Джозеф Редьярд Киплинг

Маугли / Mowgli

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Об авторе

Джозеф Редьярд Киплинг родился в Мумбаи (Индия) в 1865 году. Наибольшую известность ему принесли его рассказы и стихи об Индии.

Особенно полюбились читателям произведения Киплинга для детей: «Книга джунглей», «Вторая книга джунглей» и «Сказки просто так».

«Книга джунглей» содержит несколько поучительных историй, главными действующими лицами которых являются животные.

В рассказе «Маугли», вошедшем в данную книгу, повествуется о приключениях индийского ребенка, который, заблудившись в лесу, находит приют у семьи волков. В джунглях он заводит дружбу с медведем Балу и пантерой Багирой, а также вступает в противостояние с коварным тигром Шерханом.

1

It was late afternoon. Father Wolf awoke from his sleep, yawned and stretched his legs. He pushed out his claws and looked at them. They were sharp and clean. It was time to go hunting for food. Mother Wolf sat watching her four cubs playing and rumbling around her.

Suddenly, her ears stood up and she stretched her neck. She could hear the leaves of a bush rustling.

She asked Father Wolf, “What is there?”

Father Wolf went to the mouth of the cave and looked out. From between the leaves, he could see a naked baby boy crawling towards the cave, laughing and shaking his curly head.

“Why, it’s a man-cub!” he exclaimed.

“A man-cub? Bring him here. I have never seen a man-cub before,” said Mother Wolf.

Father Wolf gently picked up the child by the neck with his teeth. This was the way he carried his own cubs. He put the child in front of her. There were no teeth marks on the child’s neck. The child did not struggle. He allowed Father Wolf to carry him. He was not afraid.

“He has no hair! He is naked!” exclaimed Mother Wolf. “Look at him. He is not afraid! He is pushing my cubs away to get my milk!”

Suddenly they heard Shere Khan’s growl outside the cave.

“What do you want?” asked Father Wolf.

“The man-cub,” Shere Khan answered. “I saw him crawl this way.”

“Go away. He is ours.”

“He is mine. Give him to me.”

Mother Wolf sprang up.

“The man-cub is mine. He will live with us,” she said. “He shall not be killed. One day he will hunt and kill you.”

Shere Khan knew she would not give him the man-cub, and the cave was too small for him to get into and take the cub away.

He turned to go, but growled before he went saying, “He will be mine one day.”

Mother Wolf looked at the child fondly.

“I’ll name him Mowgli. He is such a happy man-cub. Look at him playing with our cubs!”

Mowgli crawled up to her and lay down at her side. Mother Wolf smiled and put her paw over him.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

зевнуть, вытянуть, когти, острый, пещера, шелестеть, ползти, детеныш, следы зубов, рычание, нежно, лапа.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

mouth, pushing, crowled up, hunting, picked up

1. This was time to go _______________ for food.

2. Father wolf went to the _______ of the cave and looked out.

3. Father Wolf gently _____________ the child by the neck with his teeth.

4. He is ____________ my cubs away to get my milk!

5. Mowgli ________________ to her and lay down at her side.

3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Who was Mowgli?

2. Who lived there?

3. How was he brought into the cave?

4. Who came to take him away? What did he say before he left?

5. What did Mother Wolf reply?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

bush, naked, curly, man-cub, to struggle, suddenly, to crawl, to hunt.

2

It was the night of the full moon, when the wolf pack met at the Council Rock. Akela, the leader of the pack, sat on the Rock and watched the wolves bring their young cubs for inspection. This was the Law. The older wolves were required to see each new cub, before it became a member of the pack.

Mother Wolf also brought her four cubs and Mowgli for inspection. She was filled with anxiety. What would the pack say when they saw the man-cub? Would they allow him into the pack?

Akela said, “Look at the cubs carefully, O wolves.”

The cubs were brought to the centre. One by one the older wolves came, sniffed each one, looked carefully and then returned to their places.

“Look well, O wolves,” repeated Akela.

Father Wolf pushed Mowgli into the centre. Mother Wolf was very worried as she looked on. Mowgli was laughing and rolling the stones he had found. He was too busy playing to be afraid.

A growl came from behind a rock. It was Shere Khan.

“The cub is mine,” he growled. “You are wolves. What will you do with a man-cub?”

A young wolf asked, “Why do we have a man-cub here? He is not one of us.”

“I know,” said Akela, “but if two of the pack speak for him, he may stay.”

Father and Mother Wolf looked around and waited. They were not allowed to speak for him. No one spoke.

Suddenly they heard a grunt. It was Baloo, the brown bear. He was the teacher of the wolf cubs. He taught them the Laws of the Jungle.

He said, “I speak for the man-cub. Let him be one of the pack. I shall teach him.”

“But we need one more,” said Akela.

A soft voice purred. “I come as a friend, Akela.” It was Bagheera, the black panther. “I speak for the man-cub. Let him stay, and I will give you a fat bull that I have just killed.”

“A fat bull, did you say?” asked the pack. They were always hungry. “Of course the man-cub can stay!”

Shere Khan was very angry. He gave a loud roar and returned to his lair.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

полная луна, стая (волков), скала, волнение, закон, логовище, обнюхивать, джунгли, рычание, остаться, мурлыкать.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

brought, roar, looked around, pushed, inspection

1. Mother Wolf also brought her four cubs and Mowgli for _____________.

2. The cubs were __________ to the centre.

3. Father Wolf ___________ Mowgli into the centre.

4. Father and Mother Woolf ______________ and waited.

5. He gave a loud _______ and returned to his lair.

3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. When and where did the wolves meet? Why?

2. Who was their leader?

3. How could a man-cub stay in a wolf pack?

4. Who spoke for the man-cub?

5. What did they say?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

Council Rock, inspection, member, anxiety, carefully, busy, to stay, Laws of the Jungle, voice, lair.

3

Mowgli spent a wonderful time among the wolves for ten whole summers. He loved Father and Mother Wolf. They in turn loved him as one of their cubs. Mother Wolf was very kind to him. She would often say, “I love him more than any son of mine.”

Their cubs were his brothers and they all played together. Mowgli was really very happy.

Father Wolf taught him many things about the jungle, its sounds and dangers.

Mowgli roamed the jungle. He ate when he was hungry, slept when sleepy, and swam in the jungle pool when he felt hot, or when he wanted to wash himself.

