“Shepherd,” said the lady, “I have caught you sleeping!”
“No, sweet ally,[61] I was busy fishing.”
“Fishing?” said the princess in surprise. “No, shepherd, there is no fish-pond in the hall.”
“No matter that,[62] I have been fishing in my pocket, and have just caught one.”
‘‘Oh my![63]” said she. “Let me see it.[64]”
The shepherd cleverly drew a fish out of his pocket and showed it to her, and she said it was the finest she had ever seen.
About half an hour afterwards, she said, “Shepherd, do you think you could get me one more?”
He replied, “Maybe,” and after a little while he brought out another. It was finer than the first, and the princess was so delighted that she gave him leave to go to sleep,[65] and promised to excuse him to her father.[66]
In the morning the princess told the king to his great astonishment that the shepherd must not be beheaded, for he had been fishing in the hall all night. The shepherd agreed.
But when the king heard how the shepherd had caught such beautiful fish out of his pocket, he asked him to catch one in his own royal pocket.
The shepherd agreed, bid the king lie down, and pretended to fish in his pocket while he had another fish hidden and ready in his hand. At last he gave the king a prick with a needle, held up the fish, and showed it to the king.
And even though the king did not delight in such a fishing method, nevertheless the princess and shepherd were united the same day and lived for many years together.
1. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. Taking his bead, he trudged to the court to try his fortune.
2. Taking his bottle and bag, he trudged to the court to try his fortune.
3. Taking his sheep, he trudged to the court to try his fortune.
4. Taking his children, he trudged to the court to try his fortune.
2. Where did he put several pretty fish?
1. He put them into his bag.
2. He put them into his socks.
3. He put them into his pocket.
4. He put them into his mouth.
3. Who is a shepherd?
1. a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards herds of sheep
2. a person who works with natural wood
3. a person who produces musical sounds with the voice
4. an individual who owns or runs a shop
4. Why was the shepherd nearly dozing before midnight?
1. Because he was working hard.
2. Because he liked to sleep.
3. Because there were some nice beds in the hall.
4. Because he had not slept for a long time.
5. sweet ally = _____________
1. my brother
2. my dear
3. good food
4. candy and sugar
6. What is a fish pond?
1. a natural watercourse, flowing towards an ocean
2. the body of salty water
3. a part of the ocean
4. a pond that is stocked with fish
7. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. I have been fished in my pocket.
2. I have been fishing in my pocket.
3. I have fishing in my pocket.
4. I been fishing in my pocket.
8. What does it mean, “she gave him leave to go to sleep”?
1. she disturbed his sleep
2. he was dreaming about her
3. she refused to marry him
4. he asked her where he could sleep
9. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. The shepherd bidden the king lie down.
2. The shepherd bid the king lay down.
3. The shepherd bid the king lie down.
4. The shepherd was bidding the king lie down.
10. Выберите нужный глагол:
The shepherd _____________ the king a prick with a needle.
1. gave
2. made
3. took
4. put
11. Выберите нужные глаголы:
Shepherd, do you _____________ you _____________ get me one more?
1. thought, could
2. can, thought
3. think, could
4. think, will
12. Выберите нужный предлог:
He pulled _____________ his shoes and stockings.
1. on
2. out
3. of
4. off
13. Ответьте на вопросы:
1. How many persons are mentioned in the story?
2. What is the name of the shepherd?
3. What have you learned about the fishing?
4. What do you like and what don’t you like in the story?
5. What would you do if you were the main character of the story?
6. What is the end of the story?
7. Retell the story.
14. Заполните таблицу:
1. Taking his bottle and bag, he trudged to the court to try his fortune.
2. He put them into his pocket.
3. a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards herds of sheep
4. Because he was unused to such fare.
5. sweet ally = my dear
6. a pond that is stocked with fish
7. I have been fishing in my pocket.
8. she allowed him to sleep
9. The shepherd bid the king lie down.
10. gave: The shepherd gave the king a prick with a needle.
11. think, could: Shepherd, do you think you could get me one more?
12. He pulled off his shoes and stockings.
14.
Lady Godiva[67]
Some 900 years ago an extraordinary occurrence took place on Market Day in the English midlands town of Coventry.[68]
Lady Godiva was the wife of Earl Leofric of Mercia,[69] one of the most powerful men in England. Earl Leofric was one of the all-powerful lords who ruled England under the Danish King Canute.[70] Lady Godiva was a wealthy and powerful woman. Lady Godiva was a rich landowner in her own right and one of her most valuable properties was Coventry.