Текст книги "Золушка / Cinderella"

The Ugly Duckling

It was lovely summer weather in the country. The corn-fields and meadows were surrounded by large forests, in the midst of[121]121
  in the midst of – посреди


[Закрыть] which were deep pools. In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farmhouse, and from the house down to the water side grew thick bushes. Here sat a duck on her nest, watching for her eggs to hatch; she was beginning to get tired, for the little ones were a long time coming out of their shells[122]122
  the little ones were a long time coming out of their shells – птенцы никак не хотели вылупляться из скорлупок


[Закрыть].

At last one shell cracked, and then another, and from each egg came a living creature that lifted its head and cried, “Peep, peep.” “Quack, quack,” said the mother, and then they all quacked as well as they could, and looked about them on every side at the large green leaves. “How large the world is,” said the young ducks, when they found how much more room they now had than while they were inside the egg-shells. “Do you imagine this is the whole world?” asked the mother; “Wait till you have seen the garden. Are you all out?” she continued, rising; “No, the largest egg lies there still. I wonder how long this is to last, I am quite tired of it;” and she seated herself again on the nest.

An old duck visited her and asked “Well, how are you getting on?”

“One egg is not hatched yet,” said the duck, “But just look at all the others, are they not the prettiest little ducklings you ever saw?”

“Let me see the egg that will not break,” said the duck; “Maybe it is a turkey’s egg. I once had to hatch a few, and after all my care and trouble with the young ones, they were afraid of the water. Let me look at the egg. Yes, that is a turkey’s egg; take my advice, leave it where it is and teach the other children to swim.”

“I think I will sit on it a little while longer,” said the duck.

“Please yourself[123]123
  please yourself – как знаешь


[Закрыть],” said the old duck, and she went away.

At last the large egg broke, and a young one crept forth crying, “Peep, peep.” It was very large and ugly. The duck stared at it and exclaimed, “It is very large and not at all like the others. I wonder if it really is a turkey. We will find it out when we go to the water.”

On the next day the weather was good, and the sun shone brightly. The mother duck took her ducklings down to the water, and jumped in with a splash. “Quack, quack,” cried she, and one after another the little ducklings jumped in. And the ugly duckling was also in the water swimming with them.

“Oh,” said the mother, “that is not a turkey; how well he uses his legs, and how upright he holds himself! He is my own child. Come with me now, I will take you into grand society, and introduce you to the farmyard. But you must keep close to me.”

When they reached the farmyard, the mother duck told them: “Come, now, use your legs, and let me see how well you can behave. You must bow your heads prettily to that old duck over there. Do you see she has a red flag tied to her leg? That means that everyone is anxious not to lose her[124]124
  everyone is anxious not to lose her – никто не хочет её потерять


[Закрыть]. Come now! Spread your feet wide apart, just like his father and mother, in this way; bend your neck, and say ‘quack.’”

The ducklings did as they were bid, but the other duck stared, and said, “Look, new ducklings, as if there were not enough of us already! And look at that one; we don’t want him here,” and then one of the older ducks bit the ugly duckling in the neck.

“Leave him alone,” said the mother; “he is not doing any harm.”

“Yes, but he is so big and ugly,” said the duck “and he must be turned out[125]125
  he must be turned out – его необходимо выгнать


[Закрыть].”

“The others are very pretty children,” said the old duck, with the rag on her leg, “all but that one.”

The mother replied: “He is not pretty; but he swims as well or even better than the others. I think he will grow up pretty,” and then she stroked his neck and smoothed the feathers, saying, “I think he will grow up strong, and able to take care of himself.”

“The other ducklings are graceful enough[126]126
  graceful enough – достаточно хороши


[Закрыть],” said the old duck. “Now make yourself at home.”

And so they made themselves comfortable; but the poor duckling was bitten and pushed and made fun of, not only by the ducks, but by all the poultry. “He is too big,” they all said. The poor little thing did not know where to go, and was very sad because he was so ugly and laughed at by the whole farmyard.

Over time, it got worse and worse. Even his brothers and sisters were unkind to him. The ducks pecked him, the chickens beat him, and the girl who fed the poultry kicked him with her feet. So at last he ran away.

