Last Saturday, my father and I 1) walked to a small fishing village. There was a 2) cafe there and we stopped for a rest. A man sailed by in a small fishing 3) boat. My father shouted: "I hope you catch a 4) big fish! "Suddenly a big fish jumped out of the water and onto the man's 5) boat! The man was very surprised and my father and I both 6) were surprised, too. Then, the man tried to pick up the fish but it 7) jumped back in the water. "I wanted to catch a fish," he shouted to us, "I didn't want a fish to catch me!" It was very funny.
One of the national festivals of English-speaking countries is Halloween. It takes place on October 31 on Allhallow’s Eve. The pumpkin is a symbol of this festival in which offensive face is cut out. A lighted candle is put into the pumpkin. It was considered that pumpkin left about the house on All Saints' Day drove off malignant demons. The song “Monster Mash” by Bobby Pickett is an informal hymn of this festival. On this day parties are held and people put on suits of the terrible creatures and monsters from films. Children go from house to house, sing songs and try to get sweeties. Besides that games and fortune-telling are widely spread on Halloween. At night children and teenagers tell each other horror stories and legends and the most popular legend is about Bloody Mary. She is said to appear in a mirror when her name is called three times. Organization of attractions where visitors are got scared is also an important tradition. On this holiday television broadcasts a lot of horror films and animations. On this day we can show our fantasy and live in the world of dead for a little while. Halloween has been gaining in popularity in Russia recently.
