TAILIEUCHUNG - LUYỆN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH QUA CÁC TÁC PHẨM VĂN HỌC – LEV TOLSTOY- SHORT STORY 13-1

LEV TOLSTOY SHORT STORY 13-1 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | LEV TOLSTOY SHORT STORY Ivan the Fool P1 CHAPTER I In a certain kingdom there lived a rich peasant who had three sons--Simeon a soldier Tarras-Briukhan fat man and Ivan a fool --and one daughter Milania born dumb. Simeon went to war to serve the Czar Tarras went to a city and became a merchant and Ivan with his sister remained at home to work on the farm. For his valiant service in the army Simeon received an estate with high rank and married a noble s daughter. Besides his large pay he was in receipt of a handsome income from his estate yet he was unable to make ends meet. What the husband saved the wife wasted in extravagance. One day Simeon went to the estate to collect his income when the steward informed him that there was no income saying We have neither horses cows fishing-nets nor implements it is necessary first to buy everything and then to look for income. Simeon thereupon went to his father and said You are rich batiushka little father but you have given nothing to me. Give me one-third of what you possess as my share and I will transfer it to my estate. The old man replied You did not help to bring prosperity to our household. For what reason then should you now demand the third part of everything It would be unjust to Ivan and his sister. Yes said Simeon but he is a fool and she was born dumb. What need have they of anything See what Ivan will say. Ivan s reply was Well let him take his share. Simeon took the portion allotted to him and went again to serve in the army. Tarras also met with success. He became rich and married a merchant s daughter but even this failed to satisfy his desires and he also went to his father and said Give me my share. The old man however refused to comply with his request saying You had no hand in the accumulation of our property and what our household contains is the result of Ivan s hard work. It would be unjust he repeated to Ivan and his sister. Tarras replied But he does not need it. He is a fool and cannot marry for

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