Цитаты из книги «Английские сказки для девочек / English Fairy Tales for Girls»

. 2. Ответьте на вопросы: 1. What did Beauty see in the great looking glass? 2. Did Beauty’s sisters look sad? 3. When did Beauty find her dinner ready? 4. What did Beauty hear at night? 5. What did the Beast ask Beauty? 6. Did Beauty agree to be the wife of the Beast? 7. Did Beauty give her answer at once? Why? 8. How many months did Beauty spend in the palace? 9. Did Beauty miss her father? 10. What promise did Beauty give to the Beast? 3. Какие утверждения верны? 1. Beauty had a great desire to see her father. 2. Beauty’s sisters missed her and hoped to see her again. 3. During dinner, Beauty was entertained with an excellent concert of music. 4. Beauty was terrified because the Beast was going to eat her. 5. The Beast fell deeply in love with Beauty. 6. The Beast hoped that one day Beauty would be his wife. 7. When Beauty was alone, she felt a great deal of compassion for the poor Beast. 8. Every Sunday, the Beast paid Beauty a visit. 9. Beauty daily discovered some valuable qualifications in the monster. 10. Beauty felt comfortable in the Beast’s castle and didn’t miss her family. 7 “You shall be there tomorrow morning,[51]” said the Beast, “but remember your promise. You need only lay your ring on a table before you go to bed when you have a mind to come back.[52] Farewell, Beauty.” The Beast sighed bidding her good night,[53] and Beauty went to bed very sad at seeing him so afflicted. When she woke the next morning, she found herself at her father’s, and when she rang a little bell that was by her bedside, she saw the maid come, who, the moment she saw her, gave a loud shriek,[54] at which her father ran up the stairs and thought he should have died with joy to see his dear daughter again. Beauty dressed herself and came down the stairs. Soon she learnt that both her sisters were very unhappy. The eldest had married a gentleman, extremely handsome indeed but so fond of his

When Beauty was alone, she felt a great deal of compassion for the poor Beast.

was sadly grieved at the loss of her fortune

spoke so kindly to poor people

“They do not deserve to be pitied

for they had several lovers, who they were sure would be glad to have them, though they had no fortune;

There was once a very rich merchant, who had six children, three sons, and three daughters. His daughters were extremely beautiful, especially the youngest. When she was little, everybody admired her and called her “the Little Beauty”; so that, as she grew up, she still went by the name of Beauty,[1] which made her sisters very jealous. The youngest, as she was the most beautiful, was also better than her sisters. The two eldest had a great deal of pride, because they were rich. They went out every day to parties, balls, plays, concerts, and so forth, and they laughed at their youngest sister, because she spent the greatest part of her time in reading good books. As it was known that they were great fortunes,[2] several eminent merchants proposed to them, but the two eldest said they would never marry unless they could meet with a duke, or an earl at least. Beauty very civilly thanked them that courted her and told them she was too young yet to marry, but chose to stay with her father a few years longer. All at once[3] the merchant lost his whole fortune, excepting a small country house at a great distance from town, and told his children with tears in his eyes they had to go there and work for their living. The two eldest answered that they would not leave the town for they had several lovers, who they were sure would be glad to have them, though they had no fortune;[4] but the good ladies were mistaken, for their lovers slighted and forsook them in their poverty. As they were not beloved because of their pride, everybody said, “They do not deserve to be pitied.”

There was once a very rich merchant, who had six children, three sons, and three daughters. His daughters were extremely beautiful, especially the youngest. When she was little, everybody admired her and called her “the Little Beauty”; so that, as she grew up, she still went by the name of Beauty,[1] which made her sisters very jealous.