Это перевод. Я смогла только немного сократить. Мне кажется, если сократить его до 10 предложений - текст потеряет смысл. Кстати, очень красивый текст. А откуда он?
Two young artists, Sue Jones, remove the flat on the top floor of a building in New York's Greenwich Village Quarter. In November Jonesy ill with pneumonia. doctor verdict is disappointing, "She has one chance out of ten. And then, if she wants to live myself. " But Jones has lost interest in life. She lies in bed, looking out the window and said, how many leaves left on the old ivy that wrapped their shoots in front of the wall. Jonesy was convinced that when the last leaf falls, she dies.
Sue tells gloomy thoughts girlfriend Berman old artist, who lives at the bottom. He is going to create a masterpiece for a long time, but so far he has something does have not ideas. Hearing about Jones, old Berman terribly upset.
The next morning was a single sheet on the ivy. Jonesy watching how he resists gusts of wind. It was dark, the rain, the wind blew even harder, and Jones has no doubt that the next morning she did not see this list. But she was wrong: to her great surprise, the sheet-brave continues to fight the bad weather. It makes a strong impression on Jones. She feels ashamed of his cowardice, and she finds the will to live. Who visited her doctor noted improvement. In his opinion, the chances of survival and death are already equal. He adds that the bottom is also a neighbor caught pneumonia, but the poor man is no chance of recovery. A day later, the doctor said that now lives out of danger Jonesy. In the evening, according to her friend Sue the sad news that the old man died in hospital Berman. He caught a cold in the rainy night, when the last leaf ivy lost and the artist painted the new and in the pouring rain and icy wind attached it to a branch. Berman still created his masterpiece.
Two young artists, Sue and Johnsy, rent an apartment on the top floor of a house in New York's Greenwich Village, where artists have long settled. In November, Johnsy becomes pneumonia. The verdict of the doctor is disappointing: "She has one chance out of ten. And then, if she wants to live herself. " But Johnsy just lost interest in life. She lies in bed, looks out the window and counts how many leaves are left on the old ivy, which wrapped its walls against the wall. Jonesy is convinced: when the last leaf falls, she dies. Sue tells of the dark thoughts of a friend of the old artist Berman, who lives below. He is going to create a masterpiece for a long time, but while he does not stick to something. Hearing about Johnsy, old Berman was terribly upset and did not want to pose Sue, who wrote him a recluse gold digger. The next morning it turns out that there was only one leaf on the ivy. Johnsy watches him resist the gusts of the wind. It was getting dark, it started to rain, the wind blew even harder, and Johnsy did not doubt that next morning she would not see this leaf any more. But she is mistaken: to her great surprise, the brave leaf continues to fight with the storm. This produces a strong impression on Johnsy. She becomes ashamed of her cowardice, and she finds a desire to live. The doctor who visited her is celebrating the improvement. In his opinion, the chances of surviving and dying are already equal. He adds that the neighbor from the bottom also picked up pneumonia, but the poor man has no chance of recovering. Another day later, the doctor says that now life is out of danger. In the evening, Sue tells her friend sad news: in the hospital, old man Berman died. He caught a cold on that rainy night when ivy lost the last leaf and the artist painted a new one and, in the pouring rain and icy wind, attached it to a branch. Berman still created his masterpiece.
Two young artists, Sue Jones, remove the flat on the top floor of a building in New York's Greenwich Village Quarter. In November Jonesy ill with pneumonia. doctor verdict is disappointing, "She has one chance out of ten. And then, if she wants to live myself. " But Jones has lost interest in life. She lies in bed, looking out the window and said, how many leaves left on the old ivy that wrapped their shoots in front of the wall. Jonesy was convinced that when the last leaf falls, she dies.
Sue tells gloomy thoughts girlfriend Berman old artist, who lives at the bottom. He is going to create a masterpiece for a long time, but so far he has something does have not ideas. Hearing about Jones, old Berman terribly upset.
The next morning was a single sheet on the ivy. Jonesy watching how he resists gusts of wind. It was dark, the rain, the wind blew even harder, and Jones has no doubt that the next morning she did not see this list. But she was wrong: to her great surprise, the sheet-brave continues to fight the bad weather. It makes a strong impression on Jones. She feels ashamed of his cowardice, and she finds the will to live. Who visited her doctor noted improvement. In his opinion, the chances of survival and death are already equal. He adds that the bottom is also a neighbor caught pneumonia, but the poor man is no chance of recovery. A day later, the doctor said that now lives out of danger Jonesy. In the evening, according to her friend Sue the sad news that the old man died in hospital Berman. He caught a cold in the rainy night, when the last leaf ivy lost and the artist painted the new and in the pouring rain and icy wind attached it to a branch. Berman still created his masterpiece.
Sue tells of the dark thoughts of a friend of the old artist Berman, who lives below. He is going to create a masterpiece for a long time, but while he does not stick to something. Hearing about Johnsy, old Berman was terribly upset and did not want to pose Sue, who wrote him a recluse gold digger.
The next morning it turns out that there was only one leaf on the ivy. Johnsy watches him resist the gusts of the wind. It was getting dark, it started to rain, the wind blew even harder, and Johnsy did not doubt that next morning she would not see this leaf any more. But she is mistaken: to her great surprise, the brave leaf continues to fight with the storm. This produces a strong impression on Johnsy. She becomes ashamed of her cowardice, and she finds a desire to live. The doctor who visited her is celebrating the improvement. In his opinion, the chances of surviving and dying are already equal. He adds that the neighbor from the bottom also picked up pneumonia, but the poor man has no chance of recovering. Another day later, the doctor says that now life is out of danger. In the evening, Sue tells her friend sad news: in the hospital, old man Berman died. He caught a cold on that rainy night when ivy lost the last leaf and the artist painted a new one and, in the pouring rain and icy wind, attached it to a branch. Berman still created his masterpiece.