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Сказка, повествуя о волшебстве и чудесах, вплетенных в реальность, сопровождает нас с самого раннего детства. Захватывая наше воображение, она становится нашим наставником и проводником в запутанных лабиринтах жизни. Сказка учит нас общению с другими людьми, обращению с животными, она помогает нам отличить добро от зла, полезное от вредного, раскрывает перед нами удивительные свойства природы.

Войдя в наше детство, сказка не уходит от нас и тогда, когда мы становимся взрослыми. Читая сказки своим детям, взрослые снова и снова погружаются в сказочный мир, находя в нем столь необходимое для души отвлечение от забот, неудач и горестей, возрождение надежды и веру в счастливый конец.

Все эти замечательные особенности сказки превращают ее в уникальный текстовой материал при обучении иностранному языку. Погружаясь в текст сказки, мы, сами того не замечая, лучше усваиваем иностранные слова, а нравственно-воспитательный аспект сказки дает отличную почву для обсуждения текста произведения на занятиях в группе.

Сюжеты вошедших в предлагаемый сборник сказок хорошо известны читателю, что значительно упростит понимание текста, поэтому книга может быть рекомендована тем, кто не так давно начал изучать английский язык. Наиболее трудные для понимания слова и выражения вынесены в сноски, а словарь, помещенный в конце книги, содержит бо́льшую часть содержащихся в книге английских слов.

Once upon a time, there lived a gentleman[1], who after his beautiful and kind wife died, married the proudest and meanest woman in all the land[2].

She had two daughters from a previous marriage who were just as nasty and haughty as their mother.

The gentleman also had a young daughter by another wife[3] named Cinderella, who was one of the sweetest girls in the kingdom.

Cinderella’s stepmother was extremely jealous of her beauty and charm and made her do[4] the hardest and most dreadful work in the house.

Cinderella did the dishes[5], scrubbed the floor and made the beds[6] while her step-sisters rested in their beds or had fun playing dress-up.

Now it so happened that the King’s son decided to give a ball, inviting all the young ladies in the land to attend.

Cinderella’s stepmother and step-sisters were delighted, and would talk of nothing but the ball all day long. They sent for the greatest designers in the kingdom to ensure that they looked their best[7].

Cinderella offered to help them get ready for the ball for she had excellent taste and despite how her step-sisters treated her, she always gave them the best advice.

As she helped them, the eldest sister asked, “Cinderella, are you not going to the ball?”

Cinderella sadly lowered her head and said, “No, you’re only teasing me because I have nothing to wear for the ball. Perhaps I could borrow something?”

“Lend our clothes to such a dirty Cinderwench[8]? We’re not fools!” they exclaimed.

And the sisters laughed cruelly.

When the big day finally came, Cinderella accompanied her step-mother and step-sisters to the Court, and couldn’t help but burst into tears as she watched them enter the beautiful ball[9].

As she wept, Cinderella’s fairy godmother appeared.

“Cinderella, why are you crying?” she asked. “You wish to attend the ball, is that not so?”

“Yes,” cried Cinderella, between sobs.

The fairy godmother smiled and said, “Well, run into the garden and bring me a pumpkin.”

Cinderella immediately went to get the finest pumpkin she could find.

When she brought it, her godmother struck the pumpkin with her wand, instantly turning it into a fine coach, plated with gold and silver.

Next, she had Cinderella find some mice[10], and when she brought the furry little creatures back the fairy godmother tapped them each with her wand, turning[11] them into six fine horses and a coachman.

“Well what do you say? Do you still think you are not able to attend the ball?” asked her godmother.

“Oh yes!” cried Cinderella, “but should I go looking like this, in these rags?[12]“

Her godmother only touched her with her wand and instantly Cinderella’s rags turned into a dress of white and silver, sparkling with jewels.

To top it off[13], fairy godmother gave Cinderella a pair of glass slippers[14], the prettiest in the whole world.

“The spell only lasts until midnight, so promise you will leave the ball before then,” said the Godmother.

Cinderella promised to return before midnight, thanked her again and drove off to the ball.

When Cinderella entered, the dancing and music stopped as everyone turned to gaze at her beauty.

No one recognized her, she was a complete mystery.

The Prince rushed up to greet her, led her to the most honorable seat and later took her out for a dance[15].

Cinderella even made time to approach her step-sisters, who still did not recognize her, and shared some of the oranges the prince had presented to her as a gift.

The Prince never left her side[16], and Cinderella was enjoying herself so much that she completely forgot the time!

When the clock struck midnight, Cinderella was shocked and ran away immediately, leaving one of her glass slippers behind in haste.

The Prince ran to follow her, but only managed to pick up the glass slipper she left behind.

Cinderella managed to get home[17], but was quite out of breath[18] and in her dirty old clothes.

She was resting in bed when her two step-sisters suddenly entered her room.

“You stayed really late![19]“ cried Cinderella, rubbing her eyes and stretching as if she had been sleeping.

“If you had been there you would have seen the most beautiful princess[20],” exclaimed the eldest sister, “she was so nice to us and had the undivided attention of the Prince.”

“Her background is a mystery and the Prince would give anything to know who she was[21],” said the youngest.

