Упражнение

D. WHANG THE MILLER
(After GOLDSMITH)

Whang the Miller was very avaricious. Nobody (to love) money more than he, and he (to respect) only those who (to be) rich. When people (to talk) of a rich man, Whang always (to say), “I (to know) him very well; he and I (to be) friends since childhood,” but when people (to mention) a poor man, he always (to say) that he (not to know) him and never (to hear) his name before, as he (not to be) fond of many acquaintances. One day as he (to think) how to increase his wealth, he (to learn) that one of his neighbours, Hunks by name, (to find) a large pot of gold underground after he (to dream) of it three nights running. The greedy miller greatly (to envy) his neighbour’s luck and (to complain) every day to his customers that he (to be) unlucky, saying, “I (to work) from morning till night for so many years, but I never (to find) any gold. I wish I could dream like my neighbour!” At last he (to dream) one night that under a certain part of the wall of the mill there (to be) a huge pot of gold.

He (to dream) of the same pot of money the two succeeding nights and (to be) therefore sure that he (to find) the treasure in the place where he (to see) it in his dreams. So he (to get up) early the third morning, (to go) to the mill alone with a spade in his hand, and (to begin) to dig under the corner of the wall. He (to dig) for three hours when at last his spade (to strike) a broad, flat stone, so large that he (can) not remove it. He (to decide) that he (to go) home, (to tell) his wife everything and (to ask) her to help him. So he (to run) home and (to tell) his wife of his dream and of the treasure that (to wait) for them under the stone. They both (to run) back to the place where Whang (to dig) and found that their mill, which Whang (to undermine) by digging, (to fall) and (to lie) in ruins.

D. WHANG THE MILLER
(After GOLDSMITH)

Whang the Miller was very avaricious. Nobody loved money more than he, and he respected only those who were rich. When people talked of a rich man, Whang always said, “I know him very well; he and I have been friends since childhood,” but when people mentioned a poor man, he always said that he did not know him and never heard his name before, as he was not fond of many acquaintances. One day as he was thinking how to increase his wealth, he learned that one of his neighbours, Hunks by name, had found a large pot of gold underground after he had dreamed of it three nights running. The greedy miller greatly envied his neighbour’s luck and complained every day to his customers that he was unlucky, saying, “I have been working from morning till night for so many years, but I have never found any gold. I wish I could dream like my neighbour!” At last he dreamed one night that under a certain part of the wall of the mill there was a huge pot of gold.

He dreamed of the same pot of money the two succeeding nights and was therefore sure that he would find the treasure in the place where he had seen it in his dreams. So he got up early the third morning, went to the mill alone with a spade in his hand, and began to dig under the corner of the wall. He had been digging for three hours when at last his spade struck a broad, flat stone, so large that he could not remove it. He decided that he would go home, tell his wife everything and ask her to help him. So he ran home and told his wife of his dream and of the treasure that was waiting for them under the stone. They both ran back to the place where Whang had been digging and found that their mill, which Whang had undermined by digging, had fallen and was lying in ruins.