Задание

Fill in the gaps with the given words.

"Certainly", cried little Hans, "but you must me your lantern, as the night is so dark that I am afraid of falling into the ditch".

"I am very sorry", answered the Miller, "but it is my new , and it would be a great loss to me if anything happened to it".

"Well, never mind, I will do without it", cried little Hans and started off. What a terrible storm it was! The night was so black that little Hans could hardly see, and the wind was so strong that he could hardly stand. However, he was very and after he had been walking for about three hours, he arrived at the Doctor's house. The Doctor rode off towards the Miller's house.

Little Hans was walking behind him. The storm grew worse and worse, and he could not see where he was going. At last, he lost his way and found himself in a very place which was full of deep holes, and there poor little Hans was drowned.

"Little Hans is certainly a great loss to me", said the Miller. "I have given him my , and now I don't know what to do with it. One certainly suffers for being ".