A few days later the Prince declared that he would marry the woman whose foot fit in the slipper.

His soldiers began to try the slipper on all the princesses and duchesses in the Court, but it was all in vain.

A little later, the slipper was brought to the two sisters who tried with all their might to make the slipper fit[22].

Cinderella, who saw this, politely asked to try it.

Her sisters burst out laughing[23] at the idea, but the Prince ordered that everyone in the kingdom should have a try.

When Cinderella’s foot slid perfectly into the slipper[24], her sisters were astonished.

Cinderella’s fairy godmother appeared and with the flick of her wand turned Cinderella into the beautiful girl from the ball.

The step-sisters dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness for the awful way they treated her over the years[25].

Cinderella lifted them up and embraced them, saying she forgave them with all her heart.

Cinderella was then escorted to the Prince, dressed as beautiful as she was at the ball.

A few days later they were married.

Cinderella, who was very kind, gave her two sisters rooms in the palace, and everyone lived happily ever after.

Exercises

1. Answer the questions.

1. Was Cinderella the sweetest or the naughtiest girl in the kingdom?

2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother treat her?

3. Did Cinderella have a suitable dress for the ball?

4. What did Cinderella’s fairy godmother asked her to do?

5. What did Cinderella’s godmother give her?

6. Did anyone recognize Cinderella at the ball?

7. Did Cinderella dance with the Prince at the ball?

8. What happened when the clock struck midnight?

9. What happened when Cinderella turned into the beautiful girl from the ball?

10. Did Cinderella marry the Prince?

2. True or False?

1. Cinderella’s father married the proudest and meanest woman in all the land.

2. Cinderella’s stepmother loved her very much.

3. Cinderella’s stepmother made her do the hardest and most dreadful work in the house.

4. Cinderella was going to attend the ball.

5. Cinderella’s fairy godmother gave her a pair of glass slippers.

6. Everybody recognized Cinderella at the ball.

7. Cinderella even made time to approach her step-sisters, and shared some of the oranges the prince had presented to her as a gift.

8. The Prince declared that he would marry the woman whose foot fit in the slipper.

9. Cinderella’s sisters didn’t try to make the slipper fit.

10. Cinderella didn’t forgive her sisters.

3. Put these sentences in the right order.

1. Cinderella, who was very kind, gave her two sisters rooms in the palace, and everyone lived happily ever after.

2. When Cinderella’s foot slid perfectly into the slipper, her sisters were astonished.

3 Cinderella promised to return before midnight, thanked her fairy god-mother again and drove off to the ball.

4. No one recognized Cinderella at the ball, she was a complete mystery.

5. Cinderella’s stepmother was extremely jealous of her beauty and charm and made her do the hardest and most dreadful work in the house.

6. After his beautiful and kind wife died, Cinderella’s father married the proudest and meanest woman in all the land.

7. A few days later the Prince declared that he would marry the woman whose foot fit in the slipper.

8. When the clock struck midnight, Cinderella was shocked and ran away immediately, leaving one of her glass slippers behind in haste.

9. The King’s son decided to give a ball, inviting all the young ladies in the land to attend.

10. When the big day finally came, Cinderella’s fairy godmother appeared.

11. Cinderella, who was very kind, gave her two sisters rooms in the palace, and everyone lived happily ever after.

12. Cinderella managed to get home, but was quite out of breath and in her dirty old clothes.

4. Translate into English:

от предыдущего брака, устроить бал, весь день напролет, великолепный вкус, принеси мне тыкву, превратились в платье, самое почетное место, в качестве подарка, тереть глаза, примерять туфельку, тщетно.

5. Complete the table with the past forms of the verbs from the text.

have (иметь) ____________

do (делать) ____________

make (делать) ____________

send (посылать) ____________

give (давать) ____________

come (приходить, подходить) ____________

cry (плакать, кричать) ____________

bring (приносить) ____________

say (сказать) ____________

go (идти) ____________

strike (бить – о часах) ____________

run (бежать) ____________

lead (вести, приводить) ____________

drive (ехать) ____________

begin (начинать) ____________

Once upon a time there was a Queen[26] who had a beautiful baby daughter. She invited all the fairies in the kingdom to the christening, but unfortunately forgot to invite one of them, who was a bit of a witch as well[27]. She came anyway, but as she passed the baby’s cradle, she said:

“When you are sixteen, you will injure yourself with a spindle and die!”

“Oh, no!” screamed the Queen in horror. A good fairy quickly chanted a magic spell to change the curse[28]. When she hurt herself, the girl would fall into a very deep sleep[29] instead of dying.

The years went by, the little Princess grew and became the most beautiful girl in the whole kingdom. Her mother was always very careful to keep her away from spindles, but the Princess, on her sixteenth birthday, as she wandered through the castle, came into a room where an old servant was spinning.

“What are you doing?” she asked the servant.

“I’m spinning. Haven’t you seen a spindle before?”

“No. Let me see it![30]” The servant handed the girl the spindle… and she pricked herself with it and, with a sigh, dropped to the floor.

