It's a story about a rich man, Mr. Victor Hazell, and a poor man, who is the father of Danny, the boy that tells the story. His father owned a little patch of land with a filling station on it while Mr. Hazell was the owner of all the land around. This man hunted with the hounds and gave shooting parties every October. He liked to feel important, although his noble guests despised him secretly.
The boy's father didn't like Mr. Hazell because the year before Mr. Hazell had driven his expensive Rolls- Royce to the filling station. He rudely told the boy to fill up the car. The boy's father came to help and told Mr. Hazell not to threaten his son and to go away because he didn't wish to serve Mr. Hazell.
Danny's father told him Mr. Hazell's secret: each summer Mr. Hazell bought hundreds of young birds from the pheasant farm and put them in the wood where the keepers fed them until the birds were shot by the hunters. But Danny's father wanted to find а way of getting the pheasants from Hazell's.
There are many beautiful cities and towns in the world. I would like to visit some of them, to see with my own eyes what I have read or heard about. But there is no place like home. I love my native city. I was born here and live with my parents. It's not the capital, but it is a wonderful place to live.
My city is old and modern at the same time. It is old because it was founded in the 11th century. At that time its streets were narrow, dark and dirty. Now my city looks modern because of its architecture. Almost all the buildings were built after the war. The streets and avenues are wide and clean.
I live in the main street. It is the widest street in the city. A lot of cars, buses and trolley-buses run fast along it. If you want to see the places of interest in our city, you can walk along the main street. It leads to the main square. It will be a short trip, but you can see a lot: a cinema and a concert hall, an art gallery and museums, a stadium, a zoo and a large park.
Our art gallery is next to the main post office. Opposite the post office there is a modern hotel. If you turn to the left, you can see a theatre. And in front of the theatre there is a museum of history and culture. Walk two blocks and you'll come to a monument to our famous writer and a fountain in the park. If you want to visit our zoo, take a bus and get off on the third bus stop. Not far from the traffic lights you will see the entrance to the zoo. Near it there is a circus. Children and tourists can't but visit it. They admire funny clowns, tamed animals, miracles and magic. There are only some churches in our city. Every evening we can hear the sound of the bells.
Our city stands on the river. Parks, lanes, bridges across the river, small water falls and man-made islands add much to the beauty of the city.
Just come and see everything with your own eyes. It is better to see than to hear.
It's a story about a rich man, Mr. Victor Hazell, and a poor man, who is the father of Danny, the boy that tells the story. His father owned a little patch of land with a filling station on it while Mr. Hazell was the owner of all the land around. This man hunted with the hounds and gave shooting parties every October. He liked to feel important, although his noble guests despised him secretly.
The boy's father didn't like Mr. Hazell because the year before Mr. Hazell had driven his expensive Rolls- Royce to the filling station. He rudely told the boy to fill up the car. The boy's father came to help and told Mr. Hazell not to threaten his son and to go away because he didn't wish to serve Mr. Hazell.
Danny's father told him Mr. Hazell's secret: each summer Mr. Hazell bought hundreds of young birds from the pheasant farm and put them in the wood where the keepers fed them until the birds were shot by the hunters. But Danny's father wanted to find а way of getting the pheasants from Hazell's.
My city is old and modern at the same time. It is old because it was founded in the 11th century. At that time its streets were narrow, dark and dirty. Now my city looks modern because of its architecture. Almost all the buildings were built after the war. The streets and avenues are wide and clean.
I live in the main street. It is the widest street in the city. A lot of cars, buses and trolley-buses run fast along it. If you want to see the places of interest in our city, you can walk along the main street. It leads to the main square. It will be a short trip, but you can see a lot: a cinema and a concert hall, an art gallery and museums, a stadium, a zoo and a large park.
Our art gallery is next to the main post office. Opposite the post office there is a modern hotel. If you turn to the left, you can see a theatre. And in front of the theatre there is a museum of history and culture. Walk two blocks and you'll come to a monument to our famous writer and a fountain in the park. If you want to visit our zoo, take a bus and get off on the third bus stop. Not far from the traffic lights you will see the entrance to the zoo. Near it there is a circus. Children and tourists can't but visit it. They admire funny clowns, tamed animals, miracles and magic. There are only some churches in our city. Every evening we can hear the sound of the bells.
Our city stands on the river. Parks, lanes, bridges across the river, small water falls and man-made islands add much to the beauty of the city.
Just come and see everything with your own eyes. It is better to see than to hear.