Then Jack lifted up the copper-lid very quietly ( ) and got down like a mouse ( , ) and crept on hands and knees ( : ) till he came to the table ( ), when up he crawled ( = ), caught hold of the golden harp ( ) and dashed with it towards the door ( ). But the harp called out quite loud ( ): Master ()! Master! and the ogre woke up ( ) just in time to see Jack ( , ) running off with his harp ( ).
rogue [rəug], careless [`keələs], commence [kə`mens]
Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, cried out the ogre. I smell him, wife, I smell him.
Do you, my dearie? says the ogres wife. Then, if its that little rogue that stole your gold and the hen that laid the golden eggs hes sure to have got into the oven. And they both rushed to the oven. But Jack wasnt there, luckily, and the ogre s wife said: There you are again with your fee-fi-fo-fum. Why, of course, its the boy you caught last night that Ive just broiled for your breakfast. How forgetful I am, and how careless you are not to know the difference between live and dead after all these years.
So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: Well, I could have sworn and hed get up and search the larder and the cupboards and everything, only, luckily, he didnt think of the copper.
After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp. So she brought it and put it on the table before him. Then he said: Sing! and the golden harp sang most beautifully. And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
Then Jack lifted up the copper-lid very quietly and got down like a mouse and crept on hands and knees till he came to the table, when up he crawled, caught hold of the golden harp and dashed with it towards the door. But the harp called out quite loud: Master! Master! and the ogre woke up just in time to see Jack running off with his harp.
Jack ran as fast as he could ( , ), and the ogre came rushing after ( ), and would soon have caught him ( ), only Jack had a start ( ) and dodged him a bit ( ) and knew where he was going ( , ). When he got to the beanstalk ( ) the ogre was not more than twenty yards away ( , ) when suddenly he saw Jack disappear like ( , ), and when he came to the end of the road ( ) he saw Jack underneath ( ) climbing down for dear life ( : ). Well, the ogre didnt like trusting himself to such a ladder ( = ), and he stood and waited ( ), so Jack got another start ( ). But just then the harp cried out ( ): Master ()! Master! and the ogre swung himself down ( : ; to swing , ) on to the beanstalk ( ), which shook with his weight ( ). Down climbs Jack ( ), and after him climbed the ogre ( ). By this time ( ) Jack had climbed down and climbed down and climbed down ( ) till he was very nearly home ( ). So he called out ( ): Mother ()! Mother! bring me an axe ( ), bring me an axe. And his mother came rushing out ( : ) with the axe in her hand ( ), but when she came to the beanstalk ( ) she stood stock still with fright ( ), for there she saw the ogre ( ) with his legs just through the clouds ( = ).
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But Jack jumped down ( ) and got hold of the axe ( ) and gave a chop at the beanstalk ( : ) which cut it half in two ( // : ). The ogre felt the beanstalk shake and quiver ( , ), so he stopped to see what was the matter ( : ). Then Jack gave another chop with the axe ( ), and the beanstalk was cut in two ( ) and began to topple over ( ). Then the ogre fell down ( ) and broke his crown ( : ), and the beanstalk came toppling after ( ).
Then Jack showed his mother his golden harp ( ), and what with showing that and selling the golden eggs ( - = ), Jack and his mother became very rich ( ), and he married a great princess ( ), and they lived happy ever after ( : ).
suddenly [`sAdənlı], quiver [`kwıvə], crown [kraun]
Jack ran as fast as he could, and the ogre came rushing after, and would soon have caught him, only Jack had a start and dodged him a bit and knew where he was going. When he got to the beanstalk the ogre was not more than twenty yards away when suddenly he saw Jack disappear, and when he came to the end of the road he saw Jack underneath climbing down for dear life. Well, the ogre didnt like trusting himself to such a ladder, and he stood and waited, so Jack got another start. But just then the harp cried out: Master! Master! and the ogre swung himself down on to the beanstalk, which shook with his weight. Down climbs Jack, and after him climbed the ogre. By this time Jack had climbed down and climbed down and climbed down till he was very nearly home. So he called out: Mother! Mother! bring me an axe, bring me an axe. And his mother came rushing out with the axe in her hand, but when she came to the beanstalk she stood stock still with fright, for there she saw the ogre with his legs just through the clouds.
