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Crane tried hard to get away from the man. He rode faster and faster but
the horseman came after him.
Soon the school-teacher saw a bridge behind the trees.
"If I get to that bridge everything will be all right", he thought. Again
he looked behind. He saw how the host raised his head and threw it at
him. It struck Crane on the head and threw him off his horse. The ghost
horseman and his black horse quickly passed by.
The next morning people found Crane's horse near his master's house.
But nobody saw the school-teacher himself. On the bank of the river they
found his hat and near it a pumpkin. Next Sunday many people came to
the bank of the river again and told stories of ghosts. They said to each
other: "The ghost has carried away the poor school-teacher."
A few years passed. Once a farmer came back to the village from the
nearest city. He brought news that Crane lived in another village and
continued his work at school as a teacher. Soon after Crane disappeared
Brunt married Katrina. People noticed that each time somebody told the
story of Crane Brunt smiled. This made people think that he knew more
about it all than he wanted to tell.
Notes:
There were many good things to eat and much dance – Там было
много вкусных вещей и танцев
The night grew darker and darker – Ночь темнела и темнела
If I get to that bridge everything will be all right – Если я доберусь до
того моста, все будет в порядке (use of the Present Indefinite Tense
in the clauses of Condition and Time instead of the Future Tense)
Active vocabulary:
1. ghost – привидение (stories about ghosts – рассказы о
привидениях)
2. to be popular with smb. – быть популярным среди, у кого-то
3. before the usual time – раньше обычного
4. to look well (upset, badly, ill, happy, fine, etc) – выглядеть
хорошо (расстроенным, плохо, больным, счастливым, чудесно
и т.д.)
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