Краткое содержание текста the story of merrymind

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Once upon a time, there lived a certain man and his wife who had
two cornfields, three cows, two oxen, five sheep and thirteen children.
Twelve of the children were called by names common in the country, but
the thirteenth child got a strange name of Merrymind. The thirteen children
grew taller and stronger every year, and they did hard work earning
their living. But when the youngest was old enough to look after his
father’s sheep, there happened the great fair to which everybody in the
neighbourhood went. As the fair happened only once in seven years, the
man and his family couldn’t miss it. The father opened the bag in which
he kept his money and gave every one of the thirteen a silver penny.
The boys and girls had never before owned so much pocket money
and, thinking of what they should buy, they dressed themselves in their
holiday clothes and set out with their father and mother to the fair.
Before evening the twelve of the children had spent their money on
clothes and all sorts of beautiful things, but Merrymind hadn’t bought
anything. The reason was that he had set his heart upon a fiddle. Unfortunately
fiddles cost a lot more than a silver penny.
The sun was getting low and red upon the hill, and Merrymind was
still looking about. Suddenly he saw a little grey-haired man with just
one old dirty fiddle the strings of which were broken.
“Buy the fiddle, my young master,” he said as Merrymind came up
to him. “You’ll have it cheap: I ask but a silver penny for it. Mend the
strings and you’ll have the best fiddle in the country.”
Merrymind thought this a great bargain. He was a handy boy and
could mend the strings while watching his father’s sheep.
Everybody laughed at Merrymind’s bargain except his mother who was
a very kindly woman. The boy began repairing the strings — he spent all
his time, both night and day upon them, but no string would hold on his
fiddle. At last Merrymind decided to leave home where everyone except
his mother laughed at him and go to seek his fortune. So he set out on
a summer morning with the broken-stringed fiddle under his arm.
Merrymind walked through the woods and found himself in the mountains.
He was so tired of his journey that he fell asleep in a deserted
cottage in the valley. He woke up in the middle of the night and saw that the valley was full of inhabitants, and they were all busy in houses,
in fields and in mills. They were wearing fine clothes and looked rich
but very unhappy. Even the birds of that valley did not sing — they
were too busy building their nests. The cats did not lie by the fire —
they were all on the watch for mice. The dogs went out after hares and
the cows and sheep grazed without stopping.
In the middle of the valley there stood a beautiful castle. The gates
stood open, and Merrymind walked in. The courtyard was full of people
who were so busy working that they didn’t even look up at the boy. In the
highest tower of that busy castle, at a window from which she could see
the whole valley, there sat a noble lady. Her dress was rich, her hair was
iron-grey, her look was sour and gloomy. She and her twelve maidens were
spinning as hard as they could, but all the yarn they made was black.
No one in or out of the castle would greet Merrymind or answer his
questions. They said, “We have no time to talk!” The only person who
talked to him was a soldier. He told the boy the story of the valley.
“This valley belongs to the lady of the castle, whose name is Dame
Dreary. She had another name in her youth — they called her Lady
Littlecare; and then the valley was the happiest and the most beautiful
place in the whole country. There were May games, harvest festivals
and Christmas parties among them.
Shepherds piped on the hillsides, people sang in the fields, and laughter
was heard

Замечательный лучший ответ - перевод из переводчика. Нет слов. Зачем я двадцать минут тратила на нормальный перевод, если вот так вот можно было?

Прекрасно "Купить скрипку, мой молодой господин”, - сказал он как Merrymind придумал
к нему. “Вы будете иметь его дешево: я спрашиваю, а серебряные копейки за это" лучший перевод чел

