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I perceive a young bird in this bush
(я замечаю молодую птицу в этом
кусте; to perceive — воспринимать; ощущать, различать, чувствовать)
!'
When they said, 'Is it small
(когда люди спросили: Она маленькая)
?'
He replied, 'Not at all
(он ответил: Вовсе нет)
!
It is four times as big as the bush
(она в четыре раза больше, чем куст)
!'
hush [hʌʃ], perceive [pə'si:v]
There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush! I perceive a young bird in this bush!' When they said, 'Is it small?' He replied, 'Not at all! It is four times as big as the bush!'
81 There was an Old Man of the East
(был /как-то/ старик с Востока)
,
Who gave all his children a feast
(который задал пир всем своим детям)
;