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There was once a very rich merchant, who had six children, three sons, and three daughters. His daughters were extremely beautiful, especially the youngest. When she was little, everybody admired her and called her “the Little Beauty”; so that, as she grew up, she still went by the name of Beauty,[1] which made her sisters very jealous.
The youngest, as she was the most beautiful, was also better than her sisters. The two eldest had a great deal of pride, because they were rich. They went out every day to parties, balls, plays, concerts, and so forth, and they laughed at their youngest sister, because she spent the greatest part of her time in reading good books.
As it was known that they were great fortunes,[2] several eminent merchants proposed to them, but the two eldest said they would never marry unless they could meet with a duke, or an earl at least. Beauty very civilly thanked them that courted her and told them she was too young yet to marry, but chose to stay with her father a few years longer.
All at once[3] the merchant lost his whole fortune, excepting a small country house at a great distance from town, and told his children with tears in his eyes they had to go there and work for their living. The two eldest answered that they would not leave the town for they had several lovers, who they were sure would be glad to have them, though they had no fortune;[4] but the good ladies were mistaken, for their lovers slighted and forsook them in their poverty. As they were not beloved because of their pride, everybody said, “They do not deserve to be pitied.” “But”, added they, “we are extremely concerned for Beauty; she was such a charming, sweet-tempered creature, spoke so kindly to poor people, and was of such an affable, obliging behaviour.” Nay, several gentlemen were ready to marry her, though they knew she had not a penny, but she told them she could not think of leaving her poor father in his misfortunes and was determined to go along with him into the country to comfort and attend him. Poor Beauty at first was sadly grieved at the loss of her fortune.[5] “But,” said she to herself, “I must try to make myself happy without a fortune.”
merchant, to admire, jealous, pride, fortune, eminent, to propose, to marry, duke, earl, civilly, to court, excepting, poverty, to deserve, extremely, misfortune.
1. How many children did the merchant have?
2. Were the merchant’s daughters beautiful?
3. What was the youngest daughter called?
4. Where did the eldest sisters go out everyday?
5. How did the youngest sister spend the greatest part of her time?
6. Who proposed to the sisters?
7. What happened to the merchant all at once?
8. What did people say about Beauty and her sisters?
9. Did anybody want to marry Beauty?
10. What did Beauty decide?
1. The merchant had seven children.
2. The youngest daughter was the ugliest.
3. The two eldest daughters had a great deal of pride because they were rich.
4. One day Beauty decided to marry an eminent merchant.
5. All at once the merchant lost his whole fortune.
6. The eldest sisters were not beloved because of their pride.
7. Nobody was concerned for Beauty.
8. Several gentlemen were ready to marry Beauty, though they knew she had not a penny.
4. Вставьте правильные предлоги (at, to).
1. They went out __________ parties, balls, plays, concerts, and so forth every day.
2. They laughed __________ their youngest sister, because she spent the greatest part of her time reading good books.
3. The merchant lost his whole fortune, excepting a small country house __________ a great distance from town.
4. Beauty spoke kindly __________ poor people.
When they came to their country house, the merchant and his three sons applied themselves to husbandry and tillage,[6] and Beauty rose at four in the morning and made haste to clean the house and cook dinner for the family. In the beginning she found it very difficult, for she had not been used to work as a servant, but in less than two months she grew stronger and healthier than ever. After she had done her work, she read, played the piano, or sung while she spun.
On the contrary, her two sisters did not know how to spend their time; they got up at ten and did nothing but wander about the whole day, lamenting the loss of their fine clothes and acquaintance. “Look at our youngest sister,” said they, one to the other, “what a poor, stupid, mean-spirited creature she is, to be contented with such an unhappy situation.”
The good merchant was of quite a different opinion; he knew very well that Beauty was better than her sisters, in her person as well as her mind, and admired her humility, industry and patience, for her sisters not only left her all the work of the house to do but insulted her every moment.
The family had lived about a year in this retirement when the merchant received a letter with an account that the vessel on board of which he had some goods safely arrived. This news made the two eldest daughters happy and they immediately flattered themselves with the hopes of returning to town,[7] for they were quite weary of a country life, and when they saw their father ready to set out, they begged him to buy them new dresses, ribbons, and other trifles; but Beauty asked for nothing for she thought that all the money her father was going to receive would not be sufficient to purchase everything her sisters wanted.
“What will you have, Beauty?” said her father.
“Since you have the goodness to think of me,[8]” answered she, “be so kind to bring me a rose, for as none grows hereabouts, they are a kind of rarity.”
The merchant went on his journey, but when he came there, they went to law with him about the merchandise,[9]and after a great deal of trouble and pains to no purpose,[10] he came back as poor as before.
He was not far from his own house, thinking on the pleasure he should have in seeing his children again, when going through a large forest he lost himself.[11] It rained and snowed terribly, and the wind was so high that it threw him twice off his horse,[12] and he heard wolves’ howling all round him. Suddenly he saw a light at some distance. It came from a palace illuminated from top to bottom. The merchant thanked God for this happy discovery and hastened to the place, but he was greatly surprised at not meeting with anyone in the outer courts. His horse followed him and, seeing a large stable open, went in and, finding both hay and oats, the poor beast, who was almost famished, started to eat greedily. The merchant tied him up to the manger and walked towards the house, where he saw no one. Entering into a large hall, he found a good fire and a table plentifully set out with but one cover laid.[13] As he was wet quite through with the rain and snow, he drew near the fire[14] to dry himself. “I hope,” said he, “the master of the house or his servants will excuse the liberty I take; I suppose it will not be long before some of them appear.”
husbandry, tillage, to lament, contented, industry, patience, to insult, vessel, weary, trifles, to purchase, rarity, journey, merchandise, howling, top, bottom, discovery, stable, hay, greedily, to dry oneself, liberty.
1. What did Beauty do in the morning?
2. How did Beauty’s sisters spend their time?
3. What did they say about Beauty?
4. What did the merchant think about Beauty?
5. What letter did the merchant receive one day?
6. What did Beauty’s sisters beg the merchant to buy?
7. Why did Beauty ask her father to bring her a rose?
8. What happened to the merchant on his way back home?
9. What did the merchant find entering a large hall?
10. What did the merchant think about the master and his servants?
1. Beauty rose at four in the morning and made haste to clean the house and cook dinner for the family.
2. After she had done her work, she played the guitar or met with her friends.
3. Beauty’s sisters usually helped her to cook dinner.
4. The merchant knew very well that Beauty was better than her sisters.
5. One day the merchant received a letter with an account that the vessel on board of which he had some goods safely arrived.
6. Beauty asked the merchant to bring her some jewelry.
7. Going through a large forest, the merchant found a beautiful castle and entered it.
8. Entering a large hall, the merchant saw the master of the house.
1. When they came ________ their country house, the merchant and his three sons applied themselves to husbandry and tillage.
2. Beauty rose at four in the morning and made haste to clean the house and cook dinner ________ the family.
3. The merchant received a letter ________ an account that the vessel on board of which he had some goods safely arrived.
4. It came ________ a palace illuminated from top to bottom.
He waited a considerable time until it struck eleven, and still nobody came. At last he was so hungry that he could stay no longer but took a chicken and ate it in two mouthfuls. After this, he drank a few glasses of wine and, growing more courageous, he went out of the hall and crossed through several grand apartments with magnificent furniture until he came into a chamber, which had an exceeding good bed in it, and as he was very much fatigued and it was past midnight, he decided it was best to shut the door and go to bed.
It was ten the next morning before the merchant woke, and as he was going to rise, he was astonished to see a good suit of clothes in the room of his own; “Certainly,” said he, “this palace belongs to some kind fairy, who has seen and pitied my distress.” He looked through a window, but instead of snow saw the most delightful arbours and beautiful flowers. He then returned to the great hall, where he had taken supper the night before, and found some chocolate on a little table. “Thank you, good Madam Fairy,” said he aloud, “for being so careful, as to provide me a breakfast; I am extremely obliged to you for all your favours.[15]”
The good man ate the chocolate and then went to look for his horse, but passing through an arbour of roses, he remembered Beauty’s request to him and gathered a branch with several flowers; immediately he heard a great noise and saw such a frightful Beast coming towards him that he was ready to faint away.
“You are very ungrateful,” said the Beast to him in a terrible voice; “I have saved your life by receiving you into my castle, and, in return, you steal my roses, which I value beyond any thing in the universe. You shall die for it; I give you just a quarter of an hour to prepare yourself and say your prayers.[16]”
The merchant fell on his knees and lifted up both his hands. “My lord,” said he, “I beseech you to forgive me; indeed I had no intention to offend in gathering a rose for one of my daughters, who desired me to bring her one.”
