Юлия Пучкова - Забавные истории котенка Рэдди / Reddys Funny Stories
"Oh Blackie," says Pinky. "I think, Reddy is very hungry. Let's have lunch. And then we can watch a film."
So we have lunch. Now I am not hungry and I can watch films about mice, fish or birds.
"Thank you, Pinky," I say. "You are so clever."
Exercises
1 Answer the questions.
1. What's the weather like today?
2. What are the kittens doing?
3. Are the films interesting?
4. Is Blackie angry?
5. What are the films about?
6. Is Reddy hungry?
7. Do they have lunch?
2 Match.
3 Complete.
1. Let's watch a f _____.
2. When I see a mouse, I am h _____.
3. Let's have l _____.
4 What is it?
1. It is big or small. It can sing and fly.
2. It is big or small. It can't talk but it can swim.
3. Cats catch it. It is small. It has got a long tail.
4. You can watch it. It is interesting.
VI. Well Done, Pinky!
It is Sunday today. It is our clean day. We tidy up our house on Sunday and we have a bath on Sunday.
Now Pinky is cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom. I am cleaning the dining room. Blackie is cleaning the bedroom. It is funny. We like it. When the house is clean, Pinky says:
"Now let's work in the garden. Let's water the flowers and the trees in the garden."
"Oh no!" we cry together with Blackie. "We can't work in the garden. We are tired."
"But think about the trees and the flowers!" says Pinky. "You drink milk and water every day, but they can't do it. They haven't got milk or water in the fridge. They are thirsty."
"How do you know?" we ask. "Do you talk to trees?"
"No, I don't," says Pinky, and she is very angry. "But I know! Look!"
Pinky takes a glass of water and waters the floor.
"Can you see the water?" she asks.
"Yes, we can," we answer.
"The floor is not thirsty. It is not drinking the water," says Pinky. "Now let's go to the garden."
Pinky takes another glass with water and we go to the garden.
We come up to a tree. Pinky waters the tree.
"Look!" says Pinky. "The tree is drinking! There is no water on the ground now."
We look at the ground. It is wet, but there is no water on the ground.
"The trees are thirsty!" says Pinky. "Now help me to water them."
"Pinky, you are very clever!" I say. "You can understand trees."
And we water all the trees and the flowers in the garden.
Mrs Paw always visits us on Sundays. She looks at the clean rooms and at the trees and flowers in the garden. She says: "Good kittens!"
Exercises
1 Answer the questions.
1. What day is it today?
2. What do they tidy up?
3. Do they like it?
4. Do they go to the garden?
5. Do they water the trees and the flowers?
6. Who visits the kittens on Sundays?
2 Match.
3 About you.
1. Do you tidy up your room?
2. Do you water the flowers?
3. Do you work in the garden?
4. Do you water the trees in your garden?
4 What is it?
1. It is beautiful. It is red, yellow, white, orange, pink or blue. You water it.
2. It is small or big. You have water in it.
3. Tables, sofas, chairs, bookcases, armchairs stand on it.
4. You can sleep in this room.
5. You can eat in this room.
6. You can cook in this room.
7. You can wash in this room.
VII. A Monster
It is sunny today. It is very hot. We are hot. We take a big towel, three cups, three plates, some milk, some meat, three apples and go to the lake.
The lake is big and the water in the lake is cold. We swim and play. Then we go out. Blackie does not go out. He is in the lake.
"Go out!" says Pinky. "The water is not warm. It is cold."
"I am not cold," says Blackie. "I like the water!"
"Pinky," I say. "Let's eat our breakfast."
"But we can't. Blackie is in the lake." "Yes, we can," I say. I take a piece of meat, eat it and say:
"Look, Blackie! I am eating our meat! It is very nice!"
Blackie looks at me and says:
"Eat the meat. I can fish here."
So Blackie is in the water. The water is cold. Pinky is not happy. She is sad. She looks at me and says:
"Reddy, what can we do?"
