Сборник лучших английских сказок. Уровень 1

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�I have been fishing in my pocket, and have just caught one.’

�Oh!’ said she, �let me see it.’

The shepherd pulled the fish out of his pocket and showed it her, and she said it was the finest she ever saw.

About half an hour afterwards, she said, �Shepherd, do you think you could get me one more?’

He replied, �I may, when I have baited[42 - bait – насаживать приманку на крючок] my hook’; and after a little while he brought out another, which was finer than the first, and the princess was so delighted that she gave him leave to go to sleep, and promised to excuse him to her father.

In the morning the princess told the king, to his great astonishment, that Jack must not be beheaded, for he had been fishing in the hall all night; but when he heard how Jack had caught such beautiful fish out of his pocket, he asked him to catch one in his own. Jack readily undertook the task, and told to the king to lie down.

Than Jack pretended to fish in his pocket, having another fish concealed[43 - conceal – скрывать] ready in his hand, and pricking[44 - prick – укалывать] him with a needle, he held up the fish, and showed it to the king.

His majesty was surprised, and the princess and Jack were married the same day, and lived for many years in happiness and prosperity[45 - prosperity – преуспевание].

EXERCISES

1)В True or false?

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В A nobleman had two sons.

2.В On his way to princess Jack found an egg, a stick and a nut.

3.В After answering the three questions Jack was married to the princess immediately.

4.В Jack said that he was hunting in his pocket.

5.В Jack was a shepherd.

6.В Jack pulled three fish out of his pocket.

2)В Fill in the gaps using words in brackets.

1. The nobleman… (to have) three sons, two of whom… (to be) clever, but the third one… (to be) a fool.

2. �Where… (to do) that come from?’… (to say) the princess.

3. He… (to take) his bottle and bag and… (to go) to the court.

4. In his way he had… (to cross) a river and he… (to see) several pretty fish swimming there.

5. Jack… (to catch) some and… (to put) them into his pocket.

6. He was immediately… (to lead) to the hall where the king’s daughter… (to sit) ready to see her lovers.

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