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Перестроите текст в настоящее время Once upon a time, and in a country long way off, there was a king who was very ill. All the doctors of the court attended him but, in spite of all they could do, he got worse instead, of better. In despair they called in a famous doctor from another country. He came, looked at the king, and said, "There is only one thing that can help you". "What is that?" said the king. "You must sleep for one night", said the doctor "in the shirt of a happy man!". So the king sent two of his chief servants to find a happy man and, when they had found him, to bring back his shirt. Well, they went first to the richest man in the city, and asked him if he was a happy man. How I can be happy when I never know whether my ships are going to be wrecked next day, when thieves are always trying to break into my house. So they went to the King's Chief Minister, the most powerful man in the country, except for the King. "Are you a happy man?" they said. "Don't be silly" he said. "There's Ruritania threatening to make war on us any day. The workers are always wanting to have more money, and the wealthy wanting to pay less taxes. How do you think a Chief Minister can be a happy man?" So they went all over the country looking high and low for a happy man but never finding one. They were returning home, tired and miserable, when they saw a beggar sitting by the roadside. He had made a little fire and was singing merrily as he watched his supper cooking. They looked at each other. Had they found what they were looking for? They went up to him and one of them said, "You sound very happy, my friend". "Of course, I am happy", he said. They could hardly believe their ears. With one voice they said, "We want your shirt!". The beggar roared with laughter. "I'm sorry, gentlemen", he said "but I haven't.

Answer 1

Once upon a time, and in a country long way off, there is a king who is very ill. All the doctors from the court attend him but, in spite of all they can do, he gets worse, instead of better. In despair they call in a famous doctor from another country. He comes, looks at the king and says, "There is only one thing that can help you".

"What is that?", says the King.

"You must sleep for one night, says the doctor "in the shirt of a happy man!"

So the king sends two of his chief servants to find a happy man and, when they find him, to bring back his shirt.

Well, they go first to the richest man in the city, and ask him if he is a happy man.

How I can be happy when I never know whether my ships wreck, when thieves always try to break in my house.

So they go to the King's Chief Minister, the most powerful man in the country, except for the King. "Are you a happy man?" they say. "Don't be silly" he says. "There's Ruritania threatening to make war on us any day. The workers always want to have more money, and the wealthy want to pay less taxes. How do you think a Chief Minister can be a happy man?"

So they go all over the country looking high and low for a happy man but never finding one.

They return home, tired and miserable, when they see a beggar sitting by the roadside. He makes a little fire and sings merrily as he

watches his supper cooking.

They look at each other. Do they find what they look for? They go up to him and one of them says, "You sound very happy, my friend".

"Of course, I am happy", he says. They can hardly believe their ears. With one voice they say, "We want your shirt!".

The beggar roars with laughter. "I'm sorry, gentlemen", he says "but I haven't.

Answer 2

Однажды, в далекой стране, был больной король. Все врачи двора заботились о нем, но несмотря на все их усилия, ему становилось только хуже. В отчаянии они пригласили известного врача из другой страны. Он пришел, посмотрел на короля и сказал: "Есть только одна вещь, которая может помочь вам". "Что это?" - спросил король. "Вы должны спать одну ночь в рубашке счастливого человека!" - сказал врач. Так король послал двух своих главных слуг найти счастливого человека и, когда они его найдут, принести его рубашку. Хорошо, они сначала пошли к самому богатому человеку в городе и спросили его, является ли он счастливым человеком. "Как я могу быть счастливым, когда я никогда не знаю, разбиты ли мои корабли на следующий день, когда воры всегда пытаются проникнуть в мой дом?" Так они пошли к главному министру короля, самому мощному человеку в стране, кроме короля. "Вы счастливый человек?" - спросили они. "Не глупите", - сказал он. "Руритания грозит начать войну с нами в любой день. Рабочие всегда хотят больше денег, а богатые хотят платить меньше налогов. Как вы думаете, главному министру можно быть счастливым человеком?" Так они объездили всю страну, искали повсюду счастливого человека, но так и не нашли ни одного. Они возвращались домой, уставшие и несчастные, когда увидели нищего, сидящего у дороги. Он развел небольшой костер и весело пел, наблюдая, как готовится его ужин. Они посмотрели друг на друга. Нашли ли они то, что искали? Они подошли к нему, и один из них сказал: "Ты звучишь очень счастливым, мой друг". "Конечно, я счастлив", - сказал он. Они с трудом поверили своим ушам. Одним голосом они сказали: "Мы хотим твою рубашку!" Нищий разразился смехом. "Извините, господа", - сказал он. "Но у меня ее нет.