“Do not be sad, master. Just give me a bag and a pair of boots. Then, I will show you that you did not receive such a poor ____ (1) in me.” Thinking how ____ (2) the cat was, he thought to give the cat a chance to help him. The cat looked very ____ (3) in his boots. Then, the cat put bran and corn into his bag, held the strings of the bag in his two fore paws and laid by a rabbit ____ (4), stretching as if he were dead. He waited for some young rabbits, who were still not acquainted with the ____ (5) of the world. Meeting the king in person, he made a low bow and said, “I have brought you, my majesty, a rabbit of the warren, which my ____ (6) lord, the Marquis of Carabas has commanded me to present to you.” Another time, again, he hid among a cornfield, held his bag open, and when a brace of ____ (7) ran into it, he soon drew the strings and caught them. If you follow my advice, your ____ (8) is close.” The cat came up to the coach and told the king that while his lord was washing, there came by some ____ (9), who stole his clothes. Although Miller’s son was poor, he was handsome and a ____ (10) fellow, so that the king’s daughter fell in love with him.

Activity 3 You will listen to a fairy tale. While listening, complete the blanks in this first half of the story with the words that you have previously learned. The Listening transcript is provided in the Teacher’s Book.

1. “Do not be sad, master. Just give me a bag and a pair of boots. Then, I will show you that you did not receive such a poor ____ (1) in me.”
2. Thinking how ____ (2) the cat was, he thought to give the cat a chance to help him.
3. The cat looked very ____ (3) in his boots.
4. Then, the cat put bran and corn into his bag, held the strings of the bag in his two fore paws and laid by a rabbit ____ (4), stretching as if he were dead.
5. He waited for some young rabbits, who were still not acquainted with the ____ (5) of the world.
6. Meeting the king in person, he made a low bow and said, “I have brought you, my majesty, a rabbit of the warren, which my ____ (6) lord, the Marquis of Carabas has commanded me to present to you.”
7. Another time, again, he hid among a cornfield, held his bag open, and when a brace of ____ (7) ran into it, he soon drew the strings and caught them.
8. If you follow my advice, your ____ (8) is close.”
9. The cat came up to the coach and told the king that while his lord was washing, there came by some ____ (9), who stole his clothes.
10. Although Miller’s son was poor, he was handsome and a ____ (10) fellow, so that the king’s daughter fell in love with him.

Jawaban:

1. “Do not be sad, master. Just give me a bag and a pair of boots. Then, I will show you that you did not receive such a poor __inheritance__ (1) in me.”
2. Thinking how __cunning__ (2) the cat was, he thought to give the cat a chance to help him.
3. The cat looked very __gallant__ (3) in his boots.
4. Then, the cat put bran and corn into his bag, held the strings of the bag in his two fore paws and laid by a rabbit __warren__ (4), stretching as if he were dead.
5. He waited for some young rabbits, who were still not acquainted with the __deceit__ (5) of the world.
6. Meeting the king in person, he made a low bow and said, “I have brought you, my majesty, a rabbit of the warren, which my __noble__ (6) lord, the Marquis of Carabas has commanded me to present to you.”
7. Another time, again, he hid among a cornfield, held his bag open, and when a brace of __partridges__ (7) ran into it, he soon drew the strings and caught them.
8. If you follow my advice, your __fortune__ (8) is close.”
9. The cat came up to the coach and told the king that while his lord was washing, there came by some __rogues__ (9), who stole his clothes.
10. Although Miller’s son was poor, he was handsome and a __well-built__ (10) fellow, so that the king’s daughter fell in love with him.