Aladdin asked, “Where is the Lamp?”
“The wizard carries it with him,” answered the princess.
Aladdin left her for a while.[62] He changed clothes, bought some poison, and returned to the princess.
“I will tell you what to do,” said Aladdin. “Add this poison to the wizard’s drink. But don’t let him notice that!” And Aladdin went away.
The princess listened carefully to Aladdin. When the magician came, the princess said, “I realized that Aladdin is dead. All my tears will not bring him back to me.[63] So I am ready to marry you.”
The magician ran away to put on his wedding dress. The princess put the poison in his cup.
When the wizard returned, he emptied his cup and fell back lifeless.
The princess then opened the door to Aladdin. He went to the dead magician and took the Lamp. Then he bade the Jinn carry the palace back.
Very soon they were at home again.
But this was not the end of the story.
The African magician had a younger brother, who was even more wicked and more cunning. He travelled to the palace to avenge his brother’s death. On his way he killed a holy woman that cured people by her touch.[64] He took her clothes and put on her veil.
Then he went towards the palace of Aladdin. All the people thought he was a holy woman and wanted to touch his hand.
The princess heard the noise and asked what the matter was.[65] The slave said it was the holy woman. The princess sent for her.
“Please stay with us for ever,” said the princess.
The princess showed the false holy woman the palace and asked “her” what “she” thought of it.
“It is truly beautiful,” said the wizard. “But you need one thing.”
“And what is that?” asked the princess.
“A roc’s[66] egg,” replied he, “it is the nicest wonder of the world.”
After this the princess could think of nothing but a roc’s egg. When Aladdin returned from hunting, the princess looked very unhappy. She told him about a roc’s egg.
Aladdin rubbed the Lamp and commanded the Jinn to bring a roc’s egg.
“Is it not enough that I did everything for you?[67]” cried the Jinn. “You command me to bring a roc’s egg! It’s impossible! This request does not come from you, but from the brother of the African magician. He is now in your palace disguised as the holy woman – whom he killed. Take care of yourself,[68] for he wants to kill you.”
The Jinn disappeared.
Aladdin went back to the princess. He looked as if he had a terrible headache. He requested that the holy woman lay her hands on his head.
But when the magician came near, Aladdin took his dagger and pierced him to the heart.
“What did you do?” cried the princess. “You killed the holy woman!”
“Not so,” replied Aladdin, “but a wicked magician!”
After that Aladdin and his wife lived in peace.
When the Sultan died, Aladdin ruled for many years. He did justice among the people, and all the people loved him.
Упражнения
1. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. Aladdin’s father was a tailor.
2. Aladdin’s father built ships.
3. Aladdin’s father worked at the factory.
4. Aladdin’s father did not work.
2. Who is the uncle?
1. father’s sister
2. mother’s father
3. father’s brother
4. mother’s aunt
3. How to use the Wonderful Lamp?
4. Закончите предложение:
The Jinn builds Aladdin a wonderful.
1. ship
2. palace
3. house
4. throne
5. Впишите нужное слово в предложение:
The false holy woman was.
6. What is a roc?
1. a bird
2. a stone
3. a tiger
4. a hen
7. Почему принцесса поменяла волшебную лампу?
8. Как называется знаменитое собрание арабских сказок, куда входит сказка «Волшебная лампа Аладдина»?
1. «Приключения Аладдина»
2. «Тысяча и одна ночь»
3. «История волшебной лампы»
4. «Тысяча сказок»
9. Why couldn’t the Jinn bring a roc’s egg?
1. Because he didn’t want to do it.
2. Because it was impossible.
3. Because he was afraid.
4. Because he did not understand the order.
10. Заполните таблицу:
Ответы:
1. Aladdin’s father was a tailor.
2. Father’s brother.
3. It is necessary to rub it.
4. The Jinn builds Aladdin a wonderful palace.
5. The false holy woman was a magician.
6. A bird.
7. Она не знала о её волшебной силе.
8. «Тысяча и одна ночь»
9. Because it was impossible.
10.
Английские сказки о Джеке и других / English fairy tales about Jack and others
Адаптация текста, составление упражнений и комментариев C.А. Матвеева.
Иллюстрации М. М. Салтыкова
Tom Tit Tot
Once upon a time, there was a woman,[69] and she baked five pies. And when they came out of the oven, they were very hard to eat. So she says to her daughter:
“Daughter, put the pies on the shelf and leave them there a little, and they will come again.[70]” That is,[71] the crust will become softer.
But the girl says to herself, “Well, if they come again, I will eat them now.” And she ate them all.
Well, when supper-time came, the woman said, “Go and get one of the pies. I think they came again now.”
The girl went and looked, and there were only dishes. So she comes back and says, “No, they did not come again.”
“No?” says the mother.
“No,” says the daughter.
“Well,” said the woman, “I’ll[72] eat one for supper.”
“But you can’t[73] if they didn’t[74] come,” said the girl.
“But I can,” says she. “Go you and bring the best pie.”
“Best or worst,” says the girl, “I ate them all, and you can’t eat the pie till it comes again.”
Well, the woman was very angry, and she took her spinning to the door, and she began to sing:
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Roc – птица Рух, в средневековом арабском фольклоре огромная птица, способная уносить в своих когтях и пожирать слонов
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Is it not enough that I did everything for you? – Разве недостаточно того, что я для тебя сделал?