Baloo taught him the Laws of the Jungle and the Hunting Verse: “Feet that make no noise, eyes that can see in the dark, ears that can hear the winds, and sharp white teeth, all these are the marks of our brothers.”

Baloo also taught him the Wood and Water Laws: how to tell when a branch was rotten or strong before climbing it, how to speak politely to bees if he came upon a hive, and how to warn the water snakes before he dived into pools and rivers.

Mowgli was also taught the calls of all the creatures living in the jungle. These would be of use to him when he was in danger and had to seek their help.

Mowgli often felt tired of learning so many things. Baloo made him repeat everything. Sometimes, Mowgli would not listen to him. Then Baloo would cuff him.

Bagheera frequently sat on the branch of a tree and watched Baloo and Mowgli. He loved the man-cub and called him Little Brother. So did Baloo.

One day, when Baloo had cuffed him, Mowgli ran off and hid behind a tree. He was very angry. Bagheera said to Baloo, “Why do you cuff him so much? He is very young.”

“Not too young to get killed,” replied Baloo. “A cuff from me is better than that, is it not?”

“A soft cuff, yes, but just now you cuffed him straight over that rock! You will kill him some day.”

“It was a hard cuff, was it?” asked Baloo. He loved Mowgli. Had he really hurt him?

“Mowgli,” he called gently, “come and show Bagheera all the wonderful things you have learnt.”

Mowgli was never angry for long, and he loved to show off. He came out from behind the tree and asked, “What do you want to hear?”

“Say the word for the Hunting People, the Bears.”

“We be of one blood, you and I,” said Mowgli in the correct bear talk.

“And for the Birds?”

Mowgli let out a kite’s whistle.

“And now for the Snake People.”

The answer was a perfect hiss. Mowgli clapped his hands happily and jumped on Bagheera’s back.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

в свою очередь, когда ему было жарко, гнилой, улей, предупредить, крик (животного, птицы), живые существа, обращаться за помощью, шлепать (в качестве наказания), мы с тобой одной крови, коршун, шипение (змеи)

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

clapped, frequently, to show off, made, danger

1. Baloo __________ him repeat everything.

2. These would be of use to him when he was in ___________ and had to seek their help.

3. Bagheera _____________ sat on the branch of a tree and watched Baloo and Mowgli.

4. Mowgli was never angry for long, and he loved _____________.

5. Mowgli _____________ his hands happily and jumped on Bagheera’s back.

3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. How many years did Mowgli spend in the jungle?

2. What did Baloo teach him?

3. What things did he have to learn?

4. What did Baloo do when Mowgli did not want to learn?

5. What did Mowgli proudly do, when Baloo asked him to show Bagheera all the wonderful things he had learnt?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

pool, Hunting Verse, wood, branch, politely, straight, to hurt, gently, to let out, perfect

4

“See how well Mowgli has learnt everything,” Baloo said to Bagheera. “Without my cuffs, he would not have learnt. Now he does not have to fear anybody.”

“Of course, he has to,” replied Bagheera. “He must fear man, his own tribe.”

Mowgli was jumping on Bagheera’s back, pulling and pushing him.

“What is the matter, Little Brother?” Bagheera asked.

“One day I will have a tribe of my own,” Mowgli replied proudly. “I shall be its leader. We will go from branch to branch and have a wonderful time.”

Baloo and Bagheera were shocked.

“What are you talking about?” asked Baloo, very angry.

Mowgli was surprised. He looked at Bagheera and saw that he was angry too.

“Have you been with the Bandar-log, the Monkey People?”

“The Bandar-log are the grey apes, who have no law and eat everything,” added Bagheera.

Mowgli nodded his head.

He said, “One day, when Baloo had cuffed me, I went into the jungle and met the Bandar-log. They were very good to me and gave me nuts and many other things to eat. They carried me from tree to tree. It was wonderful. They said that I was their brother without a tail. They even said that they would make me their leader one day.”

Baloo was furious.

“They are liars,” he said. “They have never had a leader and never will. You are not to meet them again.”

“But why not?” Mowgli wanted to know. “They were kind and good to me, and have invited me to go with them again. They are like me – they stand on their feet and use their hands to pluck nuts and fruit. They really are very kind. I liked playing with them.”

“Listen to me, man-cub,” said Baloo sternly. “I have taught you the laws of the jungle and the calls of all the creatures that live here. The only thing I have not taught you is about the Bandar-log. Why? It is because they have no law and no call. They have no speech. They chatter all the time, living on the branches. We, of the jungle, do not go where they go, or drink water from the same waterhole. You, too, will do the same.”

Mowgli had never seen Baloo so angry. He was always kind. Mowgli knew that he had not done the right thing, so he nodded. Suddenly nuts and sticks hit them on their heads. Mowgli looked up and saw many chattering monkeys swinging from branch to branch.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

бояться, племя, гордо, удивленный, орехи, разъяренный, лжецы, речь, водный источник.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

a tail, shocked, pluck, nodded, cuffs

1. Without my ________, he would not have learnt.

2. Baloo and Bagheera were ________.

3. Mowgli _____________ his head.

4. They said that I was their brother without _____________.

5. They are like me – they stand on their feet and use their hands ____________ nuts and fruit.

3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why were Bagheera and Baloo shocked, when Mowgli told them that he would be the leader of a tribe?

2. What were the monkeys called?

3. What did Baloo tell Mowgli about them?

4. Describe what Mowgli told Baloo and Bagheera about the monkeys.

5. What was Baloo’s reply?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

apes, nodded, liars, to pluck, sternly, chatter, sticks.

5

The Bandar-log were exactly as Baloo had said. They had no leader and no speech. They lived on trees. The animals of the jungle lived on the ground and they did not look up at them. They never met them and kept away from them.

But the Bandar-log had watched Mowgli. They had seen him weaving mats with straw and sticks. They found that wonderful. They thought that they could learn many things from him, and this would make them wise. Then all the creatures of the jungle would take note of them and envy them. They decided to carry him away and make him their leader.

So one day, when Mowgli was sleeping, the Bandar-log swooped down from the trees and carried him off. Mowgli opened his eyes and found that he was being carried away through the trees.

He cried out aloud. Baloo and Bagheera woke up, and were horrified to see the Bandar-log carry their Little Brother away.