“My name is not My Lord,” replied the monster, “but Beast; I don’t love compliments. I like people to speak as they think, and so do not imagine I am to be moved by any of your flattering speeches.[17] But you say you have got daughters. I will forgive you on condition that one of them comes willingly and suffers for you. Go and swear that if your daughter refuses to die instead of you, you will return within three months.”
magnificent, chamber, astonished, fairy, distress, to provide, request, to gather, frightful, ungrateful, to steal, to value, intention, on condition, willingly, to swear, within.
1. What did the merchant eat and drink?
2. Where did the merchant go after supper?
3. When did the merchant wake the next morning?
4. What did he see in the room of his own?
5. What did he see looking through the window?
6. What did the merchant remember passing through an arbour of roses?
7. Was the merchant frightened when he saw the Beast? Why?
8. What did the Beast say to the merchant?
9. Why was the Beast angry?
10. Was the Beast ready to forgive the merchant?
1. The merchant crossed ___________ several grand apartments with magnificent furniture.
2. He looked ___________ a window but instead of snow saw the most delightful arbours and beautiful flowers.
3. He was astonished to see a good suit of clothes ___________ the room of his own.
4. I will forgive you on condition that one of your daughters comes willingly and suffers ___________ you.
a branch, intention, to prepare yourself, willingly, suit of clothes, steal, arbours, crossed
1. Growing more courageous, he went out of the hall and ______________ through several grand apartments with magnificent furniture.
2. He was astonished to see a good ______________ in the room of his own.
3. Instead of snow he saw the most delightful ______________ and beautiful flowers.
4. Passing through an arbour of roses, he remembered Beauty’s request to him and gathered ______________ with several flowers.
5. I have saved your life by receiving you into my castle, and, in return, you ______________ my roses, which I value beyond any thing in the universe.
6. I give you just a quarter of an hour _________________________.
7. I had no ______________ to offend in gathering a rose for one of my daughters, who desired me to bring her one.
8. I will forgive you on condition that one of them comes ______________ and suffers for you.
The merchant had no mind[18] to sacrifice his daughters to the ugly monster, but he thought in obtaining this respite he should have the satisfaction of seeing them once more, so he promised upon oath,[19] he would return, and the Beast told him he might set out when he pleased. “But,” added he, “you shall not depart empty-handed; go back to the room where you lay, and you will see a great empty chest; fill it with whatever you like best, and I will send it to your home,” and at the same time Beast withdrew.
“Well,” said the good man to himself, “if I must die, I shall have the comfort, at least, of leaving something to my poor children.” He returned to the bedchamber, and finding a great quantity of gold, he filled the great chest the Beast had mentioned, locked it, and afterwards took his horse out of the stable, leaving the palace with as much grief as he had entered it with joy. The horse took one of the roads of the forest, and in a few hours the good man was at home.
His children came round him but didn’t receive their embraces with pleasure. Instead, he looked at them and, holding up the branch he had in his hands, burst into tears.[20] “Here, Beauty,” said he, “take these roses, but little do you think how dear they are like to cost your unhappy father,” and then told them about his unhappy adventure. Immediately, the two eldest daughters started to cry and said all manner of ill-natured things[21] to Beauty, who did not cry at all.
“Do but see the pride of that little wretch,” said they, “she would not ask for fine clothes as we did, but she wanted to distinguish herself,[22] so now she will be the death of our poor father, and yet she does not so much as shed a tear.[23]”
“Why should I?” answered Beauty, “It would be very needless, for my father shall not suffer upon my account,[24] since the monster will accept one of his daughters, and I am very happy in thinking that my death will save my father’s life and be a proof of my tender love for him.”
“No, sister,” said her three brothers, “that shall not be; we will go and find the monster and either kill him or perish in the attempt.[25]”
“Do not imagine any such thing, my sons,” said the merchant, “The Beast’s power is so great that I have no hopes of your overcoming him. I am charmed with Beauty’s kind and generous offer, but I cannot yield to it. I am old and have not long to live.”
“Indeed, father,” said Beauty, “you shall not go to the palace without me; you cannot hinder me from following you.” It was to no purpose all they could say. Beauty still insisted on setting out for the fine palace, and her sisters were delighted at it, for her virtue and amiable qualities made them envious and jealous.
The merchant was so afflicted at the thoughts of losing his daughter that he had quite forgot the chest full of gold, but at night when he retired to rest,[26] no sooner had he shut his chamber door, then, to his great astonishment,[27] he found it by his bedside; he was determined, however, not to tell his children that he was grown rich because they would have wanted to return to town, and he was resolved not to leave the country; but the Beauty informed him that two gentlemen came in his absence[28] and courted her sisters. She begged her father to consent to their marriage and give them fortunes, for she was so good that she loved them and forgave heartily their behaviour. These wicked creatures rubbed their eyes with an onion to force some tears[29] when they parted with their sister, but her brothers were really concerned.
to sacrifice, to respite, satisfaction, oath, chest, quantity, embraces, to suffer, proof, tender, charmed, offer, to yield, jealous, to consent, fortune, concerned.
1. Was the merchant ready to sacrifice his daughters to the monster?
2. What did the merchant do with the chest?
3. Did the merchant cry when he returned home? Why?
4. What did the sisters say about Beauty?
5. What did Beauty decide to do to save her father’s life?
6. Was the merchant charmed with Beauty’s offer?
7. Were Beauty’s sisters delighted? Why?
8. What did the merchant forget about?
9. Why did the merchant decide not to tell his children about the chest?
10. Were the sisters sad when they parted with Beauty?
1. The merchant decided to sacrifice his daughters to the monster.
2. The merchant promised to the Beast that he would return.
3. The merchant left the Beast’s castle empty-handed.
4. Having returned home, the merchant burst into tears.
5. The Beauty decided to sacrifice herself to the monster.
6. Beauty’s brothers were very scared and didn’t want to help their sister and father.
7. The merchant thought his sons could overcome the Beast.
8. The merchant at first forgot about the chest.
9. The merchant was determined to tell his children that he was grown rich.
10. The Beauty begged her father to consent to her sisters’ marriage.
The horse took the direct road to the palace, and they reached the castle towards evening. The horse went into the stable, and the good man and his daughter came into the great hall, where they found a table splendidly served up and two covers. The merchant didn’t want to eat, but Beauty, endeavoring to appear cheerful, sat down to table and helped him. “Afterwards,” thought she to herself, “the Beast surely has a mind[30] to fatten me before he eats me, since he provides such plentiful entertainment.[31]” When they had supped, they heard a great noise, and the merchant, all in tears, bid his poor child, farewell, for he thought the Beast was coming. Beauty was sadly terrified of his horrid form, but she took courage[32] as well as she could and said to the monster that she came willingly.
The Beast responded, “You are very good, and I am greatly obliged to you; honest man, go your ways tomorrow morning but never think of coming here again.”
“Farewell, Beauty. Farewell, Beast,” answered he, and the monster withdrew immediately. “Oh, daughter,” said the merchant, embracing Beauty, “I am almost frightened to death, believe me, you had better go back and let me stay here.”
“No, father,” said Beauty in a resolute tone, “you shall set out tomorrow morning and leave me to the care and protection of providence.” They went to bed and thought they should not close their eyes all night; but they fell fast asleep quickly, and Beauty dreamed a fine lady came and said to her, “I am content, Beauty, with your good will; this good action of yours in giving up your own life to save your father’s shall not go unrewarded.” Beauty woke and told her father her dream and though it helped to comfort him a little, yet he could not help crying bitterly[33] when he took leave of his dear child.
As soon as he was gone, Beauty sat down in the great hall and started crying, for she firmly believed the Beast would eat her up that night.
However, she thought she might as well walk about until then and view this fine castle, which she could not help admiring;[34] it was a delightful pleasant place, and she was extremely surprised at seeing a door over which was written “Beauty’s Apartment.” She opened it hastily and was quite dazzled with the magnificence that reigned throughout; but what chiefly took up her attention was a large library, a harpsichord, and several music books. Then she reflected, “Were I but to stay here a day, there would not have been all these preparations.” This consideration inspired her with fresh courage; and opening the library, she took a book and read these words in letters of gold:
Welcome Beauty, banish fear,
You are queen and mistress here.
Speak your wishes, speak your will,
Swift obedience meets them still.[35]
splendidly, to endevour, to appear, cheerful, afterwards, to respond, resolute, hastily, to reign, chiefly, to reflect, preparation, to inspire, mistress, will.
