Once upon a time there lived a King, Midas by name. He (1 WAS) a bit gloomy because he (2. LOVED) gold better than anything else, except his daughter. Midas (3. SPENT) days and often nights counting anxiously the pieces of gold he (4. COLLECTED или HAD COLLECTED). Once when he (5. WAS COUNTING) solemnly his money a stranger (6. ENTERED) the room. He (7. BENT) his head and (8. SAID): “Midas, (9. ARE) you really happy now that you (10. HAVE COLLECTED) so much gold which it (11. IS) difficult (12. TO WEIGH)?” “No,” (13. MUMBLED) Midas. “I WILL never (14. BE) happy until everything that I (15. TOUCH) (16. BECOMES) gold.” “You shall have what you wish!” (17. PROMISED) the stranger. The next morning while Midas (18. WAS DRESSING) he (19. NOTICED) that his clothes (20. TURNED) into gold. He (21. WENT) into the garden. He (22. WALKED) there for an hour and everything he (23. TOUCHED) (24. BECAME) gold at once. After he (25. WALKED) along his favourite path Midas (26. TURNED) to the house. Suddenly his daughter (27. CAME) in sight. It was clear she (28. HAD BEEN WORKING) in the garden for some time already as she (29. HAS PLANTED) a lot of flowers. She (30. RUN) to her father and (31. TOOK) his hand. She (32. TURNED) to gold at once. “What HAVE I (33. DONE)?” (34. CRIED) Midas. “I always (35. WANTED) more and more gold. I (36. DREAMT) about more riches. I (37. WAS) wrong Gold (38. IS) not the most important thing in the world. It HAS never (39. BEEN), it never will be.”
Mr Treloar tells the story about a woman who was worse than a pig.
It happened a few years ago on a boat sailing the Southern seas Miss Caruthers was a beautiful young woman. Her father was a high official . And she was clever, witty, charming, But she also had strength. She could do anything. All the men were in love with her. She ran everything on the board.
She was exellent swimmer. No man on board, except Dennitson, could get as many coins with one dive.
When we came to Colombo something happened. There are boys' dive for coins in the bay full of sharks there. Miss Caruthers took all our small coins and herself threw them into the water. She gave extra rewards to the best swimmers, in short, she ran the whole show.
0,0(0 оценок)
Полный доступ
Позволит учиться лучше и быстрее. Неограниченный доступ к базе и ответам от экспертов и ai-bota
Оформи подписку