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the King, with the same message from his master as before. The King received the gift. His majesty was very pleased. He even ordered to take the Cat down into the kitchen and give him something to eat and drink.
The Cat enjoyed the meal very much. He sat in the kitchen for a long time, talking about his rich master, the Marquis of Carabas.
2. Put the sentences in the right order. 1) The Cat put the bag around his neck, holding the strings in his forepaws. 2) The miller's son ordered a fine pair of boots for the Cat. 3) The Cat took the partridges to the King's palace. 4) A foolish young rabbit put his head inside the bag. 5) The Cat came up to the King and made a low bow. 6) The Cat went to a wheat field and hid among standing wheat.
3. Complete the sentences. 1) The miller's son went to the best shoemaker in town because … 2) The Cat held the strings in his forepaws because … 3) The rabbit was not afraid to look into the bag because … 4) The King ordered to give the Cat something to eat and drink because …
4. Fill in the nouns from the text. 1) The miller's son gave his last silver___ to the shoemaker. 2) The King agreed to see the unusual___. 3) The Cat hid among the standing ___ and caught two fat partridges. 4) The Cat gave the King another ___ from his master.
5. Say how the Cat caught the rabbit and the partridges. He used the same trick. What do you think about it?
6. Imagine that you're the King. 1) Describe your first meeting with the Cat. Say what you thought about him, his master and the gifts. 2) Talk about the Cat's second present. Which of the gifts did you like best? Why? Say how you thanked the Cat.
7. Answer the questions and speak about yourself. 1) What presents did you get for your last birthday? 2) What kind of presents do you give others? Do you prefer to give funny or useful presents? Is it easy to find a good present? Why?
The Cat in Boots continued for two or three months to bring presents to the King. Every time he came to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, here's another present from my master, the Marquis of Carabas."
Then one day one of the Cat's friends in the palace said to him, "The King wants to drive today in his carriage along the bank of the river. His Majesty is going to take his daughter with him."
The young princess was a very beautiful girl.
The Cat in Boots said to his master:
"Now you must do what I tell you."
The miller's son knew nothing about the Cat's new plan. But he was sad and unhappy. That's why he agreed at once.
"Be it so," he said. "Tell me about your plan."
"I don't ask much," said the Cat, looking wise, as cats can. "All you must do is to go and bathe in the river. I know a good place. Then leave the rest to me. Only remember that you are no longer yourself, but the Marquis of Carabas."
"OK," said the miller's son, "it's all the same to me."
He went to the bank of the river, took off his clothes and went bathing. The Cat followed his master and hid his clothes under a great stone.
At that moment the King drove past that place in his carriage. The Cat began to shout at the top of his voice:
"Help! Help! The Marquis of Carabas is drowning!"
The King heard the shouts and put his head out of the carriage. He recognized the Cat.
"Guards!" he said. "Help the Marquis of Carabas! Quick!"
The guards ran to the river. They quickly pulled the young man out of the water.
The Cat came up to the King's carriage. He made a low bow and gave his explanations.
"My master went bathing," he said, "and suddenly some thieves came. They took all his clothes and ran away. And now the Marquis of Carabas can't appear before Your Majesty and your beautiful daughter."
"Oh, it's not a problem at all," said the King.
He ordered one of his guards to ride back to the palace and bring fine clothes for the Marquis of Carabas.
Soon the guard brought a nice suit for the miller's son. The young man put it on and came up to the carriage to thank his majesty.
The miller's son wasn't rich, but he was a handsome and well-built fellow. In the King's elegant suit he looked like a real gentleman.
The beautiful princess admired the handsome young man very much. The miller's son looked at the girl several times, and she fell in love with him.
The King was very happy to meet the Marquis of Carabas. He asked the young gentleman to sit with him and his daughter in the carriage. Of course, the miller's son didn't refuse.
2. Complete the sentences. 1) Every time the Cat brought presents to the King and said … 2) The Cat hid his master's clothes … 3) The miller's son looked like a … in an elegant suit.
3. Say why: 1) the miller's son agreed to go bathing. 2) the King stopped by the river. 3) the miller's son didn't refuse to sit in the King's carriage.
4. Fill in the nouns from the text. 1) The King drove along the ___ of the river. 2) The miller's knew nothing about the Cat's new ___. 3) The ___ brought a nice suit from the palace. 4) The young ___ fell in love with the miller's son.
5. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form. 1) "Help my master!" (to shout) the Cat. 2) The guards (to pull) the young man out of the water. 3) The miller's son (to come up) to the window of the carriage. 4) "The thieves (to take away) my master's clothes," said the Cat.