1. When did they reach the casle?
2. What did the merchant and his daughter find in the great hall?
3. Was the merchant hungry?
4. What did Beauty think about the Beast?
5. What did the merchant and his daughter hear after they had supped?
6. Why was Beauty terrified?
7. Did the merchant and his daughter sleep well at night?
8. Was the castle a delightful place?
9. What was written over one of the doors?
10. What did Beauty see in the library?
1. Beauty and her father reached the castle towards morning.
2. When they came into the great hall, they found a table splendidly served up and two covers.
3. When the Beast came, Beauty was so scared that she couldn’t say a word.
4. The Beast looked very angry, and it was clear that he was going to eat Beauty.
5. Beauty refused to go home because she wanted to save her father’s life.
6. Beauty and her father were so excited and frightened that they couldn’t sleep at night.
7. The fine lady in Beauty’s dream wasn’t content that she wanted to save her father’s life.
8. As soon as her father was gone, Beauty sat down in the great hall and started crying, for she firmly believed the Beast would eat her.
“Alas,” said she with a sigh, “there is nothing I desire so much as to see my poor father and know what he is doing.” As soon as she said this, to her great amazement, she saw her own home in a great looking glass, where her father arrived with a very dejected countenance.[36] Her sisters went to meet him, and notwithstanding their endeavors to appear sorrowful, their joy, felt for having got rid of their sister,[37] was visible in every feature. A moment after, everything disappeared.
At noon she found dinner ready and, while at table, was entertained with an excellent concert of music, though without seeing anybody. But at night, as she was going to sit down to supper, she heard the noise the Beast made and could not help being sadly terrified. “Beauty,” said the monster, “will you give me leave to see you sup?[38]”
“That is as you please,” answered Beauty trembling.
“No,” replied the Beast, “you alone are mistress here; if my presence is troublesome, I will immediately withdraw. But tell me, do not you think me very ugly?”
“That is true,” said Beauty, “for I cannot tell a lie, but I believe you are very good-natured.”
“So I am,” said the monster, “and I know very well that I am a poor, silly, stupid creature.”
“I don’t think you are silly and stupid creature,” replied Beauty.
“Eat then, Beauty,” said the monster, “and endeavor to amuse yourself in your palace, for everything here is yours, and I should be very uneasy if you were not happy.”
“You are very obliging,” answered Beauty, “I am pleased with your kindness.”
“Yes, yes,” said the Beast, “my heart is good, but still I am a monster.”
“Among mankind,” said Beauty, “there are many that deserve that name more than you, and I prefer you, just as you are, to those who, under a human form, hide a treacherous, corrupt, and ungrateful heart.”
“If I had sense enough,” replied the Beast, “I would make a fine compliment to thank you, but I am so dull that I can only say I am greatly obliged to you.”
Beauty ate her supper and had almost conquered her dread of the monster,[39] but she had like to have fainted away[40] when he said to her, “Beauty, will you be my wife?”
She didn’t answer at once, for she was afraid of making him angry if she refused. At last, however trembling, she said, “no the Beast.” Immediately, the poor monster went to sigh and hissed so frightfully that the whole palace echoed. But Beauty soon recovered her fright,[41] for the Beast having said in a mournful voice, “then farewell, Beauty,” and left the room.
When Beauty was alone, she felt a great deal of compassion for the poor Beast.
Beauty spent three months very contentedly in the palace. Every evening the Beast paid her a visit[42] and talked to her during supper, very rationally, with good common sense,[43] but never with what the world calls wit; and Beauty daily discovered some valuable qualifications in the monster, and seeing him often had so accustomed her to his deformity[44] that she would often look at her watch to see when it would be nine, for the Beast never missed coming at that hour. There was but one thing that gave Beauty any concern,[45] which was that every night before she went to bed, the monster always asked her if she would be his wife.
One day she said to him, “Beast, you make me very uneasy. I wish I could consent to marry you, but I am too sincere to make you believe that will ever happen; I shall always esteem you as a friend. Endeavor to be satisfied with this.”
“I must,” said the Beast. “I know too well my own misfortune, but I love you. However, I ought to think myself happy[46] that you will stay here; promise me never to leave me.”
Beauty blushed at these words; she had seen in her glass that her father had pined himself sick for the loss of her,[47] and she longed to see him again. “I could,” answered she, “indeed, promise never to leave you entirely, but I have so great a desire to see my father that I shall fret to death if you refuse me that satisfaction.”
“I had rather die myself,[48]” said the monster, “than give you the least uneasiness. I will send you to your father; you shall remain with him, and the poor Beast will die with grief.[49]”
“No,” said Beauty weeping, “I love you too well to be the cause of your death. I give you my promise to return in a week. You have shown me that my sisters are married and my brothers went to the army; only let me stay[50] a week with my father.”
desire, visible, immediately, troublesome, uneasy, mankind, treacherous, corrupt, ungrateful, mournful, compassion, wit, to blush, concern, to remain.
1. What did Beauty see in the great looking glass?
2. Did Beauty’s sisters look sad?
3. When did Beauty find her dinner ready?
4. What did Beauty hear at night?
5. What did the Beast ask Beauty?
6. Did Beauty agree to be the wife of the Beast?
7. Did Beauty give her answer at once? Why?
8. How many months did Beauty spend in the palace?
9. Did Beauty miss her father?
10. What promise did Beauty give to the Beast?
1. Beauty had a great desire to see her father.
2. Beauty’s sisters missed her and hoped to see her again.
3. During dinner, Beauty was entertained with an excellent concert of music.
4. Beauty was terrified because the Beast was going to eat her.
5. The Beast fell deeply in love with Beauty.
6. The Beast hoped that one day Beauty would be his wife.
7. When Beauty was alone, she felt a great deal of compassion for the poor Beast.
8. Every Sunday, the Beast paid Beauty a visit.
9. Beauty daily discovered some valuable qualifications in the monster.
10. Beauty felt comfortable in the Beast’s castle and didn’t miss her family.
“You shall be there tomorrow morning,[51]” said the Beast, “but remember your promise. You need only lay your ring on a table before you go to bed when you have a mind to come back.[52] Farewell, Beauty.” The Beast sighed bidding her good night,[53] and Beauty went to bed very sad at seeing him so afflicted. When she woke the next morning, she found herself at her father’s, and when she rang a little bell that was by her bedside, she saw the maid come, who, the moment she saw her, gave a loud shriek,[54] at which her father ran up the stairs and thought he should have died with joy to see his dear daughter again.
Beauty dressed herself and came down the stairs. Soon she learnt that both her sisters were very unhappy. The eldest had married a gentleman, extremely handsome indeed but so fond of his own person[55] that he completely neglected his wife. The second had married a man of wit, but he only made use of it to mock at everybody – and his wife most of all. Beauty’s sisters sickened with envy[56] when they saw her dressed like a princess, very happy, and more beautiful than ever. They went down into the garden and said one to the other, “In what way is this little creature better than us that she should be so much happier?” “Sister,” said the oldest, “an idea occurred to me;[57] let us endeavor to detain her for over a week, and perhaps the silly monster will be so enraged at her for breaking her word[58] that he will devour her.”
“Right, sister,” answered the other, “therefore we must show her as much kindness as possible.” After they had taken this resolution, they went up and behaved so affectionately to their sister that poor Beauty cried for joy. When the week was expired, they cried and seemed so sorry to part with her that she promised to stay a week longer.
In the meantime, Beauty was thinking about the uneasiness she was likely to cause the poor Beast,[59] whom she sincerely loved and really longed to see again. The tenth night she spent at her father’s, she dreamed she was in the palace garden and saw the Beast lying on the grass, who, in a dying voice, reproached her with her ingratitude. Beauty woke up and burst into tears.[60] “Am I not very wicked,” said she, “to act so unkindly to the Beast that has studied so much to please me in everything? Is it his fault if he is so ugly? He is kind and good, and that is sufficient. Why did I refuse to marry him? I should be happier with the monster than my sisters are with their husbands; it is neither wit nor a fine person in a husband that makes a woman happy but virtue, sweetness of temper,[61] and complaisance, and Beast has all these valuable qualifications. It is true I do not feel the tenderness of affection for him,[62] but I find I have the highest gratitude, esteem, and friendship; I will not make him miserable; were I to be so ungrateful, I should never forgive myself.[63]” Saying this, Beauty rose, put her ring on the table, and then laid down again. When she woke the next morning, she was overjoyed to find herself in the Beast’s palace.
She put on one of her best dresses to please him and waited for the evening with utmost impatience. When the clock struck nine, the Beast didn’t appear. Beauty then feared she had been the cause of his death; she ran all about the palace, crying in despair. She looked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him. Then she recollected her dream and ran to the garden where she dreamed she saw him. There she found poor Beast stretched out, quite senseless, and, as she imagined, dead. She threw herself upon him without any dread[64] and, finding his heart beat still, fetched some water from the canal and poured it on his head. The Beast opened his eyes and said to Beauty, “You forgot your promise, and I was so afflicted for having lost you that I resolved to starve myself, but since I have the happiness of seeing you once more, I die satisfied.”
