| [00:21.82] | Anne of Green Gables |
| [00:35.78] | 1 A surprise for the Cuthberts |
| [00:40.77] | Matthew Cuthbert lived with his sister Marilla on their farm |
| [00:45.34] | On Prince Edward Island in Canada. |
| [00:49.30] | Their farm-house,Green Gables, |
| [00:52.82] | Was just outside the little village of Avonlea. |
| [00:57.29] | Matthew was nearly sixty and had a long brown beard. |
| [01:02.91] | His sister was five years younger. |
| [01:07.33] | They were both tall and thin,with dark hair. |
| [01:11.40] | Everybody in Avonlea knew that |
| [01:15.67] | The Cuthberts were quiet people who worked very hard on their farm. |
| [01:21.37] | One afternoon Matthew drove the horse and cart to the station. |
| [01:27.48] | 'Has the five-thirty train arrived yet?'he asked the station-master. |
| [01:35.01] | 'Yes,'the man replied.'And there's a passenger who's waiting for you.A little girl.' |
| [01:44.48] | 'A little girl?'asked Matthew.'But I've come for a boy! |
| [01:51.50] | The children's home is sending us one of their orphan boys. |
| [01:56.14] | We're going to adopt him,you see,and he's going to help me with the farm work.' |
| [02:03.24] | 'Well,perhaps the children's home didn't have any boys, |
| [02:08.44] | So they sent you a girl,'answered the stationmaster carelessly.'Here she is.' |
| [02:16.91] | Matthew turned shyly to speak to the child. |
| [02:21.42] | She was about eleven,with long red hair in two plaits. |
| [02:28.28] | Her face was small,white and thin, |
| [02:32.67] | With a lot of freckles,and she had large grey-green eyes. |
| [02:38.11] | She was wearing an old brown hat and a dress which was too small for her. |
| [02:45.82] | 'Are you Mr Cuthbert of Green Gables?'she asked excitedly in a high,sweet voice. |
| [02:57.05] | 'I'm very happy to come and live with you,and belong to you. |
| [03:03.99] | I've never belonged to anyone,you see. |
| [03:08.04] | The people at the children's home were very kind, |
| [03:13.49] | But it's not very exciting to live in a place like that,is it?' |
| [03:18.84] | Matthew felt sorry for the child. |
| [03:23.71] | How could he tell her that it was all a mistake? |
| [03:28.14] | But he couldn't just leave her at the station. |
| [03:32.11] | He decided to take her home with him. |
| [03:35.79] | Marilla could explain the mistake to her. |
| [03:40.87] | He was surprised that he enjoyed the journey home. |
| [03:45.68] | He was a quiet,shy man,and he didn't like talking himself. |
| [03:51.45] | But today,he only had to listen, |
| [03:55.65] | Because the little girl talked and talked and talked. |
| [04:01.69] | She told him all about herself while they drove along. |
| [04:07.27] | 'My parents died when I was a baby,you know, |
| [04:13.65] | And for the last three years I've had to work for my food. |
| [04:19.08] | I've lived with three different families and looked after their children. |
| [04:25.20] | So I've always been poor,and I haven't got any nice dresses! |
| [04:31.14] | But I just imagine that I'm wearing the most beautiful blue dress, |
| [04:38.13] | And a big hat with flowers on,and blue shoes,and then I'm happy! |
| [04:45.85] | Do you imagine things sometimes?' |
| [04:49.21] | 'Well,I…I…not often,'said Matthew. |
| [04:57.68] | They were now driving past some very old apple trees next to the road. |
| [05:04.73] | The trees were full of sweet-smelling,snowy-white flowers. |
| [05:11.48] | The little girl looked at them. |
| [05:14.01] | 'Aren't the trees beautiful?'she said happily. |
| [05:20.17] | 'But am I talking too much?Please tell me.I can stop if necessary,you know.' |
| [05:29.50] | Matthew smiled at her.'You go on talking,'he answered.'I like listening to you.' |
