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Народ, выручайтеThe Seven Wells Crimean Legend Long-long ago in the Crimean village there were problems with water. So, the men dug seven wells that started to give some water to the local people. Once, a German man was chosen as the head of the village. He was a wise man and he offered the people to take water free. So everybody was happy to get as much water as they needed. That man had seven sons. The youngest, whose name was Fritz was the healthiest and strongest in the family. In his childhood he noticed that when some water was taken from the wells, it splashed on the ground. So he didn’t like that and once said to his father, “When I grow up, I’ll ask the village dwellers to pay for the water from the wells. They splash too much water on the ground”. “On, no!” said his father, “water is the most precious thing in this land. It should be free.” A few years passed. The old German died. Then his six sons died of some disease one by one, and Fritz was made head of the village. He immediately made his wish come true. He said to the villagers that from that day they should pay for the water from the wells. All the wells were locked and Fritz kept the keys to the wells. One day the village dwellers decided to rebel against Fritz because he told them they wouldn’t have any water for one day. An old soldier came to the village. He was tired and thirsty and asked for some pure water. Fritz didn’t let him drink because the soldier had no money to pay for it. The soldier begged Fritz to help him. But it was all in vain. When the soldier was dying, he cursed Fritz. After his death one of the wells was open but the water disappeared from it. When Fritz’s servant opened the other six wells and found no water there, he told it to his master. Fritz was furious. Thus he was punished for his cruelty. EXERCISES: 1. Find in the text the English equivalents: выкопали семь колодезей, глава деревни, проливалась на землю, самая драгоценная вещь на земле, он тотчас же осуществил своё желание, не позволил ему попить, умолял, всё это было напрасно, вода исчезла из колодца 2. Answer the questions: 1) Why did the men dig seven wells? 2) Who was chosen the head of the village? 3) How many sons did the German have? 4) What did Fritz dislike in childhood? 5) When did Fritz make his wish come true? 6) What did Fritz do with the wells? 7) Why couldn’t the old soldier drink any water from the well? 8) What happened to the wells after the soldier’s death? 3. Describe the character of: a) the German b) Fritz Use these adjectives: angry, wise, sly, arrogant, kind-hearted, selfish, cruel. 4. Look at the sentences: 1) He made his wish come true. 2) Fritz didn’t let him drink. We use this grammar construction: let make } somebody } do something help Make sentences about your family and school. What does your Mom/Dad/sister/brother/Granny make you do and let you do at home? What does your English/Math/Russian teacher make you do and let you do at the lessons?

Answer 1

я незнаю но по моему так
dug seven wells,the head of the village,spilled on the ground,the most precious thing on ground,he immediately made hes wish,woud not let him drink,it was all in vain,
wather disappeared from the well

Answer 2

1. English equivalents: dug seven wells, head of the village, splashed on the ground, most precious thing on this land, he made his wish come true, didn't let him drink, begged in vain, water disappeared from the well.
2. Answers to the questions: 1) The men dug seven wells because there were problems with water in the village. 2) A German man was chosen as the head of the village. 3) The German had seven sons. 4) Fritz disliked that some water was splashed on the ground when taken from the wells. 5) Fritz made his wish come true after he became head of the village. 6) Fritz locked all the wells and kept the keys to them. 7) The old soldier couldn't drink any water because he had no money to pay for it. 8) After the soldier's death, one well was open but the water disappeared from it and the other six wells had no water.
3. Character description: a) The German was wise and kind-hearted. b) Fritz was sly, selfish, and cruel.
4. Examples: My Mom makes me clean my room and let me watch TV. My Dad makes me do my homework and lets me play video games. My English teacher makes us read and write essays, but she lets us have discussions. My Math teacher makes us solve problems and lets us work in groups. My Russian teacher makes us memorize poems and lets us practice speaking.