The terrified old woman hurried to tell the Queen. Beside herself with anguish, the Queen did her best to awaken her daughter but in vain.[31] The court doctors and wizards were called, but there was nothing they could do. The girl could not be wakened from her deep sleep. The good fairy who managed to avoid the worst of the curse[32] came too, and the Queen said to her,

“When will my daughter waken?”

“I don’t know,” the fairy admitted sad ly.

“In a year’s time[33], ten years or twenty?” the Queen went on.

“Maybe in a hundred years’ time. Who knows?” said the fairy.

“Oh! What would make her waken?[34]“ asked the Queen weeping.

“Love,” replied the fairy. “If a man of pure heart were to fall in love with her, that would bring her back to life[35]!”

“How can a man fall in love with a sleeping girl?” sobbed the Queen, and so heart-broken was she that, a few days later, she died. The sleeping Princess was taken to her room and laid on the bed surrounded by garlands of flowers. She looked very beautiful with her sweet face.

The good fairy said to herself,

“When she wakens, who is she going to see around her? Strange faces and people she doesn’t know? I can never let that happen. It would be too painful for this unfortunate girl.”

So the fairy cast a spell; and everyone that lived in the castle – soldiers, ministers, guards, servants, ladies, pages, cooks, maids and knights – all fell into a deep sleep[36].

“Now,” thought the fairy, “when the Princess wakes up, they too will awaken, and life will go on from there.” And she left the castle. Not a sound was heard in the castle, nothing moved except for the clocks, but when they too ran down, they stopped, and time stopped with them. Not even the faintest rustle was to be heard, only the wind whistling around, not a single voice, only the cry of birds.

The years sped past.[37] The trees around the castle grew tall. The bushes became thick, the grass invaded the courtyards and the creepers spread up the walls. In a hundred years, a dense forest grew up.

Now, it so happened that a Prince arrived in these parts.[38] He was the son of a king in a country close by. Young, handsome and melancholy, he sought in solitude[39] everything he could not find in the company of other men: serenity, sincerity and purity. Wandering on his trusty horse he arrived, one day, at the dark forest. He was adventurous, so he decided to explore it. It was difficult to get through, for the trees and bushes grew in a thick tangle. A few hours later, he was about[40] to turn his horse and go back when he thought he could see something through the trees… He pushed back the branches… Wonder of wonders! There in front of him stood a castle with high towers. The young man stood in amazement,

“I wonder who this castle belongs to?” he thought.

The young Prince rode on towards the castle. The drawbridge was down and, holding his horse by the reins, he crossed over it. Immediately he saw the inhabitants draped all over the steps[41], the halls and courtyards, and said to himself,

“Good heavens![42] They’re dead!” But in a moment, he realised that they were sound asleep. “Wake up! Wake up!” he shouted, but nobody moved. Still thoroughly astonished, he went into the castle and again discovered more people, lying asleep on the floor. A little later the Prince reached the room where the beautiful Princess lay fast asleep[43]. For a long time he stood gazing at her face, so full of serenity, so peaceful, lovely and pure, and he felt spring to his heart that love he had always been searching for and never found[44]. Overcome by emotion, he went close, lifted the girl’s little white hand and gently kissed it…

At that kiss, the princess quickly opened her eyes, and wakening from her long long sleep, seeing the Prince beside her, murmured:

“Oh, you have come at last! I was waiting for you in my dream. I’ve waited so long!”

At that moment the spell was broken[45]. The Princess rose to her feet and the whole castle woke up too. Everybody rose to their feet and they all stared round in amazement, wondering what had happened. When they finally realised, they rushed to the Princess, more beautiful and happier than ever.

A few days later the Prince and Princess got married[46]. They lived happily ever after, as they always do in fairy tales[47], not quite so often, however, in real life.

Exercises

1. Answer the questions.

1. Whom did the Queen invite to the christening?

2. What did the fairy who was a bit of a witch as well say passing the baby’s cradle?

3. What happened on the Princess’s sixteenth birthday?

4. Was it possible to waken the Princess?

5. Why did the Queen die?

6. What happened when the good fairy cast a spell?

7. What did the Prince look like?

8. Why did the Prince decide to explore the forest?

9. What happened when the Prince kissed the princess?

10. Did the whole castle wake up too?

2. True or False?

1. The queen invited all the wizards in the kingdom to the christening.

2. A good fairy quickly chanted a magic spell to change the curse.

3. On her sixteenth birthday the Princess pricked herself with the spindle.

4. The sleeping Princess was taken to the highest tower in the castle and laid on the bed.

5. After the sleeping Princess was taken to her room everybody left the castle.

6. The Prince was young, handsome and melancholy.

7. The Prince wasn’t very much surprised when he saw the castle.

8. The Prince at first thought that the inhabitants of the castle were dead.

9. After the Prince kissed the Princess she opened her eyes.

10. One year later the Prince and Princess got married.

3. Translate into English:

пригласила на крестины, уколоться веретеном, прошли годы, бродить по замку, чистое сердце, влюбиться, с разбитым сердцем, незнакомые лица, верный конь, чудо из чудес, в изумлении.