Mowgli was very angry with himself. He should have listened to Baloo and kept away from these silly chattering monkeys. He felt dizzy as he was swung from branch to branch and from tree to tree.

Mowgli looked up and saw Chil, the kite, flying over him. He gave the kite a call for help. Chil was surprised to hear the call and looked down. He was even more surprised to hear a man-cub say the Master Word.

Mowgli called out to him, saying, “We are of one blood, you and I. Mark my trail. Tell Baloo and Bagheera. Go quickly.”

“Who are you, brother?” Chil asked.

“I am Mowgli, the man-cub. Mark my trail,” he repeated, “and hurry to Baloo and Bagheera.”

The monkeys carried him to the place the jungle creatures called the Cold Lairs. It was an old, ruined city, with its walls crumbling down. The monkeys lived here because there was a large water tank. No jungle creature ever came here, so they had the water to themselves.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

точно, земля, циновка, солома, чувствующий головокружение, след (человека или животного).

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

swooped down, to carry him away, wise, weaving, look up,

1. The animals of the jungle lived on the ground and they did not _____________ at them.

2. They had seen him ___________ mats with straw and sticks.

3. They thought that they could learn many things from him, and this would make them ____________.

4. They decided _____________ and make him their leader.

5. One day, when Mowgli was sleeping, the Bandar-log ___________ from the trees and carried him off.

3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why did Bandar-log want Mowgli to be their leader?

2. What did they do when Mowgli was sleeping?

3. What did Mowgli tell Chill?

4. Who was Chill?

5. Where did the monkeys carry Mowgli?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

envy, horrified, chattering, mark, lairs, ruined.

6

Baloo and Bagheera were filled with grief. They had woken in time to see Mowgli being carried away.

“You should have warned him,” said Bagheera to Baloo. “You have taught him many things, but not all. You did not tell him about the silly, chattering Bandar-log. They could drop him while carrying him over the trees. He will surely die from such a fall.”

Baloo was too full of grief to reply. Chil spotted them as he flew over. He gave them Mowgli’s message.

“He knew the Master Word!” Chil exclaimed.

“What is the use?” wailed Baloo. “He may be dead by now.”

“Do not be so full of grief, Baloo,” comforted Bagheera. “The monkeys will be careful because they want him. Also, the man-cub is wise and well-taught. But as long as he is with them, he is not safe.”

“Oh, I am such a fat, stupid fool,” wailed Baloo again. “But, Bagheera, the Bandar-log fear Kaa, the snake, because he can climb trees, and he steals young monkeys in the night.”

“What can he do? He cannot move fast, as he has no feet.”

“He is a cunning old creature. Better still, he is always hungry,” said Baloo. “Come, we’ll go and seek his help. If he helps, we will promise him many goats.”

Both of them set off to look for Kaa. They found him sunning himself. His new coat was shining in the sun. (A snake sheds its skin when a new skin has formed inside.)

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

уронить, наверняка, заметить, послание, воскликнуть, бояться, отправиться.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

shining, careful, promise, grief, safe

1. Baloo and Bagheera were filled with __________.

2. The monkey will be ___________ because they want him.

3. As long as he is with them, he is not ___________.

4. If he helps, we will ___________ him many goats.

5. His new coat was _______________ in the sun.

3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Who was more full of grief – Baloo or Bagheera?

2. Who gave them Mowgli’s message?

3. Why was Bagheera sure that the monkeys would be careful with Mowgli?

4. Why did they go to seek the snake’s help?

5. What was the snake’s name?

6. What was the snake doing when they found him?

4. Переведите на русский язык.

to reply, to exclaim, to comfort, well-taught, fool, to steal, to shed skin, inside.

7

Kaa was a very big snake. Every creature in the jungle was afraid of his strength. Once he caught an animal and got it in his coils, he crushed it to death and then swallowed it.

Kaa was hungry. He said, “Hello, Baloo and Bagheera. What are you doing here? Have you any news of food for me? I am so hungry.”

“We are hunting,” answered Baloo. He did not want Kaa to know that they had come to seek his help. Kaa would never let them forget that.

“I’ll come with you,” Kaa said eagerly. “The last time I climbed a tree, it was dry and rotten and I nearly fell to my death. The Bandar-log were there and they called me such bad names.”

“Oh, the Bandar-log are shameless,” said Bagheera. “I once heard them say that you were old and had lost all your teeth.”

He could see that Kaa was very angry. His long body wriggled in anger.

Baloo decided to speak out. “Actually, it’s the Bandar-log we are following.”

“Why?”

“They have taken away our man-cub.”

“Man-cub? I have heard of him.”

“Yes, Kaa, the man-cub. He is the wisest, the best and the boldest of my pupils,” Baloo boasted. “And we love him very much. We call him our Little Brother.”

“The Bandar-log fear me,” said Kaa. “They are such chattering creatures. I may be of help. Indeed, I am sure I can be of help. Where did you say they had taken the man-cub?”

“To the Cold Lairs. That is the message Chil gave us. I am going as fast as I can,” said Bagheera, and then asked, “Kaa, will you come with us?”

“Of course, I will,” said Kaa, ready to set off. “And though I have no feet, I can go as fast as you can.”

“Baloo, you follow us,” said Bagheera.

Baloo was big and heavy and could not move fast.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

сила, заглатывать, позволить, бесстыдный, высказаться, хвастать.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

the message, crushed, wriggled, to seek, was afraid

1. Every creature in the jungle ________ of his strength.

2. Once he caught an animal, he ______________ it to death and then swallowed it.

3. He did not want Kaa to know that they had come ___________ his

help.

4. His long body ____________ in anger.

5. That is ____________ Chil gave us.

3. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why was Kaa angry with monkeys?

2. How did Baloo describe the mancub?

3. What did Kaa say?

4. Did Kaa agree to help?

5. Where had the monkeys taken the man-cub?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

coils, to crush, to seek one’s help, eagerly, to climb, to speak up.

8

They knew the place. It was an old city, lost and buried in the jungle. The roofless palace was on top of a hill. Broken walls of temples and houses were scattered around.

The monkeys liked this place because no jungle creature ever came here, and there was a water tank. This was their drinking hole and their bathing place, too. Hundreds of them lived here in the Cold Lairs.

The Bandar-log brought Mowgli to this place. There was great rejoicing when the other monkeys saw him. Now they could learn many things from him and become wise.