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But Jack jumped down and got hold of the axe and gave a chop at the beanstalk which cut it half in two. The ogre felt the beanstalk shake and quiver, so he stopped to see what was the matter. Then Jack gave another chop with the axe, and the beanstalk was cut in two and began to topple over. Then the ogre fell down and broke his crown, and the beanstalk came toppling after.
Then Jack showed his mother his golden harp, and what with showing that and selling the golden eggs, Jack and his mother became very rich, and he married a great princess, and they lived happy ever after.
The Story of the Three Little Pigs ( )
Once upon a time when pigs spoke rhyme (- ),
And monkeys chewed tobacco ( ),
And hens took snuff to make them tough ( , = ),
And ducks went quack, quack, quack, O! ( : --)
THERE was an old sow with three little pigs (- ), and as she had not enough to keep them ( , ), she sent them out to seek their fortune ( : , = ). The first that went off (, ) met a man with a bundle of straw ( ), and said to him ( ):
Please, man, give me that straw to build a house (, , , ).
Which the man did ( ), and the little pig built a house with it ( : ). Presently came along a wolf ( ), and knocked at the door ( ), and said ( ):
Little pig ( ), little pig, let me come in ( ). To which the pig answered ( ):
No (), no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin (// ). The wolf then answered to that ( ):
Then Ill huff ( ), and Ill puff ( ), and Ill blow your house in ( ; to blow in : ).
So he huffed, and he puffed ( ), and he blew his house in ( ), and ate up the little pig ( ).
The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze and said ( ):
Please, man, give me that furze to build a house (, , , ).
Which the man did ( ), and the pig built his house ( ). Then along came the wolf ( ), and said ( ):
Little pig, little pig, let me come in.
No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin.
straw [stro:], knock [nok], furze [fə:z]
Once upon a time when pigs spoke rhyme,
And monkeys chewed tobacco,
And hens took snuff to make them tough,
And ducks went quack, quack, quack, O!
THERE was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him:
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Please, man, give me that straw to build a house.
Which the man did, and the little pig built a house with it. Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said:
Little pig, little pig, let me come in. To which the pig answered:
No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin. The wolf then answered to that:
Then Ill huff, and Ill puff, and Ill blow your house in.
So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in, and ate up the little pig.
The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze and said:
Please, man, give me that furze to build a house.
Which the man did, and the pig built his house. Then along came the wolf, and said:
Little pig, little pig, let me come in.
No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin.
"Then Ill huff ( ), and Ill puff ( ), and Ill blow your house in ( ).
So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed, and he huffed ( , , , ), and at last he blew the house down ( ), and he ate up the little pig ( ).
The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks, and said ( ):
Please, man, give me those bricks to build a house with (, , , ).
So the man gave him the bricks, and he built his house with them ( , ). So the wolf came ( ), as he did to the other little pigs, and said ( = , ):
Little pig, little pig, let me come in.
No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin.
Then Ill huff, and Ill puff, and Ill blow your house in.
"Then Ill huff, and Ill puff, and Ill blow your house in.
So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed, and he huffed, and at last he blew the house down, and he ate up the little pig.
The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks, and said:
Please, man, give me those bricks to build a house with.
So the man gave him the bricks, and he built his house with them. So the wolf came, as he did to the other little pigs, and said:
Little pig, little pig, let me come in.
No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin.
Then Ill huff, and Ill puff, and Ill blow your house in.
Well, he huffed, and he puffed, and he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and huffed ( ); but he could not get the house down ( ). When he found that he could not ( : , ; to find ), with all his huffing and puffing ( ), blow the house down, he said ( , ):
Little pig, I know where there is a nice field of turnips ( , , ).
Where ()? said the little pig.
Oh, in Mr Smiths Home-field (, ), and if you will be ready tomorrow morning ( ) I will call for you ( ), and we will go together ( ), and get some for dinner ( ).
Very well ( ), said the little pig, I will be ready ( ). What time do you mean to go ( )?
Oh, at six oclock ( ).
Well, the little pig got up at five ( ), and got the turnips ( ) before the wolf came ( ) (which he did about six (ó )), who said ( ):
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Little pig, are you ready ( , )?
The little pig said: Ready ()! I have been and come back again ( ), and got a nice potful for dinner ( // ).
field [fi:ld], turnip [`tə:nıp], potful [`potful]
Well, he huffed, and he puffed, and he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and huffed; but he could not get the house down. When he found that he could not, with all his huffing and puffing, blow the house down, he said:
Little pig, I know where there is a nice field of turnips.
