The Cock And The Jewel
As a Cock was scratching up the straw, in a farm-yard, in search of food for the hens, he hit upon a Jewel that by some chance had found its way there. ‘Ho!’ said he, ‘you are a very fine thing, no doubt, to those who prize you; but give me a barley-corn before all the pearls in the world.’
The Cock, in this, was sensible; but there are many silly people who despise what is precious only because they cannot understand it.
| English | Русский |
|---|---|
| cock | петух |
| to scratch | рыться |
| straw | солома |
| farm | ферма |
| yard | двор |
| search | поиск |
| food | пища |
| hen | курица |
| to hit upon | наталкиваться |
| jewel | драгоценный камень |
| chance | случайность |
| to find the way | попасть |
| fine | хороший |
| thing | вещь |
| no doubt | без сомнения |
| to prize | оценивать по достоинству |
| to give | давать |
| barley | ячмень |
| corn | зерно |
| pearl | жемчуг |
| world | мир |
| sensible | здравомыслящий |
| silly | глупый |
| people | люди |
| to despise | презирать |
| precious | драгоценный |
| only | только |
| to understand | понимать |