Mowgli was terrified to see so many monkeys, chattering around him. Some of them were trying to snatch him, others were feeling his hairless body.

Mowgli was tired and hungry and wanted to get away from this horrible place. From the corner of his eye, he noticed Bagheera climbing up the broken walls. The monkeys saw him, too. Chattering loudly, hundreds of them jumped on him. Bagheera tried to beat them back. They were trying to tear him to pieces.

“Bagheera, run to the water-tank,” cried Mowgli. “Quick!”

Bagheera jumped into the water tank. The monkeys fell away angrily. Then they saw Kaa, wriggling up the wall towards them. His long body was shining in the moonlight.

The monkeys screamed, “Run! Run! It’s Kaa!”

They scattered in every direction. They did not want to look into Kaa’s eyes. They knew that if Kaa stared at them with his green eyes, they would freeze where they stood. They would not be able to move.

Kaa had come up by now. He said to Bagheera, “Take the man-cub and leave. I will take care of the Bandar-log.” As Bagheera turned to fetch Mowgli, Baloo came lumbering up, heaving and panting.

Mowgli was glad to see his friends again. Bagheera was pleased too, but said, “Hurry, Mowgli, we must leave at once, while the monkeys are held by Kaa’s eyes.”

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

без крыши, вершина, храмы, веселье, безволосый, разорвать на части, лунный свет, направление, замереть на месте.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

wriggling up, scattered around, terrified, bathing place, buried

1. It was an old city, lost and ______________ in the jungle.

2. Broken walls of temples were _________________.

3. This was their drinking hole and their _______________, too.

4. Mowgli was _______________ to see so many monkeys, chattering around him.

5. Then they saw Kaa _______________ the wall towards them.

3. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Why did the monkeys like this place?

2. What did the monkeys do when they saw Bagheera?

3. How did Mowgli save Bagheera?

4. What did the monkeys do when they saw Kaa?

5. Why did Baloo, Bagheera and Mowgli quietly slip away?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

top, temples, to snatch, to get away, to beat back, to tear to pieces, to take care, to lumber, to heave, to pant.

9

Mowgli climbed on to Bagheera’s back and laid his head down. He was very happy to leave. The three friends slipped out of the Cold Lairs. They looked back and saw the monkeys sitting quietly, staring straight into Kaa’s eyes. They did not want to see what would happen, so they hurried away.

Mowgli said, “Baloo and Bagheera, I have been a bad man-cub. I am sad and sorry, I really am.”

Baloo said, “You may be sorry, but you still have to be punished for not listening to me, your teacher.”

“Right,” added Bagheera. “You have done wrong and got us all into trouble, so you must be cuffed. Mowgli, do you have anything to say?”

“No, Bagheera, I did wrong. I must be punished.”

Baloo said hastily, “Bagheera, you must remember that he is very young.”

Baloo did not want Mowgli to be hurt. Bagheera tapped him a dozen times with his paw. A tap from Bagheera was like a severe beating for Mowgli. He fell, rolled over, but quietly took the beating. Then he got up without a word.

“Now you can jump on to my back, Little Brother,” said Bagheera, “and we will go home.”

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

прямо, быть наказанным, поспешно, дюжина, тихо.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

hurried away, tapped, rolled over, trouble, slipped out

1. The three friends __________________ of the Cold Lairs.

2. They did not want to see what would happen, so they _____________.

3. You have done wrong and got us all into ________________.

4. Bagheera _______________ him a dozen times with his paw.

5. He fell, _____________, but quietly took the beating.

3. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What was the first thing Mowgli said, when they had come away from the Cold Lairs?

2. What was Baloo’s reply?

3. What did Bagheera say?

4. What did Bagheera do?

5. What did a beating from Bagheera feel like?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

to climb, to stare, still, a tap, severe, without a word.

10

Mowgli was now ten years old. Baloo and Bagheera decided that it was time for Mogwli to go to the man village that was on the edge of the jungle. The jungle was not safe for him. Shere Khan continued to hunt for him. He had vowed that he would get him one day.

He was a very cunning tiger. He knew that Akela was getting old and that soon a new, young wolf would become the leader. So Shere Khan prepared a plan. He began to spend more and more time with the young wolf pack, making them believe that he was their friend.

“What do you have to do with a man-cub?” Shere Khan would ask them. “He is not one of you.”

And the young wolves began to agree with him. Bagheera heard all this. He was afraid that the young wolves would drive Mowgli out of the pack, when the time came to choose a new leader.

One day, he spoke to the boy about this. Mowgli would not believe him.

“They will never drive me away,” he said. “I am one of them. We have grown up together, played together and hunted together. I am one of them, Bagheera,” he repeated.

“Mowgli, why do you forget that you are a man-cub? The creatures of the jungle hate man because they fear him. Some of the wolf pack already hate you. Shere Khan has made sure of that. All of them will hate you when you become a man.”

Mowgli could not speak.

“What shall I do?” he asked.

“Go to the village and bring back the red flower. Then all the wolves, no, all the creatures of the jungle, will fear you.”

Mowgli knew the red flower. It was the fire around which the villagers sat on winter nights, or which they carried with them in small pots on cold days when they took their cattle to graze. It was true that all the creatures of the jungle feared it. But Mowgli was not afraid.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

деревня, на краю, хитрый, стая волков, верить, прогонять, принести, горшки, скот.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

the fire, prepared, safe, hate, to hunt

1. The jungle was not __________ for him.

2. Shere Khan continued ___________ for him.

3. So Shere Khan __________ a plan.

4. The creatures of the jungle ____________ man because they fear him.

5. It was ____________ around which the villagers sat on winter nights.

3. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Why did Baloo and Bagheera decide that Mowgli should go to the village?

2. What was Shere Khan’s plan?

3. What did Mowgli say, when Bagheera told him about Shere Khan’s plan?

4. What was Mowgli supposed to get back from the village, that would make animals in the jungle fear him?

5. What was the red flower?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

to decide, to vow, to spend, to forget, sure, villagers, cattle, to graze.

11

Mowgli set off towards the village. A young girl had just come out of the village gate with a pot of fire. Mowgli raced down the hill, snatched the pot away from the girl and disappeared into the jungle. The girl screamed and ran back into the village.

Bagheera was waiting for him.

