In spring and summer Peter works on the farm. In autumn the farmer gives him three coins (монеты). Peter takes them and goes to a large town. He walks on and on in the forest. It's cloudy and windy. Soon he meets a mouse. The mouse says: "Peter, help me! It's cold and rainy. My children are hungry. Give me your coins, please. I'll help you, too." Peter thinks: "Why not? People will give me some bread to eat." So Peter gives the mouse his coins.


Peter comes to the town. A beautiful but sad girl Mary lives in the town. She can't find her nice ring (кольцо). Her father says, "I'll give a lot of coins to the man who will find Mary's ring." Peter asks the mouse to help him. The mouse runs under the table, behind the armchair, between the sofa and the wardrobe. Look! The ring is in the left corner of the kitchen next to the fireplace. Mary is happy.


Her father is happy too. He gives Peter a lot of coins. Peter gives the mouse a lot of presents for her children.


1. Закончи предложение, выбрав один вариант из трех предложенных.


Peter gives the mouse his three coins because...


a) he has got a lot of coins.


b) people will give him some bread to eat.


c) Mary will give him her ring.


2. Выбери правильный ответ на вопрос.


1) Why is Mary sad?


a) She can't find her ring.


b) She lives in a large town.


c) She doesn’t have coins.


2) What does Mary's father give Peter?


a) He gives Peter a lot of presents.


b) He gives Peter a lot of coins.


c) He gives Peter Mary's ring.


3. True or False.


a) On a cloudy and windy day Peter meets a mouse.


b) So Peter gives the mouse some bread to eat.


c) Mary can't find her nice ring in the house.


d) The mouse finds the ring in the kitchen.


4. Пронумеруй предложения в соответствии с прочитанной сказкой.


a) "People will give me some bread to eat." Peter gives the mouse a lot of presents for her children.


b) "I'll give a lot of coins to the man who will find Mary's ring."


c) Peter asks the mouse to help him.


d) "Give me your coins, please!"