Рассказ с использованием английских пословиц «Друг познается в беде»

Рассказ с использованием английских пословиц

«Друг познается в беде»

Автор: Демидович Наталья Александровна

МБОУ «Федоровская СОШ №1»

г.п. Федоровский, Сургутский район, ХМАО-Югра

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Once upon a time there was a man. His name was Woody. He was very rich. He had many friends. Every weekend they gathered together and had fun. Woody lived in a big beautiful two-stored cottage. There was a wonderful garden around his house. An Englishman’s home is his castle. His friends envied him. They dreamed to live in Woody’s house at least for one day.

Woody was very busy – he worked a lot. He slept only for five hours a night. He believed - early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise (Кто рано встаёт, тому бог подаёт). This week he had to go abroad for a month-business-trip. So he had no time to do his household. That’s why he asked his friends to help. Everyone was glad to stay in his house. They shouted: “Woody, please, let me stay at your house!”

Woody couldn’t decide who the most reliable person to stay was. So he said: “All of you can stay at my house. There is enough space for everyone.” His friends were very glad.

The next day they companied Woody to the airport. They said: “Oh, Woody, we’ll miss you. You are so nice and generous”.

Woody was happy to have such good real friends. He thought by himself: “What a lucky man I am!”

When his friends came to Woody’s house they decided to have a party. It was the noisiest party in the world! They danced, they swam in the swimming-pool in the garden, they sang, they cried, they broke windows and furniture. Nobody cared about Woody’s house. Everybody's business is nobody's business (У семи нянек дитя без глазу). They made so much noise that Woody’s neighbours called a police.

When a police came nobody wanted to go to a prison for such an awful behaviour. That’s why Woody’s friends decided to sell his house and pay all the neighbours for disturbance. Every man has his price (У каждого есть своя цена).

Woody’s friends sold the house without regret for it. “Into every life a little rain must fall” (Не все коту масленица), they said.

During the business trip Woody missed his home so much. Home is where the heart is (Дома лучше). He called his friends many times but nobody answered him. His friends were afraid to tell Woody that he had no house.

A month later Woody came back home with many presents for his friends. He was looking forward to see them. He was very surprised that when he tried to open the door he saw a young woman through the window. She was very frightened and shouted at him: “Go away! This is my house. I bought it three weeks ago. Every dog has his day” (Будет и на твоей улице праздник).

Woody couldn’t believe that. He was very upset. He remembered his friends. He went to his best friend Ronny. He knocked the door but nobody opened it. Then Woody went to the other friend. But the situation reiterated.

It was night when Woody stopped going to his friends’ houses. He was absolutely alone. He had no man even to talk with. One man no man (Один в поле не воин). He was standing on the road and crying. The only thing he was dreaming about at that moment was to die. But suddenly he remembered his boss Mr. Brown. Woody dialed his telephone number but it was switched off. It never rains but it pours (Беда не приходит одна).

Woody was in panic and didn’t know what to do. He had no money. All the money he earned in his business trip he spent on the presents for his friends. Woody decided to jump from the bridge into the river. Earlier he used to say in difficult situations: “If life deals you lemons make lemonade” (Свои беды превращай в победы). But he forgot about it. So, when he was saying goodbye to his life a little girl came up to him. She said: “Please, help me to find my mummy. I’m lost. I don’t know where I am and what to do.” “Birds of a feather flock together” (Рыбак рыбака видит издалека), thought Woody. At that moment he realized that he was not alone in this cruel world. There were many people around him who needed help as he does. It was a difficult time in his life. But don’t try to walk before you can crawl (Всему своё время).

Of course, Woody helped that little girl to find her mother. Moreover, he became a real friend to her and her mother. He learnt that her father refused her and her mother many years ago. So Woody had a real family now. And they were very happy together! Every dark cloud has a silver lining (Нет худа без добра). Soon Woody forgot about all his difficulties. Time is a great healer (Время лечит).