1.Telling the beads -- repeating silently some holy name and counting the number of repetitions on the beads.

2. shed -- gave up.

EXERCISE

2. Why was it missing for several days?

3. What did the sparrow see after its return?

4. What did it ask the hare to do?

5. What was the hare's reply?

6. How did they decide to settle their quarrel?

7. Whom did they see on their way?

8. How did the cat dupe them?