Жил однажды один человек со своей женой, и было у него два кукурузных поля, три коровы, два вола, пять овец и тринадцать детей. Двенадцать детей звали обычными в их стране именами, но тринадцатый ребенок получил странное имя Мэрримайнд. Тринадцать детей с каждым годом становились выше и сильнее, и им приходилось тяжело работать, чтобы заработать на жизнь. Но когда младший из детей был уже достаточно взрослым, чтобы присматривать за овцами отца, случилась большая ярмарка, на которую собирались все жители близлежащих мест. Так как ярмарка проходила только раз в семь лет, мужчина и его семья не могли ее пропустить. Отец открыл сумку, в которой хранил деньги, и дал каждому из тринадцати детей серебряный пенни. У мальчиков и девочек никогда раньше не было так много карманных денег, и, раздумывая, на что их потратить, они оделись в праздничные одежды и отправились на ярмарку с отцом и матерью. К вечеру двенадцать детей потратили свои деньги на одежду и разные красивые вещи, но Мэрримайнд ничего не купил. Причиной было то, что его сердце прикипело к скрипке. К сожалению, скрипки стоили намного больше серебряного пенни.
Солнце садилось, горизонт становился красным, а Мэрримайнд всё ещё был в поисках. Вдруг он увидел маленького седого мужчину с единственной старой грязной скрипкой, струны которой были порваны.
- Купи скрипку, молодой господин, - сказал он, когда Мэрримайнд подошёл к нему. - Она тебе дёшево обойдётся: я прошу за неё всего один серебряный пенни. Починишь струны, и у тебя будет лучшая скрипка во всей стране.
Мэрримайнд подумал, что это отличная сделка. Он был умелым мальчиком и мог починить струны, пока наблюдал за отцовскими овцами.
Все смеялись с покупки Мэрримайнда, кроме его мамы, которая были очень доброй женщиной. Мальчик начал чинить струны - он тратил на них всё своё время: и ночь, и день - но струны не держались на скрипке. В конце концов Мэрримайнд решил покинуть дом, где все, кроме мамы, смеялись над ним, и пойти искать своё счастье. Итак одним летним утром он отправился в путь со сломанной скрипкой под мышкой.
Мэрримайнд шёл через леса и оказался в горах. Его так утомило путешествие, что он уснул в заброшенной хижине в долине. Проснувшись посреди ночи, он увидел, что долина полна жителей, и они все заняты делом в домах, в полях и на мельницах. На них были красивые одежды, и они выглядели богатыми, но очень несчастными. В этой долине даже птицы не пели - они были слишком заняты тем, что строили свои гнёзда. Кошки не лежали у огня - они были слишком заняты выслеживанием мышей. Собаки без основки гонялись за зайцами, а коровы и овцы - паслись.
В центре долины стоял прекрасный замок. Ворота были открыты, и Мэрримайнд вошёл. Двор был полон людей, которые были так заняты работой, что даже не взглянули на мальчика. В самой высокой башне этого занятого замка, у окна, из которого была видна вся долина, сидела знатная дама. Её платье было богатым, её волосы седыми, её взгляд был мрачным и угрюмым. Она и её двенадцать девушек пряли изо всех сил, но вся их пряжа получалась чёрной. Никто в замке или за его пределами не поприветствовал Мэрримайнда и не ответил на его вопросы. Они говорили:
- У нас нет времени на разговоры!
Единственным, кто заговорил с ним, был солдат. Он рассказал мальчику историю долины.
- Эта долина принадлежит даме в замке, которую зовут Госпожа Мрачная. В молодости у неё было другое имя - её называли Леди Беззаботная; и тогда долина была самым счастливым и самым красивым местом во всей стране. Здесь проходили Майские игры, фестивали урожая и рождественские вечеринки.
Пастухи в полях играли на дудочках, люди в полях пели, и был слышен смех.

Текст обрывается на полуфразе. Но я вам скажу, что и это уже наглость. За перевод текстов такого размера платить надо.

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Once upon a time there lived in the North Country a poor man and his wife, who had thirteen children. Twelve of these children were called by names common in the North Country—Hardhead, Stiffneck, Tightfingers, and the like; but when the thirteenth came to be named, the poor man and his wife could remember no other name but Merrymind, which the neighbors thought a strange name. Their thirteen children grew taller and stronger. When the youngest was old enough, there was the great fair, which happened only once in seven years.

Merchants and dealers of all sorts crowded to that fair from far and near. There was nothing known in the North Country that could not be bought or sold in it. The poor man could afford his family little to spend in such ways; but as the fair happened only once in seven years, he would not show a poor spirit, so he gave every one of the thirteen a silver penny.