4. Put these sentences in the right order.

1. The sleeping Princess was taken to her room and laid on the bed surrounded by garlands of flowers.

2. The fairy cast a spell; and everyone that lived in the castle – soldiers, ministers, guards, servants, ladies, pages, cooks, maids and knights – all fell into a deep sleep.

3. The queen invited all the fairies in the kingdom to the christening, but unfortunately forgot to invite one of them, who was a bit of a witch as well.

4. One day it happened that a Prince arrived in these parts.

5. The years went by, the little Princess grew and became the most beautiful girl in the whole kingdom.

6. The Prince and Princess got married and they lived happily ever after.

7. Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a beautiful baby daughter.

8. The princess pricked herself with the spindle and, with a sigh, dropped to the floor.

9. The good fairy said that only love of a man with pure heart could bring the Princess back to life.

10. When the prince kissed the sleeping princess she quickly opened her eyes.

5. Complete the table with the past forms of the verbs from the text.

be (быть) ____________

have (иметь) ____________

forget (забывать) ____________

come (приходить) ____________

say (сказать) ____________

hurt (повредить) ____________

grow (расти) ____________

become (становиться) ____________

see (видеть) ____________

take (брать) ____________

lay (лежать, положить) ____________

fall (падать) ____________

leave (покидать, оставлять) ____________

spread (распространять(ся)) ____________

hear (слышать) ____________

think (думать) ____________

stand (стоять) ____________

ride (ехать верхом) ____________

rise (поднимать(ся)) ____________

Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman[48] in a tiny cottage in the woods.

Behind their house was an enchanted garden with the most beautiful flowers, plants and vegetables.

The garden was surrounded by a high wall and no one dared to go in because it belonged to an evil witch.

The husband and wife’s garden was small and the soil was rocky.

They were very poor and could barely grow enough food to eat[49].

Each day they longed to go into the enchanted garden to gather some food to eat.

One day the man climbed over the wall and into the garden to gather some vegetables and fruits to bring back to his wife.

His wife loved it and so each day she sent her husband back into the enchanted garden to gather even more food to bring back to her.

But one day, when he climbed over the wall, he became very frightened.

The evil witch was standing there right in front of him.

“How dare you come into my enchanted garden and steal my food!” she said angrily.

The man’s voice trembled, “I am sorry, but my wife and I were very hungry and saw that your garden had so much food to offer. Please, if you let me go, I promise not to take anymore.”

The evil witch spoke in a nicer voice, “Ok, if you are speaking the truth, then I will allow you to take all the food your wife and you can eat, but on one condition[50]. When you have a child, you must give her to me. I will raise her like I were her mother and she will be very well taken care of[51].”

The man was still terrified of the evil witch and since he knew his wife must have food to eat he agreed to give his first child to the witch.

A few years passed and the man and his wife had a baby girl.

They kept her hidden away in the cottage so that the evil witch did not see her and would not take her away[52].

The man and woman sang their baby daughter lullabies and read her stories.

They loved their girl very much.

The man and woman did not know that the evil witch could see them from her castle.

She watched them each day play with their daughter.

Finally one day the evil witch came to their cottage and knocked on the door.

“This little child belongs to me now!” the witch said. “I shall now take her to live with me in my castle and I will name her Rapunzel.”

Saddened, the man and his wife let the evil witch take their daughter away as the man had promised.

Years went by[53] and Rapunzel was well taken care of as the evil witch said she would be.

She had grown up to become one of the most beautiful little girls ever seen[54].

Rapunzel had lovely long hair that was as golden as rays of sun and a fair complexion with beautiful blue eyes.

Rapunzel loved to sing and remembered how her mother and father used to sing[55] her lullabies.

But when Rapunzel turned 12 years old, the evil witch locked her up in the top of a castle tower.

But this was no ordinary castle tower.

This tower had no door and no way to the top, only a small window that allowed Rapunzel to see the world outside.

Rapunzel was not allowed to tell anyone how to get into the tower[56].

When the witch wanted to go inside the tower, she cried out, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair.”

Then, the witch would climb up her hair and go inside the castle tower.

A few more years went by. One day when she was alone in the castle tower, a Prince rode by on a beautiful white horse and heard a wonderful voice coming from the tower.

But when he tried to find the door to go inside to see Rapunzel, he could not find it.

Feeling sad that he could not speak to her[57], he rode home to his castle.

He thought of Rapunzel and her delightful singing voice every day and went to listen to her sing every afternoon.

One day as he was resting against a tree outside of the castle tower, he saw the evil witch ride up and yell out to Rapunzel, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair.”

Curious, the Prince kept watching[58] and saw Rapunzel let her long flowing hair down for the witch to climb up.

So, the very next day, the Prince went back to the castle tower and decided to call out to Rapunzel the same way[59] the evil witch had. “Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your golden hair” he shouted.

Immediately Rapunzel let her hair fall down and the Prince climbed up her golden locks into the castle tower.

At first Rapunzel did not know what to say to the Prince as she only saw the witch each day.

But once he began to talk to her and tell her how much he loved her beautiful singing voice, she became very comfortable and told him of her life in the castle tower.

The Prince was in love and asked Rapunzel to marry him.

She liked the Prince very much and she said “yes”.

