THE CROWD

Brown was out walking one day with his wife and his very large family. In the street he was stopped by a police­man who grabbed him by the shoulder.

 

"Hold on!" protested Brown. "What have I done?" "I certainly don't know what you've done," answered the policeman, "but I do want to know why the crowd is follow­ing you!"

IN A TRAIN CAR

Nick with his father went to see Grandmother. In the train Nick every minute put his head out of the window. His father said, "Nick, keep quiet! Don't put your head out of the window!" But Nick went on putting his head out of the window. Here his father took Nick's cap quietly, hid it behind his

back and said, "You see, your cap has flown." Nick was afraid. He began to cry. He wanted to have his cap back.

His father said, "Well, whistle once! Perhaps, your cap will come back." Nick came up to the window and whistled. Nick's father put quickly the cap on Nick's head.

Oh! It was wonderful! Nick laugh­ed. He was pleased. He took quick­ly his father's cap and threw it out of the window. "Now it's your turn to whistle, Dad!" he said gaily.

 

quiet – спокойный

Keep quiet! –Успокойся!

to fly (flew, flown) — летать, здесь улетать

to whistle – свистеть, давать свисток