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   A mother and her little boy lived in a little house. They were very poor. All they had was a horse. One day the mother said, “We have no money, you must go and sell the horse.”
   The boy took the horse and went to the town. He met a farmer with a big green basket in his hands. “Sell me your horse”, said the farmer. “I can give you this basket”. “What good is this basket for me?” – said the boy. “What can I put into it?” “Take me, take me”, said the basket, “I am a wonderful basket.”
   The boy took the basket and went home. When he came home, he put the basket on the table and showed it to his mother. The mother looked at the basket and said, “What good is this basket for us, what can we put in it?”
   But the basket jumped from the table and ran out of the house. When it came back to the poor boy’s house, it was full of good things. Now the mother and her boy had dinner. Every morning the wonderful basket jumped from the table and ran out of the house. And every day it came back full of good things. Now the mother and her boy had their breakfast, dinner and supper every day.
Vocabulary
wonderful – прекрасний
a basket – кошик
poor – бідний
money – гроші
to sell – продавати
took – взяв
met – зустрів
what good – яка користь
to put – класти
back – назад

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1. A mother and her little boy lived in a little house.
2. They were not poor.
3. All they had was a kitten.
4. One day the boy took the horse and went to the town.
5. He met a farmer with a little green basket in his hands.
6. The boy took the basket and went to the hospital.
7. When he came home he put the basket on the table.
8. The basket jumped from the table and ran out of the house.
9. When it came back to the poor boy’s house, it was full of good things.
10. Every evening the wonderful basket jumped from the table and ran out of the house.
11. Now the mother and her boy had no breakfast, dinner and supper every day.