the Giant.
• invited the Cat to dinner.
• changed himself into a lion.
• climbed up the curtain.
• began to run about the floor.
• jumped on the mouse and ate it.
2. Answer the questions.
1) What did the Giant's castle look like?
2) What did the Cat know about the Giant?
3) Why did the Giant agree to see the unusual visitor?
4) Why did the Cat climb up the curtain?
5) What made the Giant angry?
6) What happened to the Giant?
3. Choose right.
1) The walls of the castle were made of ___.
a) black stone
b) white glass
c) white stone
2) The rooms on the ___ had
the highest windows.
a) second floor
b) ground floor
c) fifth floor
3) The Giant changed into ___ and into ___.
a) an elephant, a rat
b) a mouse, a lion
c) a lion, a mouse.
4. Fill in the nouns from the box.
traveller servant mood tower
1) Look! He's smiling. He must be in a good ___
2) The ___ visited a lot of old castles and palaces.
3) The old ___ brought his master hot tea.
4) The princess lived in a high ___ with long narrow windows.
5. Make up sentences using two groups of words. Make up your own sentences.
Example: This coat is made of fur. The benches were made of wood.
Things building wall book gate coin
Material glass stone silver wood paper
6. Fill in the prepositions if necessary.
1) "Is your master ___ a bad mood?" asked the Cat.
2) "Can you change ___ a small animal?" asked the Cat.
3) "Are we going to have ___ dinner in this room?" asked the Cat.
4) "Are you afraid ___ me?" asked the Giant.
7. Answer the questions and speak about yourself.
1) Where do you have dinner?
2) What do you like to have for dinner?
3) What do you do before you have dinner?
8. Draw a picture of the castle and describe it. Imagine what the King's palace may look like. Draw a picture of the palace and describe it too.
9. Imagine that you're the Cat. Tell your master how you played a trick on the Giant.
Chapter 6