| [05:39.68] | When they arrived at Green Gables,Marilla came to the door to meet them. |
| [05:47.77] | But when she saw the little girl,she cried in surprise, |
| [05:52.96] | 'Matthew,who's that?Where's the boy?' |
| [05:58.54] | 'The children's home has made a mistake,' |
| [06:04.09] | He said unhappily,'and sent a girl,not a boy.' |
| [06:09.06] | The child was listening carefully. |
| [06:12.95] | Suddenly she put her head in her hands and began to cry. |
| [06:19.71] | 'You—you don't want me!'she sobbed. |
| [06:26.98] | 'Oh—oh!You don't want me because I'm not a boy!' |
| [06:34.06] | 'Now,now,don't cry,'said Marilla kindly. |
| [06:41.45] | 'Don't you understand?Oh! |
| [06:46.79] | This is the worst thing that's happened to me in all my life!' |
| [06:52.39] | 'Well,you can stay here,just for tonight,'said Marilla.'Now,what's your name?' |
| [07:03.31] | The child stopped crying.'Will you please call me Cordelia?'she asked. |
| [07:12.95] | 'Call you Cordelia?Is that your name?' |
| [07:18.57] | 'Well,no,it isn't,but it's a very beautiful name,isn't it? |
| [07:27.00] | I like to imagine my name is Cordelia, |
| [07:31.59] | Because my real name is Anne Shirley—and that's not a very interesting name,is it?' |
| [07:39.46] | Marilla shook her head.'The child has too much imagination,'she thought. |
| [07:48.12] | Later,when Anne was in bed,Marilla said to her brother, |
| [07:54.46] | 'She must go back to the children's home tomorrow.' |
| [07:59.48] | 'Marilla,don't you think…'began Matthew.'she's a nice little thing,you know.' |
| [08:09.50] | 'Matthew Cuthbert,are you telling me that you want to keep her?' |
| [08:15.94] | Asked Marilla crossly. |
| [08:18.64] | Matthew looked uncomfortable.'Well,she's clever,and interesting,and—' |
| [08:26.64] | 'But we don't need a girl!' |
| [08:30.61] | 'But perhaps she needs us,'Matthew replied,surprisingly quickly for him. |
| [08:38.66] | 'She's had a very unhappy life up to now,Marilla.She can help you in the house. |
| [08:46.43] | I can get a boy from the village to help me on the farm.What do you think?' |
| [08:52.84] | Marilla thought for a long time.'All right,'she said in the end, |
| [09:01.09] | 'I agree.The poor child can stay.I'll look after her.' |
| [09:07.54] | Matthew smiled happily.'Be as good and kind to her as you can,Marilla. |
| [09:17.27] | I think she needs a lot of love.' |
| [00:21.82] | Anne of Green Gables |
| [00:35.78] | 1 A surprise for the Cuthberts |
| [00:40.77] | Matthew Cuthbert lived with his sister Marilla on their farm |
| [00:45.34] | On Prince Edward Island in Canada. |
| [00:49.30] | Their farmhouse, Green Gables, |
| [00:52.82] | Was just outside the little village of Avonlea. |
| [00:57.29] | Matthew was nearly sixty and had a long brown beard. |
| [01:02.91] | His sister was five years younger. |
| [01:07.33] | They were both tall and thin, with dark hair. |
| [01:11.40] | Everybody in Avonlea knew that |
| [01:15.67] | The Cuthberts were quiet people who worked very hard on their farm. |
| [01:21.37] | One afternoon Matthew drove the horse and cart to the station. |
| [01:27.48] | ' Has the fivethirty train arrived yet?' he asked the stationmaster. |
| [01:35.01] | ' Yes,' the man replied.' And there' s a passenger who' s waiting for you. A little girl.' |
| [01:44.48] | ' A little girl?' asked Matthew.' But I' ve come for a boy! |
| [01:51.50] | The children' s home is sending us one of their orphan boys. |
| [01:56.14] | We' re going to adopt him, you see, and he' s going to help me with the farm work.' |
| [02:03.24] | ' Well, perhaps the children' s home didn' t have any boys, |
| [02:08.44] | So they sent you a girl,' answered the stationmaster carelessly.' Here she is.' |