Where? said the little pig.
Oh, in Mr Smiths Home-field, and if you will be ready tomorrow morning I will call for you, and we will go together, and get some for dinner.
Very well, said the little pig, I will be ready. What time do you mean to go?
Oh, at six oclock.
Well, the little pig got up at five, and got the turnips before the wolf came (which he did about six), who said:
Little pig, are you ready?
The little pig said: Ready! I have been and come back again, and got a nice potful for dinner.
The wolf felt very angry at this ( ; to feel ), but thought that he would be up to the little pig ( , ) somehow or other ( ), so he said ( ):
Little pig, I know where there is a nice apple tree ( , , ).
Where? said the pig.
Down at Merry-garden ( - = ), replied the wolf ( ), and if you will not deceive me ( ) I will come for you at five oclock tomorrow ( ) and get some apples ( ).
Well, the little pig bustled up the next morning at four oclock ( ; to bustle , ; ), and went off for the apples ( : ), hoping to get back before the wolf came ( , ); but he had further to go ( ), and had to climb the tree ( ), so that just as he was coming down from it ( , ), he saw the wolf coming ( = ), which (ó), as you may suppose ( ), frightened him very much ( ). When the wolf came up he said ( , ):
Little pig, what ()! are you here before me ( )? Are they nice apples ( : )?
Yes, very (, ), said the little pig. I will throw you down one ( ).
And he threw it so far ( ), that, while the wolf was gone to pick it up (, ), the little pig jumped down and ran home ( ). The next day the wolf came again ( ), and said to the little pig ( ):
Little pig, there is a fair at Shanklin this afternoon ( ), will you go ( )?
Oh yes ( ), said the pig, I will go ( ); what time shall you be ready ( )?
somehow [`sAmhau], suppose [sə`pəuz]
The wolf felt very angry at this, but thought that he would be up to the little pig somehow or other, so he said:
Little pig, I know where there is a nice apple tree.
Where? said the pig.
Down at Merry-garden, replied the wolf, and if you will not deceive me I will come for you at five oclock tomorrow and get some apples.
Well, the little pig bustled up the next morning at four oclock, and went off for the apples, hoping to get back before the wolf came; but he had further to go, and had to climb the tree, so that just as he was coming down from it, he saw the wolf coming, which, as you may suppose, frightened him very much. When the wolf came up he said:
Little pig, what! are you here before me? Are they nice apples?
Yes, very, said the little pig. I will throw you down one.
And he threw it so far, that, while the wolf was gone to pick it up, the little pig jumped down and ran home. The next day the wolf came again, and said to the little pig:
Little pig, there is a fair at Shanklin this afternoon, will you go?
Oh yes, said the pig, I will go; what time shall you be ready?
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At three ( ), said the wolf. So the little pig went off before the time as usual ( , ), and got to the fair ( ), and bought a butter-churn ( ), which he was going home with ( ), when he saw the wolf coming ( = ). Then he could not tell what to do ( , ). So he got into the churn to hide ( , ), and by so doing turned it round ( , : ), and it rolled down the hill ( ) with the pig in it ( ), which frightened the wolf so much ( : ), that he ran home without going to the fair ( , = ). He went to the little pigs house ( ), and told him how frightened he had been ( , ) by a great round thing ( ) which came down the hill past him ( : ). Then the little pig said ( ):
Hah, I frightened you, then ( = ). I had been to the fair ( ) and bought a butter-churn ( ), and when I saw you ( ), I got into it ( ), and rolled down the hill ( ).
Then the wolf was very angry indeed ( = ), and declared ( ) he would eat up the little pig ( ), and that he would get down the chimney after him ( ). When the little pig saw what he was about ( , : ), he hung on the pot full of water ( , ), and made up a blazing fire ( = ), and, just as the wolf was coming down ( : ), took off the cover ( ), and in fell the wolf ( ); so the little pig put on the cover again in an instant ( ), boiled him up ( ), and ate him for supper ( ), and lived happy ever afterwards ( ).
butter-churn [`bAtətSə:n], blazing [`bleızıŋ], declare [dık`leə]
At three, said the wolf. So the little pig went off before the time as usual, and got to the fair, and bought a butter-churn, which he was going home with, when he saw the wolf coming. Then he could not tell what to do. So he got into the churn to hide, and by so doing turned it round, and it rolled down the hill with the pig in it, which frightened the wolf so much, that he ran home without going to the fair. He went to the little pigs house, and told him how frightened he had been by a great round thing which came down the hill past him. Then the little pig said:
Hah, I frightened you, then. I had been to the fair and bought a butter-churn, and when I saw you, I got into it, and rolled down the hill.
