Топики.


ROBIN HOOD.
    Robin Hood went to Nottingham Market and sold the meat very cheap.  The
butchers in Nottingham were very angry with Robin Hood for selling the  meat
so cheap. They wanted to know where he came from. They invited  Robin  to  a
dinner with the sheriff of  Nottingham. On the way to the town-hall  an  old
butcher began to ask Robin questions.
    “Haven’t you ever been here before?” he asked.
    “Haven’t I?” answered Robin.
    “Haven’t I ever seen you before?”
    “Haven’t you?”
    “Are you a new in the  business?  Well,  I  think  so,”  said  the  old
butcher, getting very angry.
    “Do you?” said Robin laughing.
    Soon they came to the town-hall and the butchers learned nothing  about
Robin Hood. At dinner the sheriff heard about the new butcher who sold  meat
so cheap. The sheriff wanted to buy cattle cheap  too.  So  he  asked  Robin
Hood if he had any cattle to sell. Robin offered  the  sheriff  to  see  his
cattle in the field the next morning.
    That night the sheriff took out three hundred pounds of  his  gold  and
put it in three bags. In the morning the sheriff got on his horse, and  with
three hundred pounds in gold went with Robin Hood to see  the  cattle.  When
the sheriff saw that they were  on  the  road  to  Sherwood  Forest  he  was
frightened and wanted to go back to Nottingham. But Robin laughed  only  and
they went on. When they came into the forest Robin saw about a hundred  deer
among the trees.
    “Look there” he cried. “How do you like my cattle?”

    to be angry with—злиться,    сердиться
    a towh-hall—ратуша
    Haven’t I?—Разве я не был?
    to offer—предлагать
    frightened--испуганный
    a deer—олень

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