Rapunzel and the Prince decided the best way[60] for Rapunzel to get down from the tower was for the Prince to bring her a bit of silk thread every day which she would weave into a ladder[61] for her to climb down.

But one day as Rapunzel was weaving the ladder the witch came and yelled, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your golden hair.”

When the evil witch came inside Rapunzel’s room, she saw the ladder and became very angry. “You have betrayed me!” she said.

With that, the evil witch took a pair of scissors and cut off Rapunzel’s lovely golden locks of hair.

The next day when the Prince came with more silk thread, the evil witch tricked him by throwing the hair out the window for him to climb up.

When he got inside[62] the castle tower he did not see his darling Rapunzel but instead the evil witch.

“You will never see your Rapunzel again” the witch cackled. “I am taking her to a desert where you will never find her[63].”

The Prince was so upset that he jumped out of the castle tower and fell onto some thorns which made him blind[64].

He feared the witch was telling the truth and that he had lost his darling Rapunzel forever.

Now blind, he stayed in the forest eating just roots and berries.

For years he stayed away from everyone.[65]

But one day he walked and walked and stumbled upon a beautiful lake.

There he heard a beautiful voice he recognized as the sweet singing sounds of Rapunzel.

He walked towards the voice and it was indeed Rapunzel.

When she saw the Prince she recognized him instantly and fell over him weeping.

Two of her tears landed on the Prince’s eyes and he could again see[66].

The Prince and Rapunzel hugged each other and went to the Prince’s castle.

At that moment Rapunzel and the Prince knew they would live happily ever after… and they did[67].

Exercises

1. Answer the questions.

1. Where did a man and a woman live?

2. Whom did the enchanted garden belong to?

3. Why did the man steal food from the enchanted garden?

4. What did the man promise to the witch?

5. Did the evil witch take the man and the woman’s daughter?

6. Was Rapunzel beautiful or ugly?

7. What happened when Rapunzel turned 12 years old?

8. What did the witch do when she wanted to go inside the tower?

9. How did the Prince get into the castle?

10. Did the Prince fall in love with Rapunzel?

11. Did Rapunzel agree to marry the Prince?

12. What happened to the Prince when he jumped out of the castle tower?

13. How did the Prince meet Rapunzel again?

2. True or False?

1. The man and his wife lived near an enchanted garden.

2. The man and the woman were rather rich and could grow enough food to eat.

3. The witch was kind and allowed the man to gather vegetables and fruits from her garden.

4. The man agreed to give his first child to the witch, because he was terrified of the evil witch.

1. The man and the woman kept their daughter hidden away in the cottage so that the evil witch did not see her and would not take her away.

2. Rapunzel didn’t remember how her mother and father used to sing her lullabies.

3. When the witch wanted to go inside the tower, she cried out, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair.”

4. When Rapunzel saw the Prince she fell in love with him immediately and allowed him to climb up into the castle tower.

5. Rapunzel didn’t want to marry the Prince because she was afraid of the evil witch.

6. When the evil witch saw the ladder she became very angry.

7. The evil witch took a pair of scissors and cut off Rapunzel’s lovely golden locks of hair.

8. The Prince and Rapunzel lived happily ever after.

9. The Prince was so upset that he jumped out of the castle tower and ran away.

3. Translate into English:

заколдованный сад, злая ведьма, окруженный, каменистый, напуганный, осмеливаться, при одном условии, постучать в дверь, золотой, восхитительный голос, спуститься, лестница, шелковая нить, предать, расстроенный, колючий кустарник, слепой, коренья.

4. Complete the sentences with the words from the list.

upon, onto, into, from, to, instead, behind, inside, very much, in front of

1. ____________ their house was an enchanted garden with the most beautiful flowers, plants and vegetables.

2. Each day they longed to go _________________ the enchanted garden to gather some food to eat.

3. The evil witch was standing there right ________________ him.

4. The man and woman did not know that the evil witch could see them __________ her castle.

5. One day the evil witch came ________ their cottage and knocked on the door.

6. But when he tried to find the door to go ___________ to see Rapunzel, he could not find it.

7. She liked the Prince ________ and she said “yes”.

8. When he got inside the castle tower he did not see his darling Rapunzel but _______ the evil witch.

9. The Prince was so upset that he jumped out of the castle tower and fell ________ some thorns.

10. But one day he walked and walked and stumbled _________ a beautiful lake.

5. Complete the table with the past forms of the verbs from the text.

be (быть) ____________

see (видеть) ____________

speak (говорить) ____________

know (знать) ____________

give (давать) ____________

keep (держать) ____________

sing (петь) ____________

read (читать) ____________

come (приходить) ____________

let (позволять) ____________

ride (ехать верхом) ____________

think (думать) ____________

begin (начинать) ____________

become (становиться) ____________

take (брать) ____________

hear (слышать) ____________

a – adjective – прилагательное

adv – adverb – наречие

cj – conjunction – союз

int – interjection – междометие

n – noun – имя существительное

pl – plural – множественное число

prp – preposition – предлог

v – verb – глагол

a bit of немного

a few несколько, некоторое количество

ablea способный, в состоянии

acceptv принимать

accompanyv сопровождать

admitv допустить

adventuren приключение

admirev восхищаться

adventurousa любящий приключения

advicea совет

afternoonn вторая половина дня

againadv снова

agreev согласиться

all day long весь день напролет

allowv позволять, разрешать

alonea одинокий, в одиночестве

amazementn удивление, изумление

angrilyadv злобно, в ярости

angrya злой, разъяренный

anymoren больше не (с отрицанием)

