вторник, 23 апреля 2013 г.

The Tudor period

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среда, 3 апреля 2013 г.

Story

Write a story about riding on a train with a joyful deer who breaks an expensive vase


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Once I decided to have a trip to Lapland – it was my childish dream. I had always wanted to know how Santa Claus lived and what he did at home. So I bought a train ticket, packed my stuff and went to the railway station.

When I got to the railway station I saw a big crowd fussing around the 8th coach. I asked one old nice man if he knew what was going on. But he only chuckled and pointed to a smiling lady who was strutting in front of everybody and after her there was a deer. I couldn`t believe my eyes! This strange couple got on the 8th coach and I realised that I would ride with them in the same coach. I got on the coach too and found out that my place was near this funny lady and her extraordinary pet. So I sat and greeted the lady. She was very friendly but acted like anything was not happening like we were not sitting with her deer. We were riding keeping silence when I couldn`t stand this anymore and asked why she travelled with a deer. She smiled and replied that this deer was mended for Santa`s team although he was very small but already needed to be near with his future owner.

We were having a nice chat when to our coach got on plum and angry man holding a big and expensive Chinese vase.  He sat next to the deer that was eating something at that moment. Man told us that he would go to the dining car and asked to look after his precious vase. And he left. The deer wanted to get more food so he started to make noise but lady said to him that he had already eaten everything she had got. The deer felt that the vase smelt tasty and he decided to look into it and suddenly it fell on the floor. It was terrific! The man came back and was very shocked about it.

Likely we had already arrived so railway station`s staff cleaned everything and promised this poor man to return money for vase.

I will never forget this curious trip.