The Monkeys and a Bell

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Once, there lived a Thief in a kingdom. One day, he stole a Church bell and ran into the forest. Soon, a Tiger saw the Thief, pounced upon him and killed him. The bell dropped to the ground.

Some Monkeys found the bell and started playing with it. When the people found the Thief’s body they thought, ‘A monster must have killed him and then rung the bell? He will kill all of us now!’

They got scared and started leaving the kingdom.

One day, a brave and clever woman was passing through the forest and saw the Monkeys playing with the bell.
She had a plan and told the King, “Your Majesty! The monster can be conquered. But it will cost money.”

The King agreed to pay her a large sum of money as he was concerned about the safety of his people.

Then, the woman collected a lot of fruits and pretended to pray. Later, she kept them under a tree in the forest, and waited, nearby. When the monkeys saw the fruits, they dropped the bell and rushed down.

She quickly picked up the bell and ran back to the city.

Intelligence and courage will bring success.

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Source:  Shortstoriesshort.com

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Vocabulary in Russian , Spanish, German and Chinese .

English	Pronunciation	Russian	Spanish
thief	[θiːf]	вор	ladrón
kingdom	[‘kɪŋdəm]	королевство	Reino
Steal (stole)	[stiːl]	воровать	robar
church	[ʧɜːʧ]	церковь	Iglesia
bell	[bel]	колокол	campana
forest	[‘fɔrɪst]	лес	bosque
soon	[suːn]	скоро	pronto
pounce	[paun(t)s]	хватать когтями	atacar súbitamente
scare	[skeə]	пугать	asustar
brave	[breɪv]	храбрый	valiente
monster	[‘mɔn(t)stə]	чудовище	monstruo
clever	[‘klevə]	умный	inteligente
pass	[pɑːs]	идти	pasar
Your Majesty	Your Majesty	Ваше величество	Su Majestad
conquer	[‘kɔŋkə]	завоёвывать	conquistar
collect	[kə’lekt]	собирать	recoger
pretend	[prɪ’tend]	притворяться	fingir
nearby	[ˌnɪə’baɪ]	близлежащий	cerca
drop	[drɔp]	капать	caer
rush	[rʌʃ]	бросаться	precipitarse
quickly	[‘kwɪklɪ]	быстро	con rapidez
intelligence	[ɪn’telɪʤ(ə)n(t)s]	интеллект	inteligencia
courage	[‘kʌrɪʤ]	бесстрашие	valor

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Vocabulary

English	Pronunciation	German	Chinese
thief	[θiːf]	Dieb	賊
kingdom	[‘kɪŋdəm]	Königreich	王國
Steal (stole)	[stiːl]	Stehlen	偷
church	[ʧɜːʧ]	Kirche	教會
bell	[bel]	Glocke	鐘
forest	[‘fɔrɪst]	Wald	森林
soon	[suːn]	bald	不久
pounce	[paun(t)s]	springen	撲
scare	[skeə]	erschrecken	嚇
brave	[breɪv]	mutig	勇敢
monster	[‘mɔn(t)stə]	Monster-	怪物
clever	[‘klevə]	klug	聰明
pass	[pɑːs]	passieren	通過
Your Majesty	Your Majesty	Eure Majestät	陛下
conquer	[‘kɔŋkə]	erobern	征服
collect	[kə’lekt]	sammeln	收集
pretend	[prɪ’tend]	vorgeben	假裝
nearby	[ˌnɪə’baɪ]	in der Nähe	附近
drop	[drɔp]	fallen	下降
rush	[rʌʃ]	eilen	趕
quickly	[‘kwɪklɪ]	schnell	很快
intelligence	[ɪn’telɪʤ(ə)n(t)s]	Intelligenz	情報
courage	[‘kʌrɪʤ]	Mut	勇氣

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THE LION

Just as a great Bear rushed to seize a stray kid, a Lion leaped from another direction upon the same prey. The two fought furiously for the prize until they had received so many wounds that both sank down unable to continue the battle. Just then a Fox dashed up, and seizing the kid, made off with it as fast as he could go, while the Lion and the Bear looked on in helpless rage.

“How much better it would have been,” they said, “to have shared in a friendly spirit.”

Moral: Those who have all the toil do not always get the proft.

THE SHEEP

A Wolf had been hurt in a fght with a Bear. He was unable to move and could not
satisfy his hunger and thirst. A Sheep passed by near his hiding place, and the Wolf called to him.

“Please fetch me a drink of water,” he begged, “that might give me strength enough so I can get me some solid food.”

“Solid food!” said the Sheep. “That means me, I suppose. If I should bring you a drink, it would only serve to wash me down your throat. Don’t talk to me about a drink!”

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