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SR, RATS ARIE TENORS EFF HE BATT TE RSE A RRR, LG By, 4 He TTB BT ARE a A RA BR AR ARAL A HEB FL ft R—— FTE WOR RE SE Fo Sale UF Hi 9-2 py FTP A , AY TT BR Zs 1A AA BDH Ba AUER 2B , 2 Be Hs eT Oo JG A SE HR Saki (ib 56 76° 0k ES ) EF 1870 F, fhfe— trig AM (ER, US A 1 He TY, 1910 EPS — HR KitkeCONTENTS Sredni Vashtar ++++++++ The Story-Teller Gabriel Ernest ++++7+ +++ Tobermory * The She-WolfWAHAB I BATE 5 PEMCSEA A cee eee W Aa LIAR «OS 35 i€ “ 53 Ee ws 69aes? Tooth and Claw Sredni Vashtar onradin was ten years old and was often ill. C “The boy is not strong,’ said the doctor. ‘He will not live much longer.’ But the doctor did not know about Conradin’s imagination. In Conradin’s lonely, loveless world, his imagination was the only thing that kept him alive. Conradin’s parents were dead and he lived with his aunt. The aunt did not like Conradin and was often unkind to him. Conradin hated her with all his heart, but he obeyed her quiet- ly and took his medicine without arguing. Mostly he kept out of her way. She had no place in his world. His real, everyday life in his aunt’s colourless, comfortless house was narrow and uninteresting. But inside his small, dark head exciting and vi- olent thoughts ran wild. In the bright world of his imagination Conradin was strong and brave. It was a wonderful world, and the aunt was locked out of it. The garden was no fun. There was nothing interesting to do. He was forbidden to pick the flowers. He was forbidden to eat the fruit. He was forbidden to play on the grass. But be- hind some trees, in a forgotten corner of the garden, there was an old shed. Nobody used the shed, and Conradin took it for his own. To him it became something between a playroom and a church. He filled it with ghosts and animals from his imagina- tion. But there were also two living things in the shed. In one 4FRAN SSR BIE + BUTE RERLT 10 Y 2 /E Wo “BRFRBK.” BE, “WAR TK Ko ARE REAR T AEST WAR. TER PLT TGR GRE FEW A, (AR WE — SCH A TE BAR BS BRL T AY SC -BE EL To aC, ft Ba 8S Ee — i. MBAR EKRT AW RAM BERL TDA oto IS SAR EL At 1 ALE HIRES. SCE TA BE ft Pk a Hh STE A Hh. ES a FLAN GF RAG AB fH STE BY A TE Bo AER MRA MRE RY WEL AR He TE PE, EAR RH HH De SR BRAT OE BB. A PRE PBB TIX TMA ZS. 4 Bel LAS AF oe, AL HAT fae, ft BESS 1 A HE, DEBS IE ZR , BRE ik He BE HERE, HRE-KA EE BTR BLAS AS A — TRIB BB BAAN RMT BL CE WS Ai Hh Ate I A RT A SP a RR SE SSH Ho Oy. fh eR BE TARE A BADY CREM BAAD imagination n. the act of forming (a picture or idea) in mind or the abili- ty to form (a picture or idea) in mind. #84% ABIR Fie aunt n. the sister of | one’s father or mother, the | wife of one’ s uncle, or a woman whose brother or sister has a child . Wii 1% ; 16 4; ES EA, forbidden adj. not allowed or per- miued. BRE ik i, AR HE HY. shed n. a small wooden building in a gar- den. 7 fil a) — fa] AN Heon Tooth and Claw corner lived an old, untidy-looking chicken. Conradin had no people to love, and this chicken was the boy’s dearest friend. And in a dark, secret place at the back of the shed was a large wooden box with bars across the front. This was the home of a very large ferret with long, dangerous teeth and claws. Conradin had bought the ferret and its box from a friendly boy, who lived in the village. It had cost him all his money, but Conradin did not mind. He was most terribly afraid of the ferret, but he loved it with all his heart. It was his wonderful, terrible secret. He gave the ferret a strange and beautiful name and it became his god. The aunt went to church every Sunday. She took Conradin with her, but to Conradin her church and-her god were without meaning. They seemed grey and uninteresting. The true god lived in the shed, and his name was Sredni Vashtar. Every Thursday, in the cool, silent darkness of the shed, Conradin took presents to his god. He took flowers in summer and fruits in autumn, and he made strange and wonderful songs for his god. Sometimes, on days when something impor- tant happened, Conradin took special presents. He stole salt from the kitchen and placed it carefully and lovingly in front of the ferret’s box. One day the aunt had the most terrible toothache. It con- tinued for three days. Morning and evening Conradin put salt in front of his god. In the end he almost believed that Sredni 6FRAME PARR AEB ESS HS. Be T BATCAEE, FRE AMT hee WA. ABR — SR BAKA, CHW ARASH. HEIX KARA — ARB KM fee Bs Fe AT FWK SH. WALT EEN Bi — PK BAGMBEETRASRMAF. RE HET fh A ELT AEE. fhe ESEXRASA TRLSoSewmet, E RAE MAT. ha Sw eT —TLAELERM SS, EMT bE io PBS RMAKBARE, gh REL Ti & AA RET OR Db ee A La SKE, MARR. WIE LH EE AN BB, EW 4 F my SRB E ATE. 4} BE BH DG, Ze 1) Fa BO kB *B BELT AB 28 ft AL AP AF YE AL. fb ae LE EE KK IY RK, (9 Ht WE ai Bs SHARAD KH. AM BREE SNE 2 A, BRL TE RAL, Do MBDA TBE DB 0 ah FF Ay ok> PS BE Sh Be HE SAF 9 lo A-KGB OT RATE. FR HET SRK. Bb AB LAL T ABE hey JE TAT RR BR Ta LE A BB SE PETE BLATT 2 a OR TK nal bar n. @ long piece of something hard (bars fixed to a box or cage in order to stop animals from getting out). RRA ( EE PAF REF £1 KBE BON BiB HOH). fer- ret 2. @ small, but dan- gerous animal, used for catching rabbits. & $8, FA HAM KF I A TIE, BAY Me. claws n. the sharp nails on some animals’ feet. M Fo secret» something kept hidden or known only toa few. MB. god n. a being Cone of many) which is worshipped , made or rule over (a part of) the life of the world. HH, LAR. as one whoal ; a Tooth and Claw Vashtar himself had sent the toothache. After a time the aunt noticed Conradin’s visits to the shed. “It’s not good for him to play out there in the cold,’ she said. She could always find a reason to stop Conradin enjoying himself. The next morning at breakfast she told Conradin that she had sold the chicken. She looked at Conradin’s white face, and waited for him to cry or to be angry. But Conradin said nothing; there was nothing to say. Perhaps the aunt felt sorry. That afternoon there was hot buttered toast for tea. Toast was usually forbidden. Conradin loved it, but the aunt said that it was bad for him. Also, it made extra work for the cook. Conradin looked at the toast and quietly took a piece of bread and butter. “T thought you liked toast,’ the aunt said crossly. “Sometimes, ’ said Conradin. In the shed that evening Conradin looked sadly at the empty corner where his chicken had lived. And, for the first time, he asked his ferret-god to do something for him. “Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar,’ he said softly. He did not say what he wanted. Sredni Vashtar was a god, after all. There is no need to explain things to gods. Then, with a last look at the empty corner, Conradin returned to the world that he hated. And every night, in the shed and in his bedroom, Con- radin repeated again and again. 8Fe AM LT — BRT TE AS TE BURT RE ENB. “fe Sh TY DA EE Batt 4G AS MF,” Sa ‘ee AE RB) AL RAL T AF BIRPLICR BA WAV RH T wee RMT MAS. Mase T SAMs MWR REAR. (LR MELT — iE HE; AABN « ARS EEA KT MRE EBA RET ARM. BMAF BA ILI OY. BEAM T BE WK me, 1 FE Wi BS hk nee ST LARGE oT AL , $45 TT Gt 2 FS TR RT Se, FRAT HA Biith. “BARU EKG HS 2” eS Eo “AAT RHE 2” REAL T ho ABR Bb Te) REET tae ae WO (Eh AN AB hs os WP. FR, UR, ALL HS La A PEE “FB (aE USER TE BAS.” fb $274 Hi {BE ELH AWA 2 BASE AE + BLT BARE LG RAD EB ae A ap WS —WIHE. RG ER TARY as fe FR Des ELT DEL BT A AR A HL ER LANE ADS BREET ELEM AE. toast n. bread that is cooked until it is hot and brown. 3% Tl 1. crossly adv. angrily. ih.aw? Tooth and Claw “Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar.’ So Conradin’ s visits to the shed continued. The aunt noticed, and went to look in the shed again. “What are you keeping in that locked box?’ she asked. “I’m sure you’ re keeping an animal in there. It’s not good for you.’ Conradin said nothing. The aunt searched his bedroom until she found the key to the box. She marched down to the shed. It was a cold afternoon, and Conradin was forbidden to go outside. From the window of the dining-room Conradin could just see the door of the shed. He stood and waited. He saw the aunt open the shed door. She went inside. Now, thought Conradin, she has found the box. She is opening the door, and feeling about inside the box where my god lives. “Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar,’ said Conradin softly. But he said it without hope. She will win, he thought. She always wins. Soon she will come out of the shed and give her orders. Somebody will come and take my wonderful god away — not a god any more, just a brown ferret in a box. Then there will be nothing important in my life... The doctor will be right. I shall sicken and die. She will win. She always wins... In his pain and misery, Conradin began to sing the song of his god: Sredni Vashtar went into battle. 10FAME “Pa Fe ik — SE SR BIE «BL HS” FAL MELT See. HG RLS, RENBRE “AREA BA 19 48 FFE T fF 2" hb fel “BR FE AE Oe Ze TS TFET — Rah. GX KEANE 2” RT—-ARR. ‘i A ft ES SS es FB) TBP MEF AR. MOP. BPH APE, BRAT BERS ik BU A, MET WOT AB JL Be ae TO AF AG A BAYT. hike GH fh TL te WAT PDS TREAT OR ERTL TB, th AR BIT AF. IEE FAR F 1, TE te 5G 9 be HB EE FB Reo “Pa Bak — 1 BSR ABE BLATHER RT RA. (Ae fh AH A, HAM, A, thE. SL PEW NEUE MRSS. BAAR SERN LR—BARLBT RRA AERO —-RRE6 RR. RGR NEBR WA T AAR RA EA, FR A PACE WOE i, th EEE BERL T FPG fbb ZK: MRE BPE ERS, il keep v. own and take care of ( farm animals) in order to use or make money from. iF (AH A A We). march v. walk with a regular, esp. forecful, step like a soldier. (4 ES — FE) LL PLU 2G RAE. feet about v. feel around, search- ing, or examining something, without being able to see what one is doingae? ; . Tooth and Claw His thoughts were red thoughts and his teeth were white. His enemies called for peace but he brought them death . Sredni Vashtar the Beautiful . Suddenly he stopped singing and went nearer to the window. The door of the shed was still open. Slowly, very slowly the minutes went by. Conradin watched the birds on the grass. He counted them, always with one eye on that open door. The unsmiling housekeeper came in with the tea things. Still Conradin stood and watched and waited. Hope was growing, like a small, sick flower, in his heart. Very softly he sang his song again, and his hope grew and grew. And then he saw a very wonderful thing. Out of the shed came a long, low, yellow-and-brown ani- mal. There were red, wet stains around its mouth and neck. ‘Sredni Vashtar!’ said Conradin softly. The ferret-god made its way to the bottom of the garden. It stopped for a mo- ment, then went quietly into the long grass and disappeared for ever. “Tea is ready,’ said the housekeeper. ‘Where is your aunt?’ “She went down to the shed,’ said Conradin. And, while the housekeeper went down to call the aunt, Conradin took the toasting-fork out of the dining-room cup- board. He sat by the fire and toasted a piece of bread for him- self. While he was toasting it and putting butter on it, Conradin listened to the noises beyond the dining-room door. 12Fie AINE {th AL ot RAR, PPE BE BAGR AVE AMEE ATI Ro SETA NY ASABE BT FEAR AU PF Ik GO AEE BP IN OP TBP % Wise AR TL ET Ab NS RET, — BR aD SRERARAARUM. CLRAWE RGA AEN HLT RE BE H. A EI Ke, Bob BN — ARB E, {th SCAR MS PS a Ta ir BAS wT, ESE. ARGH LT — hab ae ay ib By AR We JMB I — AR BAY BR A DCA Ae A a BT HE “SEE LR RET BUA. TALPEREARL. ERMA, Ri Ash EER A, AI AT “ERIE TERE, UR i EB JL” “REE BEAN ET” BELT iho FR, PRP RAM GOA, RIT WM STORE SM, (A Ee SACET HME. Ee em ETT BR Bah AY EL TF BE BE 5D 13 AEE call for demand , ask for. 325k, housekeeper x. a person who has charge of the running of a house. & @R; EW. stain n. a dirty or coloured mark (e.g. of blood, coffee, ete.) on something. HE @E Be 8, BE (He Sst BR On | a).nl? Tooth and Claw First there were loud screams — that was the housekeeper. Then there was the cook’s answering cry. Soon there came ° the sounds of several pairs of feet. They were carrying some- thing heavy into the house. “Who is going to tell that poor child?’ said the house- keeper. “Well, someone will have to,’ answered the cook. And, while they were arguing, Conradin made himself another piece of toast. 144 AI Fi, HAMS Se WB BER, RG BF WMA. BILE RILG AW WEE BBR RAHA, “HERE UPIB AT AS RF 7 Ro “SM BEAAK OFM, Yb TEP IC AI TR RERLT 8 BT Hi fle 15aww? Tooth and Claw: aunt. She gave him a cold little smile. “Yes — tell us a story,’ said the bigger girl. “A long time ago,’ began the bachelor, ‘there was a lit- tle girl called Bertha, who was extraordinarily good. She al- ways worked well at school. She always obeyed her teachers and her parents. She was never late, never dirty, and always ate all her vegetables. She was polite, she was tidy, and she never, never told lies. ” : ‘Oh,’ said the children. They were beginning to look aiatnonelsr “Was she pretty?’ asked the smaller girl. “No,” said the bachelor. ‘She wasn’t pretty. But she was horribly good.’ “Horribly good. I like that!’ said Cyril. The children be- gan to look more interested. The words ‘horrible’ and ‘good’ together was a new idea for them, and it pleased them. “Bertha was always good,’ continued the bachelor. ‘Be- cause she was so good, Bertha had three medals. There was the “Never Late” medal. There was the “Politeness” medal. And there was the medal for the “Best Child in the World”. They were very large medals. Bertha always wore them on her dress, and they clinked as she walked along. She was the only child in her town who had three medals. So everybody knew that she must be an extra good child.’ “Horribly good,’ repeated Cyril happily. “Everybody talked about Bertha’s goodness. The king of 22AiG AME aed SE, RATT BRIE "KE BI, “ARAVABT .” BB ATER UE NA AD , Ws APE. EAE Be Hh AY A SURE. MA EG BM EK HN RS MOAI BT BERG. A AL, SAT AA hie.” “WBF Bh. MATE BA eA i oT To “Hh BR EMS 2" sy la, “AS RE ABE aU AS BR EL ty ae AT tA.” “RD RE BR. BE AFF RRR To HE TH” A IE” eB TA PE — 2B A ATT SK, HR ST ATH Bo “AED BEARS BD A AB BEE A) ARRA (ABET SRR, DMEM ABBY REE FLA eA Le A BPR, REMRK ARLE RERIRE ERM ENT Seo. eee ELE-BTERREMES Aleh AB FALE — KE FET RIE RF 2” “EE FS AT” PE EL ae i 2 dw BL 23 extraordinarily adv. more than usually. 4 Bl Hh. obey v. do (what one is asked or ordered to do) by (someone). HR BK, SF IK Me pretty adj. (esp. of @ woman, a child, small fine thing) pleasing or nice to look at, listen to, etc. charming but not beautiful or grand. % HE AY REAR, AD SE AY. hor- rible adj. making sb. very frightened or unhappy. %& HOARY. AHAAY. medal x. a piece of metal, like a coin, ora given to people to show that they have done something special. ¥& BE, politeness n. nature of having or showing good manners , consideration for others, and/or correct social be- haviour. HS»Tooth and Claw “Black with white faces, white with black faces, all black, grey and white, and some were all white.’ The bachelor stopped for a moment, while the children’s imaginations took in these wonderful pictures. Then he went on again. “Bertha was sorry that there were no flowers in the palace gardens. She had promised her aunts that she would not pick any of the kind king’s flowers. She wanted very much to be good and to keep her promise. So she was very cross when she found that there were no flowers to pick.’ “Why weren’t there any flowers?’ “Because the pigs had eaten them all,’ said the bachelor immediately. ‘The gardeners had told the king that he couldn’t have pigs and flowers, because pigs eat flowers. So the king decided to have pigs, and no flowers.’ The children thought that this was an excellent idea. “Most people choose flowers,’ said Cyril. He looked very pleased. ‘But of course, pigs are much better than flowers.’ “There were lots of other wonderful things in the palace gardens,’ the bachelor continued. ‘There were lakes with gold and blue and green fish in them. There were trees with beautiful birds that could talk and say clever things. There were also birds that could sing popular songs. “Well, on the first Friday afternoon in May, Bertha came to the king’ s gardens, the king’s soldiers saw her beautiful white dress and her three medals for goodness, and they 26A BAU E “RHKS Ge, AKER Io oe REA Ae ae OH” FATTER BX Me oF Ww Ay t,o BANG Hr AM PRS fh ME HE “SE BE Be TE, (bE 18 OER, FH PRET A a a EAE. SUARAB Be SE, 1 SPAS AL 24 BE HE ar AY th AE” “Atta wee?” “Fy HEAD HE MB eT” BBA yD BLT BURL BE Hh AE SER IRE, ANCE. FRR ERE IRM ARIE.” BFE ER. “REBATE HE,” ER BE 7h “TT ETE SR TEES 2” “EE 1 16 BB RS th BE A ASRSEDE UAT & fe ik A RENE, MEMS RLS BIB IK SUR. LAS MAK HHS. “SF 5 ASS BBE ab ADAGE, PEWLRGAT HR 3G BS BB hh 9 HE AT 27 AMEE promise v. ment, make @ state- which someone else has a right to believe and depend on, that one will or will not do something, give something, etc. %& AL, GRE, 3%, gardener 2. a person who work in a garden, making plants grow. AT, 7EE. excel- lent adj. very good, of very high quality. {ihe , 7B Ht 9, BOE BY. popular adj. favoured by many people. HTH.ee Tooth and Claw opened the doors to the gardens at once. “Bertha walked up and down and enjoyed herself very much. As she walked along, the three medals on her beautiful white dress clinked against each other. She heard them clink- ing, and she thought: “I’m here in these lovely gardens be- cause I am the Best Child in the World.” She felt pleased and happy and very, very good. ‘Just then a very big, hungry wolf came into the gardens. It wanted to catch a fat little pig for its supper.’ ‘What colour was the wolf?’ asked the children, who were listening to the story with great interest. “He was grey,’ said the bachelor, ‘with a black tongue and angry yellow eyes. He had long black claws and big, strong, yellowish teeth. The wolf was hungry. He smelled the ground with his long grey nose. Then he saw Bertha’ beauti- ful, clean white dress and began to move quietly towards her. ‘Bertha saw the wolf and she wished she had not come to the gardens. “Oh, why did 1] come here?” she thought. “All the bad children are safe at home. I wish I wasn’t an extraor- dinarily good child! Then I could be safe at home too.” She ran as hard as she could, and the wolf came after her on his long grey legs. “At last Bertha managed to reach some big, sweet- smelling myrtle bushes, and she hid herself in the thickest bush. The wolf walked round and round the bushes, with his angry yellow eyes and his long black tongue. But he couldn’ t 28FAM WS LAT TEE HIT. PORES IPO Whe Beit , a RAB LHSMK RE MM. wT Le BEAD T SP AGIs * PR Bl A a EA Ay Be HE tt bh i te ae Hh RUG “TE TERK AY — BK 9 OR HE HE HE EA — A) oa 4 ” “TRAE A Bh 2” BF AT AL , (8 AT AB HE AR if ER eB Bh OB “BREN RAS KER EK AS ih RR, FRR K,RFLK RHR. BRKT CARA KRAF hb AR. CBR TARR Fey AB FPG ‘PS AP St Fy He 3K “AG SSE LT, ft i ah Uk Oe HE PK BeHG WR, BE AE ARIEL? eR BRAT HRYF RRS WHER, RPBRAED SEAS AF YF BB A Rt Td te ah GF TERE.” Wi BF A BE, WF OR SY IC BAG “2 FA HBT — Ae RB FAG BE HAR AA, tT BR Te BY HT DA, BIR TERT AA PE T — Pa 29 clinked made a slight knocking sound like that of pieces of glass or metal lightly hitting each other. Bett (BET Be Se OR HE BEST 6 FE 5 Be ae a T 43% hungry adj. feel- ing or showing the wish or need for food. i HR FY. myrtle bushes a green plant with sweet-smelling white flowers. HAHK .ane Tooth and Claw see Bertha because the bushes were too thick, and he couldn’ t smell her because the smell of the myrtle was too strong. So after a while the wolf became bored, and decided to go and catch a little pig for his supper. ‘Bertha was terribly frightened. Her heart beat very fast and her body shook with fear. Her arms shook and her legs shook. Her three medals for goodness shook too. And as they shook, they clinked together. The wolf was just moving away, when he heard the medals clinking, and he stopped to listen. The medals clinked again. The wolf’ s yellow eyes shone, and he ran into the myrtle bushes, pulled Bertha out, and ate her. He ate everything except her shoes, a few small pieces of her dress, and the three medals for goodness. ’ “Were any of the little pigs killed?’ asked Cyril. ‘No, they all escaped.’ ‘The story began badly,’ said the smaller girl, ‘but it finished beautifully. ’ “Tt is the most beautiful story that I have ever heard,’ said the bigger girl. “It is the only beautiful story I have ever heard,’ said Cyril. The aunt did not agree. ‘It was a most improper story!’ she said angrily. ‘You mustn’t tell children stories like that! You have destroyed years of careful teaching. ” ‘Well,’ said the bachelor. He put on his coat and picked up his bags. ‘The children sat still and were quiet for ten 30Ft AM “al SHRIRG uke LRLKWGL. FRE BAILA AA MAK. EAR AY th, RR ORK TT BL RET REST ANAK E “AEE UR SGT, th 0 Uy FE SE Be a, Ha 9 SRA EA AB. th AE EBL, BB te } BEM RTKE OER. RBS Mat GATT Sma. RE IF a OT TRENT 4S Se TR. RERTY EME FR AS BE HR TAL ote , Ba ER ROR DA, Heth TA we Th. CMT, RA TP fit 9 RE BEB) — | A TRE.” “CEN PN BEPBENZ, T 1 2” BE BAR Tal “SA, Ee T 2” “WORE TE ANGE "WNBA, “ML FB Re.” “DORR OTL YO 9 BE KAR ho “GR AE BR TL BRE — — OS BE” BRB. WENO AR TR. “IE — PR BUR SE BASE tb Ae AH “UR AS FE OB FR BE AEE! BRT SERA DE.” “SUE,” BB AG, fh LK AaB FANE Bt Be et eT 10 4), 31 shook v. moved quickly up and down, to and from 2h JE, Pah, EAH oes. cape v. reach freedom (from, out of). 28 BR, 2 3Eo improper adj. rude or unsuitable; wrong for that situation. HAS , RIG BAD, RR BEND. des. troyed adj. torn down or apart; ruined; put an end to the existence or ef fective- ness of (something). 8 K BR.ew? Tooth and Claw minutes while they listened to the story. And they didn’t do that for you.’ “I feel sorry for that woman, ’ thought the bachelor as he stepped down from the train at the next station. ‘What will people think when those children ask her for an improper story!’_ FAME ees? {Us ATI ZAR Fe 2 Hip 0” “RAAB AMER 0” BSB ACEP — ik FEF KE AAR “OM AB BF LE EA Pe SHS A 12 7B AB” 33aes? Tooth and Claw Gabriel Ernest unningham had spent an agreeable week in the country C with his friend Van Cheele. Now Van Cheele was driv- ing his guest back to the station. Cunningham was unusually quiet on the journey, but Van Cheele talked all the time, so he did not notice his friend’s silence. Suddenly Cunningham spoke. ‘There is a wild animal in your woods,’ he said. “A wild animal? A few rabbits, perhaps. Nothing very terrible, surely,’ said Van Cheele. Cunningham said nothing. “What did you mean about a wild animal?’ asked Van Cheele later, at the station. “Nothing. It was my imagination. Here is the train,’ said Cunningham. That afternoon Van Cheele went for a walk through his woods. He knew a little about plants and animals,:and he en- joyed walking through the woods around his house and looking at the birds and flowers there. He also enjoyed telling everyone about them afterwards. Of course, he never saw anything very surprising — until that afternoon. During his walk Van Cheele came to a deep pool under some tall trees. He knew it well: after all, it was his pool. But today, he saw a boy of about sixteen lying on a large rock be- side the pool. The boy was drying his wet, naked brown body in the sun. His hair was wet too, and he had long, golden, 34Fw FNS IRR + RAST RE KF RAR ORES Pit T ie WA. EE -OK EFRREALE the MEKT RSE ER RB, (RR DRAPE, BT BEE EB BROT. KT BRA BE URRY AY Ae.” “— REPO — ie Se Fike OT RE, Ba WAT ARE "HDR. KER RR “ARDL— RFE ft A TE aR ARE HA. “BEES, FERRI AT UE AEE T ORE Bibi. ABP FH DAR AA BBE. txt Mh is Al — — , BE Be Eh RGF TK WE ABIL ES. BEG Hh KE AER YR Mh A IL TLS AAP 6 BRA 9 FR — BAIR EA ERP TE ARE BITE 9 — SE URE SAR PAE EE EL, (LESK ME R—TRATA 8 8 BE FEABGAW AGL» (WIE ZEA BA PHA il TER AYR PR. fh AD Sk OE thE BAY fh AR BF — WL de BR BF 35 agreeable adj. to one’s liking, pleasant. & A ty ‘tet ALAM. imagination n. something only imag- ined and not real. #848 , HE HOHE. pool x. small take. 7K Sie naked adj. not wearing any clothes TRAY TERR.Am Ee Tooth and Claw wolfish eyes. He turned those eyes towards Van Cheele with a look of lazy watchfulness. Van Cheele was surprised to see the boy. Where does this wildlooking boy come from? he thought. Can he be the miller’ s son? He disappeared two months ago. People say he fell into the river. It’s a fast-running river, and nobody ever found his body. I wonder? But the miller’ s boy was only a young child... “What are you doing here?’ asked Van Cheele. ‘Enjoying the sunshine, of course,’ said the boy. “Where do you live?’ “Here, in these woods. ’ “You can’t live in these woods.” said Van Cheele. “They are very nice woods,” said the boy politely. “But where do you sleep at night?’ “TI don’t sleep at night. That’s my busiest time. ’ Van Cheele began to feel cross. What did the boy mean? “What do you eat?’ he asked. ‘Meat,’ said the boy. He opened his mouth, showing very white teeth. “Meat? What kind of meat?’ “Well, if you must know, I eat rabbits, wild birds, chickens from the farm and young sheep from the hills. I like children when I can find them. But they’ re usually too well locked in at night. It’s two months since | tasted child meat. ” The boy is joking about the children, thought Van 36AGAMFE {th AZ 2 BB OAR FABLE AY Sa a i ae WAR HE WAS LBB ARO RNA SE BAO BOM IL A? HAR. AE BB OF EAL FUG? HGS HT BR To AAT BR fh det aE TTT, A ith TAT, BEAR fi Pe RE ARSE? DAB EMILE RR EP) Boe “AR CESS SLAB 2” 98 BAR TAL, “GREE MIE.” BRE. “USE FEB JL?” “FERSL , TER HEY PRE” “UBAB AT BEE Ce YE "98 ARB, “PLR BER GB) "5 AL A I. “TY Ze 05 iE FEO JL BE 3 2” “PRL AS BE , DS FE RBC A BE” WORKARERT. RPRB WE TRB? “OWA 7" th al. “12 0” BAU, Me IRIE OR, BE EG ay AB 0 “A? fan?” “OSC, a FR Uy — is BEG EEA a, AR Oe Se F FS RAS A EE, BE RS, REKDE, TANBERER BE PEM ERE, RAR TARA NRA T.” ORBEA BEF DEORE, 37 wolfish adj. being like a wolf. TR MM, OAR Hh. watehfulness x. the nature of being careful to notice things. 1B, BF. Baty, disappeared v. ceased to exist; became lost. FE, Hi, KR miller n. 9 man who works in a mill, @ building where corn is made into flour. I Hi ¥. Joking telling something to cause laughter or amuse- ment. FF.Arey 2 Tooth and Clare Cheele. But perhaps he really is stealing animals from the woods and farms. I must find out more about this. Aloud he said, ‘You catch rabbits? You must be joking. Our rabbits are much too fast for you.” “At night I hunt on four feet,’ was the boy’s surprising reply. “You mean that you hunt with a dog?’ guessed Van Cheele. The boy sat up suddenly and laughed a strange, low laugh. To Van Cheele that laugh sounded horribly like a growl. “I don’t think any dog would like to hunt with me,’ the boy said. ‘Not at night...’ There is something horrible about this boy, thought Van Cheele. I don’t like the way he looks and I don’t like the way he talks. “T can’t let you stay in my woods,’ he said aloud. “Very well then — shall I come and live in your house?’ replied the boy. Van Cheele thought about his quiet, tidy house. No, he did not want this strange, wild boy at all. Of course, the boy was joking. .. but Van Cheele was not amused. : “If you don’t go away,” he said, ‘I shall have to call the police.” At once the boy turned and jumped head-first into the pool. A moment later, his shining, wet body landed half-way 38FAM YE A 09 1 AH AS, BO FET. HEAT BL “PRN SF? OK 7 HET Ko BRAN H FPR MRS 2” “AHIR FADS AMT AB.” KABA WEARS “Aig Se A AAS FA FT BER 2” YE DA AGRE MB BK, RN TH RAR FE WYRE DD AR SE BL, Be PE OT EE BT EE MY “BAR OA OD A Hid RS FG — i AT A,” RB, EB LRA” BEAL WK. RAK {th A HSE FE ABLE BT ZK “BAN AB LL U6 FF CE BR EN BKB” 1 Bio “GRAF , BS A —— 9 AE RR EG” ABBAS. 1 WANA RBBB R. BK, fh RAKERLETHEPEN AK. 4K, EP LFEA RR (AR WABI WER “GOR BAR HE ABE “BB BE ER.” BBA bea BE, LD BE KE Jr PUG (0 TALE BBE YUE Ob ie (EM TR TE BEG SEE TTI WO A a EAB 39 stealing taking (what be- longs to another) without any right. 1 Gio hunt 0 to chase in order to catch and kill (animals and birds) either for food or for sport. 41%, FF HB. growl v. to make a low, angry noise in the throat, like a dog. Mi 55 , 19, mi] FS EREaa Tooth and Claw up the grassy bank where Van Cheele was standing. Van Cheele stepped backwards. His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell. He found himself lying on the grass with those wolfish yellow eyes uncomfortably near to his. He felt a mo- ment of horrible fear. The boy laughed again, a laugh that was like the growl of a wild animal, then disappeared among the bushes. “What an extraordinarily wild animal!’ said Van Cheele as he picked himself up. And then he remembered Cunning- ham’s words about a wild animal in his woods. As he walked slowly home, Van Cheele thought about several things which had happened in and around the village recently. Perhaps this boy knows something about them, he thought. . . Something has been killing rabbits and birds in the woods lately. Something has been stealing the farmers’ chick- ens and carrying off the young sheep from the hills. Is it possi- ble that this wild boy is hunting at night with a fast, intelli- gent dog? The boy talked of hunting on four feet at night. . . But he also said that dogs did not like to hunt with him at night... Very strange indeed. » As Van Cheele walked along, he turned the questions over and over in his head. Suddenly he stopped. The miller’ s son! he said to himself. The child disappeared two months ago. Everyone thought that he had fallen into the river and been carried away. But the child’ s mother did not believe this. She said she had heard a scream — and the scream came 40FRAME FE OAR a iB, ft 09 BB Ze RE (BLT. (th Ae BS ee ee , BB OR OL A BRO BOE BS fh TERE, HAS A if 3) — RE AKL, MRT RH REE PS oy Oe my , Be BD fb ETH Ze ZEAL DA “BL BS aE US SF PY” SE «0 RO ie it ish CARY ft AB a TS REF fl A hk ABBE. BRBREM GC - MKBS RAS LAA Jad FB SEL AY RI FAB LAA Mth RET ARB ERM MKENRFMS,— BE MRA 7 GEL ED. A RRR TRF LL ae — Fe GE TH AS 9 ET BRST eb FA DLA ST WE HY {th i BET AS eK A Eb ET HB AE. WE AR EA IF HB SEAR TD Be RAS EMS. EM ILF! fh HAAG. RRSP AMARM BPA ABU 1th BE BK BET TR FS RE RAS AA A, ROE th OT BL ——— 2 FIA AS LAG A ABLES ATK RGD 5 41 slipped v. slid acciden- tally and almost fell over. 27 —F. disappeared v went out of sight. HA, The intelligent adj. hav- ing or showing powers of reasoning or understand ~ ing. 7A HEE fe 9; A WEDD Hs BH Ys RB AY. scream v. to cry out loudly on a high note, as in fear, pain, great ex- citement or anger , or some- times laughter. 3274 1H 5h.aes Tooth and Claw from the hill, a long way away from the water. It’s impossible, of course, said Van Cheele to himself. But the child disappeared two months ago, and the boy talked about child meat. He was joking, of course. .. but what a hor- rible joke! Van Cheele usually talked to his aunt about the birds, plants and animals he saw on his walks. But today he said nothing. He was an important man in his village. If there was a thief living in his woods, he did not want anyone to know. If people hear about the boy, he thought, perhaps they will want me to pay for their lost chickens and their disappearing sheep. He was unusually quiet at dinner. ‘ What’s the matter with you?’ joked his aunt. ‘Did you see a wolf on your walk?” At breakfast the next morning Van Cheele realized that he still felt uncomfortable about yesterday’s adventure. I know what I'll do, he said to himself. I’ ll take the train to London and I’ ll go and see Cunningham. I’ [I ask him if he was joking when he said there was a wild animal in my woods. After he had decided this, Van Cheele felt better. He sang a happy little song as he walked to the sitting-room for his morning cigarette. His fat old dog walked beside him. As Van Cheele entered the sitting-room, the song died on his lips and his dog ran away with his tail between his legs. There on the day-bed, with his hands comfortably behind his 42Fi AUF MMAR HE DA AO. A RAFT AMAR ARS S Bike Tp BAo th4REER RR WTRERS AM iH RA ! FE DAN HE Ta a I PRG BR MOMMA. ESR BRK. fe A — AY WOR 9 at BE FER — TB EA RAE A AGE RAAT MET RTH, ft AR AAT FE & LR ITE 1 18 he RB A SP HS ah eR RE T2 WO IS UR EB L LR T m2” BOAR WBE BER BMA, KAMER E RTA 1A ag A io RERKFERK EBBKTR. K BElAl {th (ER A OK BR — SP I AEE RR 0 ABH IP BRE Z Hea HL WOR GET 86, RIT EA SAE HY MO fh TRA AVN HH of BS 2 HE a Ze 1 A FH 6 WARE RAT AS Ee ATI (A ee BET. EAR IK FRE FH AOR ESA AEE RE A 43 oes? thie! n. a person who steals or has stolen, esp. without using violence. BiAMG. adventure n. a journey, activity, experi- ence, etc. that is strange and exciting and often dangerous. #% iA, @ BAY Ai. sitting-room the main room in a house where people can do things to- gether, (usu.) apart from eating. BEB; FAT,eee? Tooth and Claw head, lay the boy from the woods. He was drier than yester- day, but he was still naked. “What are you doing here?’ asked Van Checle angrily. “You told me I couldn’ t stay in the woods,’ said the boy calmly . “But I didn’t tell you to come here. What if my aunt sees you? What will she think?’ Van Cheele hurriedly covered his unwanted guest’s nakedness with a newspaper. At that moment his aunt entered the room. ‘This is a poor boy,’ explained Van Cheele quickly. ‘He has lost his way — and lost his memory too. He doesn’t know who he is, or where he comes from.’ Miss Van Cheele was very interested. ‘Perhaps his name is on his underclothes,’ she said. “He has lost his underclothes too,’ said Van Cheele. The newspaper was slipping off the boy’s naked body. Van Cheele hurried to replace it. Miss Van Cheele was a kind old lady. She felt sorry for this naked, helpless child. “We must help him,’ she said. She sent the housekeeper to a neighbour’s house to borrow some clothes. Soon the boy was clean and tidy, and dressed in shirt, trousers and shoes. Van Cheele thought he looked just as strange and wolfish as before. But Miss Van Cheele thought he was sweet. 44Ft AINE fh RE Fb. HERES T, {AR TRS A “UR TESS LAB 2” 3 AS AE “GSH DRL BA FEE CE PRE” BR ¥ i Hi. “BREE R IL. RG BR SEH? AaB AR?” SE AR HE RA Be EIR ES WGA. EH Mau T BH. “ATA WRF "AS bie FEET BR HARE IZ. (HRA SA AE HE , IAB JL 2K 2” ETI AR HR “Ht RE ZEA bo” HB “HEAR BE To - WAU. RAE WARIS F LIT Pee eA ALARA EA BS & WW WAR HH HE — BE SIA, sth FEAR 9 BF EB HEE 5 “BETAS FE Bh fil.” WHE. RTL KE AB JB RA HE AAR SILA RRS TSB, FLT AEF AEE. FE WA Hh BE RE TE EE BEER FAR RE AER A RUB. 45 oe? memory ». (an) ability to remember things. WAZA. underclothes . the clothes worn next to the body un- der other clothes. HR. replace v. to put (some- thing) back in the right place. KERA.ww? Tooth and Claw “We must give him a name until we know who he really is,’ she said. ‘Gabriel Ernest, I think. Those are nice, suit- able names. ’ Van Cheele agreed. But he was not sure that the boy was anice, suitable boy. Van Cheele’s old dog, when he saw the boy, had run away in fear and would not come back into the house. Van Cheele decided to go and see Cunningham at once. As he got ready to go to the station, his aunt was busily arranging a children’s tea party in the church hall. ‘Gabriel Ernest will help me with the little ones,’ she said happily. When Van Cheele got to London, Cunningham did not want to talk at first. ‘You’ ll think I’m crazy,’ he said. ‘But what did you see?’ asked Van Cheele. “I saw something — something unbelievable. On the last evening of my visit to you I was standing half-hidden in the bushes, watching the sun go down. Suddenly I noticed a naked boy. He has been swimming in a pool somewhere, | said to myself. He was standing on the hillside and he too was watching the sun go down. Then the sun disappeared behind the hill and its light was gone. At the same moment a very surprising thing happened — the boy disappeared too. ’ ‘What? He disappeared just like that?’ said Van Cheele excitedly. “No. It was much more horrible than that. On the open hillside where the boy had been, I saw a large, blackish-grey 46FAME Ae PRATT SHE tb RF HE A Se AA EH “BEAR TA MY DA BIR AN + A WH. REAM AT.” WAAR. ARAM TK RVEAWHAF. CORN SH-BR SRAM RRR R BE. WH RREBLERKTR. 4 AGE AE EEA, HS TE EB ERAT ILERA. “SM As BR AR + HN IU RG A QAR Ey FRAKATT 0” he 5 DSH Uo FIR BT MKT RIGA KEE “ARBAB T 2” HE 0 “WRAL T HAE DAM. “FO LT — PE LAE AME. ERK Ra — PE, REDE FEMA DBA. RH RERT-TtRESANRR, Rea “Bis FT BE fib Bll Ze SE Sb SD Dk fo SK CE Usb TE We. et ei RBA T UAMAT. MEM MA RAT — aE # 84 HB — BBA AT 2” “HA? (tae AB RE Fe 72" 9 + 0 AR a Bh SBE R MAAS. A KG A BEML RALT-RRREWKR RA 47 crazy adj. mad; ill in the mind. BEY HE EAL i,ae? Tooth and Claw wolf with long white teeth and yellow eyes. You’ ll think I’m crazy — ” But Van Cheele did not wait. He was running towards the station as fast as he could. He did not know what he could do. I can’t send miy aunt a message, he thought. What can I say? ‘Gabriel Ernest is a werewolf’? My aunt will think I’m joking. I MUST get home before sundown. He caught his train. With painful slowness it carried him to the station a few miles from his home. He took a taxi to his village. “Take me to the church hall — and hurry!” he ordered. The taxi drove along the quiet country roads, and the sky turned pink and purple as the sun got lower and lower in the west. His aunt was putting away some uneaten cakes and sand- wiches when he arrived. “Where is Gabriel Ernest?’ screamed Van Cheele. ‘He’ s taking little Jack Toop home,’ said his aunt calmly. “It was getting so late. I didn’t want to send the dear little boy home alone. Isn’t the sky beautiful this evening?’ But Van Cheele had no time to talk about the beautiful sky. He ran like the wind down the narrow road that went to the Toops’ house. On one side was the fast-running river, on the other was the dark hillside. In a minute I’ ll catch up with them, Van Cheele thought. Then the sun went down behind the hill and the whole 48FRAN ABM KAA EMER. KAU RR ~— (ELIE WARIS 1h DE er OE Eh AR RAE REE. BR AR BE Se WI a Aes fA, FRADE A? “Hm Ai BBR AR «KA EVMRA'? MBAUAREARR. K TAGATEA DAF 1 BT BIRR {HET AE. FES AMER I BB EHC BT AZUL Bi Bk, Fe HEANFTRA. “Wa KREG EER (hits ih. BEER NSNREOR, CAAA TE AU AAR, FR th BB EY BE th aE BE wf GS TE He Si eB OB HASH. “Sm A BIBRA « BA ST FS ZEB JL 2" 98 ARM 0 “ft TE 3 /] AS BE + FE is TELE” SE HOD “FARR, FEAR AB AB Bh ED BY 2) BE HK AR, SMA?” HY AIG AK BEAT AL RIG MN KS, ‘its Ge — EDA HE vB BL BR iit BA AK , 7 RR EH ik, Feat — 2 JL BR fe EE fe 1, Wis WAKA. ABA Pl T , e-MEL REE ARI IE BE DUAR TL — I AYR FE 49 message 2. a spoken or written piece of informa- tion passed from one person to another. 1A Bs Sis 0 {Fic werewolf x. (in sto- ries) @ man who sometimes turns into an animal (i.e. awolf). (BSE) AR A GE A ht ERR WH A). painful adj. causing pain. (FE Hi FE) M1). narrow adj. small from one side to the other, esp. in com- parison with length or with what is usual. BF catch up to come up from behind; draw level with. HESawe? Tooth and Claw world became grey and cold. Van Cheele heard a short scream of fear, and he knew he was too late. Nobody ever saw little Jack Toop or Gabriel Ernest again. Gabriel Ernest’s clothes were found lying in the road. “Poor littler Jack fell into the river,’ said Miss Van Cheele. ‘And dear Gabriel Ernest took off his clothes and jumped into the river to try to save him.’ Mrs Toop had eleven other children and did not cry too long for her lost son. But Miss Van Cheele was terribly sad about Gabriel Ernest. “He must have a memorial in the church,’ she said. She chose the words herself: Gasriei Ernest, An Unknown Boy Wuo Bravety Gave His Lire For ANOTHER. Van Cheele usually did what his aunt wanted. But he refused to give any money at all for Gabriel Ernest’ s memorial. 50FRAME FUE IEE AET 0 BLA FE BDL) 78 5a A 4 A ns ARRAS FEB LE AAT ER BT Jn A FR BK STE BY A A “US AY Ay ZS Fe a BT TE ANSEL, “FR BE 9 HAs IRR AR + WK PSE A BE ACH ORHE TT B ABA Beh A” ABKABA UTSKF WEAK EMILF RAKA. WR DRM IAG BIR AR + RAI FFA DY MEE “(OTE BM A RE TH 9” NE ith Aw A. TNA BIR AR ATE THER SAGE a OWE a WR TBA FE AR 3 HR A A i a He Hy DM As EB BRR» BR PST AF BY 2 A — 3) Re Si AeeE2 fear 1». the feeling that one has when danger is near. TE tH; BR. took off re- moved (a garment). iH (A fit). memorial x. a building, a stone, etc. with the name of a dead person, to help people re- member him /her. 4:3 ; LEAR.la Tooth and Claw Tobermory t was a cold, rain-washed afternoon in late August. I Lady Blemley and her guests were sitting round the tea table. Everyone was listening open-mouthed to Mi Cornelius Appin. Although he was one of her guests, Lady Blemley did not know Mr Appin well. She had invited him to stay at Blemley House because she had heard that he was clever. But until teatime that day he had not done or said anything clever. He did not play tennis, or sing, or make intelligent conversation. But now Mr Appin was describing a most extraordinary dis- covery and the other guests were listening with deep interest. “Are you telling us that you have found a way of teaching animals to talk?’ Sir Wilfrid was saying. ‘And our dear old Tobermory is your first successful student?’ ‘I have studied this problem for seventeen years,’ said Mr Appin, ‘but I didn’t have any real success until eight or nine months ago. Of course, I have studied thousands of ani- mals, but recently I have worked only with cats. A cat, of course, is a wild animal who agrees to live with you. All cats are intelligent, but naturally some cats are more intelligent than others. When I met Tobermory a week ago, I realized at once that here was an extraordinarily intelligent cat, a very special cat indeed. In Tobermory, I found the student I need- ed. With him I have succeeded in my plan.’ 52FB ANE RE BE 8 ARP EE Ob TP RG. 45 SEW A A AGE Me HE EE mg HE Fo KRUG T Be AE I « BT RE DB 96 A: 9 MRI. — BARR PATA LR BR RAAT EAE. RE BE AHEAD, PLA HR ESRI ER. LAB FHLB OB A WY OMS Ae fT BL BR EE URS AES AE HG LAT PUG PS OE al BE, ALS HO TK (He UE Be A Se Ae TE HE IR — ASH SBS RH HE th EA TE EB DAB “EBM REN T BS AE 19 Tp BE” BRIE BE LM,“ ART BS BH BRBERINA— TRUE?” “SRE FE KP a 7 4B,” OT a AL 3g EBL AA BBO A MRA IE To BR RORT RE LDH ye FLIER ROE FE T Hi. Bi AR URE EBNF DW. WA I A Fi— He Sh BR eh BE . — BA ACR AM Ror ARAB BR FLAS BH 9 7H), — ASE EAR EIR TH. HE HERA S LRRAT CREAR Bs 4 ABBA EH WSN T Rt Sel.” 53 oper-mouthed with one’ 5 mouth wide open; esp. in rise. (TRU HY 5K TAD; 2 PRES. describing giving a picture (of some- one or something ) in words. RR; HS; BA, iC. discovery thing (existing but not known before) found or discovered. WR, He Sir a title used before the name of a KNIGHT or BARONET. (78+ 8 Be KE le & Z Bi A BY B+. some-ae? Tooth and Claw Nobody laughed, and nobody actually said ‘Rubbish’ , al- though Clovis’s lips moved silently .. . “And have you really taught Tobermory,’ asked Miss Resker, ‘to say and understand short, easy words?’ “My dear Miss Resker,’ said Mr Appin patiently, ‘we teach little children and very slow, stupid adults in that way. But Tobermory is a most intelligent cat. He can speak English as well as you or I can.’ This time Clovis said ‘Rubbish! ’ aloud. Sir Wilfrid was more polite, but it was clear that he did not believe Mr Appin’s story. “Shall we bring the cat in here and hear him for ourselves?’ said Lady Blemley. Sir Wilfrid went off to look for Tobermory. “Mr Appin will try to be clever,’ said Miss Resker happi- ly, ‘but if we watch him carefully, we shall see his lips move.’ In a minute Sir Wiflrid returned, looking very excited. “Tt’s true, you know!’ he said. ‘I found Tobermory sleeping in the smoking-room, and called out to him to come for his tea. He lifted his head and opened one eye. I said, “Come on, Toby, don’t keep us waiting!” and he said calmly, “T’ ll come when I’m ready!” I couldn’ t believe my ears!” The guests all started talking at once, while Mr Appin sat silently and looked very pleased with himself indeed. Then Tobermory entered the room and calmly walked 54Ft MF BAR BAD ADL”, BR GE ET A JES ET GB - “PRET T FES BEB EO He 1 PE.) al 2” FT We ZH “Fe TA IE NB” BP Be Ae Tt Bi, “FR ATT FAI Dy SKB AE HEI BRM MA. (RHR Be Rae 5 9 BB EE ESB UES A Ph — PE 0” FRU FE TG BEIT ACP MB “EL” BUR SS 6 be AALS A A (tb 7 A i BE “28 (1) EBB FF BU KL BOE WS 2” Ai HEME BRA BE BUR Hb EB LT A EE H, “BAT PY BB) 3G AE SA Oe HE BG, RITE 7b AH a BE FR BAHT FF LAE th, PAT RR TD Ht 5 OE” TET SL BRR i FEL HT A BLEEK. “YAY TEMS 7 FE BAB HR BE SSE PSR FE EH «BHO HR. ECHR AB I — RRR. BBE: ORME HE He, ULE FR ATT ie |? Ce SE a * RE HF TORR RAR RAE” FA TE TEMG IG IR , OB PE A 5G ERR AB a, RR AX 55 rubbish 7. silly remarks; nonsense. WR) GH; HE MiWi%. adults n. fully grown persons or animals , esp. persons over an age stated by law, usu. 18 or 21. BR BRA AY (A me ah Ds BEA tH EE Ub &, H 18 R21 Boew? Tooth and Claw over to the tea table. The conversation stopped. Nobody knew what to say to a talking cat. At last Lady Blemley spoke: “Would you like some milk, Tobermory?’ she asked in a high, unnatural voice. “I don’t mind if I do,’ answered Tobermory. Lady Blemley’s hand shook with excitement and some of the milk went onto the carpet. “Oh dear! I’m so sorry,’ she said. “I don’t mind. It isn’t my carpet, after all,” replied To- bermory. There was another silence, then Miss Resker asked po- litely, ‘Did you find it difficult to learn English, Tobermory?’ Tobermory looked straight through her with his bright green eyes. Clearly, he did not answer questions that did not interest him. “What-do you think of the intelligence of people?’ asked Mavis Pellington. “Which people’s intelligence?’ asked Tobermory coldly. ‘Well, my intelligence, for example,’ said Mavis with a little laugh. “You make things very uncomfortable for me,’ said To- bermory, although he did not look at all uncomfortable. ‘When Lady Blemley wanted to invite you here, Sir Wilfrid was not pleased. “Mavis Pellington is the stupidest woman I know,” he said. “That’s why I want to invite her,” Lady Blemley replied. “I want her to buy my old car, and she’s stupid 56FU HPRLET Sa we RR RS. PRIA IE IL T RA ALAM — AS BI BLE ITA © BUG IME KAU: “pH rk AP Ds OS, FG PE 2” FT A BPRS “RAPER AEM.” HGRA, Ai FEM BAAS FBR Sh BY, A Bk “OI | AE HE HO AK.” HH BE. “WKAR , ABE TEA RAN WR” FE HAAS. MHL PEUER AR Jes TB I EN AL Ti] “ARDEP AE SEA HERS FETE 2” FE PL EFA 8 GY SR SR UE ERAS ILE A “BUA AAG HE BRET” HE AEE = A PKL “IRS A HSE Fa 2” FE EE HE YS 14 Sit TD REA, He A BE BG 9 BD 0” HG AE SE Bik. “PRUEBAS BF AR FETE Bh, BRE HAA MBA Ro “MSIE A A A TB FES ILE , BUAK FB Bk RR. HE HE Si WRU PR GE AL RA BR” Ht ib, o $B TE AL AR AG we a He RL, ° hs 3 a 37 unnatural adj. not natural; unusual. SH MY: 7 BS Os Be i AY. mind v. to have a reason against or be oppose to (a particular thing) be trou- bled by or dislike. FLX; 5 ‘Bo intelligence ». (good) ability to learn and under- stand. HEAai ___ Tooth and Claw enough to do that.” “Tt isn’t true!’ cried Lady Blemley. ‘Don’t believe him, Mavis!’ “If it isn’t true,” said Mavis coldly, ‘why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me?” Major Barfield did his best to help. He tried to start a new conversation. ‘How are you getting on with your little black and white lady friend in the garden?’ he asked Tober- mory. Everybody realized at once that this was a mistake. Tobermory gave him an icy look. ‘We do not usually dis- cuss these things in polite company,’ he said. ‘But I have watched you a little since you have been in this house. I think perhaps you would not like me to discuss your lady friends.’ The Major’s face became very red, and all the other guests began to look worried and uncomfortable. What was Tobermory going to say next? “Would you like to go down to the kitchen now, Tober- mory,’” asked Lady Blemley politely, ‘and see if the cook has got your dinner ready?’ “No, thank you,’ said Tobermory. ‘I’ ve only just had my tea. I don’t want to make myself sick.’ “Cats have nine lives, you know,’ said Sir Wilfrid with a laugh. ‘Possibly,’ answered Tobermory. ‘But only one sto- mach.’ 58Ft AUF ae BRATS PEALE ATE AR HN TELE ak ® AK.” “SRE ILA SE BAA HURTS ESR” WU G3 AR FB IE AY” HEME WY SB “BAS RE LMG ZB ERE 3B 2” ELAR AR BEAR Sa AB A AS TE a HOVER, “URE ESE is BA Ate HA BESET ZF" A FE HB GEST GRERE TAR, HEIDI RIKI TH. “RATT EAL AT NI AE AR BR Hk Be OE ERA MR BIL, RAW T Os PEF. RAL AT A AN EK ARR IE Hi tt +HK.” DROWAT SWRA BHD WRG. HORE A? “Pe He MEE A EO FEE BO A HUD AeA AL SSS AL “ITD ei T G2” FR MA HEHE BL RR GEE RRALEA G48.” “east Hi Jute A 3” BUR I A 2 HU “We COREE, “NA fe” - 59 major 7. a title for an army officer. 19 BE. icy adj. very cold. ¥ f. company 7. one or more guests. BA,awst Tooth and Claw We shall never have a moment’s peace!” “It’s possible that he has taught the gardener’ s cat,” replied Mr Appin thoughtfully, ‘but I don’t believe he has had time to teach any other cats.’ ‘Then,’ said Mrs Cornett, ‘although Tobermory is a valuable cat, he and the gardener’s cat must die. Don’t you agree, Lady Blemley?’ “You’re right,’ said Lady Blemley sadly. ‘My husband and I love Tobermory — well, we did before this afternoon — but now, of course, he must die as soon as possible. ” “We will poison his dinner,’ said Sir Wilfrid, ‘and I will kill the gardener’s cat myself. The gardener won’ t like it, but I’ ll say it has some kind of disease — ’ “But what about my discovery?’ cried Mr Appin. ‘What about all my years of work? Are you going to destroy my only successful student?’ “You can go and teach the cows on the farm,’ said Mrs Cornett coldly, ‘or the elephants at the zoo. Elephants are very intelligent, they tell me, and elephants don’ t hide behind chairs or under beds and listen to people’s conversations. ” Mr Appin knew when he was beaten. Dinner that evening was not a success. Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener’s cat and later with the gardener. Agnes Resker refused to eat anything, while Mavis Pellington ate her meal in silence. Everyone was waiting for Tobermory. A plate of poisoned fish stood ready for him in the 62AKANE ent BEA BH? BATE A REA A Al A Fr “WRE RABAT BT Si wis ,” Be FAL Sc He A ASS WEE , “fT HE Ht SH Ab AN Ha BIA” “BBA BER A ADE“ BAH BAVROH CREME T WHA. ARIAL REG IEE KA?” “ARAL ,” TH SE MEE A HE SE SH “REAKARE Ki SR B—_R, HES REF ZM—_HAME EC 4RDAR KR Tae.” “FEAT AEE 09 Wei BP aE” OS HB BLh “RERAARARAT WH. AT BA BREKE, TRACER T AARK “TY LTR A eA 2G Dp 7” Bal A Ss A iE He EAE EAI? URE BH BR ME — BAY AR DD BE AE 2” “PA AE BRIG HF BARRA Cw Rage BW KR. WAR VERA EMA AA EF eR FRE TT AAT AO RI 0” By Ae Ai FS AR A WBA RA RA BH. BR EE BR ede a Ba TS Js RT 8 a, TTT iB 3058. Wm Je 22 + BB 0 eM OE 4 AR BS, TG AE I A PA Ee, 1 OL HB — FRU 0 4 A AB TE BE EE — A HLT HE 63 valuable adj. having great usefulness or value. %% %# 05 Fs AR 89. poison v. give or put substance that harms or kills if a living animal or plant takes in. F¥ 32%. disease n. (an) illness or disorder caused by infection or unnatural growth, not by accident. SR JR; Fie beaten adj. conquered; defeated. Bt: TH. dif- ficult adj. (of people ) unfriendly and always quarrelling; not easily pleased. (48 A) MEABSE AY ; AB WL OB 5 MERE BY 5 EL BY.aw? Tooth and Claw idea!’ “A she-wolf, of course,’ continued Mrs Hampton. ‘I don’t want to change into a man as well as an animal!” “We should not joke about the unseen world,’ said Leonard. “Oh, I’m not joking, I promise you. But don’t change me into a wolf tonight. I want to play cards, and there are on- ly eight of us in the house today. I’ ve invited some more peo- ple to come here tomorrow. Wait until tomorrow night.’ Leonard was not amused. ‘Mrs Hampton, you really must not laugh at these dark mysteries. They can be stronger and more dangerous than we realize.’ Clovis Sangrail listened silently to this conversation, and after lunch he spoke to Lord Pabham in the smoking-room. “Tell me, Lord Pabham,’ began Clovis. ‘Have you got a she-wolf in your zoo at Pabham Park? A quiet, friendly she- wolf?’ “There’s Louisa,’ said Lord Pabham thoughtfully. “She’s very quiet and gentle. Why do you ask?’ “I'd like to borrow her tomorrow evening,’ said Clovis lightly. ‘May I, please?’ ‘Tomorrow night?’ repeated Lord Pabham in surprise. “Yes. Wolves usually sleep during the day, don’t they? So a night-time journey won’t hurt her. Could you ask one of your men to bring Louisa here when it is dark? Then he can take her quietly into the conservatory at the same time as Mrs 70Fa AMF “GARE — ARAB” LE We A ak Bi RE Yt AN AB EB HE” “FATA RES A TL 19 HAE Eo" AGE. “OR, RAR EH SR RARE. 1A FES BIE RE MAM, RAG SRS RABAT ETA. REAMBBT HA HA KIX IL, HBB Ke LS” CER EER. MERA, AS FEBS 7B RE WEN SGX BE PR ED EAT Be BATT HUGH RK EEK” EU EI « ONS HH AR AS Bs PG a A APT BERR FRE JE Ath AE A SE OF DL ite HF “Se URES WAAR DCH Sh,” Ve Pe AE I “TEAS HB ZS Eel 0s 14 hy Be BS BR — ARBRE NBR?” “OE Be Sh OB” EAs DB Be ae HERI. RATA iixt?” “Hie BF 0 AB des FAA TE” Se AE SO A St Bi,“ TLE 2” “BY WE 2” 0 i A Sy A itt. “Z2 08 PGW A KRESS AR AEP? att BA TASB EC. RABI AR AD AER MUBAE © BK ILI? AU AT EL A A Be FP BT AY Bt A A GE © Ee Be” 71 ~ lord n. a title for a noble- man of high rank. 5B.ew? Tooth and Claw Hampton leaves the dining-room. ” Lord Pabham looked at Clovis in surprise. Then he smiled. ‘I understand!’ he said. ‘You’ re going to try a little Siberian Magic. And has Mrs Hampton agreed to help you?’ “Mary has promised — if your she-wolf is quiet and gen- tle.” ‘Louisa won’ t give you any trouble,’ said Lord Pabham. The next day several more guests arrived. Leonard Bil- siter enjoyed telling them all about Siberian Magic and hidden powers. He talked all through dinner. When the coffee arrived at the end of the meal, Leonard’s aunt spoke. “Dear Leonard,’ she said, ‘please show us your powers. Change something into another shape.’ She turned to the oth- er guests. “He can do it if he wants to,’ she told them. ‘Oh, please show us, ’said Mavis Pellington excitedly. “Well...” began Leonard. ‘If somebody will give me a small coin...’ “Oh, surely you aren’ t going to do stupid things with disappearing coins?’ said Clovis. ‘We want to see something really surprising. ” “That’s right,’ said Mary Hampton. ‘Why don’t you change me into a wolf? You promised!’ She got up from the table and walked into the conservatory with a bowl of fruit for her macaws. ‘T have already warned you,’ said Leonard seriously. ‘It is dangerous to joke about these things. ” 72AAU A DL I BG eR St DE OR Fao “FRE MBE RRR — AYE /N EE. WHA AT BEE i T 2” “305 A RAE 3S — 0 FR Up 9 BE AR SH i,” “ADBRA BURGH AR” WAIL KD Bi. BORLA IPE A. HW i K SA SE sae a 2 ft 07 EA WB Be BY 0 Ha. ft ET We EAS EE ak 6 EB J MO ES , 1 a es a FF OT “RECS MEE TS RTL — FP ORS HEE, FERRE AR DE Ob AT: AK 2” Sah Fe a Fe “ROR BB BE B19.” eH “TBR ERED TA HE EIT = KT HH BE. BOR oe ATE RES BY “HR AAS (LL BE TT TH Fe 3k 3K HY BRIT Fe EMT “RAT RIES A We AS SE A” Mp ESAT BE “MR AE A RAB ERIE AR — RR? UR RAE LN" th A SF Sat HE HE BOS SHG BN — BAK AR GE ET OE Bie “RG Ee A,” 10 1 0 J aS i, “FR 3 Be EAE HY SRE FE BY” 73 ae conservatory n. a glass en- closed room where delicate plants are grown. (#8 9 A) RSS 5 WEEEaewt Tooth and Claw “I don’t believe you can do it!’ laughed Mary from the conservatory. As she spoke, she disappeared behind a large green plant. ‘Mrs Hampton — ’ began Leonard seriously. Then an icy wind seemed to fill the dining-room, and at the same time Mrs Hampton’s macaws began to scream. ‘What’ s wrong with those stupid birds, Mary?’ asked her husband. Just then, a big grey wolf stepped out from be- hind the large green plant. Leonard’ s aunt saw it first. ‘Leonard!’ she screamed. “Bring Mrs Hampton back at once! We don’t want a danger- ous wild animal in here!’ “I — I don’t know how to bring her back, ’ said Leonard in a small, frightened voice. ‘Rubbish!’ shouted Mr Hampton. ‘You changed my dear wife into a wolf. Now you must bring her back again!” “Please believe me,’ said Leonard. ‘J didn’ t change your wife into a wolf.’ “Then where is she, and how did that animal get into the conservatory?’ asked Mr Hampton angrily. “Of course, we must believe you when you say that you didn’t change Mrs Hampton into a wolf,’ said Clovis politely. “But you must agree that it all looks very strange. ’ “How can you stand there arguing,’ cried Mavis Pelling- ton, ‘with a wild animal in the house?’ “Lord Pabham,’ began Mr Hampton, ‘you know a lot 74FAM “FA ER BGS SE” 3 TE RB Bio VAM WER ANS BES WRT o “WE A A— "10 8 BFF he Pit Ke WHER AAS a AB SS BE ROH 3B IE “AR HEE 8 26 Z BE , 7” ht CF Tal BLE RY ,— AA TARA KR 8 TE HK. EA RE SH He FT“ OD” FRAY BE “Te UE LE AA AE PELE BR AT AB IRA — FA 96, Bae 9 BF A EI JL” “PBA HEE OH Be 3 TAI PBN TS Ho “OPE OR LG A MR GEE , “RA BR aS RET BEM T LE ho US th me” “TRAE BR ON OB, “FRE AI He EFERM.” “FRA th ZEB IL? BSR oh hy 5 aE B27 BEE A El “28 UR UE Be AE LH A Ft BRAT 2S 28 ABA UR,” FE He ET AL Bh, “ERE OR Oh TRUK A ATE To” “BFRA— ABB UM EAR he TEAS BF GA” EEG VR LAE. “OVE A TSA Bs BR” HL AE, “ls BET HARE” 75 ae? macaw 7. a type of large brightly coloured bird with a long tail (PARROT) of Central and South America. 