“No, my dear Beast,” said Beauty, “you must not die. Live to be my husband; from this moment I give you my hand and swear to be none but yours. I thought I had only a friendship for you, but the grief I now feel convinces me that I cannot live without you.” When Beauty said these words, she saw the palace sparkle with light,[65] and fireworks, instruments of music, everything seemed to give notice of some great event.[66] She turned to her dear Beast, for whom she trembled with fear, but how great was her surprise! The Beast disappeared, and she saw at her feet the loveliest prince, who returned her thanks for having put an end to the charm[67] under which he had so long resembled a beast. Though this prince was worthy of all her attention, she could not forbear asking where the Beast was.[68]
“You see him at your feet,” said the prince. “A wicked fairy had condemned me to remain under that shape until a beautiful girl should consent to marry me.”
Beauty, agreeably surprised, gave the charming prince her hand to rise; they went together into the castle, and Beauty was overjoyed to find in the great hall her father and his whole family, whom the beautiful lady that appeared to her in her dream had conveyed there.
“Beauty,” said this lady, “come and receive the reward of your judicious choice; you have preferred virtue before either wit or beauty and deserve to find a person in whom all these qualifications are united. You are going to be a great queen. I hope the throne will not lessen your virtue or make you forget yourself. As to you, ladies,” said the fairy to Beauty’s two sisters, “I know your hearts and all the malice they contain. Become two statues, but still retain your reason under this transformation. You shall stand before your sister’s palace gate, and be it your punishment, and it will not be in your power to return to your former state[69] until you own your faults, but I am very much afraid that you will always remain statues. Though pride, anger, and idleness are sometimes conquered.[70]”
Immediately, the fairy gave a stroke with her wand,[71] and in a moment all that were in the hall were transported into the prince’s dominions. He married Beauty and lived with her many years, and their happiness was complete.
вздохнуть, рядом с изголовьем кровати, одеться, завидовать, одетая как принцесса, задержать на неделю, плакала от радости, тем временем, умирающим голосом, ценный, благодарность, в крайнем нетерпении, причина смерти, заморить себя голодом, клясться, получить вознаграждение, наказание, владения.
1. Where did Beauty find herself in the morning?
2. What did she learn about her sisters?
3. Why did Beauty’s sisters decide to detain her for over a week?
4. Did Beauty miss the Beast?
5. What was Beauty’s dream about?
6. Where did Beauty find the Beast?
7. What did the Beast tell her?
8. What happened when Beauty said she would not live without the Beast?
9. Whom did Beauty see at her feet instead of the Beast?
10. How did the fairy punish Beauty’s sisters?
1. When Beauty returned home, she learnt that her sisters were happily married.
2. Beauty’s sisters were glad to see her dressed like a princess.
3. The tenth night Beauty spent at her father’s, she dreamed she was in the palace garden and saw the Beast lying on the grass, who, in a dying voice, reproached her with her ingratitude.
4. Beauty didn’t want to make the Beast miserable.
5. When the clock struck nine, Beast appeared.
6. Beauty feared she had been the cause of the Beast’s death.
7. Beauty said she was ready to be the Beast’s wife.
8. Beauty couldn’t believe the prince’s words about the wicked fairy.
9. The beautiful lady that appeared to Beauty in her dream conveyed her family to the castle.
10. When the fairy gave a stroke with her wand, all that were in the hall were transported into Beauty’s father’s house.
Once upon a time, there lived a gentleman,[72] who after his beautiful and kind wife died, married the proudest and meanest woman in all the land.[73]
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[74] 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[75] the hardest and most dreadful work in the house.
Cinderella did the dishes,[76] scrubbed the floor and made the beds[77] 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.[78]
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?[79] 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.[80]
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,[81] and when she brought the furry little creatures back, the fairy godmother tapped them each with her wand, turning[82] 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?[83]”
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,[84] fairy godmother gave Cinderella a pair of glass slippers,[85] 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.[86]
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,[87] 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[88] but was quite out of breath[89] and in her dirty old clothes.
She was resting in bed when her two step-sisters suddenly entered her room.
“You stayed really late![90]“ 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,[91]” 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,[92]” 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.[93]
Cinderella, who saw this, politely asked to try it.
Her sisters burst out laughing[94] 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,[95] 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.[96]
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.
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?
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.
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 godmother 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.
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.
Once upon a time, there was a Queen[97] 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.[98] 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.[99] When she hurt herself, the girl would fall into a very deep sleep[100] 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![101]” 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.[102] 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[103] came too, and the Queen said to her,
“When will my daughter waken?”
“I don’t know,” the fairy admitted sadly.
“In a year’s time,[104] 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?[105]“ 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![106]”
“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.[107]
“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.[108] 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.[109] He was the son of a king in a country close by. Young, handsome and melancholy, he sought in solitude[110] 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[111] 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,[112] the halls and courtyards, and said to himself,
“Good heavens![113] 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.[114] 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.[115] 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.[116] 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.[117] They lived happily ever after, as they always do in fairy tales,[118] not quite so often, however, in real life.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Once upon a time, there lived a man and a woman[119] 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.[120]
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.[121] 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.[122]”
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.[123]
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,[124] 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.[125]
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[126] 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.[127]
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,[128] 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[129] 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[130] 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[131] 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[132] 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[133] 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.[134]”
The Prince was so upset that he jumped out of the castle tower and fell onto some thorns which made him blind.[135]
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.[136]
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.[137]
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.[138]
1. Where did the man and the 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?
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.
5. 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.
6. Rapunzel didn’t remember how her mother and father used to sing her lullabies.
7. When the witch wanted to go inside the tower, she cried out, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair.”
8. When Rapunzel saw the Prince, she fell in love with him immediately and allowed him to climb up into the castle tower.
9. Rapunzel didn’t want to marry the Prince because she was afraid of the evil witch.
10. When the evil witch saw the ladder, she became very angry.
11. The evil witch took a pair of scissors and cut off Rapunzel’s lovely golden locks of hair.
12. The Prince and Rapunzel lived happily ever after.
13. The Prince was so upset that he jumped out of the castle tower and ran away.
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.
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.
Once upon a time,[139] there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen. Her mother was fond of her, and her grandmother doted on her still more. This good woman had a little red riding hood made for her. It suited the girl so extremely well that everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood.
One day her mother made some cakes and said to her, “Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing because she has been very ill. Take her a cake and this little pot of butter.”
Little Red Riding Hood set out immediately[140] to go to her grandmother, who lived in another village.
As she was going through the wood,[141] she met with a wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up,[142] but he dared not because of some woodcutters working nearby in the forest.[143] He asked her where she was going. The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf, said to him, “I am going to see my grandmother and carry her a cake and a little pot of butter from my mother.”
“Does she live far off?” said the wolf.
“Oh, I say,” answered Little Red Riding Hood, “it is beyond that mill you see there, at the first house in the village.”
“Well,” said the wolf, “and I’ll go and see her too. I’ll go this way and you go that, and we shall see who will be there first.”
The wolf ran as fast as he could,[144] taking the shortest path, and the little girl took a roundabout way, entertaining herself by gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and gathering bouquets of little flowers.[145] It was not long before[146] the wolf arrived at the old woman’s house. He knocked at the door: tap, tap.
“Who’s there?”
“Your grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood,” replied the wolf, counterfeiting her voice; “who has brought you a cake and a little pot of butter sent you by mother.”
The good grandmother, who was in bed because she was ill, cried out, “Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up.[147] “
The wolf pulled the bobbin, and the door opened, and then he immediately fell upon the good woman and ate her up in a moment, for it had been more than three days since he had eaten.[148] He then shut the door and got into the grandmother’s bed, expecting Little Red Riding Hood, who came some time afterwards and knocked at the door: tap, tap.
“Who’s there?”
Little Red Riding Hood, hearing the big voice of the wolf, was at first afraid, but believing her grandmother had a cold and was hoarse, answered, “It is your grandchild Little Red Riding Hood, who has brought you a cake and a little pot of butter mother sends you.”
The wolf cried out to her, softening his voice as much as he could, “Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up.”
Little Red Riding Hood pulled the bobbin, and the door opened.
The wolf said to her, hiding himself under the bedclothes, “Put the cake and the little pot of butter upon the stool and come get into bed with me.”
Little Red Riding Hood took off her clothes and got into bed. She was greatly amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her nightclothes and said to her, “Grandmother, what big arms you have!”
“All the better to hug you with, my dear.”
“Grandmother, what big legs you have!”
“All the better to run with, my child.”
“Grandmother, what big ears you have!”
“All the better to hear with, my child.”
“Grandmother, what big eyes you have!”
“All the better to see with, my child.”
“Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!”
“All the better to eat you up with.”
