Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. "I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia," Jack said to them. "I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend's house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, gray forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn't seem to get tired like the horses." "What did you do?" one of Jack's friends asked. "When the wolves got very near," Jack answered, "I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes." "Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it." "The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us." "Wasn't it too fat to run?" one of his friends asked.
What did Jack shoot?
was it killed?
What did the other wolves do then?
How long did the sleigh get away from the other wolves?
What was shining?
On what?
Was the moon bright?
After two hours, how many wolves were alive?
Was it still following the sleigh?
What nationality was Jack Brown?
Why did he go to Russia?
How long did he stay?
Where did he then return to?
Who visited him when he returned?
What kind of trip did he say he had in Russia?
What made him late during that trip?
Was he a little late or very late?
How many wolves were initially following him?
What animals were spooked by the wolves?
Was it light or dark in the forest?
A wolf
I put up my gun and shot the first wolf
Yes
I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it
Stopped and ate it
Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes
A few minutes
Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes
The moon
The moon was shining brightly on the snow now
On the snow
The moon was shining brightly on the snow now
Yes
 The moon was shining brightly on the snow now
Only one wolf
 after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us
Yes
after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.
Englishman
Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday
For a holiday
Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday
Several months
He stayed there for several months and then came home again
Home
Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again
Some of his friends
 Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back.
A very dangerous one
I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia
Bad weather
I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late
Very late
I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late
About twenty
It was a long way from my friend's house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh
The horses
The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster
Dark
 It was very dark in the forest