“Quickly feed it with dry sticks,” he said. “That is what they do in the village.”

Mowgli collected a pile of dry sticks and kept feeding the fire. He carried the red flower, as Bagheera called it, to the Council Rock. Shere Khan was already there.

Mowgli asked the wolf pack, “Are you going to make a tiger your leader? Is he one of you?”

“You are not one of us,” shouted a young wolf. “Then why are you with our pack?”

“Leave the man-cub to me,” growled Shere Khan.

Before anyone could speak, Mowgli picked up his pot of fire and fed it with lots of dry sticks. The fire flared up. He laughed out loudly when he saw Shere Khan jump up and run behind a rock.

“Have you seen how brave your Shere Khan is?” he asked the pack. The wolves too, were trying to get as far away from the fire and Mowgli as they could.

Mowgli said, “I can see that you do not want me with you. I am leaving, but I shall come back, and when I do, I shall come with Shere Khan’s skin.”

He threw some burning sticks at Shere Khan. The tiger disappeared into the jungle. The young wolves hurried behind him.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

ворота, холм, кормить, куча, вспыхнуть, зд. шкура.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

loudly, disappeared, ran back, collected, towards

1. Mowgli set off ______________ the village.

2. The girl screamed and _____________ into the village.

3. Mowgli ____________ a pile of sticks and kept feeding the fire.

4. He laughed out _____________ when he saw Shere Khan jump up and run behind a rock.

5. The tiger ___________ into the jungle.

3. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What did Mowgli snatch from the girl?

2. Who was waiting for Mowgli?

3. What did Mowgli collect? Why?

4. What did Mowgli do when he took the red flower to the Council Rock?

5. Was Shere Khan afraid of the red flower?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

to set off, to race down, to snatch, dry sticks.

12

Mowgli walked to the village. When the villagers saw him at the village gate, they all came out to look at him.

“He’s a wolf-child,” some screamed. “Chase him away.”

But one woman named Messua came and hugged Mowgli.

“This is my child,” she said. “I had lost him when he was a baby.”

The villagers decided that she could keep him, so she took him to her hut. She fed him milk and cared for him. At night, she made a bed for him on a wooden cot. Mowgli lay down on it, but he had never slept on a cot before, so he went out of the hut and lay down outside.

In the middle of the night, he felt a cold nose rubbing his face. He looked up and saw Grey Brother, one of his wolf brothers.

“What is it?” he asked.

“Shere Khan has vowed to kill you.”

“Thank you, Grey Brother. Come again tomorrow night and tell me what is going on in the jungle.”

Grey Brother promised and disappeared into the jungle.

Mowgli was a bright boy, and soon learnt many things in the village. He learnt to speak like the other village boys. He was also allowed to sit at the meetings that the villagers held every evening.

“Just like the wolf pack,” thought Mowgli.

After some months, Mowgli was allowed to take a herd of buffaloes to graze. He was happy. At last he had been accepted as one of the village.

He sat on Rama, the fat, black buffalo, and followed the herd. The buffaloes grazed all through the day; the children played and then slept in the afternoon. They returned to the village before sunset.

One day Grey Wolf came and said, “Shere Khan is coming to kill you.”

“Now we shall have some action,” said Mowgli. “But we need others to help us.”

“I am here,” said a voice. Mowgli yelled with joy when he saw Akela.

“Oh Akela, you haven’t forgotten me! I have thought of you often. Thank you for coming. Now here is the plan,” Mowgli said to the two wolves. “We will divide the herd into two. Grey Brother, you take care of one and Akela, you take care of the other.”

The two wolves chased the buffaloes, as they had been told to do. They ran swiftly into the herd and separated it into two halves. The buffaloes, terrified to see the wolves after them, ran and crashed into one another, picked themselves up and ran on.

Mowgli was sitting on Rama’s back and watching. He heard Shere Khan’s growl. The tiger was ready to pounce on him, when he heard the deafening noise of the large herd of buffaloes running towards him from both sides.

Shere Khan knew that he was trapped. He tried to run into the jungle, but there was nowhere he could go. There were frightened buffaloes everywhere, running like mad animals. They ran over him, crushing him, and ran on.

Mowgli got off Rama’s back. Then he and Grey Brother began to skin Shere Khan. He, Mowgli, had vowed to take back the tiger’s skin to the Council Rock. He would keep that promise.

Buldeo, the village headman, came up to him and said, “Let me skin the tiger. I will give you one rupee.”

“Go away,” shouted Mowgli. “The skin is mine.”

Before Buldeo could speak again, Grey Brother jumped up. Buldeo screamed and raced back to the village.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

прогонять, хижина, посреди ночи, стадо, заход солнца, оглушающий, сдержать обещание, вождь.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

bright, rubbing, hugged, swiftly, accepted

1. But one woman named Messua came and ___________ Mowgli.

2. In the middle of the night, he felt a cold nose __________ his face.

3. Mowgli was a _________ boy, and soon learnt many things in the village.

4. At last he had been ____________ as one of the village.

5. They ran _______ into the herd and separated it into two halves.

3. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What happened when Mowgli went to the village?

2. What happened in the middle of the night?

3. What work was Mowgli given after a few months?

4. What did Grey Brother tell him one day?

5. How was Shere Khan trapped?

6. What happened when Mowgli began to skin the tiger?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

to hug, cot, to sit at the meetings, buffalo, to yell, to separate into two halves, to pounce, towards, to skin, rupee.

13

Carrying the skin of Shere Khan, Mowgli proudly walked back to the village. He was sure the villagers would be proud of him. After all, he had skinned a tiger! But as he approached the village, he saw them shouting at him to go away. They were waving big sticks at him. Mowgli saw Messua crying, as he turned away towards the jungle.

Grey Brother and Akela were waiting for him. The three silently walked to the cave of Mother Wolf. Tears of joy sparkled in her eyes when she saw him.

Mowgli laid Shere Khan’s skin at her feet, saying, “Mother, I have done as I had promised. Here is Shere Khan’s skin.”

“I knew you would kill Shere Khan, my son,” replied Mother Wolf.

Mowgli picked up the skin.

“Now I will go to the Council Rock, so that the pack can see the skin.”

He climbed the Council Rock and threw the skin on it.

“See for yourselves, O wolf pack, that I have killed Shere Khan and have returned with his skin, as I had promised.”

