Fifi and the Woodlouse

'What a pity the summer isn't coming back till next year', said Fifi to herself and put on her autumn coat.
'Take the umbrella with you', called Pufa and Fufa who were waiting on her.
'Sure!' laughed Fifi and screamed at once. 'Oh my!' There was a woodlouse sitting silently in her umbrella.
'Don't be afraid of me', she said silently. 'I only look so, but I'm not your enemy. I've hidden myself here, because I had lost seven pairs of my shoes and I can't go out barefoot in such bad weather.'
'So do you want me to lend you shoes?'
'And do you have seven pairs?'
'Well, only two. But I can look for them together with my friends. Tell me, where have you lost them.'
'In the thickets by the bench, the Spider set his cobweb I fell into. It's true, I managed to escape, but my shoes are left there.'
'Well, well, the Spider...', said Fifi. 'In that case we are going to meet again.'



a woodlouse - stonoga
what a pity - szkoda
an autumn coat - palto jesienne
an umbrella - parasolka
at once - natychmiast
silently - cicho
to be afraid - bać się
an enemy - nieprzyjaciel
to hide oneself - schować się
barefoot - boso
to lend - pożyczyć
to look for - szukać
thickets - zarośla
in that case - w takim razie

2. Stonoga w parasolu

- Szkoda, że lato wróci dopiero za rok - powiedziała do siebie Fifi wkładając jesienne palto.
- Zabierz parasol - zawołały Pufa i Fufa, które czekały na nią.
- Jasne! - zaśmiała się Fifi i natychmiast krzyknęła - łaaaa!
W parasolu siedziała cichutko skulona stonoga.
- Nie bój się mnie - powiedziała cicho. - Ja tylko tak wyglądam, ale nie jestem twoim nieprzyjacielem. Schowałam się u was, ponieważ zgubiłam siedem par swoich butów, a w taką niepogodę nie mogę pójść na boso.
- To co, pożyczyć ci buty?
- A masz siedem par?
- Nie, tylko dwie. Ale może poszukam ich razem z przyjaciółmi? Wytłumacz, gdzie je zgubiłaś.
- W zaroślach koło ławki pająk zastawił sieć, w którą wpadłam. Wprawdzie udało mi się uciec, ale moje buty tam zostały.
- No proszę, pająk... - powiedziała Fifi - W takim razie znów się spotkamy.

Czy potrafisz ...
uzupełnić zdania czasownikami w czasie Past perfect

1. Tom failed the exam because he ............... enough. (not study)
2. They saw the film in the cinema after they ............... the book. (read)
3. I couldn't get into my car because I ............... my key. (lose)
4. When she saw Mike she was sure they .............. before. (meet)
5. After he ............... his exercise he took his dog for a walk. (do)
6. Jeremy didn't know where he ............... his identity card. (leave)

Prawidłowe odpowiedzi
1. Tom failed the exam because he hadn't studied enough.
2. They saw the film in the cinema after they had read the book.
3. I couldn't get into my car because I had lost my key.
4. When she saw Mike she was sure they had met before.
5. After he had done his exercise he took his dog for a walk.
6. Jeremy didn't know where he had left his identity card.

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