The boys and girls had never before owned so much pocket-money, so they dressed themselves in their holiday clothes, and set out with their father and mother to the fair. The day wore away in seeing wonders, and in chatting with old friends. It was surprising how far silver pennies went in those days - one bought a pair of brass buckles, another a crimson riband, a third green garters; the father bought a tobacco-pipe, the mother a horn snuffbox. But Merrymind did not spend his silver penny because he had set his heart upon a fiddle. There were enough fiddles in the fair but there was not one that came within the compass of a silver penny.

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Once upon a time there lived in the North Country a poor man and his wife, who had thirteen children. Twelve of these children were called by names common in the North Country but when the thirteenth came to be named, there was no other name but Merrymind, which sounded strange. Their thirteen children grew taller and stronger. There was the great fair, which happened only once in seven years.

Merchants and dealers of all sorts crowded to that fair from far and near. The poor man would not show a poor spirit, so he gave every one of the thirteen a silver penny.

The boys and girls had never before owned so much pocket-money, so they dressed themselves in their holiday clothes, and set out to the fair. It was surprising how far silver pennies went in those days - one bought a pair of brass buckles, another a crimson riband, a third green garters; the father bought a tobacco-pipe, the mother a horn snuffbox. But Merrymind did not spend his silver penny because he had set his heart upon a fiddle. There were enough fiddles in the fair but there was not one that came within the compass of a silver penny.

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A. Look at the title of the text and the first picture and try to guess what the text is going to be about.

B. Read the text. Listen to the first part of it carefully, 39, and say if your guess was right.

Once upon a time there lived a certain man and his wife, who had two cornfields, three cows, two oxen, five sheep and thirteen children. Twelve of the children were called by names common in the country, but the thirteenth child got a strange name of Merrymind.

The thirteen children grew taller and stronger every year, and they did hard work earning their living. But when the youngest was old enough to look after his father's sheep, there happened the great fair, to which everybody in the neighbourhood went. As the fair happened only once in seven years, the man and his family couldn't miss it.

The father opened the bag in which he kept his money and gave everyone of the thirteen a silver penny. The boys and girls had never before owned so much pocket money and, thinking of what they should buy, they dressed themselves in their holiday clothes and set out with their father and mother to the fair. Before evening the twelve of the children had spent their money on clothes and all sorts of beautiful things, but Merrymind hadn't bought anything. The reason was that he had set his heart upon a fiddle.1 Unfortunately fiddles cost a lot more than a silver penny. The sun was getting low and red upon the hill, and Merrymind was still looking about. Suddenly he saw a little greyhaired man with just one old dirty fiddle the strings of which were broken.

"Buy the my young master," he said as Merrymind caine up to him. "You'll have it cheap: I ask but a silver penny for it. Mend the strings and you'll have the best fiddle in the country."

Merrymind thought this a great bargain. He was a handy boy and could mend the strings while watching his father's sheep.

Everybody laughed at Merrymind's bargain except his mother, who was a very kindly woman. The boy began repairing the strings - he spent all his time, both night and day, upon them, but no string would hold on his fid- dle. At last Merrymind decided to leave home where every- one except his mother laughed at him and go to seek his fortune. So he set out on a summer morning with the bro- ken-stringed fiddle under his arm.

Merrymind walked through the woods and found him- self in the mountains. He was so tired of his journey that he fell asleep in a deserted cottage in the valley. He woke up in the middle of the night and saw that the valley was full of inhabitants, and they were all busy in houses, in fields and in mills. They were wearing fine clothes and looked rich but very unhappy. Even the birds of that valley did not sing - they were too busy building their nests. The cats did not lie by the fire - they were all on the watch for mice. The dogs went out after hares and the cows and sheep grazed2 without stopping.

In the middle of the valley there stood a beautiful castle. The gates stood open, and Merrymind walked in. The courtyard1 was full of people who were so busy working that they didn't even look up at the boy. In the highest tower of that busy castle, at a window from which she could see the whole valley, there sat a noble lady. Her dress was rich, her hair was iron-grey; her look was sour and gloomy. She and her twelve maidens were spinning as hard as they could, but all the yarn they made was black.