anywayadv как бы то ни было

appearv появиться

approachv подойти

aroundprep вокруг

arrivev приезжать, прибывать

as так как, поскольку

askv спрашивать, просить

asleepa спящий

astonisheda изумленный, шокированный

at first сначала, поначалу

at last наконец-то

at that moment в этот момент

attendv посещать, присутствовать на

attentionn внимание

backadv назад

backgroundn происхождение

balln бал

beautifula красивый, прекрасный

beautyn красота

becamepast от become

becomev становиться

begv просить, умолять

beganpast от begin

beginv начинать

behindprp позади

belongv принадлежать

besideadv рядом

betrayv предавать

birdn птица

birthdayn день рождения

blinda слепой

borrowv взять взаймы, позаимствовать

branchn ветвь

bringv приносить

bring back принести

bushn куст

butprp но

cacklev хихикать

callv звать, созывать

call out выкрикивать

camepast от come

canv мочь

carefula осторожный

cast a spell произнести заклинание

castlen замок

causen причина

charmn очарование

charmeda очарованный, восхищенный

childn ребенок, дитя

christeningn крещение, крестины

climbv взбираться

climb over перелезть

climb up взобраться

closeadv близко

close by по соседству

coachn карета

coachmann кучер

comev приходить, приезжать

comfortablea спокойный, чувствующий себя удобно

completelyadv абсолютно, полностью

concernn беспокойство

cookn повар

cottagen небольшой дом

Courtn Двор (короля)

courtyardn внутренний двор

cradlen люлька, колыбель

creaturen существо, создание

creepern вьющееся растение

cross over пересечь

cruellyadv жестоко, бессердечно

cryn крик, плач

curiousa любопытный

cut off отрезать

darev осмеливаться

darlinga дорогой

deada мертвый

decidev решать

declarev объявить, заявить

deepa глубокий

delighteda радостный, восхищенный

delightfula восхитительный

densea густой

designern модельер

despite несмотря

diev умереть

dirtya грязный

discoverv обнаружить

drapev опираться, облокачиваться, свисать

drawbridgen подъемный мост

dreadfula ужасный

dreamn сон, мечта

dropv уронить; падать

drove off поехала

duchessn герцогиня

eacha каждый

embracev обнять

enchanteda волшебный, заколдованный

enjoy oneself веселиться, развлекаться

enrageda разъяренный

enterv войти

escortv провожать, сопровождать

evenadv даже

everadv когда-либо

ever after с тех пор

every day каждый день

everybodya каждый, всякий; все

evila злой, недобрый

excellenta великолепный, отличный

exclaimv воскликнуть

excusev просить извинить

explorev исследовать

extremelyadv крайне, необычайно

fair complexion светлый цвет лица

fairyn фея

fallv падать

fall down упасть

fall in love with sb влюбиться в кого-л.

fearv бояться

finallyadv наконец-то

findv находить

fitv подойти, оказаться впору

flickn взмах, легкий удар

floorn пол

flowinga ниспадающий, струящийся

followv следовать за, преследовать

foodn пища, пропитание

fooln дура, дурак

for a long time долго

forestn лес

foreveradv навсегда

forgavepast от forgive

forgetv забывать

forgivev прощать

forgivenessn прощение

forgotpast от forget

frighteneda испуганный

fulla полный

furrya пушистый

garlandn гирлянда

gatherv собрать

gazev пристально смотреть

gentlyadv нежно

get down спуститься

get ready подготовиться

get through проходить, пробираться

giftn подарок, дар

givev отдавать

give a ball устроить балл

gov идти

go in войти

go on продолжаться, идти дальше

godmothern крестная

goldena золотистый, золотой

grassn трава

greetv приветствовать

grewpast от grow

growv расти, вырасти

guardn страж

hairn волосы

halln зал

handv протянуть, дать в руки

happenv случаться, происходить

hasten спешка, поспешность

have fun веселиться

hearv слышать

heardpast и p.p. от hear

heart-brokena с разбитым сердцем

hiddena спрятанный

holdv держать

honourablea почетный

horrorn ужас

howevercj однако

hugv обнять

hundrednum тысяча

hurryv поспешить, поторопиться

hurt oneselfv пораниться

husbandn муж

imaginev полагать, воображать, представлять себе

immediatelyadv тот час же

in front of напротив, перед

in haste второпях

in the top в верхней части

in vain тщетно, впустую

indeedadv в самом деле

inhabitantn житель

injure oneselfv поранить(ся)

