Lady LG

Thank you, victorian, it's very kind of you. Can YOU translate it into English? I know you're good at writing poems. Try! Самира! That's a clever riddle. I like it. Unfortunately we haven't got any pre-school children at home. So long, see you!

Serdar: "Эх, лапти мои, четыре оборки, Хочу — дома заночую, хочу — у Егорки." Предлагаю попытаться зарифмовать по-английски. "Oh, my boots, two pairs of laces, You have been to many places! Tell me, will it be all right If I spend with George the night?" See you soon!

I'm sure to try, Serdar Cамира, is it a school bus? Serdar, your misprint was found by Самира! Don't worry, here's one more for you (and everyone); The text below contains a mistake where ONE LETTER IS MISSED. For example, if the word should be BOX it is printed as OX. "Leo the Lion escaped from Chesterfield Zoo last night. A team of zoo-keepers are following Leo's tail and they are confident that they will recapture him quickly. The public are advised to stay indoors" Good luck and have fun!

Yes, gimini, you're right but tell the truth: you've met this riddle before, haven't you? If I have, I don't do that and write: "I know the answer" and so does Serdar. Anyway, the answer is: "It was a nice sunny day." Congratulations! You've changed your avatar! I like it but your previous one was more colourful. Самира: Your answer is correct too! Let us think a little about the bus. We'll try to guess. See you!

Ladies and gentlemen, it's difficult to find what is left so from time to time I have to sum up: There're six tasks for the present moment: 1. 2. Самира's bus (page 39) 3. Serdar's riddle: "What do you call a bull asleep (sleeping?) on the ground? 4. A new riddle from me: " A man was wearing black. Black shoes, trousers, a coat, gloves and a hat. He was walking down the street with all street lamps off. A black car was coming towards him with its lights off too, but somehow managed to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?" 5. Misprint 12 for Serdar and everyone: "Helen Collins, the film star, became ill while she was having her hair cut at a London salon yesterday. The hairdresser took Miss Collins outside to get some fresh hair and she soon felt better. She returned to the salon and told reporters later that she was pleased with her new style." 6. And our untitled story, of course I hope I haven't missed anything. See you!

PART III And now I think it's time to tell you the truth. As a matter of fact, Jack was very lazy and greedy. He wasn't clever either but he was a tall handsome fellow and had great success with girls. Though Jack was nearly 25 he didn't work at all. He wasn't going to study and make his carrier. The young man lived with his elderly father who worked hard from morning till late at night and paid all Jack's bills. Well well well, Natasha had some skeletons in the wardrobe, too. Actually, she wasn’t as plain as one may think. She had loads of boyfriends in internet besides him. “Odnoklassniki.ru” to be precise… She had Hans from Germany nicknamed “Deine Scharfe Deutsche Wurst” (Your hot german sausage), Mario from Italy also known as “Horny Makaroni”, Andreas from Turkey “Turkish Delight”, John from Great Britain “Very Big Ben” and even a guy from Russia from Otradnoe, Vasya, nicknamed “Vasya”. Jack from the USA was the first to visit her in Pushkino, but she didn’t know that Vasya from Otradnoe was on his way to her place too. Natasha and Vasya had been pen friends for a long time. They had never met before but they often had long talks on the phone. This date with Vasya was quite good, I would even say hot. "Vasya-Vasilek, how wonderful you are!" she thought. "Would you like one more cocktail, honey?" she asked him. "OK" Vasya said, stretching himself and relaxing in the bed, " and come to me, my kitty". It was dark in bedroom and quiet musik was so nice. "It`s not a problem, Jack will be my husband and Vasya - lover", Natasha thought. "Oh life is so wonderful!". I womder where Jack was at the time of the date... What was he doing? Oh. I know. Before Vasya (95 kg, tall, hairy) arrived, Natasha had given him two Jaguar cocktails and hid him on the balcony. And Americans aren't used to drinking Jaguar so very soon Jack was drunk and pleased... Suddenly he noticed an old dirty rug on the balcony and lay down on it. As a pillow Jack decided to use his stylish American jacket. The weather was fine and he felt comfortable. Soon Jack was snoring loudly. He saw Natasha in his sleep. She was digging in the garden and he was sitting in the armchair watching her. Natasha was wearing an old torn shirt and garden trousers which were too big for her. How beautiful she was ! It was heavy hangover next morning but only one thought lived in Jack`s ill head - "I must be rich, I must be rich in any way or Natasha would go to this russian slob Vaska, well I`d start my own business, but what sort?" At this moment he caught sight of a newspaper lying on a stool. It was “Pushkinskiy Vestnik”. He found the word “rabota” and guessed it means “job”. “Pizza maker and kuri grill maker. No special knowledge demanded.” “Wow, I am going to grill chickens…hey hey, I am very good at grilling chicks. And then I’ll start my own chicken business. I am going to earn a lot and Natasha will fall on her knees begging me to marry her… Yeah, I am so cool!” And since then Natasha started to call him - "My dear Jack-chicken" (Molly, you're inimitable as always! ) PART IV And what about Vasya? Did Natasha introduce him to her American boyfriend?

You are right again, Serdar! You've found 9 misprints out of 11! By the way, what do you think of Самира's bus? I can really see only two wheels in the picture. The bus can't travel on two wheels. Dear friends, give us your riddles and interesting tasks, please! I'm tired of writing... See you!

??? Where, Serdar? I can't understand what you are talking about. Misprint 11 or something else? It seems to me... ?

Serdar: There's a misprint for you, Serdar...

At last! You're quite right, gimini! The answer is: "The letter O"

How many wheels does the bus have?

Your answer is correct, negoro! UNFORTUNATELY, negoro! You don't need to remember the solution to it. Find it yourself. (I've already helped with it: it's a lexical riddle) See you again!