And, saying these words, this wicked wolf fell upon Little Red Riding Hood and ate her all up.
a) “Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing because she has been very ill. Take her a cake and this little pot of butter.”
b) “Grandmother, what big arms you have!”
c) “Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up.”
d) Once upon a time, there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen.
e) As she was going through the wood, she met with a wolf.
f) The wolf arrived at the old woman’s house and ate her up.
g) The wicked wolf fell upon Little Red Riding Hood and ate her all up.
h) He then shut the door and got into the grandmother’s bed, expecting Little Red Riding Hood.
i) “It is your grandchild Little Red Riding Hood, who has brought you a cake and a little pot of butter mother sends you.”
j) “All the better to hug you with, my dear.”
1. Who was fond of Little Red Riding Hood?
2. What was Little Red Riding Hood carrying?
3. Why didn’t the wolf eat her in the forest?
4. Where did her grandmother live?
5. What did the wolf decide to do?
6. Who came first to the grandmother?
7. What did the wolf do after he ate the old woman?
8. What did he say to Little Red Riding Hood?
9. What happened to Little Red Riding Hood in the end?
1. Little Red Riding Hood went to her grandmother, who lived in another village.
2. She carried a cake and a little pot of honey.
3. The poor child knew that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf.
4. The grandmother lived beyond the mill, at the first house in the village.
5. The wolf pulled the bobbin, and the door opened.
6. Little Red Riding Hood, hearing the big voice of the wolf, was at first afraid.
7. The wolf hid himself in the wardrobe.
8. The wolf fell upon Little Red Riding Hood and ate her all up.
1. One day her mother made some cakes.
2. A wolf had a very great mind to eat her up.
3. The wolf ran as fast as he could.
4. He knocked at the door.
5. The good grandmother was in bed because she was ill.
6. The wolf pulled the bobbin, and the door opened.
7. Little Red Riding Hood took off her clothes and got into bed.
8. The wolf ate up the girl.
1. This good woman had a little red riding _____________ made for her.
2. Little Red Riding Hood ____________ immediately to go to her grandmother.
3. The poor child did not know that it was ____________ to stay and talk to a wolf.
4. It is ____________ that mill you see there, at the first house in the village.
5. The little girl took a ____________ way.
6. He _______ the door and got into the grandmother’s bed.
7. Her grandmother had a _______ and was ____________.
8. The wolf said to her, hiding himself under the _____________.
a) had got a birthday party.
b) was ill.
c) haven’t seen her granddaughter for a long time.
d) didn’t have any food.
a) first.
b) second.
c) He got lost.
d) He didn’t go to the grandmother’s house.
a) under the table.
b) under the bedclothes.
c) on the roof.
d) He didn’t hide.
a) She wanted to have a little red riding hood.
b) Her mother had a little red riding hood made for her, that suited the girl extremely well.
c) She had a little red dress.
d) She liked the red colour.
a) because of some woodcutters working nearby in the forest.
b) because he was afraid of her.
c) because he wasn’t hungry.
d) because he didn’t like the girl.
It was a cold winter’s day. A white sheet of snow lay over the palace grounds and trees and on the roofs and chimneys. The Queen sat by the window, humming a lullaby to herself as she sewed a little dress. She looked out of the window and saw a black raven, and as she looked, she suddenly pricked her finger with the needle. She looked down and saw a drop of blood fall on her gown. It was so red!
“I wish I have a daughter with skin as white and pure as snow, hair as black as a raven, and lips as red as this drop of blood on my gown,” thought the Queen.
Not long afterwards, the Queen’s wish came true. After a few months, a baby girl was born to her. The baby’s skin was really as white and pure as snow, her curly hair as black as the raven and her lips as red as blood.
She was a lovely baby.
“I shall name this beautiful child of mine Snow White,” said the Queen to her husband.
So the Princess was named Snow White. Each day saw her grow more and more beautiful. She was very kind to everyone in the palace, and they all loved her.
Sadly for Snow White, her mother died within a few years and her father married again. The new Queen was a very beautiful lady, but she was vain and proud of her beauty. She wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
She had a magic mirror in her room. She would look into it every morning and ask:
And the mirror would reply:
The Queen would smile and be very happy because she knew that her magic mirror never lied. It also made her vainer. Nobody in the palace loved her; rather, they were afraid of her.
The years passed by as the Queen watched Snow White grow into a beautiful girl. This did not please her. As Snow White grew older, she became more and more beautiful. This made the Queen very jealous, because she feared that the Princess would become prettier than her.
One day, when she asked her mirror:
The mirror answered:
The Queen was mad with jealousy. She had to do something. Snow White had to die. She could not allow Snow White to become more beautiful than herself!
She decided to get rid of her. She would have Snow White killed!
The Queen called for a hunter and said to him, “I want you to take Snow White deep into the forest and then kill her. And to prove that you have really killed her, bring back her heart and show it to me. You are to tell no one of this plot.”
The hunter was shocked and sad to hear the Queen give such cruel orders. He, like everyone in the royal household, loved the little princess. He did not want her to die, and he did not want to be the one to kill her. He would have to think of some way to save her. However, he bowed before the Queen and promised to follow her orders.
There was a very large forest not far from the palace. Usually Snow White was allowed to go to a certain part of this forest, where there were many birds, rabbits and deer.
One morning, the Queen called Snow White and said to her, “Snow White, go with the hunter to the forest. I know that you love to go there, and play with the birds and animals. Today is such a fine day! Go and enjoy yourself.”
“Oh, thank you, Mother!” said Snow White happily, because she really loved going to the forest. She loved the birds singing and warbling upon tree trunks, the rabbits with their fluffy tails hopping in and out of holes or chasing each other, and the gentle deer with their beautiful eyes frolicking about. They loved her too, and always came to greet her and play with her whenever she visited them.
So Snow White went happily with the hunter, singing and skipping as she went along. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and white clouds were drifting about. It really was a gorgeous day. The forest creatures welcomed her and ran along with her. She played with them for many hours. They were having a wonderful time.
Snow White suddenly realised that they had gone very deep into the forest.
They walked for a long time. Still the guard walked on, taking her deeper and deeper into the forest.
“Why are we going so deep into the forest?” Snow White turned and asked the guard anxiously. “It’s time to go back to the palace. We are already late. The Queen will be very angry.”
The guard looked very sad. He did not want to kill Snow White. She was such a good and kind girl, and very beautiful, too. Everybody in the palace loved her. He told her why the Queen had sent them to the forest. He had been ordered, he said, not only to kill her, but also to carry back her heart as proof that he had really killed her.
“The Queen does not trust anybody, you know,” he said.
Snow White could not believe his words.
“How can the Queen be so cruel? What have I done?” she sobbed.
“Dear Princess, do not cry. You haven’t done anything wrong. The Queen is jealous of your beauty, so she wants you dead.”
“Oh! Please don’t kill me. I will never return to the palace, but will go far away. The Queen will never see me again.”
“Run, little Princess, run. I will not kill you,” remarked the guard sympathetically.
Snow White began to run away from the guard, deeper and deeper into the forest. The guard killed a small animal and took its heart back to the Queen. She was very happy to see it, because she thought it was Snow White’s heart.
Alone in the forest, Snow White began to feel very frightened, and drew the creatures of the forest around her. The birds chirped to cheer her up.
It was now getting dark, so she began to run again. She did not know where she was. She had never come to this part of the forest before. There were tall trees and dark shadows around her. Her forest friends followed her, all very frightened. In the distance she saw a small cottage and ran towards it.
“I wonder who lives in that cottage? It must be a wood-man’s cottage,” she said.
She knocked at the door. No one answered. But the door was open, so she pushed it and went inside. It was dark inside. She found some candles and matchsticks. She lit a candle, raised it high above her head and looked around.
“What a beautiful cottage!” she exclaimed. “Everything is so neat and clean.”
She saw a long table laid for seven people. There were seven plates, seven bowls, seven forks and knives and seven drinking cups. There were seven chairs around the table. There was food and drinks in the plates and cups.
“Whoever lives here is very short!” she observed. “Everything is so small – chairs, plates, bowls, forks, knives and the drinking cups!”
Snow White was very hungry. She had been walking and running the whole day without food. She had eaten some nuts and berries that she had found in the forest. Now she ate a piece of bread from each plate and drank some milk from each cup. She sliced and ate the cheese that she found in the centre of the table.
“Now, let me see what there is upstairs,” she said, and climbed the steps. Upstairs, she found seven beds neatly made up. She sat on one and found it very comfortable. She was tired, so she put the candle on the table, lay down across the seven beds and soon fell asleep.
This cottage was the home of seven dwarfs. They were miners, who spent the day digging for diamonds and gems in the mountains nearby. Every morning they took their sacks, picks and shovels and set off for the mountains. There they dug for diamonds and gems that they filled into their sacks. In the evenings, they lit their lanterns and returned to their cottage, singing as they came home.
Their singing stopped that evening, when they saw a light shining through one of the windows. They were amazed and looked at one another.
“Someone is in our cottage!” they exclaimed in chorus.
They walked slowly and carefully back to their cottage. Who could be in their cottage? They were afraid and crept in, making as little noise as possible.
