Speak the truth1! But do it wisely2.
Long
time ago3 there was a great4 king5. One night the king dreamed6 that all his teeth7 had fallen
out8. Immediately9
he sent for one of his soothsayers10
to interpret11 the
meaning of the dream. With a sad face and mournful12
voice13, the soothsayer
told the monarch14 that
the dream meant that all his relatives15
would die16 and that he would
be left alone17. This
made the king upset18 and
he drove the servant from his presence19.
Another was called20 and the
king told him of the dream. This wise man smiled, and replied, "Rejoice21, O King; the dream
means that you will live yet many years22.
In fact23 you will outlive24 all your
relatives." This pleased the king25
very much, and in his joy26
he gave this soothsayer a rich reward27.
The moral of the story is that
the two soothsayers had said, the same
thing28, but the second29
man did it right30
1.
truth
– истина, правда
2.
wisely (wise) – с мудростью, с умом
3.
long time ago – много времени тому назад, давным давно
4.
great
– великий
5.
king – король
6.
dreamed
(to dream) – приснилось
7.
teeth
– зубы
8.
fallen
out (to fall out) - выпали
9.
immediately
– немедленно
10.
soothsayer
– предсказатель
11.
interpret
– толковать
12.
mournful
- мрачный, траурный
13.
voice – голос
14.
monarch
– монарх
15.
relatives
– родственники
16.
die
– умирать
17.
left
alone – останется
один
18.
upset
– злой
19.
drove
the servant from his presence - выгнал слугу прочь
20.
another
was called – позвали другого
21.
rejoice
– возрадуйся
22.
you
will live yet many years – ты проживешь еще много лет
23.
in
fact – в сущности
24.
outlive
– переживешь
25.
this
pleased the king – это понравилось королю
26.
in
his joy – на радостях
27.
rich
reward – щедрую награду
28.
same thing – то же самое
29.
second
– второй
30.
right
– правильно
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