| [02:16.91] | Matthew turned shyly to speak to the child. |
| [02:21.42] | She was about eleven, with long red hair in two plaits. |
| [02:28.28] | Her face was small, white and thin, |
| [02:32.67] | With a lot of freckles, and she had large greygreen eyes. |
| [02:38.11] | She was wearing an old brown hat and a dress which was too small for her. |
| [02:45.82] | ' Are you Mr Cuthbert of Green Gables?' she asked excitedly in a high, sweet voice. |
| [02:57.05] | ' I' m very happy to come and live with you, and belong to you. |
| [03:03.99] | I' ve never belonged to anyone, you see. |
| [03:08.04] | The people at the children' s home were very kind, |
| [03:13.49] | But it' s not very exciting to live in a place like that, is it?' |
| [03:18.84] | Matthew felt sorry for the child. |
| [03:23.71] | How could he tell her that it was all a mistake? |
| [03:28.14] | But he couldn' t just leave her at the station. |
| [03:32.11] | He decided to take her home with him. |
| [03:35.79] | Marilla could explain the mistake to her. |
| [03:40.87] | He was surprised that he enjoyed the journey home. |
| [03:45.68] | He was a quiet, shy man, and he didn' t like talking himself. |
| [03:51.45] | But today, he only had to listen, |
| [03:55.65] | Because the little girl talked and talked and talked. |
| [04:01.69] | She told him all about herself while they drove along. |
| [04:07.27] | ' My parents died when I was a baby, you know, |
| [04:13.65] | And for the last three years I' ve had to work for my food. |
| [04:19.08] | I' ve lived with three different families and looked after their children. |
| [04:25.20] | So I' ve always been poor, and I haven' t got any nice dresses! |
| [04:31.14] | But I just imagine that I' m wearing the most beautiful blue dress, |
| [04:38.13] | And a big hat with flowers on, and blue shoes, and then I' m happy! |
| [04:45.85] | Do you imagine things sometimes?' |
| [04:49.21] | ' Well, I I not often,' said Matthew. |
| [04:57.68] | They were now driving past some very old apple trees next to the road. |
| [05:04.73] | The trees were full of sweetsmelling, snowywhite flowers. |
| [05:11.48] | The little girl looked at them. |
| [05:14.01] | ' Aren' t the trees beautiful?' she said happily. |
| [05:20.17] | ' But am I talking too much? Please tell me. I can stop if necessary, you know.' |
| [05:29.50] | Matthew smiled at her.' You go on talking,' he answered.' I like listening to you.' |
| [05:39.68] | When they arrived at Green Gables, Marilla came to the door to meet them. |
| [05:47.77] | But when she saw the little girl, she cried in surprise, |
| [05:52.96] | ' Matthew, who' s that? Where' s the boy?' |
| [05:58.54] | ' The children' s home has made a mistake,' |
| [06:04.09] | He said unhappily,' and sent a girl, not a boy.' |
| [06:09.06] | The child was listening carefully. |
| [06:12.95] | Suddenly she put her head in her hands and began to cry. |
| [06:19.71] | ' You you don' t want me!' she sobbed. |
| [06:26.98] | ' Oh oh! You don' t want me because I' m not a boy!' |
| [06:34.06] | ' Now, now, don' t cry,' said Marilla kindly. |
| [06:41.45] | ' Don' t you understand? Oh! |
| [06:46.79] | This is the worst thing that' s happened to me in all my life!' |
| [06:52.39] | ' Well, you can stay here, just for tonight,' said Marilla.' Now, what' s your name?' |
| [07:03.31] | The child stopped crying.' Will you please call me Cordelia?' she asked. |
| [07:12.95] | ' Call you Cordelia? Is that your name?' |
| [07:18.57] | ' Well, no, it isn' t, but it' s a very beautiful name, isn' t it? |
| [07:27.00] | I like to imagine my name is Cordelia, |
| [07:31.59] | Because my real name is Anne Shirley and that' s not a very interesting name, is it?' |