“Someone has eaten our food!” said one of the dwarfs.
“Some of our food,” corrected one of the others.
Then they crept upstairs, scared that they might find a robber hiding there. When they saw Snow White asleep on their beds, they exclaimed softly, “It’s a girl!” and raised their lanterns high to look at her. “She’s so beautiful!” they said.
Snow White was lying fast asleep, her curly head on one of their pillows. They all sat around her, wondering who she was.
Suddenly Snow White opened her eyes. She jumped up when she saw the seven dwarfs.
“Oh, please don’t be frightened of us,” they said hastily. “We will not harm you. We are miners who live here. Please tell us who you are and how you found our cottage.”
Snow White told them her story and explained that now she had no home. Tears rolled down her eyes. “Will you please let me stay here? Please! The Queen will kill me if I return to the palace.”
“Of course you can stay here as long as you wish.”
“Oh, thank you! I’ll keep house for you, cook your meals and wash your clothes. I’ll do everything for you, in return for your kindness.”
One of the dwarfs cleared his throat and said, “Let me introduce you our group. We are seven dwarfs, as you can see. My name is Happy, then there is Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, Doc, Grumpy and Sleepy.”
Snow White shook hands with each one.
Snow White and the seven dwarfs began to live happily together. She had never been happier. She sang as she worked and kept the cottage neat and tidy.
The dwarfs enjoyed the hot meals she served them every evening. Later there was a great deal of merriment, as they sang and danced before the fireplace. When it was time to go to bed, Snow White would tuck them into their beds and tell them bedtime stories. Afterwards, she would kiss them goodnight, take the candle and go down to bed herself.
Her forest friends – the birds and the rabbits and deer – came to see her every day to keep her company, so she was never lonely.
The dwarfs were afraid to leave Snow White alone every day. They were sure that the Queen was a witch and would try to kill her. So they told her never to talk to any stranger or buy anything from one.
Snow White promised to keep the door locked till they returned. They warned her every morning before they left.
In the palace, the Queen had been very pleased to see the bleeding heart that the guard had shown her. How happy she was! She was now the most beautiful woman in the world! She quickly went to her magic mirror and asked:
To her great horror, the mirror replied:
She was furious. The guard had tricked her! She went down to the palace cellars to think. She needed a good plan. She decided that she would have to kill Snow White herself. She could no longer trust anybody. However, she would have to find Snow White first.
The Queen decided to poison Snow White. First she made a magic potion that would turn her, the Queen, into an ugly old pedlar woman. Then she took a red, juicy apple. She dipped half of it into a bowl of poison. She put the poisoned apple back into the basket, right on top.
Then she waved her magic wand over it and hissed, “One bite of this and Snow White will fall into a deathlike sleep! She will wake up only if a prince falls in love with her and kisses her. But that will never happen, I am sure. The dwarfs will think she is dead and will bury her. Then I will remain the most beautiful woman in the world!”
Dressed as an old pedlar woman, the Queen carried the basket of fresh apples and set off for the forest. Her clothes were tattered and torn. After a long walk, she found the cottage.
That morning, the dwarfs had again warned Snow White, “You must not open the door to anyone till we return. Your stepmother is a witch. We are sure of that. She will disguise herself and will try to find you. When she does, she will kill you. So be careful.”
“Please don’t worry about me. I’ll be a good girl and will do exactly as you say,” replied Snow White.
She kissed each dwarf on the forehead and bid him goodbye. Bashful was standing in a corner. He liked it when Snow White kissed him, but he felt very shy. She pulled him out of the corner and planted a kiss on his forehead, too. Grumpy was trying to go out very quickly, so that she would not see him scowling as he went.
“Oh Grumpy, you can’t go without bidding me goodbye!”
Grumpy was ready to rush out, but Snow White stopped him and planted a big kiss on his forehead. Grumpy forgot to scowl and smiled instead. Snow White clapped her hands.
“Why Grumpy, you are smiling! How nice you look!”
Grumpy hastily wiped the smile off his face and rushed off.
While Snow White was bidding farewell to the dwarfs, the Queen was hiding behind a tree. She watched the dwarfs leave with their sacks, picks and shovels. When they were out of sight, she went to the window and looked in. She could hear Snow White singing as she worked. She had become really beautiful. The Queen felt very jealous.
She knocked at the window. Snow White peeped out.
“What do you want?” she asked, without opening the window.
“Oh, I don’t want anything. I picked these fresh, juicy apples this morning. I was passing by and when I saw you through the window, I wanted to give one to you because you are so beautiful.”
“But I don’t want any! Please forgive me.”
“Please don’t refuse a poor pedlar woman. Also, it is very cold out here. Let me in to warm myself just for a little while. What harm can I do?”
Snow White felt sorry for her. She looked at her torn and tattered clothes. The old woman looked very poor. ‘What harm can such a woman do to me?’ she thought. So she opened the door and invited her into the cottage. She pulled a comfortable chair before the fireplace and helped her to sit down.
The old pedlar woman warmed her hands in front of the fire.
“Thank you, my dear!”
Snow White looked at the basket of apples and exclaimed, “What lovely apples you have there!”
“They are delicious, dear. You must take this one. It is the juiciest one.”
“Oh no, I cannot!”
“Why?”
Then Snow White told her about the warning that the dwarfs had given her.
“You see,” she said, “they are afraid that the cruel Queen will try to kill me.”
The old woman cackled and said, “That is all rubbish! How can the Queen come here? You would recognise her, wouldn’t you?”
“But she’s a witch! She can change herself and then I will not recognise her.”
“Say what you will, but I’m certainly not the Queen. Me, an old pedlar woman, a Queen!” exclaimed the woman, and cackled loud and long. “Look, child, I’ll take a bite from this apple, the juiciest one. If nothing happens to me, you can surely eat the rest. You have been so kind to me. I will not harm you.”
So Snow White watched the pedlar woman take a bite of the apple and eat it up. She watched and waited. The woman smiled a toothless smile and said, “See, dear, no harm has come to me, so now you can eat the rest of the apple. It’s really sweet and juicy.”
Snow White’s forest friends had been anxiously watching. They did not like the old woman. Was she really a pedlar woman or was she the wicked Queen, they wondered. The birds chirped loudly and fluttered at her face, but she beat them away.
“Off with you, you stupid birds!” she cried at them.
When Snow White stretched out her hand and took the apple, her forest friends were terrified. The birds tried to stop her from eating the apple. They fluttered on her hands and face, but the old woman drove them away. They flew back to the trees. They had failed!
The apple looked so delicious that Snow White ate it. The next moment, before she could even finish eating the apple, she fell down as though dead.
Her forest friends watched in horror. They were very frightened and went off to the mountains. When they found the dwarfs, the birds chirped loudly and fluttered their wings, making a great deal of noise. The animals tried to pull and push the dwarfs.
“Something must have happened to Snow White,” said Bashful.
“It must be the wicked stepmother,” said Sleepy. “She really is a witch. She must have disguised herself and harmed Snow White. I wonder what she has done.”
They picked up their sacks, picks and shovels and hurried back to their cottage.
The Queen cackled in glee when she saw that her plan had worked. She picked up her basket of apples and began to leave. Suddenly, she heard loud thunder and saw a flash of lightning light up the sky. Black clouds filled the sky and heavy rain began to fall.
“I must leave before the dwarfs come back,” she said to herself, and set off as fast as she could. But the dwarfs had seen her and screamed, “There she is! Let’s go after her!”
They chased her through the forest for a long distance. The rain was falling heavily, but they did not slow down. They ran on till they came to a rocky place. There were large boulders everywhere, scattered all over a steep slope.
The frightened pedlar woman leaped up the boulders and reached the top. She watched the dwarfs climbing up after her. She was at the top of the hill. Suddenly, she lost her footing and slipped on one of the boulders. She went tumbling down the hillside. The boulders rolled over her and crushed her to death.
The dwarfs rushed home. They were horrified to find Snow White on the floor. They gathered around her. Doc got some water and sprinkled it on her face. They all tried to revive her but she lay still, her eyes closed. The dwarfs wept bitterly.
“She’s dead,” Doc told them.
“She looks so beautiful,” said Sneezy, “we will not bury her. We will place her in a glass coffin and carry it to the forest, so that anyone who passes can see her and admire her beautiful face.”
So they placed her in a glass coffin, put many flowers around her and carried the coffin into the forest. They put it under a large tree and kept watch over it by turns, day and night.
One day, a handsome young Prince came riding through the forest. He stopped when he saw the glass coffin and got off his horse to look at the beautiful girl inside. He knelt down and lifted the lid of the coffin. He had never seen such a lovely girl before. He fell in love with her instantly.
“Can I take her to my castle?” he asked the dwarfs.