6. Fill in the prepositions from the box. in under at for 1) The King received gifts from the Marquis of Carabas ___ a long time. 2) "Guards!" shouted the King ___ the top of his voice. 3) The Cat didn't hide his master's boots ___ the tree. 4) The miller's son fell ___ love with the princess.
7. Imagine that you're the King. Describe what happened that day on the bank of the river.
8. The author thinks that cats can look wise. Do you agree with him? What other animals or birds can look wise?
9. The miller's son looked like a real gentleman in a King's suit. Who is a gentleman? Is it enough to put on nice clothes to become a gentleman? Why?
The Marquis of Carabas entered the carriage. The Cat in Boots ran away fast. He kept a long way ahead of the King's carriage. He went on and on, till he saw some mowers in a meadow. The Cat came up to them. "Listen, good people," he said, in a very firm voice, "the King is going to stop here and talk to you. You must tell him that this meadow belongs to the Marquis of Carabas. Do that if you want to stay alive." The King's carriage drove up to the meadow. "What a nice meadow, and so much hay! Whose meadow is this?" he asked the mowers. "It belongs to the Marquis of Carabas, sir," they all cried with one voice, trembling with fear. "You have a good meadow, marquis," said his majesty to the miller's son. The young man bowed and said, "As you see for yourself, this is a very good meadow, sir. The crops of hay are high every year." The Cat went
Helpful Words & Notes
just a little — совсем чуть-чуть. Here you are — Вот, пожалуйста. lay — форма прошедшего времени глагола lie His plan was to wait for some foolish rabbit to come and look into his bag. — Он стал поджидать, пока какой-нибудь глупый кролик подойдет и заглянет в его мешок. The Cat closed the strings at once — Кот сразу же затянул завязки made a low bow — низко поклонился the Marquis of Carabas — Маркиз Карабас (маркиз — дворянский титул в некоторых странах Западной Европы; предлог of указывает на название принадлежащих ему земель) Не told me to offer it to Your Majesty. — Он приказал мне преподнести его Вашему Величеству. I'm very pleased with his attention. — Мне очень приятно, что он так внимателен. Не again held his bag open. — Он снова оставил мешок открытым. drew — форма прошедшего времени глагола draw. caught — форма прошедшего времени глагола catch. message — сообщение, послание. The Cat enjoyed the meal very much. — Кот поел с большим удовольствием (meal — это любой прием пищи, во время которого, в отличие от перекуса, съедается достаточно большое количество еды, т. е. завтрак, обед, ужин и т. п.).Exercises
1. Say who: 1) made the boots for the Cat. 2) put vegetables and a piece of bread into the bag. 3) caught the rabbit and partridges. 4) received the gifts with pleasure. 5) enjoyed the meal in the kitchen of the King's palace.2. Put the sentences in the right order. 1) The Cat put the bag around his neck, holding the strings in his forepaws. 2) The miller's son ordered a fine pair of boots for the Cat. 3) The Cat took the partridges to the King's palace. 4) A foolish young rabbit put his head inside the bag. 5) The Cat came up to the King and made a low bow. 6) The Cat went to a wheat field and hid among standing wheat.
3. Complete the sentences. 1) The miller's son went to the best shoemaker in town because … 2) The Cat held the strings in his forepaws because … 3) The rabbit was not afraid to look into the bag because … 4) The King ordered to give the Cat something to eat and drink because …
4. Fill in the nouns from the text. 1) The miller's son gave his last silver___ to the shoemaker. 2) The King agreed to see the unusual___. 3) The Cat hid among the standing ___ and caught two fat partridges. 4) The Cat gave the King another ___ from his master.
5. Say how the Cat caught the rabbit and the partridges. He used the same trick. What do you think about it?
6. Imagine that you're the King. 1) Describe your first meeting with the Cat. Say what you thought about him, his master and the gifts. 2) Talk about the Cat's second present. Which of the gifts did you like best? Why? Say how you thanked the Cat.
7. Answer the questions and speak about yourself. 1) What presents did you get for your last birthday? 2) What kind of presents do you give others? Do you prefer to give funny or useful presents? Is it easy to find a good present? Why?
Chapter 3
The Cat in Boots continued for two or three months to bring presents to the King. Every time he came to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, here's another present from my master, the Marquis of Carabas."
Then one day one of the Cat's friends in the palace said to him, "The King wants to drive today in his carriage along the bank of the river. His Majesty is going to take his daughter with him."
The young princess was a very beautiful girl.
The Cat in Boots said to his master:
"Now you must do what I tell you."
The miller's son knew nothing about the Cat's new plan. But he was sad and unhappy. That's why he agreed at once.
