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Legend Five

Read this English legend and do the tasks after it.

Piers and the Dragon

A dragon lived in a small place in England in the 11th century. It helped the Devil a lot. Many other dragons did it too, but the Devil liked this dragon most of all. It lived under a big yew tree near the lake. In the manner of all dragons, it terrorized the people who lived near that place.

One of them was Piers [pıǝz], the lord of the manor. Piers was a brave man. He decided to destroy the dragon. So he took up his sword and spear and called his three dogs. Then he rode to the yew tree to fight with the dragon.

After a terrible fight with the dragon, Piers put his sword down on its throat and killed it. At that moment the Devil appeared. He was furious and promised to have the lord's soul after he died. And it didn't matter where his body was — within the church or without.

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Lord Piers was not only brave. He was very clever as well. Before he died, he shot an arrow at the church wall and asked to build his tomb in it. And there you can see it today — not within the church and not without it either.

Answer the questions.

1) What does the legend say about the time when these events took place?

2) What does it say about the dragon?

3) What did the Devil think of this dragon?

4) What does the legend say about Piers?

5) What was the end of the battle?

6) Why was the Devil furious?

7) What did the Devil promise to do?

8) Why couldn't the Devil get Piers' soul?

1) Что легенда говорит о времени, когда произошли эти события?

Ответ: The legend says that these events took place in the 11th century. (Легенда гласит, что эти события произошли в 11 веке.)

2) Что в ней говорится о драконе?

Ответ: It says that the dragon helped the Devil a lot and terrorized the people who lived nearby. (Говорится, что дракон много помогал Дьяволу и терроризировал людей, живших поблизости.)

3) Что Дьявол думал об этом драконе?

Ответ: The Devil liked this dragon most of all. (Дьяволу этот дракон нравился больше всех.)

4) Что легенда говорит о Пирсе?

Ответ: The legend says that Piers was a brave and very clever man, the lord of the manor. (Легенда гласит, что Пирс был смелым и очень умным человеком, лордом поместья.)

5) Каков был исход битвы?

Ответ: Piers put his sword down on the dragon's throat and killed it. (Пирс вонзил свой меч в горло дракону и убил его.)

6) Почему Дьявол был в ярости?

Ответ: The Devil was furious because Piers killed his favourite dragon. (Дьявол был в ярости, потому что Пирс убил его любимого дракона.)

7) Что пообещал сделать Дьявол?

Ответ: He promised to have Piers' soul after he died, no matter if his body was within the church or without. (Он пообещал забрать душу Пирса после его смерти, независимо от того, будет ли его тело в церкви или вне ее.)

8) Почему Дьявол не смог забрать душу Пирса?

Ответ: Because Piers was buried in the church wall, so his body was neither within the church nor without it. (Потому что Пирс был похоронен в стене церкви, так что его тело не было ни в церкви, ни вне ее.)