)!" Thus spoke the large Wolf to the large animals in their council (так говорил большой Волк /другим/ большим животным на собрании/совете).
bear [beq], guest [gest], wolf [wulf], porcupine [`pLkjupaIn], raccoon [rq`ku:n], nought [nO:t]
Thus spoke the Grizzly Bear to his guests. Then all the large animals agreed to what the chief had said, and the Wolf spoke: "I have something to say. Let us invite all the small animals,—even such as Porcupine, Beaver, Raccoon, Marten, Mink, down to the small animals such as the Mouse, and the Insects that move on the earth,—for they might come forth and protest against us, and our advice might come to nought!" Thus spoke the large Wolf to the large animals in their council.
Therefore on the following day the large animals assembled on an extensive prairie (поэтому на следующий день большие животные собрались на широкой равнине; extensive — протяженный), and they called all the small animals, down to the insects (и они позвали всех маленьких зверей, вплоть до насекомых); and all the small animals and the insects assembled and sat down on one side of the plain (и все маленькие животные и насекомые собрались и сели на одном конце равнины; side — сторона, бок, край), and the large animals were sitting on the other side of the plain (а большие звери сидели на другом конце равнины). Panther came (пришла Пантера), Grizzly Bear (Медведь Гризли), Black Bear (Черный Медведь[4]), Wolf (Волк), Elk (Лось), Reindeer (Северный Олень), Wolverene (Росомаха; wolverene = wolverine)—all kinds of large animals (все виды больших животных; kind — вид, род, класс; /уст./ род, семейство).
assemble [q`sembl], extensive [Ik`stensIv], panther [`pxnTq], reindeer [`reIndIq], wolverene [`wulvqrJn], large [lRG]
Therefore on the following day the large animals assembled on an extensive prairie, and they called all the small animals, down to the insects; and all the small animals and the insects assembled and sat down on one side of the plain, and the large animals were sitting on the other side of the plain. Panther came, Grizzly Bear, Black Bear, Wolf, Elk, Reindeer, Wolverene—all kinds of large animals.
Then the chief speaker, Grizzly Bear, arose, and said (тогда главный оратор, Медведь Гризли, встал и сказал; to arise), "Friends, I will tell you about my experiences (друзья, я расскажу вам о том, что случилось: experience — случай, событие, происшествие;ср. to tell about one’s experiences = to share an experience — рассказать какой-нибудь случай из жизни, поделиться опытом