insidea внутренний, внутри, внутрь

insistv настаивать

instantlyadv мгновенно

insteadadv вместо

intentionn намерение

invadev заполонить, захватить

invitev пригласить

jealousa ревнивый, завистливый

jeweln драгоценный камень, драгоценность

joyn радость

jumpv прыгать

keepv держать, хранить

keep away не подпускать

keptpast и p.p. от keep

kingdomn королевство

kissv целовать

kneen колено

knightn рыцарь

knockv стучать

knowv знать

laddern лестница

laidpast и p.p. от lay

laken озеро

landn зд. округа, владения

lastv длиться

layv класть, положить

leadv вести, приводить

leavev уходить, покидать; оставить, потерять

ledpast от lead

leftpast и p.p. от leave

lendv дать взаймы, дать поносить

letv позволять, разрешать

let down опустить, спустить

let down сбросить, спустить

lifen жизнь

liftv поднять

lift up поднять

likev любить, нравиться

lockn локон

lock up закрыть, запереть

long¹v стремиться, очень сильно желать

long²a долгий

losev терять

lostpast и p.p. от lose

lovev любить

lovelya красивый, прекрасный, очаровательный, замечательный

lowerv опустить

lullabyn колыбельная

magnificencen великолепие

maidn служанка

make time найти время

malicen злоба, злой умысел

managev удаваться; умудряться, справляться

marriagen брак, женитьба

marryv жениться, выходить замуж

melancholya меланхоличный, печальный

midnightn полночь

ministern министр

movev двигать(ся)

murmurv пробормотать

mysteryn тайна, загадка

namev называть, именовать

namedadv по имени

nastya злобный, недоброжелательный

neglectv пренебрегать, не заботиться

neveradv никогда

nexta следующий

nicea милый, добрый, приятный

nicera сравн. степень от nice

nobodyprn никто

noisen шум

offerv предлагать

oftenadv часто

olda старый

once как только

one day однажды

openv открыть, открывать

orderv приказать

ordinarya обычный

outsidea внешний, снаружи

overcome by emotion обуреваемый чувством

pagen паж

painfula тяжелый, мучительный

pairn пара

partv прощаться

passv проходить (о времени), проходить мимо

peacefula мирный, безмятежный

pick up поднять, подобрать

plantn растение

plateda обшитый

play dress-up наряжаться

pleasuren удовольствие

politelyadv вежливо

poora бедный

preferv предпочитать

presentv подарить

previousa предыдущий

prick oneself уколоться

promisev обещать

pumpkinn тыква

purea чистый, непорочный

purityn чистота, непорочность

push back отбросить, отвести

quantityn количество

queenn королева

quicklyadv быстро

raisev вырастить (ребенка)

rarityn редкость

rayn луч

reachv достигнуть

reala реальный, настоящий

realizev осознавать, понимать; узнать

reasonn разум

receivev получать

reinsn pl вожжи, узда

replyv ответить

resemblev походить, быть похожим

restv отдыхать, расслабляться

rest against опираться

ribbonn лента

ridev ехать верхом

ride up подъезжать

righta правый, правильный; adv прямо

risev поднять(ся)

rockya каменистый

rodepast от ride

rosepast от rise

rubv тереть

run down остановиться (о часах)

rushv броситься, ринуться

rush up броситься, ринуться

rustlen шелест, шорох

sacrificev пожертвовать

saddeneda опечаленный

saidpast и p.p. от say

sangpast от sing

sawpast от see

sayv сказать

scissorsn ножницы

screamv кричать

scrubv чистить, скрести

seev видеть

sendv посылать

send for послать за

sensen разум, благоразумие

sentpast и p.p. от send

serenityn безмятежность, покой

servantn слуга, служанка

sharev поделиться

shoutv кричать

sighn вздох

silkn шелк; a шелковый

sincea с тех пор как, из-за того, что

sincerityn честность, искренность

singv петь

sleepn сон

slippern зд. туфелька

sobn рыдание, рыдать, всхлипывать

soiln почва

soldiern солдат

soundn звук

sound asleep крепко спящий

sparklev светиться, сиять

speakv говорить

spelln заклинание, волшебство

spinv прясть

spindlen веретено

spokepast от speak

spreadv распространить(ся)

standv стоять

starev пристально смотреть, осматриваться

stay оставаться

stealv красть, воровать

stepmothern мачеха

step-sistern сводная сестра

stilladv все еще

stoodv past и p.p. от stand

strangea незнакомый

stretchv тянуться, потягиваться

strikev ударить; пробить (о часах)

struckpast от strike

surroundv окружать

surroundeda окруженный

sweeta сладкий, милый, дорогой

sweetest самый милый, самый приятный

takev брать, взять

talkv говорить, разговаривать

tanglen переплетение, густая заросль

tapv легко ударить

tasten вкус

tearn слеза

teasev дразнить

tendera нежный

tellv говорить, рассказывать

terrifieda в ужасе

thinkv думать

thornn колючка, колючий кустарник

thoroughlyadv сильно, тщательно зд. невероятно

thoughtpast и p.p. от think

threadn нить

throughprep через, сквозь

throwv бросать, швырять

tinya крохотный, маленький

toldpast и p.p. от tell

tooadv также, тоже

tookpast от take

towardsprep по направлению

towern башня

treatv относиться

tremblev дрожать

trickv перехитрить, обмануть

trustya верный, преданный

truthn правда

tryv примерять

turnv обернуться, повернуться; исполняться (о возрасте)

