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Text 15 Read and translate the text. The Talkative Tortoise

A long time in India, there was the young king and wise man who was the king’s friend. This king was a good man but talked too much. In fact, sometimes the king could not stop talking.

The wise man thought, «I must help the king to be less talkative. But how?»

Not far away, there was a lake. A tortoise ad two birds lived near the lake, and they were all good friends. One day, the bird said to the tortoise, «We are going to a beautiful mountain tomorrow. Would you like to come with us?»

The tortoise answered, «How can I go with you? I can’t fly.» «We can take you», - the birds said. «Hold a stick in your mouth, and we’ll carry the stick between us.» «Thank you. You’re very kind», - said the excited tortoise.

«Bite on the stick, and don’t talk. If you open your mouth, you’ll fall», - the birds said.

The next day, the king and the wise man saw two birds in the sky. «Look!», - said the king. “Those birds are carrying something! What is it?”

The tortoise heard this and wanted to say «I am a tortoise! I’m flying!» he opened his mouth to say it and fell to the ground. «It’s a dead tortoise!», - said the king. «Why did it fall from the sky?»

The wise man answered, «This talkative tortoise couldn’t hold onto the stick because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Great king, this shows us how bad it is to talk too much.» The king said, «I understand you, my friend», - and after that he became a wiser and less talkative king.

Tasks to the text:

I. Translate into Ukrainian.

  • 1. a tortoise____________________________________________

  • 2. a lake_______________________________________________

  • 3. a mountain___________________________________________

  • 4. to bite on____________________________________________

  • 5. excited______________________________________________

  • 6. the sky______________________________________________

  • 7. to fall_______________________________________________

  • 8. a mouth_____________________________________________

  • 9. a king_______________________________________________

  • 10. the stick____________________________________________

  • 11. the birds____________________________________________

  • 12. a friend____________________________________________

II. Decide if these sentences are true (t) or false (f).

1. A long time in Africa , there was the young king

2. The king had a very wise friend.

3. The king liked to talk very much.

4. Not far away, there was a river.

5. The birds were going to the beach the next day.

6. The birds lived near the lake.

7. The tortoise could fly.

III. Match these adjectives with people and animals.

Talkative, wise, kind, excited, young, surprised, good, silly.

The tortoise

The birds

The king

The king’s friend