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THE FOX AND THE BEAR

One day, seeing the Bear in his kitchen garden, the Fox came up to him and said:

some turnips, Ber, let me use your kitchen garden. I would like to plant

But how will we divide them once you've grown them?' the Bear asked.

"You'll take the tops and I'll take the roots.'

The Bear agreed, and the Fox planted some turnips.

They grew and grew and when they were ripe she dug them out and said to the Bear:

'Come, now, Bear, let us divide the turnips. You take your tops, and I'll take my roots.'

The Bear took the tops, but he soon saw that he had got the worse of the bargain, for they could not be eaten and put to any use. He began digging up the ground to see if anything of the turnips was left there, but found nothing and was very angry indeed.

You have tricked me, Fox!' he roared.' don't ask me for any favours next year.'

The summer come round again and there was the Fox begging the Bear to let her share his kitchen garden.

‘I would like to plant some poppies there,' she said.

‘How will we divide them once you have grown them?' the Bear asked. 'I'll want the roots this time.'

'All right, have it your way!'

So the Fox planted some poppies, she watched over them and plucked them when the time came to do so.

'Come, Bear, let us divide the poppies,' she said.

They began dividing them, and the tops went io the Fox and the role to the Bear.

Only one little flower was left for the Bear, and he shook the seeds out onto his paw and thrust them into his mouth.

You have tricked me again!' he roared, for he was very angry indeed.

‘You wait, you won't get anything from me next time!'

But the third summer came round, and there was the Fox again begging the Bear to let her share his kitchen garden.

I am still angry with you for the way you behaved last summer and the summer before, Sister Fox, the Bear said. ‘Why, I got nothing at all in return for my kindness.'

‘Please, Brother Bear, let bygones be bygones’

'Oh, all right, then, but this time I'll take the tops of whatever it is you plant.'

"Very well!'

The Fox set to work and planted some carrots. She weeded the beds and she watched over the carrots and tended them, and when they were ripe she dug them out.

'Come, Brother Bear, let us divide the carrots,' said she.

She cut off the tops and gave them to him and she took the roots for herself. And the Bear was so angry with her that he got into his cart and drove off without a word. Do you know, why?

VOCABULARY

1. turnip — pina

2. bargain — домовленість, угода

3. to trick — перехитрити, провести, обманути

4. favour — прихильність

5. poppy — мак

6. to pluck — зривати

7. paw — лапа

8. to thrust — потягнути

9. to share — ділити(ся)

10. in return — тут: у відповідь

11. let bygones be bygones [baigonz] — не зважаймо на старі образи

12. to weed — прополювати

13. to tend - доглядати, турбуватися

14. to be ripe - достигати, бути стиглим

15. cart - тачка, візок

 

Checking Comprehension Exercises

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. Once the Fox would like to plant some ....

a) cabbages

b) turnips

c) onions

2. Next summer the Fox decided to plant ... there.

a) poppies

b) sunflowers

c) turnips

3. The third summer the Fox decided to plant some ...

a) tomatoes

b) cucumbers

c) carrots

4. Dividing turnips, the Fox gave ... to the Bear.

a) roots

b) tops

c) trunks (стовбури)

5. Dividing some poppies, the Fox gave ... to the Bear.

a) roots

b) tops

c) seeds

6. Dividing the carrots, the Fox gave ... to the Bear.

a) tops

b) roots

c) trunks

7. The Bear got into his cart and drove off without a word, because he ...

a) was very glad

b) was very angry

c) quarrelled with the Fox

 

2. Say 'true', 'false' or 'I don't know'.

1. One day, seeing the Bear in his orchard, the Fox came up to him and asked for a favour.

2. At first the Fox wanted to plant some cabbage there.

3. The Bear agreed and the Fox planted some turnips.

4. The Bear took the tops of the turnips and realized that he had got the best of the bargain.

5. The Bear understood that the Fox had tricked him.

6. Then they began dividing the poppies and the tops went to the Fox and the roots to the Bear.

7. Only some flowers were left for the Bear and he shook the seeds out onto his paw and thrust them into his mouth.

8. The Bear got nothing at all in return for his kindness.

9. The Fox set to work and planted some carrots.

10. She cut off the roots of the carrots and gave them to the Bear.

 

3. Who said the following statements and under what circumstances?

1. 'Please, let me use your kitchen garden.'

2. You have tricked me, don't ask me for any favours next year?

3. 'All right, have it your way!'

4. 'Come and let's divide the poppies.'

 

4. Choose the correct ending from the text to complete the sentences.

1. 'You take your tops, and I'll take...

2. 'You won't get anything..'

3. 'Please, Brother Bear, let...'

4. Only one little flower was left for the Bear and he...

5. There was the Fox again begging the Bear....

6. The Bear was so angry with her that...

 

Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises

5. Give the Ukrainian translation of the following phrases.

1. let me use

2. to be ripe

3. to have the worse of the bargain

4. to be very angry indeed

5. to do some favours

6. to share smb's kitchen garden

7. 'Have it your way'

8. to thrust

9. in return

10. 'Let bygones be bygones'

 

6. Choose the word in the set that has the same meaning as the word in bold.

1. to see, to notice, to watch, to point

2. to agree, to refuse, to consent, to differ

3. angry, calm, happy, furious, gentle

4. to beg, to request, to suggest, to assist

5. favour, kindness, help, disapproval

 

7. Match the words with their definitions.

1. root	a) a vehicle with no roof that is pulled by a horse
2. top	b) an agreement, made between two people or groups to do smth in return for smth else
3. turnip	c) smth that you do for smb in order to help him or be kind to him
4. bargain	d) an animal's foot that has nails or claws
5. paw	e) to take smth away from a place
6. to share	f) the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water from the soil
7. favour	g) to have or use smth with other people
8. to pluck	h) the part of a fruit or vegetable where it was attached to the plant, or the leaves of a plant whose root you can eat
9. to weed	i) a large round pale yellow vegetable that grows under the ground
10. cart	j) to remove unwanted plants from a garden or other place

 

Discussing the Text

8. Explain why:

1. The Fox asked the Bear to let her use his kitchen garden.

2. The Bear agreed to do this.

3. The Bear soon saw that he had got the worse of the bargain.

4. He began digging up the ground again.

5. He allowed the Fox to plant some poppies in his kitchen garden.

6. The Fox gave the roots of the poppies to the Bear.

7. The Bear was angry again.

8. He allowed the Fox to share his kitchen garden for the third time.

9. The Fox gave the tops of the carrots to the Bear.

10. The Bear was very angry with her for the third time and drove off without a word.

 

9. Make up talks between the Bear and the Fox.

10. Prove that:

— The Bear was kind and helpful.

— The Fox was cunning and mean (підла).

11. Say what (whom) you liked or disliked in the fairy tale. Why?

12. Comment on the proverb used in the text. Say is it always true? Why?

Let bygones be bygones. / Let all things past pass.

Що було, те минуло.

13. Learn the poem 'The Black Bear.'

In the summer, fall and spring

The black bear sports and has his fling,

But winter sends him straight indoors

And there he snores... and snores... and snores.