БарсукВася

27.03.2021 22:18

Английский язык

Есть ответ 👍

THE TALE OF TWO PEBBLES Many years ago in a small Indian village a poor farmer had borrowed a large sum of money
The moneylender was old and ugly, and he promised to forget the farmer's debt if

Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified and didn't want to agree. «Let providence
decide the matter! » the cunning moneylender suggested. «I'll put a black pebble and a white
pebble into a money bag. Then Myra should
If she picks the black pebble, she will
become my wife and
If she picks the white pebble she doesn't need to get married
and the debt will still be forgiven.»
They were standing on a pebble path and the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles.
But Myra noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and . «Now pick a pebble
from the bagi» he said.
Myra put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it,
she let it fall onto the path
«Oh, how clumsy of mel» she said. «But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.»

A) came up with a creative solution intero
B) pick one pebble from the bag
C) where it became lost among all the other pebbles
D) he could marry the farmer's beautiful daughter Myra
E) put them into the bag
F) must first agree to move home
G) from a village moneylender
H) I'll forgive you the debt​