4 Fl 884 (7° F "He KR EU). arguing 1. reasoning strongly in defence of one’s opinions and in opposition to those of others. $6; RR.ew? Tooth and Claw about wild animals. . . ’ ‘I buy all my animals,’ said Lord Pabham. ‘I have nev- er found one in a conservatory before. But this is a wolf, I am sure of that. I think it’s probably a North American she-wolf “Oh, who cares where it came from!’ screamed Mavis, as the wolf came a few steps further into the room. ‘Can’ t you offer it some food, and take it away safely somewhere be- fore it bites somebody?’ “If this animal is really Mrs Hampton,’ said Clovis, ‘ she’s just had an excellent dinner. She won’ t be interested in food.’ ‘Oh, Leonard,’ cried his aunt, ‘can’ t you use your wonderful powers to change this terrible animal into something small and gentle, like a rabbit?’ ‘I don’ t think Mr Hampton would like that,’ said Clovis. “You’ re right!’ shouted Mr Hampton. ‘I forbid it!’ “All my wolves love sugar,’ said Lord Pabham. ‘If you like, I’ ll offer this one a piece.’ He took a piece of sugar from the table and pushed it along the floor towards Louisa. She ate it quickly and then, clearly hoping for more sugar, she fol- lowed Lord Pabham out of the room. The guests left the table thankfully and hurried into the conservatory. It was empty. Mrs Hampton had disappeared. ‘The door to the garden is locked on the inside!’ said 76FANE a “Be HY 3h Oy BB Fe SE AS,” WE Ah i, RUMARERE RE. TRB TR RAC Eo RARE FT AE — Rb ee “THE EP Bae J SJL eB 0 AE YF a TR Me EA LAS “UR MEE AE RELAY CEBRBEMILE RS the BIT HT?” “WR ADORHELERAKA HE MEAIB “We ANE EE Ne EXE.” “TER AOS TS,” fl Io OS ae,“ aE aE AS BE FAD RF AP AAS 77 EH a HS ah sw FED 5 ILS Bh? Le NSF 2” “FAILS HIE HS DBE 0” WE ET ihe “ORT CHAE IG AE BH BRE ABE, “Q AN HE RE ti!” “BETA BT ARP ORE,” HE 7 2 UE URI A BTR, RS BIS AR Bho” ft DAF Git — YO, MOLE BAR HE AB Bw. CARR 5 T Ra Re WOR TB RAD ORE Be AAVSE He ab BS FF BAT a HE RG. RRS MEMRAM. “OH AE 7 BB 1 A BT BIE 77 thankfully adv grate- fully. BCH AEHeee? Tooth and Claw _ Clovis. (He had quickly turned the key while he was pretend- ing to try the lock. ) Everyone turned towards Leonard Bilsiter. “Tf you have not changed my wife into a wolf,’ said Mr Hampton, ‘will you please explain where she has gone? Clear- ly she could not go out through a locked door — so where is she?’ “TY tell you, I had nothing to do with it!’ repeated Leonard again and again. But nobody believed him. “I’m leaving,’ said Mavis Pellington. ‘I refuse to stay another hour in this house.’ Just then Mary Hampton entered the room. “What happened?’ she asked crossly. ‘Someone has been playing a stupid game with me. I found myself in the kitchen, eating sugar from Lord Pabham’s hand. I hate stupid games, and my doctor has forbidden me to eat sugar.” “Well, my dear...” began Mr Hampton. Mrs Hampton listened excitedly as he explained. “So you really did change me into a wolf, Mr Bilsiter?’ cried Mrs Hampton. “No, no, ’said Leonard. ‘It’s all a mistake.’ “Actually, I did it,’ said Clovis. ‘You see, I spent two years in Russia, and I know a little about Siberian Magic. Of course, I don’t like to talk about it. But when other people talk a lot of rubbish about hidden powers, I like to show what Siberian Magic can really do ... May I please have a drink? I 78te INF SENT. (Mat Rik 2 TF Ht HE HT ee) FES A AB FIC AN 0B + LER IT HE “MRE AAR BF EM LE SEAL BE “ABA Up BB AR PERG OB LT 2 4B HY SD tls AN BA — Bad 9) 8 — RL, 3th ZEB JL?” “De Us, BS EEN" 18 A WX HMER Ri ARR AMI. “PORE TE HE OPK LE “Te AR RR HE 3X Bs F BA Fh .” SOLIS OE THESE. “0S Gt 2” Wa AE US De “HE AR HRB RK. RRA ACEN SH ree eA TR HO Gh a RAR A ae HK, BR AE AN HE BGR BE.” “SME, A EA EL 5G A FP a Bh GAR RES, EFA TS “HB Ap FE 1 38 He EMT — RR, be AS PRAT MARA RE. - “RRA NB, BR ETR Be “SESE bE AR LAY,” 5S ET UL, “Up , Be HE ARE AS TG AE , Si — eB ALEK. YRRABKRET. WHA (TBE — KHER TF BRA BO BIA, RAE id 08 DG (04 A SE AB JB WE PZ oo BR FURS? ROEM EA BT 0” 79 aoe? nothing to do with (some- thing of ) no relation or concern to or with. Be HERa Tooth and Claw feel a little tired now.’ Leonard Bilsiter looked at Clovis with hate in his eyes. At that moment he wished strongly that he could change Clovis into some small helpless animal, and then step on him very hard. 80Fite ‘FESPA RR + Le RS eA Oe Tee AES OL EE Sk it th SHRP i sft AB HE FE I EE PE) TB 5 3, RT RR SRL LAM 81 el helpless adj. unable to look after oneself or to act without help. Fe Fe AO; Fi BH AY. step on to bring the foot down on ER.sew? Tooth and Claw Exercises A Checking your understanding Sredni Vashtar How much can you remember? Check your answers . 1 Who was Conradin’s dearest friend? 2 What happened to his friend? 3 Why was hot buttered toast usually forbidden? 4 Where did the aunt find the key to the ferret’s box? 5 What did Sredni Vashtar do for Conradin? The Story-Teller Write answers to these questions . 1 What did the children think of the aunt’s story? 2 Why did Bertha wear three medals? 3 Why didn’t the king have any sheep in his palace gardens? 4 Why didn’t he have any flowers in his gardens? 5 How did the wolf find Bertha? 6 What did the children think of the bachelor’s story? Gabriel Ernest Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1 The wild boy hunted at night with a dog. 2 The miller’ s wife did not believe that her child had fallen in- to the river. 3 Van Cheele told the wild boy to come to his house. 4 Jack Toop fell into the river and Gabriel Ernest tried to save 82FAME AEF him. 5 Cunningham was the only person who had seen Gabriel Ernest as a wolf. Tobermory Who in the story... 1 ...thought Mr Appin’s ideas were rubbish? 2.... thought that Mavis Pellington was the stupidest woman he knew? 3 ...did not want Tobermory to discuss his lady friends? 4... went to stay with the Blemleys because they had an ex- cellent cook? 5 ...killed the gardener’s cat? 6 ...was killed by an elephant? The She-Wolf Write answers to these questions. 1 Why did Clovis want to borrow Louisa from Lord Pabham? 2 What happened when Mary Hampton went into the conser- vatory? 3 How did Lord Pabham get Louisa out of the dining-room? 4 Why did Leonard hate Clovis? B Working with language Gabriel Ernest Choose the best linking word and complete these sentences with information from the story. 1 Van Cheele met the strange boy while/after .. . 83wt Tooth and Claw 2 Van Cheele still felt uncomfortable about his adventure al- though/so. . . 3 At first Cunningham did not want to talk because/so. . . 4 Van Cheele ran very fast to the Toops’ house and/but. . . 5 Because/Although Van Cheele usually did what his aunt wanted,... The She-Wolf Put these sentences in the right order . 1 While this was happening, an icy wind seemed to fill the dining-room. 2 Then Lord Pabham’s man pushed Louisa into the conserva- tory. 3 He told Lord Pabham’s man to wait in the garden with Louisa. 4 A few seconds later Louisa stepped out from behind the large green plant and frightened all the guests (except Clovis and Lord Pabham) . 5 Clovis planned his ‘Siberian Magic’ carefully. This is what happened. 6 A minute later she disappeared behind a large green plant. 7 At the end of dinner Mrs Hampton walked into the conserva- tory. 8 And at the same time the macaws began to scream. 9 Quickly, she opened the door from the conservatory to the garden and went out. 84FAME “al C Activities 1A famous writer once said, ‘Saki did not like aunts’. Do you agree? What are the aunts in these stories like? Write a short description of each one. 2 Imagine you were a guest at Lady Blemley’s house when To- bermory spoke to all the guests at teatime. Write a letter to your family and tell them about it. 3 You are a police officer. You are visiting Van Cheele’s house to ask questions about little Jack Toop. Imagine the conver- sation between the police officer, Van Cheele, and his aunt. 4 Which story did you like best, and which did you like least? 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