turn into превратиться

undivideda безраздельный, неразделимый

unfortunatea несчастный

unfortunatelyadv к сожалению

upseta расстроенный, огорченный

usuallyadv обычно

valuablea ценный

valuev ценить, дорожить

vegetablesn pl овощи

voicen голос

wakev пробудить(ся); будить

wake upv проснуться, пробудиться

wakenv пробудить(ся)

walln стена

wandn палочка

wanderv бродить, странствовать

watchv наблюдать, следить

wayn способ; путь, дорога, проход

wearv носить (одежду)

weavev сплести

weepv плакать, рыдать

wentpast от go

weptpast и p.p. от weep

whistlev свистеть, проноситься со свистом

wholea целый

wifen жена

windn ветер

wishv желать

witchn ведьма

wizardn маг, колдун, чародей

wokepast от wake

wonderv удивляться, изумляться, интересоваться; n чудо

withoutprp без

wonderfula удивительный, восхитительный

woodn лес

worldn мир

yellv кричать

yell out выкрикивать

yetadv все еще

yieldv соглашаться

Once upon a time, there lived a gentleman – Жил-был один господин

the proudest and meanest woman in all the land – самой высокомерной и недоброй женщине в округе

by another wife – от прежней жены

made her do – заставляла ее делать

did the dishes – мыла посуду

made the beds – убирала постели

to ensure that they looked their best – чтобы быть уверенными, что они будут выглядеть лучше всех

Cinderwench – Замарашка

couldn’t help but burst into tears as she watched them enter the beautiful ball – не могла сдержать слез при виде того, как они оказались на прекрасном балу

had Cinderella find some mice – заставила Золушку найти нескольких мышей

turning – превращая

but should I go looking like this, in these rags? – но как я буду выглядеть в этих лохмотьях?

To top it off – для завершения образа

glass slippers – зд. хрустальные туфельки

took her out for a dance – пригласил ее на танец

never left her side – не отходил от нее

to get home – добраться до дома

out of breath – задыхающийся, запыхавшийся

You stayed really late! – Что-то вы припозднились!

If you had been there you would have seen the most beautiful princess – Если бы ты там побывала, ты бы увидела прекрасную принцессу

would give anything to know who she was – все бы отдал за то, чтобы узнать, кто она такая

who tried with all their might to make the slipper fit – изо всех сил старались поместить ногу в туфельку

burst out laughing – принялись смеяться

Cinderella’s foot slid perfectly into the slipper – туфелька идеально подошла Золушке по размеру

for the awful way they treated her over the years – за то, как они с ней обращались все это время

Once upon a time there was a Queen – Жила-была королева

who was a bit of a witch as well – которая отчасти являлась ведьмой

chanted a magic spell to change the curse – произнесла заклинание, чтобы проклятье не сбылось

the girl would fall into a very deep sleep – девушка крепко заснет

Let me see it! – Покажи мне его!

Beside herself with anguish, the Queen did her best to awaken her daughter but in vain. – Вне себя от ужаса, Королева старалась разбудить свою дочь, но тщетно

who managed to avoid the worst of the curse – которой удалось изменить проклятье

In a year’s time – Через год

What would make her waken? – Что ее может разбудить?

were to fall in love with her, that would bring her back to life – влюбится в нее, она снова вернется к жизни

fell into a deep sleep – заснули глубоким сном

The years sped past. – Прошли годы

in these parts – в эти края

he sought in solitude – он в одиночестве искал

was about – был готов

all over the steps – на лестницах

Good heavens! – Боже мой!

lay fast asleep – спала крепким сном

he felt spring to his heart that love he had always been searching for and never found – он почувствовал прилив любви, которую он так долго искал и не мог найти

the spell was broken – чары рассеялись

got married – поженились

as they always do in fairy tales – как обычно бывает в сказках

Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman – Жили-были муж и жена

could barely grow enough food to eat – выращенного едва хватало на пропитание

but on one condition – но при одном условии

I will raise her like I were her mother and she will be very well taken care of – Я буду ее растить как родная мать

so that the evil witch did not see her and would not take her away – чтобы злая ведьма не нашла ее и не забрала с собой

Years went by – Прошли годы

She had grown up to become one of the most beautiful little girls ever seen. – выросла и превратилась в девушку невиданной до тех пор красоты

used to sing – бывало, напевали

was not allowed to tell anyone how to get into the tower – не разрешалось никому рассказывать, как попасть в башню

Feeling sad that he could not speak to her – Расстроенный от того, что не смог поговорить с ней

kept watching – продолжал смотреть

the same way – таким же образом

the best way – лучшим способом

which she would weave into a ladder – из которой она сможет сплести лестницу

he got inside – оказался в

I am taking her to a desert where you will never find her – она будет находиться в таком месте, в котором ты ее никогда не найдешь

made him blind – так вонзились ему в глаза, что он ослеп

For years he stayed away from everyone. – Долгие годы он пребывал в одиночестве

landed on the Prince’s eyes and he could again see – упали Принцу на глаза, и он прозрел

knew they would live happily ever after… and they did – поняли, что будут жить долго и счастливо и… так оно и вышло