A compliment for a compliment

A very rich painter did not have a family, but he had a dog that he loved
like a son.
The dog was ill – perhaps because the painter gave it too much food. The
animal lay in the painter’s bed: it ate nothing, only drank a little water. The
painter telephoned all the hospitals in the city, but when they heard that the
patient was a dog, they refused to send a doctor.
The patient sure the dog’s life was in danger. He telephoned one of the
best doctors in London, but he did not tell him who the patient was. When the
doctor came, the painter said, “I know you are a great doctor, and you don’t
take care of dogs. But this is very important to me, and I hope you will not
refuse.”
The doctor was angry, but he said nothing.
The next day, the doctor telephoned the painter and asked him to come to
his house. The painter was sure it was about his dog. But the doctor, who met
him at the door, said nothing about the dog. “I want to talk to you about my
door,” he said. “I know you are a great painter, and you don’t paint the doors,
but it is very important to me. I hope you will not refuse.

Task 1. Put «+» if the statement is true and « - » if the statement is false
1. A very rich painter had a family.
2. The patient was the painter’s son.
3. The doctor was angry.
4. The doctor asked the painter to come to the hospital.
5. His painter was sure it was about his picture.
6. The doctor said nothing about the door.
Task 2. Choose a correct variant.
1. A painter had…
a) a son;
b) a family;
c) a dog.
2. The animal lay…
a) in the box;
b) under the bed;
c) in the bed.
3. The doctor was…

a) glad;
b) angry;
c) happy.
4. The ill dog ate…
a) bread;
b) meat;
c) nothing.
5. The patient was…
a) a painter;
b) a doctor;
c) a dog.
6. The hospital refused to send…
a) a doctor;
b) a letter;
c) food.

Такими словами встретил старый Бульба двух сыновей своих,учившихся в киевской бурсе и приехавших уже на дом к отцу.

У них были только длинные чубы,за которые мог выдрать их всякий козак,носивший оружие.

Бедная старушка,привыкшая уже к таким поступкам своего мужа,печально глядела,сидя на лавке.

Он любил простую жизнь козаков и перессорился с теми из своих товарищей,которые были наклонны к варшавской стороне,называя их холопьями польских панов.

Она приникла к изголовью дорогих сыновей своих,лежавших рядом…

Месяц с вышины неба давно уже озарял весь двор,наполненный спящими ,густую кучу верб и высокий бурьян, в котором потонул частокол, окружавший двор.

Объяснение:

Remarkable “pearls” can be found in the archive. Such pages of the history of our city, which are not written in any textbook. For example, the following memo from a veterinarian to the City Council. We are talking about the place where now the favorite place for festivals of the Annunciation is about the central square:

     “January 23rd day of 1891. Along the embankment, between Blagoveshchenskaya and Chigirinskaya streets, there is a landfill site where manure is brought from all over the city. Manure also comes from yards where epizootics exist. Stray cattle and pigs go to the landfill site and select the remaining food from the manure, which circumstance may cause the spread of a particular epizootic in the city. Bringing this to the attention of the City Council, I would ask, in the interests of the city, to fence the designated dump site with a fence and to warn residents of Blagoveshchensk not to let cattle out of the yards by publication. ”

     Judging by the fact that in 1909 the following article appeared in Amurskaya Gazeta, the wasteland, on which Lenin Square is now, was not as beautiful as it is now: “Urban residents are now, as always, forced to use instead some dung infusion of water, since the entire coast of the Amur River is littered with a thick layer of dung. In particular, a lot of manure was piled near the bathhouse. ”

     One hundred years ago, one of the favorite summer activities in Blagoveshchensk was “boat trips”. True, admiring the views of the city from the river side was much more expensive than today: gentlemen had to pay one and a half rubles for such a pleasure, and ladies - one ruble (do not forget: the teacher received 25 rubles per month).

     But the buffets on the "pleasure boats" could compete with any restaurant today! The daily menu of the Steamboat Count Putyatin steamer’s buffet included: a consomme with croutons, three kinds of villagers, veal and mutton cutlets, “sour cream”, “in Russian” and “a la Cossack” burgers, Little Russian borscht, steaks, filet “ sauté "and" minion "and" Nelson’s images "(what is the reason for the old Russian dish, whose name, according to Dahl’s dictionary, meant" duality, duplicity, "and the legendary English admiral - it’s not clear), Viennese schnitzel, ham and peas , entrecote with potatoes, fried and “steam” chickens, wild goose with cabbage, scrambled eggs with jam and “sou Tang "cakes. The cheapest dish - chickens - cost 20 cents per serving. The most expensive is the fillet “sauté” and “minion” - twenty rubles per serving, that is, more expensive than the “female” steamer ticket.

     From the report of the military governor of the Amur Region (the reports were read personally by the emperor) for 1908: “... The reporting year was marked by the opening of a through postal route along a new highway - the Amur Highway, along this route the transportation of mail, cargo and passengers began. The communication between the Blagoveshchensk and Trans-Baikal regions is supported by winter along the ice of the Amur River, and during spring and autumn thawing by a pack path along mountain paths, partly along valleys and fields along the same Amur. "

     One way to leave your name in history is to get a penalty from your superiors. As now, a hundred years ago, all reprimands were recorded in documents. “Order: to dismiss the horse guard of the Night Guard of the city of Roman Bolobon and the foot guard of the Night Guard of the city of Vadim Cross.” Reason: at night, leaving the streets of the city, which were supposed to go around, the guards drank in a tavern. And right after the order there are documents on conducting an “official investigation”. We checked Roman Bolobon’s statement that he had a birthday. We talked with the mistress of the pub, where friends had the misfortune not only to drink, but also to buzz. And fired. A birthday man is not a birthday man, but do not drink in the service!

     By the way, for information: the guards of the night security of the city at that time received more than teachers: 30 rubles a month. Plus, at the same time, when they got a job, they paid 60 rubles of uniform (it was expensive uniform!), And equestrian guards also paid 300 rubles a year to keep the horse (forging, treatment, equipment). Of course, hardly so much was spent on a horse and uniform. Most likely, part of this money is the marina of the Amur Shipping Company. the servants took themselves.