"Be it so," he said. "Tell me about your plan."
"I don't ask much," said the Cat, looking wise, as cats can. "All you must do is to go and bathe in the river. I know a good place. Then leave the rest to me. Only remember that you are no longer yourself, but the Marquis of Carabas."
"OK," said the miller's son, "it's all the same to me."
He went to the bank of the river, took off his clothes and went bathing. The Cat followed his master and hid his clothes under a great stone.
At that moment the King drove past that place in his carriage. The Cat began to shout at the top of his voice:
"Help! Help! The Marquis of Carabas is drowning!"
The King heard the shouts and put his head out of the carriage. He recognized the Cat.
"Guards!" he said. "Help the Marquis of Carabas! Quick!"
The guards ran to the river. They quickly pulled the young man out of the water.
The Cat came up to the King's carriage. He made a low bow and gave his explanations.
"My master went bathing," he said, "and suddenly some thieves came. They took all his clothes and ran away. And now the Marquis of Carabas can't appear before Your Majesty and your beautiful daughter."
"Oh, it's not a problem at all," said the King.
He ordered one of his guards to ride back to the palace and bring fine clothes for the Marquis of Carabas.
Soon the guard brought a nice suit for the miller's son. The young man put it on and came up to the carriage to thank his majesty.
The miller's son wasn't rich, but he was a handsome and well-built fellow. In the King's elegant suit he looked like a real gentleman.
The beautiful princess admired the handsome young man very much. The miller's son looked at the girl several times, and she fell in love with him.
The King was very happy to meet the Marquis of Carabas. He asked the young gentleman to sit with him and his daughter in the carriage. Of course, the miller's son didn't refuse.
Helpful Words & Notes
Then leave the rest to me. — Остальное предоставьте мне. you are no longer yourself — вы больше не вы. it's all the same to me — мне всё равно. drove — форма прошедшего времени глагола drive. at the top of his voice — во весь голос. The Marquis of Carabas is drowning! — Маркиз Карабас тонет! Guards! — Стража! thieves — форма множественного числа существительного thief. he looked like a real gentleman — он выглядел, как настоящий джентльмен. she fell in love with him — она в него влюбилась.Exercises
1. Answer the questions. 1) How long did the Cat continue to bring presents to the King? 2) What did he hear one day in the palace? 3) What did the Cat ask his master to do? 4) What kind of explanation did the Cat give to the King? 5) Where did the King send his guard? 6) Why did the princess fall in love with the miller's son?2. Complete the sentences. 1) Every time the Cat brought presents to the King and said … 2) The Cat hid his master's clothes … 3) The miller's son looked like a … in an elegant suit.
3. Say why: 1) the miller's son agreed to go bathing. 2) the King stopped by the river. 3) the miller's son didn't refuse to sit in the King's carriage.
4. Fill in the nouns from the text. 1) The King drove along the ___ of the river. 2) The miller's knew nothing about the Cat's new ___. 3) The ___ brought a nice suit from the palace. 4) The young ___ fell in love with the miller's son.
5. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form. 1) "Help my master!" (to shout) the Cat. 2) The guards (to pull) the young man out of the water. 3) The miller's son (to come up) to the window of the carriage. 4) "The thieves (to take away) my master's clothes," said the Cat.
6. Fill in the prepositions from the box. in under at for 1) The King received gifts from the Marquis of Carabas ___ a long time. 2) "Guards!" shouted the King ___ the top of his voice. 3) The Cat didn't hide his master's boots ___ the tree. 4) The miller's son fell ___ love with the princess.
7. Imagine that you're the King. Describe what happened that day on the bank of the river.
8. The author thinks that cats can look wise. Do you agree with him? What other animals or birds can look wise?
9. The miller's son looked like a real gentleman in a King's suit. Who is a gentleman? Is it enough to put on nice clothes to become a gentleman? Why?
Chapter 4
The Marquis of Carabas entered the carriage. The Cat in Boots ran away fast. He kept a long way ahead of the King's carriage. He went on and on, till he saw some mowers in a meadow. The Cat came up to them. "Listen, good people," he said, in a very firm voice, "the King is going to stop here and talk to you. You must tell him that this meadow belongs to the Marquis of Carabas. Do that if you want to stay alive." The King's carriage drove up to the meadow. "What a nice meadow, and so much hay! Whose meadow is this?" he asked the mowers. "It belongs to the Marquis of Carabas, sir," they all cried with one voice, trembling with fear. "You have a good meadow, marquis," said his majesty to the miller's son. The young man bowed and said, "As you see for yourself, this is a very good meadow, sir. The crops of hay are high every year." The Cat went
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