переведите на английский Черный тюльпан Много лет назад жил в Нидерландах, на окраине Гааги, ничем не примечательный (unremarkable) человек по имени Ганс. Он был сапожником по профессии и к тому же очень хорошим. Голландцы, как известно, очень любят цветы, они в особенности славятся своими тюльпанами. И Ганс не был исключением. В течение многих лет он выращивал различные виды тюльпанов, пока в один прекрасный день не увидел в своем саду необыкновенный тюльпан. Он был черный. Никто раньше не выращивал черные тюльпаны, и Ганс очень гордился своим удивительным цветком. Новости, как вы знаете, распространяются очень быстро. И новость об уникальном цветке стала известна во всей стране. Многие хотели купить луковицу черного тюльпана, но сапожник-садовник и слушать об этом не хотел, хотя и очень нуждался в деньгах. Однажды приехали к Гансу люди, которые предложили ему столько денег, сколько он не заработал за всю свою жизнь, хотя он всегда был очень искусным мастером и трудолюбивым человеком. Ганс думал несколько дней и сказал, что продаст луковицу. И неудивительно! Ведь в то время, а именно в 1670 году, на эти деньги можно было купить несколько домов. Только после того, как он получил деньги и пересчитал их, он отдал этим людям свое сокровище. Не успели незнакомцы получить луковицу, как они бросили ее на землю и стали топтать, пока от нее ничего не осталось. «Что вы делаете? Вы что, с ума сошли? — закричал потрясенный Ганс. — Я всю жизнь трудился, чтобы вырастить это чудо, а вы его уничтожили!» «Глупец, — ответили ему, — мы были готовы заплатить тебе в два раза больше. Дело в том, что мы тоже вырастили черный тюльпан, но мы не хотим никаких конкурентов в этой стране!» Когда Ганс услышал, что он упустил шанс получить в два раза больше денег, чем те, что ему дали, он сошел с ума. Ну, а черные тюльпаны перестали со временем быть редкостью. Наиболее известные их сорта называются: «Королева ночи», «Черная красавица», «Черная магия», «Черный герой».
Black Tulip Many years ago lived in the Netherlands, on the outskirts of the Hague, an unremarkable (unremarkable) man named Hans. He was a shoemaker by trade, and a very good one at that. The Dutch, as you know, are very fond of flowers, they are especially famous for their tulips. Hans was no exception. For many years, he grew various types of tulips, until one day he saw an unusual Tulip in his garden. It was black. No one had ever grown black tulips before, and Hans was very proud of his amazing flower. News, as you know, travels very quickly. And the news about the unique flower became known throughout the country. Many people wanted to buy a black Tulip bulb, but the cobbler-gardener would not hear of it, although he was in great need of money. One day people came to see Hans and offered him more money than he had ever earned in his entire life, although he was always a very skilled craftsman and a hard-working man. Hans thought about it for a few days and said that he would sell the onion. And no wonder! After all, at that time, namely in 1670, this money could buy several houses. Only after he had received the money and counted it, did he give these people his treasure. No sooner had the strangers received the onion than they threw it on the ground and trampled on it until nothing was left of it. "What are you doing? What are you, crazy? "I've worked all my life to grow this miracle, and you've destroyed it!"» "Fool," they replied, " we were prepared to pay you twice as much. The fact is that we also grew a black Tulip, but we do not want any competitors in this country!» When Hans heard that he had missed the chance to get twice as much money as he had been given, he went mad. Well, black tulips have ceased to be a rarity over time. The most famous varieties are called: "Queen of the night", "Black beauty", "Black magic", "Black hero".