He flew farther, until he came to a large moor, inhabited by wild ducks. Here he remained the whole night.

In the morning, when the wild ducks rose in the air, they stared at their new comrade. “What sort of a duck are you?” they all said, coming round him. He bowed to them, and was as polite as he could be, but he did not reply to their question.

After he had been on the moor two days, there came two wild geese. “Listen, friend,” said one of them to the duckling, “not far from here is another moor, in which there are some pretty wild geese, all unmarried. It is a chance for you to get a wife; you may be lucky, ugly as you are.”

But the ugly duckling didn’t want to stay with the geese. So he went away. Eventually, he reached a poor little cottage. It seemed ready to fall[127]127
  It seemed ready to fall – казалось, что он был готов завалиться


[Закрыть], and only remained standing because it could not decide on which side to fall first. By this time, a storm has started, and the duckling could go no farther. He sat down by the cottage, and then he noticed that the door was not quite closed. There was a narrow opening near the bottom large enough for him to slip through, which he did very quietly.

A woman, a tom cat, and a hen lived in this cottage. The tom cat, whom the mistress called, “My little son,” was a great favorite[128]128
  a great favorite – любимчик


[Закрыть]. The hen had very short legs, so she was called “Chickie short legs.” She laid good eggs, and her mistress loved her as if she had been her own child. In the morning, they found the duckling.

The old woman’s sight was not very good. She saw the duckling and thought it was a fat duck that had strayed from home[129]129
  strayed from home – отбившийся от дома


[Закрыть]. “Oh what a prize!” she exclaimed, “I hope it will have some duck’s eggs. I must wait and see.” So the duckling was allowed to stay for three weeks, but there were no eggs. The hen and the cat didn’t like him and never listened to anything he said. So the duckling sat in a corner, feeling very sad. The sunshine and the fresh air came into the room through the open door, and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water[130]130
  a great longing for a swim on the water – сильное желание плавать


[Закрыть], that he could not help telling the hen.

“It is so delightful to swim about on the water,” said the duckling, “and so refreshing to dive down to the bottom.”

“Why you must be crazy!” said the hen. “Ask the cat, he is the cleverest animal I know, ask him how he would like to swim about on the water, or to dive into it.”

“You don’t understand me,” said the duckling.

“We don’t understand you? Who can understand you, I wonder? Do you consider yourself more clever than the cat, or the old woman? Are you not in a warm room, and in society from which you may learn something? I advise you to lay egg and make yourself useful[131]131
  make yourself useful – сделать себя полезным


[Закрыть].”

“I believe I must go out into the world again,” said the duckling.

So the duckling left the cottage, and soon found water on which it could swim and dive, but was avoided by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance. Autumn came, then winter approached. All this was very sad for the poor little duckling. One evening, just as the sun was setting down, there came a large flock of beautiful birds out of the bushes. The duckling had never seen any like them before. They were swans. They uttered a singular cry, as they spread their glorious wings and flew away from those cold regions to warmer countries across the sea. As they rose higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt strange. He stretched out his neck towards them, and uttered a cry so strange that it frightened himself[132]132
  uttered a cry so strange that it frightened himself – издал звук настолько странный, что испугал сам себя


[Закрыть]. He knew not the names of these birds, nor where they were going, but he felt towards them as he had never felt for any other bird in the world.

The winter grew colder and colder; the duckling had to swim about[133]133
  to swim about – плавать по кругу


[Закрыть] on the water to keep it from freezing, but every night the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller. He became exhausted at last, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast[134]134
  frozen fast – замерзший


[Закрыть] in the ice.

Early in the morning, a peasant, who was passing by, saw what had happened. He broke the ice and carried the duckling home to his wife. The warmth revived the poor little creature; but when the children wanted to play with him, the duckling thought they would do him some harm. He clapped his wings in terror, and splashed the milk about the room. Then the woman clapped her hands, which frightened him more. The children laughed and screamed, and tried to catch him; but luckily he escaped. The door stood open; the poor creature hid in the bushes, and lied down very tired in the snow.