“No, we cannot allow you to do that,” replied the dwarfs. They loved Snow White dearly and did not want her to be carried away.
“Can I at least kiss her? Please!”
The dwarfs liked the young Prince, so they agreed to let him kiss her.
He bent down and kissed her. At once, Snow White opened her eyes and stretched herself, as if she had merely been sleeping all this while.
“She’s alive! She’s alive!” shouted the dwarfs in joy.
Snow White looked at the Prince and smiled at him. The dwarfs cheered and danced in delight.
The Prince gently lifted her out of the coffin. Snow White was overjoyed to see the seven dwarfs around her. Their faces lit up with happiness. Even Grumpy was smiling!
She told them about the old pedlar woman and the apple. They told her how they had chased the old woman up a slope of boulders. They did not tell her that she was dead.
Snow White kissed each one of the dwarfs on his forehead and said, “Goodbye, my dears. I go with the Prince to his castle, but I shall never forget you.”
The Prince put her on his horse and climbed up after her. Then he galloped away.
The dwarfs returned to their cottage, happy that Snow White was alive and that she had found her Prince and happiness at last.
1. Snow White’s mother died soon after her birth.
2. Snow White’s stepmother loved her very much.
3. Snow White found a large castle in the forest.
4. Dwarfs and Snow White lived happily together.
5. When the Queen came to poison Snow White she was dressed as a man.
6. Snow White refused to eat the poisoned apple.
7. Forest friends tried to save Snow White from the wicked stepmother.
8. The dwarfs placed Snow White into a glass coffin.
9. The dwarfs allowed the prince to take the glass coffin into his castle.
10. Snow White opened her eyes after the Prince kissed her.
1) Snow White’s skin was
a. as white as snow;
b. as white as sheet;
c. as white as a lily.
2) The new Queen had
a. a magic stick in her room;
b. a magic mirror in her room;
c. a magic hat in her room.
3) The cottage Snow White found in the forest was
a. the home of two hunters;
b. the home of a powerful magician;
c. the home of seven dwarfs.
4) The wicked stepmother gave Snow White
a. a poisoned pear;
b. a poisoned peach;
c. a poisoned apple.
уколоть, ревнивый, избавиться, страж, жестокие приказы, накрытый на семь человек, отравить, волшебный эликсир, мачеха, уличная торговка.
a bit of – немного
a few – несколько, некоторое количество
able – способный, в состоянии
accept – принимать
accompany – сопровождать
admire – восхищаться
admit – допустить
adventure – приключение
adventurous – любящий приключения
advice – совет
afternoon – вторая половина дня
again – снова
agree – согласиться
all day long весь день напролет
allow – позволять, разрешать
alone – одинокий, в одиночестве
amazement – удивление, изумление
angrily – злобно, в ярости
angry – злой, разъяренный
anymore – больше не (
anyway – как бы то ни было
appear – появиться
approach – подойти
around – вокруг
arrive – приезжать, прибывать
as – так как, поскольку
ask – спрашивать, просить
asleep – спящий
astonished – изумленный, шокированный
at first сначала, поначалу
at last наконец-то
at that moment в этот момент
attend – посещать, присутствовать на
attention – внимание
back – назад
background – происхождение
ball – бал
beautiful – красивый, прекрасный
beauty – красота
became –
become – становиться
beg – просить, умолять
began –
begin –
behind – позади
belong – принадлежать
beside – рядом
betray – предавать
bird – птица
birthday – день рождения
blind – слепой
borrow – взять взаймы, позаимствовать
branch – ветвь
bring – приносить
bring back принести
bush – куст
but – но
cackle – хихикать
call – звать, созывать
call out выкрикивать
came –
can – мочь
careful – осторожный
cast a spell произнести заклинание
castle – замок
cause – причина
charm – очарование
charmed – очарованный, восхищенный
child – ребенок, дитя
christening – крещение, крестины
climb – взбираться
climb over перелезть
climb up взобраться
close – близко
close by по соседству
coach – карета
coachman – кучер
come – приходить, приезжать
comfortable – спокойный, чувствующий себя удобно
completely – абсолютно, полностью
concern – беспокойство
cook – повар
cottage – небольшой дом
Court – Двор (
courtyard – внутренний двор
cradle – люлька, колыбель
creature – существо, создание
creeper – вьющееся растение
cross over пересечь
cruelly – жестоко, бессердечно
cry – крик, плач
curious – любопытный
cut off отрезать
dare – осмеливаться
darling – дорогой
dead – мертвый
decide – решать
declare – объявить, заявить
deep – глубокий
delighted – радостный, восхищенный
delightful – восхитительный
dense – густой
designer – модельер
despite – несмотря
die – умереть
dirty – грязный
discover – обнаружить
drape – опираться, облокачиваться, свисать
drawbridge – подъемный мост
dreadful – ужасный
dream – сон, мечта
drop – уронить; падать
drove off поехала
duchess – герцогиня
each – каждый
embrace – обнять
enchanted – волшебный, заколдованный
enjoy oneself веселиться, развлекаться
enraged – разъяренный
enter – войти
escort – провожать, сопровождать
even – даже
ever – когда-либо
ever after с тех пор
every day каждый день
everybody – каждый, всякий; все
evil – злой, недобрый
excellent – великолепный, отличный
exclaim – воскликнуть
excuse – просить извинить
explore – исследовать
extremely – крайне, необычайно
fair complexion – светлый цвет лица
fairy – фея
fall – падать
fall down упасть
fall in love with sb влюбиться в кого-л.
fear – бояться
finally – наконец-то
find – находить
fit – подойти, оказаться впору
flick – взмах, легкий удар
floor – пол
flowing – ниспадающий, струящийся
follow – следовать за, преследовать
food – пища, пропитание
fool – дура, дурак
for a long time – долго
forest – лес
forever – навсегда
forgave –
forget – забывать
forgive – прощать
forgiveness – прощение
forgot –
frightened – испуганный
full – полный
furry – пушистый
garland – гирлянда
gather – собрать
gaze – пристально смотреть
gently – нежно
get down спуститься
get ready подготовиться
get through проходить, пробираться
gift – подарок, дар
give – отдавать
give a ball устроить балл
go – идти
go in войти
go on продолжаться, идти дальше
godmother – крестная
golden – золотистый, золотой
grass – трава
greet – приветствовать
grew –
grow – расти, вырасти
guard – страж
hair – волосы
hall – зал
hand – протянуть, дать в руки
happen – случаться, происходить
haste – спешка, поспешность
have fun веселиться
hear – слышать
heard –
heart-broken – с разбитым сердцем
hidden – спрятанный
hold – держать
honourable – почетный
horror – ужас
however – однако
hug – обнять
hundred – тысяча
hurry – поспешить, поторопиться
hurt – oneself пораниться
husband – муж
imagine – полагать, воображать, представлять себе
immediately – тот час же
in front of напротив, перед
in haste второпях
in the top в верхней части
in vain тщетно, впустую
indeed – в самом деле
inhabitant – житель
injure – oneself – поранить(ся)
inside – внутренний; внутри, внутрь
insist – настаивать
instantly – мгновенно
instead – вместо
intention – намерение
invade – заполонить, захватить
invite – пригласить
jealous – ревнивый, завистливый
jewel – драгоценный камень, драгоценность
joy – радость
jump – прыгать
keep – держать, хранить
keep away не подпускать
kept –
kingdom – королевство
kiss – целовать
knee – колено
knight – рыцарь
knock – стучать
know – знать
ladder – лестница
laid –
lake – озеро
land –
last – длиться
lay – класть, положить
lead – вести, приводить
leave – уходить, покидать; оставить, потерять
led –
left –
lend – дать взаймы, дать поносить
let – позволять, разрешать
let down опустить, спустить
life – жизнь
lift – поднять
lift up поднять
like – любить, нравиться
lock – локон
lock up закрыть, запереть
long 1 – стремиться, очень сильно желать
long 2 – долгий
lose – терять
lost –
love – любить
lovely – красивый, прекрасный, очаровательный, замечательный
lower – опустить
lullaby – колыбельная
magnificence – великолепие
maid – служанка
make time найти время
malice – злоба, злой умысел
manage – удаваться; умудряться, справляться
marriage – брак, женитьба
marry – жениться, выходить замуж
melancholy – меланхоличный, печальный
midnight – полночь
minister – министр
move – двигать(ся)
murmur – пробормотать
mystery – тайна, загадка
name – называть, именовать
named – по имени
nasty – злобный, недоброжелательный
neglect – пренебрегать, не заботиться
never – никогда
next – следующий
nice – милый, добрый, приятный
nicer – сравн. степень от nice
nobody – никто
noise – шум
offer – предлагать
often – часто
old – старый
once – как только
one day однажды
open – открыть, открывать
order – приказать
ordinary – обычный
outside – внешний, снаружи
overcome by emotion обуреваемый чувством
page – паж
painful – тяжелый, мучительный
pair – пара
part – прощаться
pass – проходить (
peaceful – мирный, безмятежный
pick up поднять, подобрать
plant – растение
plated – обшитый
play dress-up наряжаться
pleasure – удовольствие
politely – вежливо
poor – бедный
prefer – предпочитать