"Wait and see," I say.
Blackie is fishing now. He is not looking at me. I walk into the water and dive. Now I am under the water. I swim to Blackie under the water. Now I can see his legs. I open my mouth and bite him.
"Help!" cries Blackie. "There is a monster in the water."
Blackie runs out of the water.
"There is a monster in the lake!" he says to Pinky.
"A monster?!" cries Pinky.
"Yes, it has got red ears and very sharp teeth!"
Pinky looks at Blackie. She knows that monster but she says:
"Don't go into the water again! I know that monster. It is in one of my books. It is a terrible monster!"
"OK," says Blackie. He is afraid. He looks at Pinky and says:
"And where is Reddy?"
"Oh no!" cries Pinky. "He is in the water!"
"Oh no!" cries Blackie. "The monster can bite him!"
They look at the lake. I am swimming in the lake.
"Reddy, come out!" cry Pinky and Blackie. "There is a terrible monster in the water!" says Blackie.
"Is it big?" I ask.
"It is long and it has got red ears and very sharp teeth!"
"But I am not afraid of monsters. I have got sharp teeth, too," I say. "I am not going out. The water is warm now. Don't wait for me. Have breakfast."
"Oh!" says Pinky. "Again."
She looks at Blackie.
"What about a monster with a black tail?" she says.
Exercises
1 Answer the questions.
1. What's the weather like today?
2. Are the kittens hot?
3. What do they take?
4. Where do they go?
5. Is the water hot?
6. Who is the monster with red ears?
7. Who is the monster with a black tail?
2 Match.
3 True or false?
1. Blackie is sad.
2. Reddy bites Pinky.
3. Pinky is under the water.
4. There is a monster in the lake.
5. The lake is small.
6. Pinky is swimming in the lake.
7. Blackie is afraid of the monster.
4 Put the sentences in the correct order.
1. The kittens go the lake.
2. It is sunny today.
3. Reddy eats the meat.
4. Reddy bites Blackie.
5. Reddy dives into the water.
6. Blackie runs out of the water.
VIII. A Visitor
It is evening. We are in the house. We are on the sofa. It is very late, but we don't want to go to bed.
There is a big vase in our room. It is empty.
Suddenly we hear a noise in the vase. We jump down and run to the vase. Blackie climbs up the vase and looks in.
"What is there?" we ask.
"I can't see," says Blackie. "It is too dark in the vase."
Then we hear the noise again.
"There is a small animal in the vase!" says Pinky. "Let's help it!"
"How can we help it?" we ask.
"Take the umbrella and put it in the vase. Then the animal can climb up the umbrella and get out," says Pinky.
I take the umbrella and put it in the vase. We listen and look. Suddenly we see the small animal. It is climbing up the umbrella. It is… Oh, it is a mouse!
"Oh, help!" cries Pinky. Pinky is a kitten, but she is afraid of mice. She jumps upon a shelf and hides behind the books.
Now the mouse can see us. It looks at us and cries, "Oh, help!" and climbs down the umbrella back into the vase.
"There is a mouse in the vase!" cries Blackie. "It is big and fat and I am hungry!"
"Oh no!" cries Pinky on the shelf. "Don't eat it! Please, don't eat it!"
But Blackie doesn't listen to Pinky. He puts his paw into the vase. He wants to catch the mouse but he can't. Then Blackie says. "I can climb into the vase and catch the mouse."
Blackie climbs into the vase. We can only see his tail now.
"It is too dark here!" cries Blackie. "I can't see the mouse!" He is very angry.
Suddenly we can see the mouse. It climbs up Blackie's tail and out of the vase.
"Blackie!" I say. "The mouse is not in the vase!"
"Where is it?" cries Blackie.
The mouse climbs down the vase and runs into a hole in the floor.
"It is under the floor," says Pinky. "Blackie, climb out!"
"But I can't!" cries Blackie. "Help me!"
I look at Pinky, and she looks at me.
