Лучшие сказки загадочной Шотландии. Уровень 1 / The Best Tales of Enchanted Scotland

The frozen Elves vanished, along with their King and his marble table. Nothing was left on the rank green grass save Earl Gregory. Earl Gregory slowly woke from his enchanted slumber. He stretched himself, and stood up. He gazed vaguely round him. He scarcely remembered where he was.

Earl St. Clair ran to him. He held his friend in his arms. Then the two friends returned to the wondrous goblet. They found nothing but a piece of rough grey whinstone, with a drop of dew in a little crevice.

Упражнения

1.

В Who are the eldritch dancers?

1)В hardworking farmers

2)В brave knights

3)В elves and goblins

4)В a prince and a princess

5)В Earl Gregory and Earl St. Clair

2.В goblet = ____________________

1)В plate

2)В fork

3)В knife

4)В oven

5)В cup

3. Вставьте нужный предлог:

He walked through their ranks ____________________ he came to the middle of the Circle.

1)В on

2)В in

3)В of

4)В till

5)В off

4.

 Подберите синоним к выделенному слову:

It is not a tale for the bairns.

1)В fools

2)В children

3)В dogs

4)В peasants

5)В readers

5.В Come hither = ____________________

1)В come here

2)В go away

3)В stop

4)В lie down

5)В shut up

Ответы:

elves and goblins, cup, till, children, come here

The Brownie of Ferne-Den

People like to write and tell stories about Brownies in Scotland.

There are many famous Brownies there, for example, the Brownie of Bodsbeck or the Brownie of Blednock. But I'll tell you about the Brownie of Ferne-Den.

Ferne-Den was a farmhouse. It got its name from the glen, or “den,” on the edge of which it stood. Anyone who looked for a place to sleep stayed there. This glen was the abode of a Brownie. That Brownie never appeared to anyone in the daytime. Sometimes people saw him at night. He jumped from tree to tree. And he never did harm to anybody.

Indeed, he always helped those who needed his assistance. The farmer often said that he could not live without him. Any work at the farm the farmer and his wife left to the Brownie. When they went to bed, they put down a bowl of new milk on the doorstep for the Brownie's supper. And when they woke the next morning the bowl was empty. And the job was finished, of course.

In spite of all this, however, everyone was afraid of the Brownie.