No one in or out of the castle would greet Merrymind or answer his questions. They said, "We have no time to talk!" The only person who talked to him was a soldier. He told the boy the story of the valley.

"This valley belongs to the lady of the castle, whose name is Dame Dreary. She had another name in her youth - they called her Lady Littlecare; and then the valley was the happiest and the most beautiful place in the whole coun- try. There were May games, harvest festivals and Christmas parties among them.

Shepherds piped on the hillsides, people sang in the fields, and laughter was heard in every house in the evening. All that was changed, nobody knows how. Some say it was because of a magic ring which fell from the lady's finger, and she became Dame Dreary. Hard work and hard times spread over the valley. They say it will be so till Dame Dreary lays down her distaff and dances."

The next night Merrymind came to the castle again distaff and took his broken fiddle with him. In one of the rooms he found some golden threads to mend his fiddle. As soon as he put them on the old fiddle, it began to shine. This sight made Merrymind so joyful, that he tried to play, although he had never played before. When his bow touched the strings, they began playing a pleasant tune. Merrymind went out and walked along the valley with his fiddle. The music filled the air; the busy people heard it and stopped working. When he came to the castle, Dame Dreary's distaff stood still in her hand.

Merrymind played through the halls and up the tower stairs. As he came nearer, the lady dropped her distaff and danced with all her might.1 All her maidens did the same; and as they danced, she grew young2 again. They brought her the dress of white and cherry colour she used to wear in her youth, and she was no longer Dame Dreary, but Lady Littlecare, with golden hair and laughing eyes and cheeks like summer roses. The heavy mist disappeared; the sun shone out; a blue sky was seen; a white bird came from the east with a gold ring, and put it on the lady's finger. Everybody praised Merrymind and his fiddle; and when news of his wonderful playing came to the king's ears, he made Merrymind his first fiddler, which under that wise monarch was the highest post in his kingdom.

A. Посмотрите на заголовок текста и первое изображение и попытайтесь угадать, о чем будет текст.

Б. Прочитайте текст. Слушайте внимательно первую часть, 39, и скажите, правильно ли было ваше предположение.

Однажды жил-был один человек и его жена, у которых было два кукурузных поля, три коровы, два вола, пять овец и тринадцать детей. Двенадцать детей были названы по именам, распространенным в стране, но тринадцатый ребенок получил странное имя "Merrymind".

Тринадцать детей с каждым годом становились все выше и сильнее, и они усердно трудились, зарабатывая себе на жизнь. Но когда младший был достаточно взрослым, чтобы ухаживать за овцами отца, потом была большая ярмарка, на которую ходили все соседи. Поскольку ярмарка проходила только раз в семь лет, мужчина и его семья не могли пропустить её.

Отец открыл сумку, в которой он хранил свои деньги, и дал каждому из тринадцати детей по серебряной копейке. Мальчики и девочки никогда прежде не имели столько карманных денег и, думая о том, что им следует купить, оделись в праздничную одежду и отправились с отцом и матерью на ярмарку. До вечера двенадцать детей тратили свои деньги на одежду и всякие красивые вещи, но Мэримайнд ничего не купил. Причина была в том, что его сердце прикипело к скрипке. К сожалению, скрипки стоят намного дороже, чем одна серебряная копейка. Солнце садилось за холм, горизонт становился красным, а Мэримайнд все еще оглядывался. Внезапно он увидел маленького седого человека с одной старой грязной скрипкой, у которой были порваны струны.

Мэрримайнд подумал, что это отличная сделка. Он был умелым мальчиком и мог починить струны, пока наблюдал за отцовскими овцами.

Все смеялись с покупки Мэрримайнда, кроме его мамы, которая были очень доброй женщиной. Мальчик начал чинить струны - он тратил на них всё своё время: и ночь, и день - но струны не держались на скрипке. В конце концов Мэрримайнд решил покинуть дом, где все, кроме мамы, смеялись над ним, и пойти искать своё счастье. Итак одним летним утром он отправился в путь со сломанной скрипкой под мышкой.

