The steppe. The Samruk had a test tree. In spring, a golden egg appeared in the nest. Some2009 - two thousand
summer, the bird stayed in the tree, but the egg didn't hatch. Then,
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the Samruk disappeared, leaving her egg in the nest.
A huge dragon lived in the underworld beneath the tree. He was
Samruk leave and then he climbed up the trunk of the tree to the
nest. He swallowed the golden egg and crawled back down to the une
The next spring, the Samruk returned to the Tree of Life again and another
egg appeared. The same thing happened year after year.
According to legend, Baiterek is the Tree of Life. Every year the Samruk lang
on it, the Sun. Ajdahar, a dragon that lives at the foot of the Tree of Life su
The Samruk's story tells us that, just as day follows night and spring follow
good times follow difficult times
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T(true), F (false) or DS (doesn't say).
1 The Tree of Life was far away from the Samruk's home.
2 The Samruk had a golden nest.
3 The Samruk was sad because her egg didn't hatch.
4 The dragon wanted to eat the egg.
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1) I am originally
3) a country girl
2) (I come from a small English village),
4) but I am fond of
5) the city experience
2.
5) – My laptop is so slow.
2) – Buy a new one.
4) – I would if I had money.
3) – You can take it to computer repair then.
1) – That’s actually a good idea.
3.
3) Dr Jonathan Casey has
1) a very busy lifestyle. He is a teacher, a tour guide and an author,
4) all at the same time. Jonathan is from England, but he lives in the US,
2) and works at the Dolphin Centre in Florida. He spends
5) all his time with his favourite animals, dolphins.