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A Good Lesson (Хороший урок) Once a rich Englishwoman called Mrs Johnson decided to have a birthday party. She invited a lot of guests and a singer. The singer was poor, but he had a very good voice. The singer got to Mrs Johnson’s house at exactly six o’clock as he had been asked to do, but when he went in, he saw through a door that the dining-room was already full of guests, who were sitting round a big table in the middle of the room. The guests were eating, joking, laughing, and talking loudly. Mrs Johnson came out to him, and he thought she was going to ask him to join them, when she said, «We’re glad, sir, that you have come. You will be singing after dinner, I’ll call you as soon as we’re ready to listen to you. Now will you go into the kitchen and have dinner, too, please?» The singer was very angry, but said nothing. At first he wanted to leave Mrs Johnson’s house at once, but then he changed his mind and decided to stay and teach her and her rich guests a good lesson. When t

A Good Lesson (Хороший урок)

Once a rich Englishwoman called Mrs Johnson decided to have a birthday party. She invited a lot of guests and a singer. The singer was poor, but he had a very good voice.

The singer got to Mrs Johnson’s house at exactly six o’clock as he had been asked to do, but when he went in, he saw through a door that the dining-room was already full of guests, who were sitting round a big table in the middle of the room. The guests were eating, joking, laughing, and talking loudly. Mrs Johnson came out to him, and he thought she was going to ask him to join them, when she said, «We’re glad, sir, that you have come. You will be singing after dinner, I’ll call you as soon as we’re ready to listen to you. Now will you go into the kitchen and have dinner, too, please?»

The singer was very angry, but said nothing. At first he wanted to leave Mrs Johnson’s house at once, but then he changed his mind and decided to stay and teach her and her rich guests a good lesson. When the singer went into the kitchen, the servants were having dinner, too. He joined them. After dinner, the singer thanked everybody and said, «Well, now I’m going to sing to you, my good friends.» And he sang them some beautiful songs.

Soon Mrs Johnson called the singer.

«Well, sir, we’re ready.»

«Ready?» asked the singer. «What are you ready for?»

«To listen to you,» said Mrs Johnson in an angry voice.

«Listen to me? But I have already sung, and I’m afraid I shan’t be able to sing any more tonight.»

«Where did you sing?»

«In the kitchen. I always sing for those I have dinner with.»

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Однажды богатая англичанка по имени миссис Джонсон решила устроить вечеринку по случаю дня рождения. Она пригласила много гостей и певца. Певец был беден, но у него был очень хороший голос.

Певец добрался до дома миссис Джонсон ровно в шесть часов, как его и просили, но когда он вошел, он увидел через дверь, что столовая уже была полна гостей, которые сидели за большим столом посередине комнаты. Гости ели, шутили, смеялись и громко разговаривали. Миссис Джонсон вышла к нему, и он подумал, что она собирается попросить его присоединиться к ним, как она сказала: «Мы рады, сэр, что вы пришли. Вы будете петь после ужина, я позову Вас, как только мы будем готовы выслушать вас. Сейчас вы пойдете на кухню и тоже поужинаете?»

Певец был очень зол, но ничего не сказал. Сначала он хотел немедленно покинуть дом миссис Джонсон, но затем он передумал и решил остаться и преподать ей и ее богатым гостям хороший урок. Когда певец пошел на кухню, слуги тоже ужинали. Он присоединился к ним. После обеда певец поблагодарил всех и сказал: «Ну, теперь я буду петь вам, мои хорошие друзья». И он спел им несколько прекрасных песен.

Вскоре миссис Джонсон позвала певца.

«Ну, сэр, мы готовы.»

«Готовы?» спросил певец. «К чему вы готовы?»

«Чтобы послушать вас», сказала миссис Джонсон сердитым голосом.

«Послушай меня? Но я уже спел и боюсь, что не смогу петь больше сегодня вечером ».

«Где вы пели?»

«На кухне. Я всегда пою для тех, с кем обедаю ».