Mr. Williams was a gardener and a very good one too. Last year he came to work for Mrs. Elphinstone, who was old, fat and rich.

She knew nothing about gardens, but thought that she knew a lot, and was always interfering. One day Mr. Williams got angry with Mrs. Elphinstone and called her an elephant. She did not like that at all, so she went to a lawyer, and a few months later Mr. Williams was in court, accused of calling Mrs. Elphinstone an elephant. The magistrate found Mr. Williams guilty, so Mr. Williams said to him, 'Does that mean that I am not allowed to call this lady an elephant anymore?

That is quite correct,' the magistrate answered.

’And am I allowed to call an elephant a lady?" the gardener asked.

"Yes, certainly,' the magistrate answered.

Mr. Williams looked at Mrs. Elphinstone and said, 'Goodbye, lady,

A  Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write T or F in the boxes.

1. Mrs. Elphinstone was better at gardening than Mr. Williams.
2. Mrs. Elphinstone interfered in gardening affairs, because she knew nothing about gardening, and wanted to learn.
3. Mr. Williams called her an elephant because she was old and rich
4. 4-Mr Williams called her an elephant because she was fat and because her name was Elphinstone.
5. Mrs. Elphinstone sent Mr. Williams to a lawyer.
6. Mrs. Elphinstone won the court case.

B  Answer these questions.

1. What did Mr. Williams do when he got angry with Mrs. Elphinstone?
2. And what did Mrs. Elphinstone do about this?
3. What did the magistrate decide?
4. What did Mr. Williams ask him then?
5. What did the magistrate answer?
6. What did Mr. Williams ask then?
7. And what was the magistrate's answer this time?
8. So what did Mr. Williams do then?

C  Put one of these words in each empty space in the sentences under these pictures.

Berries    leafless    leafy    log    mill      weeds