present – подарить
previous – предыдущий
prick – oneself уколоться
promise – обещать
pumpkin – тыква
pure – чистый, непорочный
purity – чистота, непорочность
push back отбросить, отвести
quantity – количество
queen – королева
quickly – быстро
raise – вырастить (
rarity – редкость
ray – луч
reach – достигнуть
real – реальный, настоящий
realise – осознавать, понимать; узнать
reason – разум
receive – получать
reins – вожжи, узда
reply – ответить
resemble – походить, быть похожим
rest – отдыхать, расслабляться
rest against опираться
ribbon – лента
ride – ехать верхом
ride up подъезжать
right – правый, правильный; прямо
rise – поднять(ся)
rocky – каменистый
rode –
rose –
rub – тереть
run down остановиться (
rush – броситься, ринуться
rush up броситься, ринуться
rustle – шелест, шорох
sacrifice – пожертвовать
saddened – опечаленный
said –
sang –
saw –
say – сказать
scissors – ножницы
scream – кричать
scrub – чистить, скрести
see – видеть
send – посылать
send – for послать за
sense – разум, благоразумие
sent –
serenity – безмятежность, покой
servant – слуга, служанка
share – поделиться
shout – кричать
sigh – вздох
silk – шелк; шелковый
since – с тех пор как, из-за того, что
sincerity – честность, искренность
sing – петь
sleep – сон
slipper –
sob – рыдание; рыдать, всхлипывать
soil – почва
soldier – солдат
sound – звук
sound asleep крепко спящий
sparkle – светиться, сиять
speak – говорить
spell – заклинание, волшебство
spin – прясть
spindle – веретено
spoke –
spread – распространить(ся)
stand – стоять
stare – пристально смотреть, осматриваться
stay – оставаться
steal – красть, воровать
stepmother – мачеха
stepsister – сводная сестра
still – все еще
stood –
strange – незнакомый
stretch – тянуться, потягиваться
strike – ударить; пробить (
struck –
surround – окружать
surrounded – окруженный
sweet – сладкий, милый, дорогой
sweetest – самый милый, самый приятный
take – брать, взять
talk – говорить, разговаривать
tangle – переплетение, густая заросль
tap – легко ударить
taste – вкус
tear – слеза
tease – дразнить
tender – нежный
tell – говорить, рассказывать
terrified – в ужасе
think – думать
thorn – колючка, колючий кустарник
thoroughly – сильно, тщательно
thought –
thread – нить
through – через, сквозь
throw – бросать, швырять
tiny – крохотный, маленький
told –
too – также, тоже
took –
towards – по направлению
tower – башня
treat – относиться
tremble – дрожать
trick – перехитрить, обмануть
trusty – верный, преданный
truth – правда
try – примерять
turn – обернуться, повернуться; исполняться (
turn into превратиться
undivided – безраздельный, неразделимый
unfortunate – несчастный
unfortunately – к сожалению
upset – расстроенный, огорченный
usually – обычно
valuable – ценный
value – ценить, дорожить
vegetables – овощи
voice – голос
wake – пробудить(ся); будить
wake up проснуться, пробудиться
waken – пробудить(ся)
wall – стена
wand – палочка
wander – бродить, странствовать
watch – наблюдать, следить
way – способ; путь, дорога, проход
wear – носить (
weave – сплести
weep – плакать, рыдать
went –
wept –
whistle – свистеть, проноситься со свистом
whole – целый
wife – жена
wind – ветер
wish – желать
witch – ведьма
without – без
wizard – маг, колдун, чародей
woke –
wonder – удивляться, изумляться, интересоваться;
wonderful – удивительный, восхитительный
wood – лес
world – мир
yell – кричать
yell out выкрикивать
yet – все еще
yield – соглашаться
she still went by the name of Beauty – её все так же называли «Красавица»
they were great fortunes – они были богатыми
All at once – Неожиданно
for they had lovers, who they were sure would be glad to have them, though they had no fortune – поскольку у них есть возлюбленные, которые не оставят их, несмотря на их бедность
was sadly grieved at the loss of her fortune – сильно горевала о потере благосостояния
applied themselves to husbandry and tillage – занялись ведением хозяйства и вспахиванием земли
flattered themselves with the hopes of returning to town – стали тешить себя надеждой о возвращении в город
Since you have the goodness to think of me – Раз уж ты так великодушен, что думаешь обо мне
they went to law with him about the merchandise – начались судебные разбирательства о его товарах
and after a great deal of trouble and pains to no purpose – после большого количества бессмысленных хлопот и беспокойств
he lost himself – он сбился с пути
that it threw him twice off his horse – что он дважды падал с лошади
plentifully set out with but one cover laid – с большим количеством блюд, но всего лишь на одну персону
he drew near the fire – он устроился у огня
obliged to you for all your favours – признателен вам за вашу благосклонность
say your prayers – помолиться
do not imagine I am to be moved by any of your flattering speeches – не надейся, что сумеешь меня разжалобить своими речами
had no mind – и в мыслях не было
upon oath – поклявшись
burst into tears – разрыдался
and said all manner of ill-natured things – и наговорили много плохого в адрес
to distinguish herself – выделиться, показаться особенной
shed a tear – проронить слезу
shall not suffer upon my account – не будет страдать из-за меня
or perish in the attempt – либо погибнем в попытке сделать это
he retired to rest – отошел ко сну
to his great astonishment – к его великому изумлению
in his absence – в его отсутствие
to force some tears – чтобы вызвать у себя слезы
has a mind – намеревается
plentiful entertainment –
took courage – набралась храбрости
he could not help crying bitterly – он не смог удержаться от слез
she could not help admiring – не могла не восхититься
Swift obedience meets them still – все быстро исполнится
with a very dejected countenance – с очень печальным видом
their joy, felt for having got rid of their sister – их радость от того, что они избавились от сестры
will you give me leave to see you sup? – позволишь ли мне повидаться с тобой во время ужина?
almost conquered her dread of the monster – почти перестала бояться чудовище
she had like to have fainted away – чуть не лишилась чувств
recovered her fright – преодолела свой страх
paid her a visit – наносил ей визит
with good common sense – здравомысляще
so accustomed her to his deformity – настолько привыкла к его жуткому облику
There was but one thing that gave Beauty any concern – Ее беспокоило только одно
I ought to think myself happy – мне следует думать, что я счастлив
had pined himself sick for the loss of her – исстрадался от того, что потерял ее
I had rather die myself – Я скорее сам умру
poor Beast will die with grief – несчастное Чудовище умрет от горя
let me stay – позволь мне побыть
You shall be there tomorrow morning – Ты должна будешь вернуться завтра утром
when you have a mind to come back – когда захочешь вернуться
bidding her good night – желая ей спокойной ночи
gave a loud shriek – пронзительно закричала
but so fond of his own person – но настолько самолюбивым
sickened with envy – умирали от зависти
an idea occurred to me – мне пришла в голову идея
for breaking her word – за то, что она не сдержала слово
she was likely to cause the poor Beast – она собиралась причинить бедному Чудовищу
burst into tears – разрыдалась
sweetness of temper – добрый нрав
I do not feel the tenderness of affection for him – у меня нет к нему нежной привязанности
were I to be so ungrateful, I should never forgive myself – я никогда себя не прощу, если буду такой неблагодарной
She threw herself upon him without any dread – Она бросилась к нему без какого бы то ни было страха
she saw the palace sparkle with light – она увидела, что дворец озарился светом
seemed to give notice of some great event – казалось, объявили о каком-то важном событии
who returned her thanks for having put an end to the charm – который благодарил ее за то, что она сняла заклятие
she could not forbear asking where Beast was – она не могла не спросить о том, куда подевалось Чудовище
to return to your former state – вернуть свое прежнее обличье
are sometimes conquered – иногда бывает можно преодолеть
gave a stroke with her wand – взмахнула своей палочкой
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 –
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. – Она 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
Once upon a time – однажды
set out immediately – немедленно отправилась
As she was going through the wood – Когда она шла по лесу
who had a very great mind to eat her up – который был склонен сожрать ее
because of some woodcutters working nearby in the forest – из-за нескольких дровосеков, работавших неподалеку в лесу
as fast as he could – так быстро как он мог
entertaining herself by gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and gathering bouquets of little flowers. – развлекая себя собиранием орехов, бегая за бабочками и собирая букеты маленьких цветов
not long before – незадолго до
Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up. – Дерни за веревочку, дверь откроется.
for it had been more than three days since he had eaten – потому что он не ел три дня