A lot happened during the winter. When it had passed, the duckling found himself lying one morning in a moor. He felt the warm sun shining. He felt that his wings were strong, and so he flapped them against his sides, and rose high into the air. He flew onwards, until he found himself in a large garden. It was early spring and everything here looked beautiful. Three beautiful white swans were swimming in the pond.

The duckling remembered the lovely birds. He flew to the water, and swam towards the beautiful swans. But he was afraid to speak, so he lowered his head down to the surface of the water[135]135
  lowered his head down to the surface of the water – опустил голову к поверхности воды


[Закрыть].

But what did he see in the reflection below? He was no longer a dark, gray bird, but a graceful and beautiful swan!

Into the garden came some little children, and threw bread into the water.

“See,” cried the youngest, “there is a new one;” and the rest were delighted, and ran to their father and mother, dancing and clapping their hands, and shouting joyously, “There is a new swan!”

Then they threw more bread into the water, and said, “The new one is the most beautiful of all; he is so young and pretty.” And the old swans bowed their heads before him.

Then he felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wing; for he did not know what to do, he was so happy.

Англо-русский словарь

A

able – adj способный, в состоянии

about – prep о, об

absent – adj отсутствующий

accept – v принимать

add – v добавлять

advice – n совет

afraid – adj испуганный

after – prep после

again – prep опять, снова

against – об, против

ago – тому назад

agree – v соглашаться

ahead – adv вперед

air – n воздух

all – все, всё

alone – adj один, одинокий

along – adv вдоль

also – adv также

always – adv всегда

amber – n янтарь

among – adv среди

and — conj и, а

angry – adj сердитый

another — adj другой

answer – n ответ; v отвечать

any – adj любой

anything – pron что-нибудь; что-либо

appear – v показываться, появляться

appearance – n внешность

appearance – n появление

approach – v приближаться

apron – n фартук

archbishop – n архиепископ

arise (arose, arisen) – v подниматься

arm – n рука

arose – v поднялся

around – prep вокруг

arrive – v приезжать, прибывать

as – conj так как, поскольку, как

ask – v спрашивать, просить

at – prep у, при

ate – v ел

away – прочь

B

back — adv назад

bad – adj плохой

bade – v предложил

bag – n сумка

bank – n берег

basket – n корзина, корзинка

bath – n баня; v купаться

be (was / were, been) – v быть

beautiful – adj красивый

beauty – n красота

because – adv потому что

become (became, become) – v становиться

bed – n кровать

before – adv раньше, прежде

beg – v просить, умолять

began – v начал

begin (began, begun) – v начинать

behind – adv позади, сзади

believe – v верить

belong – v принадлежать

beloved – n возлюбленный; возлюбленная

best – adv лучше всего

better – adj лучше

between – prep между

beyond – prep вдали, за

bid (bade, bidden) – v предлагать

big – adj большой

bird – n птица

bite (bit, bitten) — v кусать

blister – n волдырь

blow – n удар

bone – n кость

book – n книга

bought – v купил

boy – n мальчик

brace – n зд. пара

bramble – n куст ежевики

bran – n отруби

bread – n хлеб

break (broke, broken) — v ломать

breast – n грудь

bride — n невеста

bring (brought, brought) – v приносить

broke — v сломал

brother – n брат

brought – v принёс

build (built, built) – v строить

bundle – n связка

burn (burnt, burnt) – v жечь; гореть

bury – v хоронить

but — conj но

buy (bought, bought) – v покупать

by – prep посредством, около, у

C

call – v звать, обращаться

calm – adj спокойный; v успокаивать(ся)

can – v мочь

care – v заботиться

carpet – n ковёр

carry – v нести

cast (cast, cast) — v бросать

castle – n замок

catch (caught, caught) — v ловить

caught – v поймал

cave – n пещера

cedar – adj кедровый

ceiling – n потолок, свод

certain – adj точный, определенный

change – v менять

charm – v очаровывать

charmed – adj очарованный, восхищенный

cheer – n восторженный крик

child – n ребёнок

childhood – n детство

chop – v отрубать, отрезать

cinder – n уголь; зола

city – n город

clean – v чистить

clear – adj чистый

close – v закрывать(ся)

