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The Elephant and the Monkey
One day an elephant says to a monkey: "Look how big and strong I am! I can carry a very big
tree. I am glad I am strong."
"Look how quick I am! I can run quickly, and I can climb a tree very quickly!" says the monkey.
"And I am glad I am quick."
But which is better: a strong animal or a quick animal? They don’t know. They argue, and each
of them thinks he is better.
Then the monkey has got an idea. "The old owl is very clever. Let's go to her and ask her about
it."
They go to the old owl, and the elephant says, "The monkey is quick, but I am strong. Which is
better?"
The owl says, "Do you see that big tree? There is a nut on it. Who can bring it here? Go and pick
the nut and bring it to me."
The elephant and the monkey run to the tree. But on their way they come to a river. The monkey
is afraid to swim.
"I can carry you," says the elephant. "I am big and strong."
The monkey sits down on the elephant's back, and the elephant swims across the river.
When they come to the tree, the elephant wants to pick the nut with his trunk, but he can’t
because the nut is too high. The elephant tries to shake the tree, but the tree is too thick.
"I can climb the tree," says the monkey and goes up the tree. Then the monkey picks the nut. The
elephant puts the nut in his mouth. Then they swim back to the owl and give her the nut.
"Now Mrs. Owl, which is better: a strong animal or a quick animal?"
"Both are good," says the owl. "But you cannot do alone what you do together."
Vocabulary
carry – нести
quick – быстрый
argue – спорить
bring – приносить
trunk – хобот
better – лучше
The Elephant and the Monkey
One day an elephant says to a monkey: "Look how big and strong I am! I can carry a very big
tree. I am glad I am strong."
"Look how quick I am! I can run quickly, and I can climb a tree very quickly!" says the monkey.
"And I am glad I am quick."
But which is better: a strong animal or a quick animal? They don’t know. They argue, and each
of them thinks he is better.
Then the monkey has got an idea. "The old owl is very clever. Let's go to her and ask her about
it."
They go to the old owl, and the elephant says, "The monkey is quick, but I am strong. Which is
better?"
The owl says, "Do you see that big tree? There is a nut on it. Who can bring it here? Go and pick
the nut and bring it to me."
The elephant and the monkey run to the tree. But on their way they come to a river. The monkey
is afraid to swim.
"I can carry you," says the elephant. "I am big and strong."
The monkey sits down on the elephant's back, and the elephant swims across the river.
When they come to the tree, the elephant wants to pick the nut with his trunk, but he can’t
because the nut is too high. The elephant tries to shake the tree, but the tree is too thick.
"I can climb the tree," says the monkey and goes up the tree. Then the monkey picks the nut. The
elephant puts the nut in his mouth. Then they swim back to the owl and give her the nut.
"Now Mrs. Owl, which is better: a strong animal or a quick animal?"
"Both are good," says the owl. "But you cannot do alone what you do together."
Vocabulary
carry – нести
quick – быстрый
argue – спорить
bring – приносить
trunk – хобот
better – лучше
