The Mouse and the Corn. Many, many years ago there lived a king who said that anyone who could tell a story for two years would get a piece of land. - презентация

1 The Mouse and the Corn

2 Many, many years ago there lived a king who said that anyone who could tell a story for two years would get a piece of land.

3 First one man tried but his story lasted only two weeks. Another man finished his story after five days. A third man began his story like this:

4 "Once a farmer planted some corn. When the corn grew the farmer gathered it and put it into a shed.

5 Then the mouse came into the shed and began to eat the corn."

6 The man went on, "The mouse took a grain of corn, the mouse took a grain of corn, the mouse took a grain of corn..."

7 The King interrupted the story, "Well, what was after this?" ???

8 "I can't tell you," answered the man, "because the mouse hasn't finished eating the corn yet." "All right," said the king, "you will get a piece of land."