| [07:39.46] | Marilla shook her head.' The child has too much imagination,' she thought. |
| [07:48.12] | Later, when Anne was in bed, Marilla said to her brother, |
| [07:54.46] | ' She must go back to the children' s home tomorrow.' |
| [07:59.48] | ' Marilla, don' t you think' began Matthew.' she' s a nice little thing, you know.' |
| [08:09.50] | ' Matthew Cuthbert, are you telling me that you want to keep her?' |
| [08:15.94] | Asked Marilla crossly. |
| [08:18.64] | Matthew looked uncomfortable.' Well, she' s clever, and interesting, and' |
| [08:26.64] | ' But we don' t need a girl!' |
| [08:30.61] | ' But perhaps she needs us,' Matthew replied, surprisingly quickly for him. |
| [08:38.66] | ' She' s had a very unhappy life up to now, Marilla. She can help you in the house. |
| [08:46.43] | I can get a boy from the village to help me on the farm. What do you think?' |
| [08:52.84] | Marilla thought for a long time.' All right,' she said in the end, |
| [09:01.09] | ' I agree. The poor child can stay. I' ll look after her.' |
| [09:07.54] | Matthew smiled happily.' Be as good and kind to her as you can, Marilla. |
| [09:17.27] | I think she needs a lot of love.' |
| [00:21.82] | Anne of Green Gables |
| [00:35.78] | 1 A surprise for the Cuthberts |
| [00:40.77] | Matthew Cuthbert lived with his sister Marilla on their farm |
| [00:45.34] | On Prince Edward Island in Canada. |
| [00:49.30] | Their farmhouse, Green Gables, |
| [00:52.82] | Was just outside the little village of Avonlea. |
| [00:57.29] | Matthew was nearly sixty and had a long brown beard. |
| [01:02.91] | His sister was five years younger. |
| [01:07.33] | They were both tall and thin, with dark hair. |
| [01:11.40] | Everybody in Avonlea knew that |
| [01:15.67] | The Cuthberts were quiet people who worked very hard on their farm. |
| [01:21.37] | One afternoon Matthew drove the horse and cart to the station. |
| [01:27.48] | ' Has the fivethirty train arrived yet?' he asked the stationmaster. |
| [01:35.01] | ' Yes,' the man replied.' And there' s a passenger who' s waiting for you. A little girl.' |
| [01:44.48] | ' A little girl?' asked Matthew.' But I' ve come for a boy! |
| [01:51.50] | The children' s home is sending us one of their orphan boys. |
| [01:56.14] | We' re going to adopt him, you see, and he' s going to help me with the farm work.' |
| [02:03.24] | ' Well, perhaps the children' s home didn' t have any boys, |
| [02:08.44] | So they sent you a girl,' answered the stationmaster carelessly.' Here she is.' |
| [02:16.91] | Matthew turned shyly to speak to the child. |
| [02:21.42] | She was about eleven, with long red hair in two plaits. |
| [02:28.28] | Her face was small, white and thin, |
| [02:32.67] | With a lot of freckles, and she had large greygreen eyes. |
| [02:38.11] | She was wearing an old brown hat and a dress which was too small for her. |
| [02:45.82] | ' Are you Mr Cuthbert of Green Gables?' she asked excitedly in a high, sweet voice. |
| [02:57.05] | ' I' m very happy to come and live with you, and belong to you. |
| [03:03.99] | I' ve never belonged to anyone, you see. |
| [03:08.04] | The people at the children' s home were very kind, |
| [03:13.49] | But it' s not very exciting to live in a place like that, is it?' |
| [03:18.84] | Matthew felt sorry for the child. |
| [03:23.71] | How could he tell her that it was all a mistake? |
| [03:28.14] | But he couldn' t just leave her at the station. |
| [03:32.11] | He decided to take her home with him. |
| [03:35.79] | Marilla could explain the mistake to her. |
| [03:40.87] | He was surprised that he enjoyed the journey home. |
| [03:45.68] | He was a quiet, shy man, and he didn' t like talking himself. |
| [03:51.45] | But today, he only had to listen, |
