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GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 2)

GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 2)

Ngày tải lên : 20/10/2013, 06:15
... upon a beam, the cat sat down in the fireplace, the duck got into the washing cistern, the pin stuck himself into the bed pillow, the millstone laid himself over the house door, and the egg rolled ... the bride; and then the bride gave him the silken cord, and he took the silken cord to the river, and the river gave him water, and he carried the water to Partlet; but in the meantime she ... was ready they harnessed themselves before it, and Chanticleer drove them. On the way they met the fox. ‘Where are you going, Chanticleer?’ said he. ‘To bury my Partlet,’ said the other. ‘May...
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GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 1)

GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 1)

Ngày tải lên : 20/10/2013, 07:15
... they went to the mountains; and as it was a lovely day, they stayed there till the evening. Now, whether it was that they had eaten so many nuts that they could not walk, or whether they were ... and, fetching the egg, they pecked a hole in it, ate it up, and threw the shells into the fireplace: they then went to the pin and needle, who were fast asleep, and seizing them by the heads, ... good deal from one side to the other, they made up their minds to fix their quarters there: butthe landlord at first was unwilling, and said his house was full, thinking they might not be very...
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GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES THE DOG AND THE SPARROW

GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES THE DOG AND THE SPARROW

Ngày tải lên : 07/11/2013, 05:15
... yet!’ said the sparrow. And as the carter went on with the other two horses, she again crept under the tilt of the cart, and pecked out the bung of the second cask, so that all the wine ran ... together into the town: and as they passed by a butcher’s shop, the sparrow said to the dog, ‘Stand there a little while till I peck you down a piece of meat.’ So the sparrow perched upon the ... So they both went out upon the high road; but as the weather was warm, they had not gone far before the dog said, ‘I am very much tired—I should like to take a nap.’ ‘Very well,’ answered the...
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Queerky Tales: Snow White & the Poisoned Apple

Queerky Tales: Snow White & the Poisoned Apple

Ngày tải lên : 07/11/2012, 09:09
... from the first plate. Then took some broccoli from the second, some carrots from the third, another bite of chicken from the fourth, a potato from the fifth, and some rice from the sixth. Then ... the door opening from down the stairs. The small house belonged to the Seven Dwarfs. They worked at the mines all day long and returned in the afternoon. That day when they came back home they ... White dancing around the kitchen while the cook prepared the Queen’s meal. The Queen longed to be the most beautiful in the whole wide world. She couldn’t accept the fact that there was someone...
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THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

Ngày tải lên : 20/10/2013, 07:15
... it thoroughly, so that the feathers fly about; then they say, down there in the world, that it is snowing; for I am Mother Holle.’ The old woman they became uneasy, and the bird flew out to ... daughters; one of them was beautiful and industrious, the other ugly and lazy. The mother, however, loved the ugly and lazy one best, because she was her own daughter, and so the other, who was ... stepdaughter, was made to do all the work of the house, and was quite the Cinderella of the family. Her stepmother sent her out every day to sit by the well in the high road, there to spin until she...
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THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

Ngày tải lên : 24/10/2013, 05:15
... So the fisherman went. But when he came to the shore the wind was raging and the sea was tossed up and down in boiling waves, and the ships were in trouble, and rolled fearfully upon the tops ... the tops of the billows. In the middle of the heavens there was a little piece of blue sky, but towards the south all was red, as if a dreadful storm was rising. At this sight the fisherman ... of all the land.’ ‘Wife, wife,’ said the man, ‘why should we wish to be the king? I will not be king.’ ‘Then I will,’ said she. ‘But, wife,’ said the fisherman, ‘how can you be king— the fish...
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THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

Ngày tải lên : 24/10/2013, 05:15
... answered the child, ‘for father and mother to eat out of when I am big.’ The man and his wife looked at each other for a while, and presently began to cry. Then they took the old grandfather to the ... pillow, the salad on the bed, the cakes under it, and the parson in the closet on the porch. Then she opened the door for her husband, and said: ‘Thank heaven, you are back again! There is ... some sheep for themselves, a flock apiece, but the mayor said: ‘I come first.’ So they went to the water together, and just then there were some of the small fleecy clouds in the blue sky, which...
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THE PINK -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE PINK -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

Ngày tải lên : 24/10/2013, 05:15
... laid them on a plate, and when she saw the old man coming, she said to the boy: ‘Lie down in your bed, and draw the clothes over you.’ Then the wicked wretch came in and said: ‘Where are the ... as he could possibly use at the royal table. So he summoned all the huntsmen together, and bade them go out into the forest with him. And he went with them and made them form a great circle, ... have a son with the power of wishing, so that whatsoever in the world he wishes for, that shall he have.’ Then she went to the king, and told him the joyful tidings, and when the time was come...
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The European tradition (1)- a well-known tale

The European tradition (1)- a well-known tale

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2013, 18:20
... not give you the The Mayor money you want.’ The rats 7) The rats The Pied Piper play(s) a different tune. The children 8) The children The rats walk into the mountain. The people 9) The Pied Piper ... Hamelin W HO D OES W HAT ? 1) The Mayor The Pied Piper will get rid of the rats. The people 2) The people The Pied Piper say(s), ‘I do not like rats.’ The Mayor 3) The Mayor The Pied Piper arrive(s) in town. The people 4) ... characters and places need to illustrated: the mayor, the piper, the townspeople, the children, the rats, the lame boy, the town, the river with a bridge and the mountain. 2 Before you read Text...
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The European tradition (2)- a less well-known tale

The European tradition (2)- a less well-known tale

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2013, 18:20
... board). Tell the class that these sentences are spoken by Betty’s strange friends in the story. Get them to put up their hand when they think they have identified them during the reading of the story. 1 ... of the action in the story is easy to mime: the part when the witch gets wet (which the class have already seen in the pre-reading activities), when the Prince picks the orange and opens it, the ... check the spelling of the more difficult words. Say the following fifteen words out loud and then get the class to tell you how they are spelt. Write the correct spelling on the board or get the...
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THE QUEEN BEE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE QUEEN BEE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

Ngày tải lên : 28/10/2013, 12:15
... tree, and there was so much honey that it ran down the trunk; and the two brothers wanted to light a fire under the tree and kill the bees, so as to get their honey. But the youngest and the best ... youngest and the best of the princesses, and was king after her father’s death; but his two brothers married the other two sisters. The next day the second brother undertook the task; but he succeeded ... before they had found all the pearls and laid them in a heap. The second tablet said: The key of the princess’s bed-chamber must be fished up out of the lake.’ And as the dwarf came to the brink...
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THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

Ngày tải lên : 28/10/2013, 12:15
... but the finger sprang into the air and fell behind the great cask into my lap. And here is the finger with the ring.’ and with these words the bride drew forth the finger and shewed it to the ... easily, he took a hatchet and cut off the finger; but the finger sprang into the air, and fell behind the cask into the lap of the girl who was hiding there. The robber took a light and began ... which I am obliged to keep on the fire! As soon as they have you in their power they will kill you without mercy, and cook and eat you, for THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM There was once a miller who...
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