clothes – n одежда

coach – n карета, экипаж

coachman – n кучер

coarse – adj грубый

coin – n монета

cold – adj холодный

colour – n цвет

come (came, come) – v приходить, приезжать

command – n команда, приказ

concern – v касаться, беспокоиться

confer – v жаловать, даровать

continue – v продолжать

convince – v убеждать, уверять

cost (cost, cost) — v стоить

could – v мог

country – n страна; adj деревенский

courage – n смелость, храбрость

court – n двор (короля)

courteous – adj вежливый, учтивый

courteously – adv вежливо

cover – v покрывать

creature – n создание, творение

cross – v пересекать

cry – v кричать

cunning – adj хитрый

cup – n чашка

cure – v лечить

D

dagger – n кинжал

dangerous – adj опасный

dare – v осмеливаться

darkness — n темнота

dart – v метнуться

daughter – n дочь

day – n день

dead – adj мертвый

deadly – adj смертельный

death – n смерть

decide – v решать

declare – v объявлять

deep – adj глубокий

delicious — adj очень вкусный

did – v делал

die – v умирать

different – adj различный

difficult – adj трудный

dirt – n грязь

dirty – adj грязный

disappear – v исчезать; пропадать

discover – v открывать; обнаруживать

dish – n блюдо

distance – n расстояние

division — n разделение

do (did, done) – v делать

donkey — n осел

door – n дверь

dote – v впадать в слабоумие

down – prep внизу, вниз

downstairs – n внизy

dozen – n дюжина

draught — n сквозняк

draw (drew, drawn) – v рисовать; тащить

drawbridge – n подъемный мост

dreadful – adj ужасный

dream – n мечта, сон

dress – n платье; v одеваться

drink (drank, drunk) – v пить

drown – v тонуть

dry – adj сухой

during – adv в течение

dwell – v обитать

E

each – adj каждый

ear — n ухо

early – adj ранний; рано

earth – n земля

easy – adj лёгкий

eat (ate, eaten) – v есть

egg – n яйцо

eldest – adj старший

else – adj другой; ещё

embrace – v обнимать

embroidered – adj расшитый

empty – v опустошить

enchain – v завораживать

end — n конец

enough – adv достаточно

ensure – v убеждаться; закреплять

enter – v войти

entertainment – n развлечение

entrance – n вход

estate – n поместье, имение

even – adv даже

ever – adv всегда; когда-либо

every – adj каждый, всякий

everyone – n все

everything – n всё

evil – adj злой

exactly – adv точно

excuse – n причина; отговорка

exit – n выход

expect – v ожидать

extremely — adv крайне, необычайно

eye – n глаз

F

face – n лицо

fall (fell, fallen) – v падать

famine – n голод

far – adj далёкий; adv далеко

father – n отец

fault – n вина

fear – v бояться

feast – n празднование, торжество

feel (felt, felt) — v чувствовать

fell – v упал

fellow – n малый, приятель

fetch – v приводить, приносить

few – adj немногие; adv немного; мало

find (found, found) — v находить

fine – adj хороший, прекрасный

finger – n палец

finish – v заканчивать

fire – n огонь

first – adj первый; сначала

floor – n пол

flutter – v порхать

follow – v следовать за, преследовать

food – n пища, еда

fool – n дурак

foolish – adj глупый, дурашливый

foot – n стопа, ступня

for – prep для; потому что

forehead — n лоб

forest – n лес

forget (forgot, forgotten) – v забывать

forgive – v прощать

forgot – v забыл

fortune — n удача

found – v нашёл

fragrance – n аромат

friend – n друг

frightened – adj испуганный

from – prep из, от

full – adj полный

G

gallantly – adv галантно

garden – n сад

gate – n ворота

gather – v собирать(ся)