Chernyy tyul'pan Mnogo let nazad zhil v Niderlandakh, na okraine Gaagi, nichem ne primechatel'nyy chelovek po imeni Gans. On byl sapozhnikom po professii i k tomu zhe ochen' khoroshim. Gollandtsy, kak izvestno, ochen' lyubyat tsvety, oni v osobennosti slavyatsya svoimi tyul'panami. I Gans ne byl isklyucheniyem. V techeniye mnogikh let on vyrashchival razlichnyye vidy tyul'panov, poka v odin prekrasnyy den' ne uvidel v svoyem sadu neobyknovennyy tyul'pan. On byl chernyy. Nikto ran'she ne vyrashchival chernyye tyul'pany, i Gans ochen' gordilsya svoim udivitel'nym tsvetkom. Novosti, kak vy znayete, rasprostranyayutsya ochen' bystro. I novost' ob unikal'nom tsvetke stala izvestna vo vsey strane. Mnogiye khoteli kupit' lukovitsu chernogo tyul'pana, no sapozhnik-sadovnik i slushat' ob etom ne khotel, khotya i ochen' nuzhdalsya v den'gakh. Odnazhdy priyekhali k Gansu lyudi, kotoryye predlozhili yemu stol'ko deneg, skol'ko on ne zarabotal za vsyu svoyu zhizn', khotya on vsegda byl ochen' iskusnym masterom i trudolyubivym chelovekom. Gans dumal neskol'ko dney i skazal, chto prodast lukovitsu. I neudivitel'no! Ved' v to vremya, a imenno v 1670 godu, na eti den'gi mozhno bylo kupit' neskol'ko domov. Tol'ko posle togo, kak on poluchil den'gi i pereschital ikh, on otdal etim lyudyam svoye sokrovishche. Ne uspeli neznakomtsy poluchit' lukovitsu, kak oni brosili yeye na zemlyu i stali toptat', poka ot neye nichego ne ostalos'. «Chto vy delayete? Vy chto, s uma soshli? — zakrichal potryasennyy Gans. — YA vsyu zhizn' trudilsya, chtoby vyrastit' eto chudo, a vy yego unichtozhili!» «Glupets, — otvetili yemu, — my byli gotovy zaplatit' tebe v dva raza bol'she. Delo v tom, chto my tozhe vyrastili chernyy tyul'pan, no my ne khotim nikakikh konkurentov v etoy strane!» Kogda Gans uslyshal, chto on upustil shans poluchit' v dva raza bol'she deneg, chem te, chto yemu dali, on soshel s uma. Nu, a chernyye tyul'pany perestali so vremenem byt' redkost'yu. Naiboleye izvestnyye ikh sorta nazyvayutsya: «Koroleva nochi», «Chernaya krasavitsa», «Chernaya magiya», «Chernyy geroy».
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Black Tulip Many years ago there lived in the Netherlands, on the outskirts of The Hague, an unremarkable man named Hans. He was a shoemaker by trade and also very good. The Dutch are known to be very fond of flowers, they are especially famous for their tulips. And Hans was no exception. For many years he cultivated various types of tulips until one day he saw an extraordinary tulip in his garden. He was black. Nobody had ever grown black tulips before and Hans was very proud of his amazing flower. News, as you know, travels very quickly. And the news about the unique flower became known throughout the country. Many wanted to buy a black tulip bulb, but the shoemaker-gardener did not want to hear about it, although he was in dire need of money. Once people came to Hans who offered him as much money as he had not earned in his entire life, although he was always a very skillful craftsman and hardworking person. Hans thought for several days and said that he would sell the onion. And no wonder! Indeed, at that time, namely in 1670, it was possible to buy several houses with this money. Only after he received the money and counted it did he give his treasure to these people. Before the strangers had time to receive the onion, they threw it on the ground and began to trample until nothing was left of it. "What are you doing? Are you out of your mind? Shouted Hans, shocked. “I worked all my life to grow this miracle, and you destroyed it!” “Fool,” they replied, “we were ready to pay you twice as much. The fact is that we also raised a black tulip, but we do not want any competitors in this country! " When Hans heard that he had missed the chance to receive twice as much money as what he was given, he went crazy. Well, black tulips have ceased to be a rarity over time. Their most famous varieties are called: "Queen of the Night", "Black Beauty", "Black Magic", "Black Hero".