| [03:55.65] | Because the little girl talked and talked and talked. |
| [04:01.69] | She told him all about herself while they drove along. |
| [04:07.27] | ' My parents died when I was a baby, you know, |
| [04:13.65] | And for the last three years I' ve had to work for my food. |
| [04:19.08] | I' ve lived with three different families and looked after their children. |
| [04:25.20] | So I' ve always been poor, and I haven' t got any nice dresses! |
| [04:31.14] | But I just imagine that I' m wearing the most beautiful blue dress, |
| [04:38.13] | And a big hat with flowers on, and blue shoes, and then I' m happy! |
| [04:45.85] | Do you imagine things sometimes?' |
| [04:49.21] | ' Well, I I not often,' said Matthew. |
| [04:57.68] | They were now driving past some very old apple trees next to the road. |
| [05:04.73] | The trees were full of sweetsmelling, snowywhite flowers. |
| [05:11.48] | The little girl looked at them. |
| [05:14.01] | ' Aren' t the trees beautiful?' she said happily. |
| [05:20.17] | ' But am I talking too much? Please tell me. I can stop if necessary, you know.' |
| [05:29.50] | Matthew smiled at her.' You go on talking,' he answered.' I like listening to you.' |
| [05:39.68] | When they arrived at Green Gables, Marilla came to the door to meet them. |
| [05:47.77] | But when she saw the little girl, she cried in surprise, |
| [05:52.96] | ' Matthew, who' s that? Where' s the boy?' |
| [05:58.54] | ' The children' s home has made a mistake,' |
| [06:04.09] | He said unhappily,' and sent a girl, not a boy.' |
| [06:09.06] | The child was listening carefully. |
| [06:12.95] | Suddenly she put her head in her hands and began to cry. |
| [06:19.71] | ' You you don' t want me!' she sobbed. |
| [06:26.98] | ' Oh oh! You don' t want me because I' m not a boy!' |
| [06:34.06] | ' Now, now, don' t cry,' said Marilla kindly. |
| [06:41.45] | ' Don' t you understand? Oh! |
| [06:46.79] | This is the worst thing that' s happened to me in all my life!' |
| [06:52.39] | ' Well, you can stay here, just for tonight,' said Marilla.' Now, what' s your name?' |
| [07:03.31] | The child stopped crying.' Will you please call me Cordelia?' she asked. |
| [07:12.95] | ' Call you Cordelia? Is that your name?' |
| [07:18.57] | ' Well, no, it isn' t, but it' s a very beautiful name, isn' t it? |
| [07:27.00] | I like to imagine my name is Cordelia, |
| [07:31.59] | Because my real name is Anne Shirley and that' s not a very interesting name, is it?' |
| [07:39.46] | Marilla shook her head.' The child has too much imagination,' she thought. |
| [07:48.12] | Later, when Anne was in bed, Marilla said to her brother, |
| [07:54.46] | ' She must go back to the children' s home tomorrow.' |
| [07:59.48] | ' Marilla, don' t you think' began Matthew.' she' s a nice little thing, you know.' |
| [08:09.50] | ' Matthew Cuthbert, are you telling me that you want to keep her?' |
| [08:15.94] | Asked Marilla crossly. |
| [08:18.64] | Matthew looked uncomfortable.' Well, she' s clever, and interesting, and' |
| [08:26.64] | ' But we don' t need a girl!' |
| [08:30.61] | ' But perhaps she needs us,' Matthew replied, surprisingly quickly for him. |
| [08:38.66] | ' She' s had a very unhappy life up to now, Marilla. She can help you in the house. |
| [08:46.43] | I can get a boy from the village to help me on the farm. What do you think?' |
| [08:52.84] | Marilla thought for a long time.' All right,' she said in the end, |
| [09:01.09] | ' I agree. The poor child can stay. I' ll look after her.' |
| [09:07.54] | Matthew smiled happily.' Be as good and kind to her as you can, Marilla. |
| [09:17.27] | I think she needs a lot of love.' |
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