Ійський. маленький. твір. про. різдвяну свято

As usual people decorate their houses and light candles on the  christmas eve . there is a tradition to decorate the  christmas tree   with baubles, glass balls, toys and tinsel. it started in germany in the 16th   century. the legend says that martin luther, an important christian leader, was walking home through the forest one  christmas eve. suddenly he looked up and saw a beautiful starlit sky. the stars looked like as if they were shining on the fir tree branches.   when he came home, he put a small fir tree inside his house and decorated it with lighted candles. in england this tradition was introduced by prince albert, the german husband of queen victoria. the english people also hang  mistletoe  on the doors of their homes. they believe that this plant has magical powers. it can help peaceful and friendly people come in and keep out witches or evil spirits. they put presents under the christmas tree and still hang stockings at the bedside of their children.   t

everyone has heard of bill gates.bill gates was born the 28th at october, 1955, in seattle. usa.  from his parents bill got a good business sense and a quick mind. his father is a lawyer and his late mother was a teacher and then a company director.  after finishing school in 1973, bill went to harvard, america's most famous university.microsoft, the business he started with a friend in 1975, has become the world's largest computer software company.  one reason for his success is that bill has always been very ambitious and hard-working.in 1980, gates bought a small company which produced an operating system called dos. he made some changes to it and renamed it ms-dos.  bill gates has written two books. the road ahead (1995) and business and the speed of thought (1999). both books are best-sellers.  he is also fond of reading about science.for such a rich person, his life is simple, and he spends very little on himself.  in 1994 he married melinda french, a microsoft employee.the couple has two children: a daughter, born in 1996, and a son, born in 1999.the bill and melinda gates foundation has already given $300 million to charity, and he says he plans to give away almost all of his wealth when he retires.

Маленькая умная птица.  жила была маленькая умная птичка на дереве. большой  серый кот подошел к дереву. он подошел к птичку и хотел съесть ее. "сегодня на завтрак у меня будет птица" подумал кот  "доброе утро мисс птица " сказал кот " доброе утро мистер кот " сказала птица "хорошие новости" сказал кот "какие? " спросила птица кот сказал хорошие новости моя маленькая птичка! все животные сейчас дружат! мы все друзья: все кошки, собаки и птицы. иди сюда! я хочу ч тобой поговорить" но птичка была умная.  "конечно ты мой друг! но я вижу много собак и они на пути к этому дереву. " " о, собаки! я должен идти домой! " сказал кот " почему дорогой друг? собаки тоже твои друзья" сказала птичка " я думаю они не знают новостей" сказал кот и убежал.  перевод дословный.