Самира, gimini and negoro, you are right! The answer is: "The boy was Watson's nephew and his sister's SON." Well, ladies and gentllemen, for the present we have: 1. One riddle unguessed: I'd like to wait for Serdar to try. He's so clever! 2. One more riddle: "When I eat, I live; but when I drink, I die. What am I?" 3. One more puzzle from me: "Mrs Hudson was given a box of chocolates. The box contained forty five sweets. There were twice as many soft centres as there were hard centres. Mrs Hudson enjoyed eating chocolates with soft centres. Was she pleased with the present? How many chocolates with a soft centre were in the box? 4. Misprint 11 for Serdar and everyone: The text below contains a mistake where a word HAS an EXTRA LETTER. For example, if the word should be NOT it is printed as NOTE. "In England the number of people going to church is going down and down. As a result, over a thousand churches had to be closed last year. The church leader said that more and more people were now looking for gold outside the church." 5. and our story, of course. I'm waiting for Molly and victorian to continue. Nobody else wants to help us... Good luck and have fun!

Oh, negoro, glad to meet you! Welcome to our club! Reread the task: that woman WAS HIS SISTER. Try again, it's very easy! Good luck and have fun!

Самира! Unfortunately your answers are wrong too. Don't complicate matters! It's very easy! See you!

No, I'm afraid you're wrong. I've already helped you: it's a lexical riddle. See you soon!

Well, I agree with you. And what about the riddle: I'll help you. It's a lexical riddle. See you!

I don't know the answer but I remember the saying. It says: "Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools - by their own." It seems to me this is the correct answer. Am I right? See you!

Yes, Serdar, you're right again, but you should have given the answer in kilos so that it was clear for everybody: Mrs Hudson's weight is 158 lbs, it's about 80 kg. One more task for you and everyone: "One spring morning Dr Watson was walking through Hyde Park with his sister. Watson pointed to a boy with red hair sitting on a bench and said, "This boy is my nephew." "Well, he isn't my nephew," replied the woman. Can you explain this? See you later! Have fun!

"...The tall BLOND player from Swansea,.... not BlIND" You're quite right again, Sedar! You've found 8 misprints out of 10! Why are you so quick-witted? We don't mind, Serdar! On the contrary, you're always welcome! Write any riddles and tasks for us! If there're mistakes in them, don't worry! I'll correct them a little bit. We all make mistakes even in Russian to say nothing of English. So, ladies and gentlemen, what have we got for the present? 1. Serdar's riddle: "What is the difference between a clever man and a fool?" (I'll try to guess it tomorrow, now I'm too sleepy) 2. One more riddle: "The poor have two, the rich have none, millions have many, you have one. What is it?" 3. A new task for Serdar and everyone: "Dr Watson entered 221b Baker Street just as the housekeeper, Mrs Hudson, stepped on the scales to weigh herself. "Be careful not to break those scales, Mrs Hudson," he said with a smile. "Do you mean that I'm overweight?" she snapped. "Of course not," said Watson ironically. "But out of curiosity, just how heavy are you?" "I'm exactly 79 lbs. plus half my own weight," she replied. What was Mrs Hudson's correct weight? Note: 1lb = 1 pound = 1 фунт ~ 0,5 kg 4. And our story, of course. By the way, can anybody think of the title for it? Good night! See you tomorrow!

Dear friends! Please, follow the plot and mind the order of events in the story. Molly, how could Natasha be in bed with Vasya and at the same time give alcohol to Jack? It's too much... Natasha was light-minded but she wasn't a ........... I suppose you were in a hurry. I'll try to correct tenses and some mistakes, but not all as it isn't MY own story Suddenly he noticed an old dirty rug on the balcony and lay down on it. As a pillow he decided to use his stylish American leather jacket. The weather was fine and he felt comfortable. Soon Jack was snoring loudly. He saw Natasha in his sleep. She was digging in the garden and he was sitting in the armchair watching her. Natasha was wearing an old torn shirt and garden trousers which were too big for her. How beautiful she was! Back soon. See you!

А чем, собственно, московские преподаватели лучше пушкинских? У наших что, мозги другие, компьютеров нет или усердия меньше? Меньше у нас только цены, по сравнению с Москвой. Мое мнение: для того, чтобы оценить преподавателя, нужно чтобы ребенок позанимался с ним по крайней мере месяц, а потом - делайте выводы. Не нравится - ищите другого, но от хороших учителей дети сами не уходят. Я также не стала бы очень полагаться на рекомендации знакомых: у ребенка в школе одни пятерки (родители в восторге), а знания посредственные и разговорный язык практически на нуле. "Пятерка" в школе означает не то, что он лучший, а то что остальные еще хуже. Laurita: спасибо, ответила в личку.

Your English is getting better, Serdar, and your answer is right again! You've found 7 misprints out of 9 and guessed some riddles! As I promised, here's one more misprint for you and everyone: The text below contains a mistake where ONE LETTER in a word IS WRONG. For example, if the word should be CAT it is printed as CAB. "Two minutes from the end of the match Edwards scored his first goal for his country. The tall blind player from Swansea, playing in only his second game for Wales, went past three English players before putting the ball past the goalkeeper into the net", and there're 2 riddles left (see my post 2.06 13.49) No, Serdar, never! You should say "I think...... I suppose..... I expect.... I guess..." Have a nice weekend, everybody! See you!

...Vasya from Otradnoe was on his way to her place too. Natasha and Vasya had been pen friends for a long time. They had never met before but they often had long talks on the phone. Back soon. !

What a good boy! And what are you waiting for? Answer, please, and you'll get something interesting again, I promise! So long! See you soon!