The Ship of Friendship (Distance-online lesson 04.04)

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.  The two survivors who have been good friends, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

Hans Christian Andersen «The Little Match Girl»

Once upon a time…

Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening,  the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When she left home she had slippers on, it is true; but what was the good of that? They were very large slippers, which her mother had hitherto worn; so large were they; and the poor little thing lost them as she scuffled away across the street, because of two carriages that rolled by dreadfully fast.

A limit of your Kindness (Թարգմանություն )

Recently Steve had a car accident. So he put his car in the garage to carry out the repair work. Since he had to go to the job daily, he decided that until the car is ready, he will travel by the metro train. One day, he noticed a homeless guy at the train station at night. He felt pity for him, so he gave him some change from his pocket.

The homeless guy thanked him for it. Next day again, he noticed the homeless guy at the same place. This time Steve though to get him something to eat, so he went outside the station and brought him a meal. The homeless guy thanked him for his kindness. But Steve got curious and asked him, “How did you get to this point?”

The Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny is one of the most beloved (սիրելի) symbols (խորհրդանիշ) of Easter.  Over centuries, the rabbit has always represented (եղել է) fertility(առատություն) and, thus  (և այսպիսով), spring (գարուն).  In fact (Իրականում), the rabbit is often associated(ասոցիացվել է) with the goddess(աստվածուհի), Ēostre (Էստռե). And, it is from her name that the word “Easter” is thought to have evolved(առաջացել).

Peter and Karen Viney «MY FRIEND IS AN ALIEN»

Mr Kirk was in the park with his dog one Sunday night. Suddenly he heard a noise and saw a strange (անծանոթ) person (անձնավորություն) in front of him. It was Zardak, from the planet Vecon. Zardak came to London by air (օդով). But he didn’t arrive (եկել է) at the airport (օդանավակայան), he didn’t check in (գրանցվել), he didn’t pass the passport control or the customs (մաքսային).

Mr Kirk took him home, but he didn’t tell anybody (ինչ-որ մեկը) about Zardak’s arrival. Zardak liked (դուր գալ) Mr Kirk, and they became friends. But Zardak was tired (հոգել էր) of Mr Kirk’s flat (բնակարան). He wanted to travel (ճամփորդել) about Mr Kirk’s country (քաղաքով) or at least (առնվազն) he wanted to make a tour of the city.

The Lion and the Mouse

Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.

«Pardon, O King!» cried the little mouse. «Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!”