The wolf pack rose and said, “You and Akela will lead us. You are the brave ones.”

“No, I will never lead your pack. You had once driven me away. You had said that I was not your brother. So I turn my back on you. From now on, I will hunt alone.”

With these words, Mowgli jumped down from the Council Rock. Grey Brother and Akela were waiting for him. So were Baloo and Bagheera. They happily walked away from the wolf pack and into the jungle, their home.

Exercises

1. Переведите на английский язык:

с гордостью, приближаться, махать, блестеть, взобраться.

2. Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

happily, carrying, shouting, threw, silently

1. ___________ the skin of Shere Khan, Mowgli proudly walked back to the village.

2. But as he approached the village, he saw them _________________ at him to go away.

3. The three ___________ walked to the cave of Mother Wolf.

4. He climbed the Council Rock and _________ the skin on it.

5. They _________ walked away from the wolf pack and into the jungle, their home.

3. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Did the villagers welcome Mowgli when he returned with the tiger’s skin?

2. What did he first do when he returned to the jungle?

3. Was Mother Wolf happy to see him?

4. What did Mowgli do when he went to the Council Rock with the tiger’s skin?

5. What was Mowgli’s reply, when the wolf pack said that Akela and he should lead them?

4. Переведите на русский язык:

silently, proud, tears of joy, to promise, to pick up.

Словарь

A

about о, об

above над

acсept принимать

act действие; действовать

action действие

actually действительно, на самом деле

add добавлять

afraid: be afraid бояться

after после, затем

after all в конце концов

afternoon день

again снова

against против; напротив

ago тому назад

agree соглашаться

air воздух

all весь, вся, все

alive живой

allow позволять

alone один, одинокий

along вдоль

aloud громко

already уже

also также, тоже

always всегда

among среди

amuse забавлять, развлекать

and и

anger злость

angry злой

animal животное

announce заявлять, объявлять

answer отвечать

anxiety волнение

anxiously взволнованно

anybody никто (в отрицат. предложениях); всякий, каждый (в утвердит. предложениях)

anyone кто-нибудь (в отрицат. предложениях); всякий, каждый (в утвердит. предложениях)

anything всё, всё, что угодно (в утвердит. предложениях); ничто, ничего (в отрицат. предложениях)

ape человекообразная обезьяна

approach приближаться

around вокруг

as в то время как; как; так как

as fast as так быстро, как

as long as до тех пор пока

ask спрашивать

asleep спящий

at в, на

at once сразу же

ate past от eat

attention внимание

awake зд. широко раскрытый

away прочь

awoke past от awake

B

back назад, сзади; спина; задний

bad плохой

bang удар, звук удара

bath ванна

batter разбить; сильно ударить

bear медведь

bear talk медвежий язык

beat бить

became past от become

because потому что

become становиться

bed кровать

bee пчела

before до

began past от begin

begin начинать

behind позади

believe верить

besides помимо этого

best лучший

better лучше

between между

big большой

bird птица

bite кусать

black черный

blade зд. травинка

blood кровь

blow удар

boast хвастать(ся)

body тело

bold храбрый, смелый

bone кость

both оба, обе

bottle-brush щетка для мытья бутылок

boy мальчик

branch ветвь, ветка

brave смелый

break сломать, разломать, разбить

breakfast завтрак

bright яркий; смышленый

bring приносить

broad широкий

broken p.p. от break

brother брат

brought past и p.p. от bring

brown коричневый

brush стряхнуть

buffalo буйвол

bull бык

bump натолкнуться

buried past и p.p. от bury

burn гореть

bury хоронить

bush куст

busy занятый

but но

by now до этого; к этому моменту

C

call звать, называть; голос, крик

came past от come

can мочь

care забота; заботиться

careful заботливый, осторожный

carefully внимательно, осторожно

carry нести, носить

cat кошка

catch ловить, поймать

cattle скот

caught past и p.p. от catch

cave пещера

centre центр

chair стул

chance шанс, возможность

chap парень, «малый»

chase преследование; преследовать

chase away прогнать

chatter болтовня; болтать, стрекотать

child ребенок, дитя

children дети

choose выбирать

cigar сигара

city город

clap хлопать

claw коготь

clean чистый

clear чистый; ясный, понятный

climb взбираться, карабкаться

close закрывать

clutch схватить; вцепиться

coat зд. кожа

cobra кобра

coil виток (змеи); свернуться кольцом

cold холодный

collect собирать

come приходить

come out выходить, появляться

comfort утешать

confidence уверенность

continue продолжать

corner угол

correct правильный

cosy уютный

cotton wool вата

council совет

cousin кузин(а), двоюродный брат или сестра

crash сталкиваться

crawl ползать, ползти

creature создание, существо

creep красться

cross пересекать

crumble рушиться

crush раздавить

cry плакать; кричать

cub детеныш

cuff шлепать

cunning хитрый

curious любопытный

curl up свернуться в клубок

curly кудрявый

D

danger опасность

dangerous опасный

dark темный

day день

dead мертвый

deal сделка, договоренность

deafening оглушающий, оглушительный

dear: Oh, dear! Боже мой!

death смерть

decide решать

deep глубокий

did past от do

die умирать, погибать

dig зд. вонзать

direction направление

disappear исчезать

distance расстояние

disturb беспокоить, нарушать покой

dive нырнуть, погрузиться в воду

divide делить, разделять

dizzy испытывающий головокружение

do делать

done past и p.p. от do

down вниз, внизу

dozen дюжина

draw away уводить

drink пить

drive out выгнать, вытеснить

drop капля; уронить

drown тонуть

dry сухой, высушить

dug past и p.p. от dig

dusty пыльный

E

each каждый

eagerly с нетерпением

ear ухо

early рано

earth земля

eat есть

edge край

egg яйцо

end конец; заканчиваться

enjoy наслаждаться

enough достаточно

enter входить

envy завидовать

escape избегать; убегать

even даже

evening вечер

ever когда-либо

every каждый; все

everyone каждый; все

everything всё

everywhere везде

exactly точно

excitedly взволнованно

excitement волнение, возбуждение

exclaim воскликнуть

eye глаз

F

face лицо

faint потерять сознание; слабый

fall падать; падение

fall asleep заснуть

family семья

fast быстрый; быстро

fat толстый, жирный

father отец

fear страх; бояться

feather перо

fed past и p.p. от feed

feed кормить

feel чувствовать; ощупывать

feeling чувство

feet ноги

fell past от fall

felt past и p.p. от feel

fetch сходить за

fibre волокно

fight сражаться; бороться

filled with наполненный чем-л.

