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The mouse's tail was bitten off by a cat. The cat agreed to return the tail if the mouse fetched milk. The mouse went to the cow for milk, but the cow would only give milk in exchange for hay. The mouse then went to the farmer for hay, but the farmer would only give hay in exchange for meat. The mouse went to the butcher for meat, but the butcher wanted bread from the baker first. The baker agreed to give bread if the mouse promised not to steal grain. The mouse promised and set off a chain of exchanges that resulted in the cat returning the mouse's tail as promised.
The mouse's tail was bitten off by a cat. The cat agreed to return the tail if the mouse fetched milk. The mouse went to the cow for milk, but the cow would only give milk in exchange for hay. The mouse then went to the farmer for hay, but the farmer would only give hay in exchange for meat. The mouse went to the butcher for meat, but the butcher wanted bread from the baker first. The baker agreed to give bread if the mouse promised not to steal grain. The mouse promised and set off a chain of exchanges that resulted in the cat returning the mouse's tail as promised.
The mouse's tail was bitten off by a cat. The cat agreed to return the tail if the mouse fetched milk. The mouse went to the cow for milk, but the cow would only give milk in exchange for hay. The mouse then went to the farmer for hay, but the farmer would only give hay in exchange for meat. The mouse went to the butcher for meat, but the butcher wanted bread from the baker first. The baker agreed to give bread if the mouse promised not to steal grain. The mouse promised and set off a chain of exchanges that resulted in the cat returning the mouse's tail as promised.
1. Once upon a time the cat bit the mouse's tail off. Give me back my tail,said the mouse. And the cat said, Well, I (give) 01 you back your tail if you fetched me some milk. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. 2. The mouse, however, went to the cow. The cat ..(give/only) 02 me back my tail if I fetch her some milk. 3. And the cow said, Well, I would give you milk if you .. (get) 03 me some hay. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. 4. The mouse, however, went to the farmer. The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow (give) 04 me some milk. And the cow (only/give) 05 me milk if I get her some hay. 5. And the farmer said, Well, I would give you hay if you (bring) 06 me some meat. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. 6. The mouse, however, went to the butcher. The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow ..(give) 07 me milk. And the cow will only give me milk if she (get)08 some hay. And the farmer ..(only/give) 09 me hay if I get him some meat. 7. And the butcher said, Well, I would give you meat if you ..(make) 10 the baker bake me a bread. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. 8. The mouse, however, went to the baker.. "The cat (give/only) 11 me back my tail if I fetch her some milk. And the cow ..(give/not) 12 me milk if I don't bring her hay. And the farmer will only give me hay if butcher .(have) 13 some meat for him. And the butcher will not give me meat if you.. (bake/not) 14 him a bread." 10. And the baker said, "Well, I (give) 15 you some bread if you promise never to steal my corn or meal." 11. The mouse promised not to steal, and so the baker gave the mouse bread, the mouse gave the butcher bread. The butcher gave the mouse meat, the mouse gave the farmer meat. The farmer gave the mouse hay, the mouse gave the cow hay. The cow gave the mouse milk, the mouse gave the cat milk. And the cat gave the mouse her tail back.
II. 1. We did not meet him yesterday. If we (meet) him, then we. (tell) that you were searching for him.
2. I cannot speak Russian. If I. (speak) Russian, it . (be) easier for me
to find a well paid job. 3. If I (not/understand) what my teacher says, then I always . (ask) her to explain. 4. If you. (want) I . (help) you. 5. I (get) a better mark at the last test if I .. (study) harder. 6. She . (get) this post if she.. (apply) for it. She has all necessary skills and abilities. 7. I .(not/be) late for school yesterday if I . (not/forget) to set my alarm clock. 8. Your telephone (not/be) disconnected last week, if you ..(pay) your bill before the deadline. 9. If my friends .. (ask) me to help them, then I always .. (do) it. 10. Unless you. (stop) singing, I (hit) you!