gave – v дал

get (got, got) – v доставать; добираться

gift – n подарок, дар

give (gave, given) – v давать

glad – adj довольный

glade – n озеро

glance — n взгляд

glass — n стекло; adj стеклянный

go (went, gone) – v идти

goblin – n зд. черт

godmother – n крестная

gold – n золото

golden – adj золотой

good – adj хороший, добрый

good-bye – int до свидания!; прощайте

got – v достал, получил; добрался

grain — n зерно

great – adj большой, огромный

green – adj зелёный

grew – v рос

grief – n печаль

ground – n земля

guard – n страж; v охранять

gutter – n канава

H

had – v имел

hair — n волосы

half – n половина

hall – n зал

hand – n рука

handful – n горсть, пригоршня

handsome – adj красивый; хороший

hang – v висеть

happen – v случаться; происходить

happily – adv счастливо

happy – adj счастливый

harm – n вред, ущерб; v вредить; причинять

harvest – n урожай

haste – n спешка

hastily – в спешке

have (had, had) – v иметь

he – pron он

head – n голова

hear (heard, heard) – v слышать

heart – n сердце

heavy – adj тяжёлый

heel – n пятка, каблук

help – v помогать; помощь

her – pron её

here – adv здесь

herself – pron себя

hill – n холм

him – pron его

himself – pron себя

his – pron его

hit (hit, hit) – v ударять, бить

hold – v держать

holy – adj святой

home – n дом, домой, дома

honorable – adj зд. престижный

hope – v надеяться

horse – n лошадь

house – n дом

how – adv как

however – adv однако

hug – v обнимать

hunger — n голод

hungry – adj голодный

huntsman – n охотник

husband – n муж

I

I – pron я

icing — n глазурь

idle – adj праздный, ленивый

if – conj если

imagine – v воображать, представлять

immediately – adv немедленно, тотчас

impossible – adj невозможный

in — prep в

inclination – n наклон

indeed – adv действительно; в самом деле; вот

inheritance – n наследство

innocent – adj невинный; невиновный

inside – adj внутренний, внутри, внутрь

instantly – adv немедленно

instead of – adv взамен, вместо

into – prep в

invite – v приглашать

it – pron оно, это

its – pron его, её

J

jar – n кувшин

jewel – n драгоценный камень

joyful – adj счастливый

jump – v прыгать

just – adv точно, просто, только

K

kill – v убивать

kind – n сорт, вид

kindly – любезно

king – n царь

kingdom – n царство

kiss – v целовать

knew – v знал

know (knew, known) – v знать

L

land – n зд. округа, владения

lantern – n фонарик

large – adj большой

last – adj последний

laugh – n смех; v смеяться

lay (laid, laid) – v класть

lazy – adj ленивый

leap – v прыгать, скакать

learn (learnt, learnt) — v изучать

leave (left, left) – v оставлять

left – adj левый

let (let, let) – v позволять

lie (lay, lain) – v лежать

life – n жизнь

lift – v поднимать

light – v зажигать

like – v любить, нравиться; как, подобно

listen – v слушать

little – adj маленький; adv мало

live – v жить

long – adj длинный; adv долго

look – v смотреть

lose (lost, lost) – v терять

loud – adj громкий

love – v любить; n любовь

low – adj низкий

lump – n комочек

M

mad – adj сумасшедший

made – v сделал

magic – adj волшебный; n магия

magnificent – adj великолепный

maiden – n девушка

majesty — n величество

make (made, made) – v делать

man – n мужчина, человек

mankind – n человечество

many – adv много

marble – n мрамор

market — n рынок, базар

marquis — n маркиз

marriage — n свадьба

marry – v жениться, выходить замуж

mast – n мачта

master — n хозяин, повелитель

may – v может

me – pron меня, мне

meadow — n луг

meanwhile – adv тем временем

meet (met, met) – v встречать

men – n мужчины; люди

mermaid – n русалка

met – v встретил

middle – n середина

mill – n мельница

miller – n мельник

mine – pron мой

minute – n минута

miserable – adj жалкий, несчастный

moment – n момент, миг

month – n месяц

more – adv больше

morning – n утро

mother – n мама

mountain – n гора

mourn – v скорбеть, печалиться

move – v двигать

mow – v косить

mower – n косарь

muff – n муфта

mumble – v бормотать

music – n музыка

musician – n музыкант

muslin – n муслин (ткань)

must – v долженствовать

my – pron мой, моя, моё, мои

myself – pron себя, меня самого

mystery – n загадка, тайна