find находить

find out выяснить

finish закончить

finish off прикончить

fire огонь; выстрелить

first первый

fix зафиксировать

flare вспыхнуть

flew past от fly

fluff распушить

fluffy пушистый

flutter махать крыльями, порхать

fly лететь

follow следовать

fondly с любовью, нежно

food еда

fool дурак

for для, за

for long надолго

forget забывать

forgotten p.p. от forget

form образовываться

found past и p.p. от find

freeze застыть; оцепенеть

frequently регулярно

friend друг

frighten пугать

from из, ото

front передний

fruit фрукт(ы)

full moon полнолуние

fur мех, шерсть

furious в ярости; разъяренный

fuss шум, суета

G

garden сад

gate ворота

gave past от give

gently нежно, мягко

get получить

get away сбежать

get into попасть внутрь

get off сойти

get rid избавиться

girl девочка, девушка

give давать, передавать

given p.p. от give

give up сдаваться

glad довольный

go идти

go away уходить

goat козел

good хороший

got past и p.p. от get

grass трава

graze пасти; пастбище

great большой, великий

green зеленый

grew past от grow

grey серый

grief печаль, скорбь

ground земля; участок

grow расти

growl рычание

grown p.p. от grow

grunt ворчание

gush хлынуть, литься потоком

H

habit привычка; повадка

hair волосы, шерсть

hairless безволосый, лысый

half половина

half-choked наполовину задохнувшийся

halves pl от half

hand рука

happen случаться, происходить

happily счастливо

happy счастливый

hard тяжелый, трудный

hastily поспешно, торопливо

hasty поспешный; торопливый

hate ненависть; ненавидеть

have иметь

head голова

headman глава, вождь

heap куча

hear слышать

heard past и p.p. от hear

heart сердце

heave подниматься

heavy тяжелый

held past и p.p. от hold

help помогать; помощь

her ей, ее

herd стадо

here здесь

hid past от hide

hide прятать(ся)

hidden p.p. от hide

hide прятать(ся)

high высокий

hill холм

him его, ему

himself себя, самого себя

hind задний

his его

hiss шипеть; шипение

hit ударить

hither and thither туда и сюда

hive улей

hold держать; зд. устраивать

hole дыра, нора

home дом

hood капюшон

hope надежда; надеяться

horrible ужасный

horrified в ужасе

horrify ужасать

hot горячий, жаркий

hour час

house дом

how как

hug крепко обнять

human человек

hundred сто

hungry голодный

hunt охотиться

hurry торопиться

hurt причинить боль, ранить

hut хижина

I

if если

important важный

in в

indeed в самом деле

in front перед

inquisitive любознательный

inside внутри

inspect осматривать, наблюдать

instruction наставление

in turn в свою очередь

invite приглашать

its его

J

job работа

joy радость

jump прыгать

jungle джунгли

just только, только что

K

karait разновидность ядовитой змеи

keep держать, хранить

keep away держаться в стороне

kept past и p.p. от keep

kick лягаться

kill убить

kind добрый

kite коршун

kite’s whistle крик коршуна

knew past от know

know знать

L

laid past и p.p. от lay

lair логовище

land земля; приземлиться

lap колени

lash ударять, бить

last последний

late поздний

laugh смеяться

law закон

lay класть

lay down лечь

lead быть лидером

leader вожак, лидер

learn узнать, научиться

learnt past и p.p. от learn

leaves листья

leg нога

let позволять

let go выпускать, отпускать

let out издать (звук)

liar лжец

life жизнь

lift поднимать

light-footed лёгкой походкой

like нравиться; как

listen слушать

little маленький

live жить

living живущий

long длинный, долгий

look смотреть

look back посмотреть назад

look down посмотреть вниз

look for искать

look up посмотреть наверх

lose терять

lost past и p.p. от lose

loud громкий

loudly громко

love любить

lumber переваливаться, тяжело двигаться

M

mad сумасшедший

made past и p.p. от make

make делать; заставлять

man человек

man-cub человеческий детеныш

manage удаваться; справиться

many много, многие

mark след; замечать, запоминать, отмечать

mat циновка, подстилка

matter дело

may мочь

maybe может быть, возможно

mean значить, обозначать

me мне, меня

meet встречать(ся)

meeting встреча, собрание

member член

meant past и p.p. от mean

meantime: in the meantime тем временем

meat мясо

melon дыня

melon bed дынная грядка

message послание

met past и p.p. от meet

middle середина

milk молоко

miss промахнуться, не попасть

mistake принимать за; перепутать

mongoose мангуст

monkey обезьяна

monsoon муссон; сезон дождей

month месяц

moonlight лунный свет

more больше, еще

morning утро

most больше всего; самый

mother мать

motto девиз

mouth зд. вход; рот

move двигать(ся)

much много

musk-rat мускусная крыса

must быть должным

my мой, моя, мое

N

naked голый

name имя

near рядом

nearly почти

neck шея

need нуждаться

nest гнездо

never никогда

new новый

newborn новорожденный

news новости

next следующий; next to рядом

night ночь

no one никто

nod кивать

noise шум

nose нос

note заметить

notice заметить

now сейчас, теперь

nowhere некуда

nut орех

O

of course конечно

often часто

old старый, старинный

on на

once однажды

one another друг друга

one by one один за одним

only только

open открываться(ся)

or или

other другой, иной

others другие, остальные

our наш, наше, наша

outside наружу; снаружи

over над

own владеть; собственный

P

pack стая

palace дворец

pant пыхтеть

panther пантера

parent родитель

part часть

patch зд. грядка

path тропа

paw лапа

pay платить

peep смотреть прищурясь

peer вглядываться

perfect превосходный

pick взять, поднять

piece кусок, кусочек

pile горсть, груда

pillow подушка

pink розовый

place место

plan план

play играть

please угождать

pluck срывать

politely вежливо

pool водоем

poor бедный

pot горшок

pounce наброситься

praise хвалить; похвала

pretend притворяться

prepare готовить(ся)