"Then jump out!" we say.
"I can't jump here!" says Blackie.
"What can we do?" I ask Pinky.
"Take the umbrella and put it in the vase," says Pinky. "Then this hungry animal can climb out."
I put the umbrella in the vase. Soon we can see Blackie's head, then his body and his tail.
"Thank you," he says.
"The mouse is in that small hole in the floor," says Pinky. "You can climb in and catch it."
Blackie looks at the small hole.
"No," he says. "The mouse is very small and thin, and I am not very hungry."
"Then let's go to bed. It is very late," says Pinky.
Exercises
1 True or false?
1. It is morning.
2. The kittens are in the garden.
3. They want to go to bed.
4. There is a big animal in the vase.
5. A mouse climbs up the umbrella.
6. Reddy is afraid of mice.
7. Blackie doesn't listen to Pinky.
8. Blackie climbs down the umbrella.
9. The mouse is behind the books.
2 What is it?
1. You can put flowers in it.
2. You take it with you, when it is raining.
3. It is small. Mice live there.
4. People put books on it.
3 Fill in: up, in, to, at, of.
1. It is climbing _____ the umbrella.
2. We put the umbrella _____ the vase.
3. The mouse looks _____ us.
4. Pinky is afraid _____ mice.
5. Blackie doesn't listen _____ Pinky.
6. We run _____ the vase.
7. We can hear a noise _____ the vase.
4 Answer the questions.
1. Where is the noise?
2. What do the kittens put in the vase?
3. What is there in the vase?
4. Where does Pinky hide?
5. Who is hungry?
6. Does the mouse climb out of the vase?
7. Where does the mouse hide?
IX. Ted
It is a happy day today. We are going to a party. It is Ted's birthday today. Ted is Mrs Paw's son. He is one year old today.
We take our present and go to the white house. Mrs Paw opens the door and we go in. Ted comes to us. He is a small grey kitten. He has got kind big green eyes and a short tail. We give him the present and sing "Happy birthday to you!" for him. Ted opens his present. It is a toy fish.
Then we have lunch. There is a lot of food. There are French fries and cheese, sandwiches and biscuits, fruit and ice cream.
"I like French fries," says Blackie. "I hope you don't like French fries?" he asks Ted.
Ted looks at Blackie. He thinks and thinks, then he says: "No, I don't. I like cheese and biscuits. You can eat the French fries. And I can eat some cheese and biscuits."
I am listening to them and I am very angry.
"I like French fries," I say suddenly.
"No, you don't like them," cries Blackie. He is angry. "I know. You like sandwiches and biscuits. You can eat them."
"No," I say, "today I like French fries."
I take a lot of French fries and say: "Ted, we can eat French fries together."
Ted is happy because he likes French fries. Blackie is angry because he likes French fries, too.
After lunch we play and watch TV. Now everyone is happy. Ted's birthday is great.
Exercises
1 Circle the odd word.
1. sandwiches, cheese, French fries, juice
2. son, kitten, brother, mother
3. paws, tail, eyes, head
4. small, short, fat, grey
2 Match the opposites.
3 Fill in: am, is, are.
1. There _____ a lot of food.
2. There _____ French fries.
3. I _____ angry.
4. Today it _____ a happy day
5. Everyone _____ happy.
4 Answer the questions.
1. What day is it today?
2. Where are the kittens going?
3. What is Ted's present?
4. Does Ted like French fries?
5. Does Reddy like French fries?
6. Why is Blackie angry?
7. When do they play and watch TV?
X. A Magic Tub
It is Sunday today. Our mummy is coming today. We love our mum. She is kind and she loves us. Our mum is very clean and she likes when we are clean, too.
Now we can hear a noise at the door. It is our mum. She is coming in.
"Hello, my little kittens," she says. "How are you?"
"We are fine," we mew.
Our mum goes to the bathroom. There is a big tub in the bathroom. Our mum washes in the tub.
