Слайд 1THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
by Beatrix Potter
Слайд 2Once upon a time there were three little kittens, and
their names were Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had
dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust.
Слайд 3But one day their mother—Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit—expected friends to tea;
so she fetched the kittens indoors, to wash and dress
them, before the fine company arrived.
Слайд 4First she scrubbed their faces (this one is Moppet).
Слайд 5Then she brushed their fur, (this one is Mittens).
Слайд 6Then she combed their tails and whiskers (this is Tom
Kitten).
Tom was very naughty, and he scratched.
Слайд 7Mrs. Tabitha dressed Moppet and Mittens in clean pinafores and
tuckers; and then she took all sorts of elegant uncomfortable
clothes out of a chest of drawers, in order to dress up her son Thomas.
Слайд 8Tom Kitten was very fat, and he had grown; several
buttons burst off. His mother sewed them on again. When
the three kittens were ready, Mrs. Tabitha unwisely turned them out into the garden, to be out of the way while she made hot buttered toast.
Слайд 9"Now keep your frocks clean, children! You must walk on
your hind legs. Keep away from the dirty ash-pit, and
from Sally Henny Penny, and from the pig-stye and the Puddle-Ducks."
Слайд 10Moppet and Mittens walked down the garden path unsteadily. Presently
they trod upon their pinafores and fell on their noses.
When
they stood up there were several green smears!
Слайд 11"Let us climb up the rockery, and sit on the
garden wall," said Moppet.
They turned their pinafores back to front,
and went up with a skip and a jump; Moppet's white tucker fell down into the road.
Слайд 12Tom Kitten was quite unable to jump when walking upon
his hind legs in trousers. He came up the rockery
by degrees, breaking the ferns, and shedding buttons right and left.
Слайд 13He was all in pieces when he reached the top
of the wall.
Moppet and Mittens tried to pull him together;
his hat fell off, and the rest of his buttons burst.
Слайд 14While they were in difficulties, there was a pit pat
paddle pat! and the three Puddle-Ducks came along the hard
high road, marching one behind the other and doing the goose step—pit pat paddle pat! pit pat waddle pat!
Слайд 15They stopped and stood in a row, and stared up
at the kittens. They had very small eyes and looked
surprised.
Слайд 16Then the two duck-birds, Rebeccah and Jemima Puddle-Duck, picked up
the hat and tucker and put them on.
Слайд 17Mittens laughed so that she fell off the wall. Moppet
and Tom descended after her; the pinafores and all the
rest of Tom's clothes came off on the way down. "Come! Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck," said Moppet—"Come and help us to dress him! Come and button up Tom!"
Слайд 18Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck advanced in a slow sideways manner, and
picked up the various articles.
Слайд 19But he put them on himself! They fitted him even
worse than Tom Kitten."It's a very fine morning!" said Mr.
Drake Puddle-Duck.
Слайд 20And he and Jemima and Rebeccah Puddle-Duck set off up
the road, keeping step—pit pat, paddle pat! pit pat, waddle
pat!
Слайд 21Then Tabitha Twitchit came down the garden and found her
kittens on the wall with no clothes on.
Слайд 22She pulled them off the wall, smacked them, and took
them back to the house. "My friends will arrive in
a minute, and you are not fit to be seen; I am affronted," said Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit.
Слайд 23She sent them upstairs; and I am sorry to say
she told her friends that they were in bed with
the measles; which was not true.
Слайд 24Quite the contrary; they were not in bed: not in
the least.
Somehow there were very extraordinary noises over-head, which disturbed
the dignity and repose of the tea party.
Слайд 25And I think that some day I shall have to
make another, larger, book, to tell you more about Tom
Kitten!
Слайд 26As for the Puddle-Ducks—they went into a pond. The clothes
all came off directly, because there were no buttons.
Слайд 27And Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck, and Jemima and Rebeccah, have been
looking for them ever since.