"But think about the trees and the flowers!" says Pinky. "You drink milk and water every day, but they can't do it. They haven't got milk or water in the fridge. They are thirsty."

"How do you know?" we ask. "Do you talk to trees?"

"No, I don't," says Pinky, and she is very angry. "But I know! Look!"

Pinky takes a glass of water and waters the floor.

"Can you see the water?" she asks.

"Yes, we can," we answer.

"The floor is not thirsty. It is not drinking the water," says Pinky. "Now let's go to the garden."

Pinky takes another glass with water and we go to the garden.

We come up to a tree. Pinky waters the tree.

"Look!" says Pinky. "The tree is drinking! There is no water on the ground now."

We look at the ground. It is wet, but there is no water on the ground.

"The trees are thirsty!" says Pinky. "Now help me to water them."

"Pinky, you are very clever!" I say. "You can understand trees."

And we water all the trees and the flowers in the garden.

Mrs Paw always visits us on Sundays. She looks at the clean rooms and at the trees and flowers in the garden. She says: "Good kittens!"

Exercises

1 Answer the questions.

1. What day is it today?

2. What do they tidy up?

3. Do they like it?

4. Do they go to the garden?

5. Do they water the trees and the flowers?

6. Who visits the kittens on Sundays?

2 Match.

3 About you.

1. Do you tidy up your room?

2. Do you water the flowers?

3. Do you work in the garden?

4. Do you water the trees in your garden?

4 What is it?

1. It is beautiful. It is red, yellow, white, orange, pink or blue. You water it.

2. It is small or big. You have water in it.

3. Tables, sofas, chairs, bookcases, armchairs stand on it.

4. You can sleep in this room.

5. You can eat in this room.

6. You can cook in this room.

7. You can wash in this room.

VII. A Monster

It is sunny today. It is very hot. We are hot. We take a big towel, three cups, three plates, some milk, some meat, three apples and go to the lake.

The lake is big and the water in the lake is cold. We swim and play. Then we go out. Blackie does not go out. He is in the lake.

"Go out!" says Pinky. "The water is not warm. It is cold."

"I am not cold," says Blackie. "I like the water!"

"Pinky," I say. "Let's eat our breakfast."

"But we can't. Blackie is in the lake." "Yes, we can," I say. I take a piece of meat, eat it and say:

"Look, Blackie! I am eating our meat! It is very nice!"

Blackie looks at me and says:

"Eat the meat. I can fish here."

So Blackie is in the water. The water is cold. Pinky is not happy. She is sad. She looks at me and says:

"Reddy, what can we do?"

"Wait and see," I say.

Blackie is fishing now. He is not looking at me. I walk into the water and dive. Now I am under the water. I swim to Blackie under the water. Now I can see his legs. I open my mouth and bite him.

"Help!" cries Blackie. "There is a monster in the water."

Blackie runs out of the water.

"There is a monster in the lake!" he says to Pinky.

"A monster?!" cries Pinky.

"Yes, it has got red ears and very sharp teeth!"

Pinky looks at Blackie. She knows that monster but she says:

"Don't go into the water again! I know that monster. It is in one of my books. It is a terrible monster!"

"OK," says Blackie. He is afraid. He looks at Pinky and says:

"And where is Reddy?"

"Oh no!" cries Pinky. "He is in the water!"

"Oh no!" cries Blackie. "The monster can bite him!"

They look at the lake. I am swimming in the lake.

"Reddy, come out!" cry Pinky and Blackie. "There is a terrible monster in the water!" says Blackie.

"Is it big?" I ask.

"It is long and it has got red ears and very sharp teeth!"

"But I am not afraid of monsters. I have got sharp teeth, too," I say. "I am not going out. The water is warm now. Don't wait for me. Have breakfast."

"Oh!" says Pinky. "Again."

She looks at Blackie.

"What about a monster with a black tail?" she says.

Exercises

1 Answer the questions.

1. What's the weather like today?

2. Are the kittens hot?

3. What do they take?

4. Where do they go?

5. Is the water hot?

6. Who is the monster with red ears?

7. Who is the monster with a black tail?

2 Match.

3 True or false?

1. Blackie is sad.

2. Reddy bites Pinky.

3. Pinky is under the water.

4. There is a monster in the lake.

5. The lake is small.

6. Pinky is swimming in the lake.

7. Blackie is afraid of the monster.

4 Put the sentences in the correct order.

1. The kittens go the lake.

2. It is sunny today.

3. Reddy eats the meat.

4. Reddy bites Blackie.

5. Reddy dives into the water.

6. Blackie runs out of the water.

VIII. A Visitor

It is evening. We are in the house. We are on the sofa. It is very late, but we don't want to go to bed.

There is a big vase in our room. It is empty.

Suddenly we hear a noise in the vase. We jump down and run to the vase. Blackie climbs up the vase and looks in.

"What is there?" we ask.

"I can't see," says Blackie. "It is too dark in the vase."

Then we hear the noise again.

"There is a small animal in the vase!" says Pinky. "Let's help it!"

"How can we help it?" we ask.

"Take the umbrella and put it in the vase. Then the animal can climb up the umbrella and get out," says Pinky.

I take the umbrella and put it in the vase. We listen and look. Suddenly we see the small animal. It is climbing up the umbrella. It is… Oh, it is a mouse!

"Oh, help!" cries Pinky. Pinky is a kitten, but she is afraid of mice. She jumps upon a shelf and hides behind the books.

Now the mouse can see us. It looks at us and cries, "Oh, help!" and climbs down the umbrella back into the vase.