price цена

promise обещать; обещание

proudly гордо

pull тянуть, тащить

punish наказывать

pupil ученик

purr мурлыкать

push толкать, подтолкнуть

put класть, ставить

put down поставить, положить

Q

quick быстрый

quickly быстро

quiet тихий

quietly тихо

quite достаточно

R

race нестись, мчаться

rage ярость

rainwater дождевая вода

raise поднимать

ran past от run

rather в некоторой степени

ready готовый

really на самом деле, действительно

red красный

rejoicing радость, веселье

remember помнить

repeat повторить

reply ответить

rest отдых; отдыхать

restless беспокойный, неугомонный

return возвращаться; возвращение

revive оживить, привести в чувство

right правый, правильный

rise поднимать(ся)

river река

roam бродить

roar реветь

rock большой камень; скала

roll катать(ся)

roofless без крыши, не имеющий крыши

room комната

rose past от rise

rotten гнилой

rub тереть

rubbish мусор

ruin разрушать

run бежать

run off убежать

run over зд. задавить

rupee рупия (денежная единица Индии, Пакистана и Шри-Ланки)

rustle шелестеть

S

sad грустный

sadly грустно, печально

safe в безопасности; безопасный

safety безопасность

said past и p.p. от say

same такой же, тот же самый; то же самое

sang past от sing

sat past и p.p. от sit

save спасти

saw past от see

say сказать

scamper бегать, носиться

scatter разбрасывать, раскидывать

scratch чесать, царапать

scream кричать, вопить

season время года, сезон

see видеть, смотреть

seek просить; искать

seem казаться

seen p.p. от see

separate разделить

set off отправляться

severe суровый

shake трясти

shake off стряхнуть

shameless бесстыдный

sharp острый

shed сбрасывать (кожу)

shine сверкать

shock шокировать, приводить в замешательство

shotgun охотничье ружье

should следует

shoulder плечо

shout кричать

show показать

show off хвастать; красоваться

shrill пронзительный

shut закрыть, захлопнуть

side сторона

silently молча

silly глупый

sing петь

single-handedly в одиночку

sit сидеть

skin кожа; шкура; снимать шкуру

sleep сон; спать

sleepy сонный

slept past и p.p. от sleep

slightest малейший

slip выскользнуть

small маленький

smash разбить, расколотить

smile улыбаться; улыбка

snake змея

snakeling змееныш

snatch схватить

sneeze чихать

sniff обнюхивать

so так

soft легкий, мягкий

some некоторое количество

someone кто-либо

something что-либо

sometimes иногда

son сын

song песня

soon скоро, вскоре

sore болезненный

sound звук; звучать

sparkle сверкать

speak говорить

spectacle-like похожий на очки

speech речь

speed скорость

spend провести, проводить

spent past и p.p. от spend

spin крутиться, вертеться

spoke past от speak

sponge-like похожий на губку

spot заметить

spread развернуть; раскидывать

spring up вскочить

sprang up past от spring up

spun past и p.p. от spin

stand стоять, встать

stare пристально смотреть

startle пугать; ужасать

steal красть, похищать

sternly строго, серьезно

stick палка

stiff в изнеможении

still все еще

stitch сшивать

stood past и p.p. от stand

stop остановить(ся)

straight прямо

straw солома

strength сила

stretch протянуть, вытянуть

strike сразить, свалить с ног

strong сильный, крепкий

struggle бороться, сопротивляться

stupid глупый

such такой

suddenly неожиданно

summer лето

sun солнце; греться на солнце, загорать

sunset закат солнца

suppose полагать, думать

sure уверенный

surely наверняка

surprise удивлять

swallow глотать; заглотить

swam past от swim

sway качаться

sweep уносить; выметать

swept past и p.p. от sweep

swiftly быстро

swim купаться, плавать

swing качаться, раскачиваться

swoop устремиться вниз

swung p.p от swing

T

tail хвост

tailor bird птица-портной

take взять

take care заботиться

taken p.p. от take

taken by surprise застигнутый врасплох

talk разговор; разговаривать

tall высокий

tame ручной, прирученный

tap стукнуть

taught past и p.p. от teach

teach учить, обучать

teacher учитель

tear рвать, разрывать; плакать

teeth зубы

tell рассказать, говорить

temple храм

terrible ужасный

terrified в ужасе

than чем

thank благодарить

their их

them их, им

then затем

there там

these эти

thin тонкий

thing вещь

think думать

this этот, эта

though хотя

thought past и p.p. от think

threw past от throw

thrill волновать, будоражить

through через

thought past и p.p. от think

throw бросать

through через, сквозь, по

tickle щекотать

tiger тигр

tight крепкий, плотный

time время

timid робкий

tip конец, кончик

tired усталый, утомленный

together вместе

told past и p.p от tell

too также, тоже

took past от take

top вершина

towards по направлению к

trail след, тропа

trap заманить в ловушку

tree дерево

tribe племя

trouble проблема, беда, неприятность

true правильно, правдиво

try пытаться

tumble валяться, кувыркаться

turn повернуть(ся)

twist крутить, вертеть

U

under под

understand понимать

up вверх

upon на

use использовать; польза

V

verandah веранда

verse стих

very очень

village деревня

villager житель деревни

voice голос

vow клясться

W

wail вопить, причитать

wait ждать

wake будить

wake up просыпаться

walk идти, шагать

wall стена

want хотеть

war cry боевой клич

warm теплый; согревать

warn предупреждать

worried обеспокоенный

wash himself умыться

waste напрасно тратить

watch наблюдать

water вода

waterhole водный источник

water tank резервуар с водой

wave махать

way путь, дорога; способ

weasel горностай

weave плести

weep плакать, оплакивать

welcome поприветствовать

well хорошо

well-taught хорошо обученный

went past от go

what что

when когда

where где

while пока

whilst пока

whisper шептать; шепот

whistle свистеть; свист

white белый

whizz свист; свистеть

who кто

why почему? зачем?

wicked нехороший; злой

wide широкий

wife жена

wind ветер

wing крыло

winter зима

wise мудрый

with с

without без

woke past от wake

woken p.p. от wake

wolf волк

wolves pl от wolf

wonderful замечательный, восхитительный

wooden cot деревянная кроватка

word слово

worried взволнованный

wriggle извиваться

write писать

wrong неправильный; не прав

Y

yawn зевать

young молодой, юный

your твой, ваш

yourselves себя

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