Then the wolf was very angry indeed, and declared he would eat up the little pig, and that he would get down the chimney after him. When the little pig saw what he was about, he hung on the pot full of water, and made up a blazing fire, and, just as the wolf was coming down, took off the cover, and in fell the wolf; so the little pig put on the cover again in an instant, boiled him up, and ate him for supper, and lived happy ever afterwards.
The Master And His Pupil ( )
THERE was once a very learned man ( = - ) in the north country ( ) who knew all the languages under the sun ( ), and who was acquainted with all the mysteries of creation ( ). He had one big book ( ) bound in black calf ( ) and clasped with iron ( ), and with iron corners ( ), and chained to a table ( : ) which was made fast to the floor ( ); and when he read out of this book ( ), he unlocked it with an iron key ( ), and none but he read from it ( , , ), for it contained all the secrets of the spiritual world ( ). It told how many angels there were in heaven ( , ): and how they marched in their ranks ( ), and sang in their quires ( ), and what were their several functions ( ; several , ), and what was the name of each great angel of might ( ). And it told of the demons ( ), how many of them there were ( ), and what were their several powers ( / ), and their labours ( = ), and their names ( ), and how they might be summoned ( ), and how tasks might be imposed on them ( ), and how they might be chained to be as slaves to man ( , ).
Now the master had a pupil ( , ) who was but a foolish lad ( ), and he acted as servant to the great master ( = ), but never was he suffered ( ) to look into the black book ( ), hardly to enter the private room ( ).
acquainted [ə`kweıntıd], quire [kwaıə], private [`praıvıt]
THERE was once a very learned man in the north country who knew all the languages under the sun, and who was acquainted with all the mysteries of creation. He had one big book bound in black calf and clasped with iron, and with iron corners, and chained to a table which was made fast to the floor; and when he read out of this book, he unlocked it with an iron key, and none but he read from it, for it contained all the secrets of the spiritual world. It told how many angels there were in heaven: and how they marched in their ranks, and sang in their quires, and what were their several functions, and what was the name of each great angel of might. And it told of the demons, how many of them there were, and what were their several powers, and their labours, and their names, and how they might be summoned, and how tasks might be imposed on them, and how they might be chained to be as slaves to man.
Now the master had a pupil who was but a foolish lad, and he acted as servant to the great master, but never was he suffered to look into the black book, hardly to enter the private room.
One day the master was out (: : ), and then the lad ( ), as curious as could be ( , = ), hurried to the chamber ( ) where his master kept his wondrous apparatus ( ) for changing copper into silver ( ), and where was his mirror ( ) in which he could see ( ) all that was passing in the world (, ), and where was the shell ( ) which when held to his ear (, = ) whispered all the words ( ) that were being spoken ( ) by any one ( = ) the master desired to know about ( ). The lad tried in vain with the crucibles ( ) to turn copper and lead into gold and silver ( ) he looked long and vainly ( ) into the mirror ( ); smoke and clouds passed over it ( / /), but he saw nothing plain ( ), and the shell to his ear ( // ) produced only indistinct murmurings ( ), like the breaking of distant seas ( = ) on an unknown shore ( ).
I can do nothing ( ), he said, as I dont know the right words to utter ( , ), and they are locked up in yon book ( ). He looked round, and, see ( = )! the book was unfastened ( ); the master had forgotten to lock it before he went out ( , ). The boy rushed to it ( ) and unclosed the volume ( ). It was written with red and black ink ( ), and much of it he could not understand ( ); but he put his finger on a line ( ) and spelled it through ( ).
wondrous [`wAndrəs], desire [dı`zaıə], unfastened [An`fa:sənd]
One day the master was out, and then the lad, as curious as could be, hurried to the chamber where his master kept his wondrous apparatus for changing copper into silver, and where was his mirror in which he could see all that was passing in the world, and where was the shell which when held to his ear whispered all the words that were being spoken by any one the master desired to know about. The lad tried in vain with the crucibles to turn copper and lead into gold and silver he looked long and vainly into the mirror; smoke and clouds passed over it, but he saw nothing plain, and the shell to his ear produced only indistinct murmurings, like the breaking of distant seas on an unknown shore.
