«Эти украшения такие очаровательные. Бабушка, как я те-перь выгляжу?» Марта кокетливо смотрит на бабушку.
«Ты очень красиво выглядишь, дорогая. Эти украшения, действительно, славные, и отлично тебе идут. А почему ты так нарядилась? Разве сегодня у нас праздник?» – удивляется бабушка.
«В нашем доме нет праздника, а на улице есть. Бабушка, сегодня такой хороший день. Наш цветник замечательный. Там играет такая красивая музыка, как на празднике».
«Летом у наших соседей праздники с музыкой каждый день», – замечает бабушка девочки.
«Но эта музыка такая красивая. А если все вокруг так красиво, то и я должна быть тоже красивой, правильно?»
Looking for friends
Martha is walking in the garden. She is bored and looking for someone to play with. Finally she sees a kitten called Wilhelmina lying under a bush. Martha likes Mina. She is the prettiest among her pets. Mina has a grey body, a white neck and black paws. What’s more, Mina loves playing. Martha thinks she’d like to run a race with her. But Mina is sleeping. So Martha has to wake her up.
This jewellery suits you so much, Kitty! Эти украшения тебе очень идут, Кисанька!
The girl goes up to Mina and starts gingerly talking to her. «Mina, I have got a beautiful dress on today. Look at me please.» Martha is jumping around flaunting her new dress in front of the cat. But Mina isn’t interested in Martha’s dress. She isn’t even looking at it.
Well, Martha knows how to wake Mina up. She’s a necklace, a bracelet and ear clips. She can show them to Mina. Sure they will suit the cat.
Martha throws the necklace around Mina’s neck, puts the bracelet on her paw and fastens the clips to her ears. Mina looks really charming with the jewellery on.
Martha is excited: «Mina, this jewellery suits you so much! You can wear it if you like. Now can we play together?»
But Mina doesn’t care about her look. She still hasn’t opened her eyes. However the cat has raised a paw warning Martha: Martha, you are troubling me. But Martha doesn’t notice the warning. She only thinks about how to wake the cat up.
Suddenly an idea comes to her mind: «A tidbit! If I give her a tidbit she will be up. So I’ve to find something tasty right now.»
Mina likes meat. But the cat has already had her breakfast today and grandmother won’t feed her again. Martha is looking around. What can she give to the pet? Suddenly Martha sees a red strawberry among the flowers. «Strawberries make tasty food» thinks the girl. She picks the berry and continues stirring Mina. «Mina, I’ve a tasty berry for you. Do you like it?»
But cats don’t eat berries, and Mina doesn’t want to wake up. She’s sleeping, and nobody is allowed to disturb her. Mina is angry with Martha and is now hitting her tail against the ground. Martha knows: it’s high time she left the cat alone. Mina can release her claws, scratch or even bite her.
But Martha is hardheaded and won’t capitulate. «Just wait, Mina! I’ll put you on your paws. All in all you can sleep at night.» Martha decides to tickle Mina with a flower. But first she gives the cat the last chance to wake up on her own and says in a soft voice: «Mina, I’ve found a beautiful flower for you, smell it.»
But the cat doesn’t like flowers. Martha’s patience wears off. She tickles Mina’s tummy. Mina wakes up, hisses angrily, climbs up on the table and goes back to sleep.
Who can Martha run a race with? What about birds? This time Martha will try to find some birds to play with who don’t hiss and bite!
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