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Legend Six

Read this English legend and do the tasks after it.

The King and the Witch

There are many Stone Circles and Standing Stones in the British Isles. Some of them are very famous. Such are Stone Circles not far from Long Compton.

The legend says that more than 2,000 years ago a king from some small kingdom in the west of England decided to become king of the whole country. He and his army were moving in Central England when at some place, on the borders of Warwickshire and Oxfordshire¹, they met a witch. The witch said, "If you, King, can see Long Compton after taking seven strides, you will be King of England."

The king knew that Long Compton, a small village in Warwickshire, was just over the hill. Anyone could see it from there. The king was sure that he could get to the top of the hill after taking seven strides. He said, "A King of England I shall be!" And he began walking. But on his seventh stride the ground rose up before him. The witch laughed and said, "You will all become stones, you and your men."

And so it was that the king became the King Stone, his men — the King's Men Stone Circle, and his knights — the Whispering Knights. Stones they became and stones they are.

You can see them nowadays in front of the King Stone. There are about 72 stones in the circle, and the legend has it that nobody is able to count the King's Men. A baker once said he could count them. So he took some loaves and placed one loaf on each of the stones. But each time he tried to count them some of the loaves disappeared. The legend says no one who counts the stones three times and finds the number the same will live.

People believe that the stones, and first of all the King Stone, have a lot of magic power. So they come to the King Stone and put their hands on it. They hope to become rich and famous. Young girls also often visit the Whispering Knights. They put their ears to the stones to hear the names of their future husbands. Now some people think that the Whispering Knights can "whisper" the future to visitors.

Answer the questions.

1) What is Long Compton?

2) Why did the king of some small kingdom and his army come to the borders of Warwickshire and Oxfordshire?

3) Who did the king and his army meet there?

4) What did the witch tell the king?

5) The king was sure he could see the village after taking seven strides, wasn't he? Why was he so sure?

6) What happened on the king's seventh stride?

7) What did the witch tell the king while she was laughing?

8) Why do people know Stone Circles not far from Long Compton as Whispering Knights?

9) What does the legend say about counting the stones?

10) Did people try to count the stones? If they did, what was the result?

11) Is it dangerous to be able to count the stones? What does the legend say about it?

1) Что такое Лонг Комптон?

Ответ: Long Compton is a small village in Warwickshire. / Лонг Комптон - это небольшая деревня в Уорикшире.

2) Почему король небольшого королевства и его армия пришли к границам Уорикшира и Оксфордшира?

Ответ: The king wanted to become the king of the whole country. / Король хотел стать королем всей страны.

3) Кого встретили там король и его армия?

Ответ: They met a witch. / Они встретили ведьму.

4) Что ведьма сказала королю?

Ответ: She told him that if he could see Long Compton after taking seven strides, he would be King of England. / Она сказала ему, что если он сможет увидеть Лонг Комптон, сделав семь шагов, он станет королем Англии.

5) Король был уверен, что сможет увидеть деревню, сделав семь шагов, не так ли? Почему он был так уверен?

Ответ: Yes, he was. He was so sure because Long Compton was just over the hill, and he was sure he could get to the top of the hill in seven strides. / Да, был. Он был так уверен, потому что Лонг Комптон находился прямо за холмом, и он был уверен, что сможет добраться до вершины холма за семь шагов.

6) Что произошло на седьмом шагу короля?

Ответ: On his seventh stride, the ground rose up before him. / На его седьмом шагу земля поднялась перед ним.

7) Что ведьма сказала королю, пока смеялась?

Ответ: While laughing, she said to the king: “You will all become stones, you and your men.” / Смеясь, она сказала королю: «Вы все станете камнями, ты и твои люди».

8) Почему люди знают Каменные Круги недалеко от Лонг Комптона как Шепчущие Рыцари?

Ответ: Because people believe that the Whispering Knights can "whisper" the future to visitors, for example, young girls come to hear the names of their future husbands. / Потому что люди верят, что Шепчущие Рыцари могут «нашептать» будущее посетителям, например, молодые девушки приходят, чтобы услышать имена своих будущих мужей.

9) Что легенда говорит о подсчете камней?

Ответ: The legend says that nobody is able to count the stones. / Легенда гласит, что никто не может сосчитать камни.

10) Пытались ли люди сосчитать камни? Если да, то каков был результат?

Ответ: Yes, they did. A baker tried to count them by placing a loaf of bread on each stone, but each time he tried, some of the loaves disappeared. / Да, пытались. Пекарь пытался сосчитать их, кладя по буханке хлеба на каждый камень, но каждый раз, когда он пытался, несколько буханок исчезало.

11) Опасно ли уметь считать камни? Что об этом говорит легенда?

Ответ: Yes, it is dangerous. The legend says that no one who counts the stones three times and gets the same number will live. / Да, это опасно. Легенда гласит, что тот, кто сосчитает камни три раза и получит одинаковое число, не выживет.