Золушка. Спящая красавица. Рапунцель / Cinderella. The Sleeping Beauty. Rapunzel. Отсутствует

tried with all their might to make the slipper fit[22].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      A few days later they were married.

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

Exercises

      1. Answer the questions.

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

      2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother treat her?

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

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

      5. What did Cinderella’s godmother give her?

      6. Did anyone recognize Cinderella at the ball?

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

      8. What happened when the clock struck midnight?

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

      10. Did Cinderella marry the Prince?

      2. True or False?

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

      2. Cinderella’s stepmother loved her very much.

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

      4. Cinderella was going to attend the ball.

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

      6. Everybody recognized Cinderella at the ball.

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

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

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

      10. Cinderella didn’t forgive her sisters.

      3. Put these sentences in the right order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      4. Translate into English:

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

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

      have (иметь) ____________

      do (делать) ____________

      make (делать) ____________

      send (посылать) ____________

      give (давать) ____________

      come (приходить, подходить) ____________

      cry (плакать, кричать) ____________

      bring (приносить) ____________

      say (сказать) ____________

      go (идти) ____________

      strike (бить – о часах) ____________

      run (бежать) ____________

      lead (вести, приводить) ____________

      drive (ехать) ____________

      begin (начинать) ____________

      The Sleeping Beauty

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

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

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

22

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

23

burst out laughing – принялись смеяться

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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