Мэрримайнд шёл через леса и оказался в горах. Его так утомило путешествие, что он уснул в заброшенной хижине в долине. Проснувшись посреди ночи, он увидел, что долина полна жителей, и они все заняты делом в домах, в полях и на мельницах. На них были красивые одежды, и они выглядели богатыми, но очень несчастными. В этой долине даже птицы не пели - они были слишком заняты тем, что строили свои гнёзда. Кошки не лежали у огня - они были слишком заняты выслеживанием мышей. Собаки без основки гонялись за зайцами, а коровы и овцы - паслись.

В центре долины стоял прекрасный замок. Ворота были открыты, и Мэрримайнд вошёл. Двор был полон людей, которые были так заняты работой, что даже не взглянули на мальчика. В самой высокой башне этого занятого замка, у окна, из которого была видна вся долина, сидела знатная дама. Её платье было богатым, её волосы седыми, её взгляд был мрачным и угрюмым. Она и её двенадцать девушек пряли изо всех сил, но вся их пряжа получалась чёрной. Никто в замке или за его пределами не поприветствовал Мэрримайнда и не ответил на его вопросы. Они говорили:

- У нас нет времени на разговоры!

Единственным, кто заговорил с ним, был солдат. Он рассказал мальчику историю долины.

- Эта долина принадлежит даме в замке, которую зовут Госпожа Мрачная. В молодости у неё было другое имя - её называли Леди Беззаботная; и тогда долина была самым счастливым и самым красивым местом во всей стране. Здесь проходили Майские игры, фестивали урожая и рождественские вечеринки.

Пастухи в полях играли на дудочках, люди в полях пели, и был слышен смех.

- Купи скрипку, молодой господин, - сказал он, когда Мэрримайнд подошёл к нему. - Она тебе дёшево обойдётся: я прошу за неё всего один серебряный пенни. Починишь струны, и у тебя будет лучшая скрипка во всей стране. [1]



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Once upon a time there lived in the North Country a poor man and his wife, who had thirteen children. Twelve of these children were called by names common in the North Country—Hardhead, Stiffneck, Tightfingers, and the like; but when the thirteenth came to be named, the poor man and his wife could remember no other name but Merrymind, which the neighbors thought a strange name. Their thirteen children grew taller and stronger. When the youngest was old enough, there was the great fair, which happened only once in seven years.

Merchants and dealers of all sorts crowded to that fair from far and near. There was nothing known in the North Country that could not be bought or sold in it. The poor man could afford his family little to spend in such ways; but as the fair happened only once in seven years, he would not show a poor spirit, so he gave every one of the thirteen a silver penny.

The boys and girls had never before owned so much pocket-money, so they dressed themselves in their holiday clothes, and set out with their father and mother to the fair. The day wore away in seeing wonders, and in chatting with old friends. It was surprising how far silver pennies went in those days - one bought a pair of brass buckles, another a crimson riband, a third green garters; the father bought a tobacco-pipe, the mother a horn snuffbox. But Merrymind did not spend his silver penny because he had set his heart upon a fiddle. There were enough fiddles in the fair but there was not one that came within the compass of a silver penny.

Можно и покороче:

Once upon a time there lived in the North Country a poor man and his wife, who had thirteen children. Twelve of these children were called by names common in the North Country but when the thirteenth came to be named, there was no other name but Merrymind, which sounded strange. Their thirteen children grew taller and stronger. There was the great fair, which happened only once in seven years.

Merchants and dealers of all sorts crowded to that fair from far and near. The poor man would not show a poor spirit, so he gave every one of the thirteen a silver penny.

The boys and girls had never before owned so much pocket-money, so they dressed themselves in their holiday clothes, and set out to the fair. It was surprising how far silver pennies went in those days - one bought a pair of brass buckles, another a crimson riband, a third green garters; the father bought a tobacco-pipe, the mother a horn snuffbox. But Merrymind did not spend his silver penny because he had set his heart upon a fiddle. There were enough fiddles in the fair but there was not one that came within the compass of a silver penny.

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