3. A sailor and a parrot

I. Read the text and mark the following statements "True" or "False"

The Date was the 28th of April. It was the early morning. Callao harbour was very busy. The Minister of Marine had ordered a boat to row us out of the harbour.

When I arrived, only Herman was there. Fruit baskets and boxes lay in a heap on the deck. In the middle of the heap sat Herman. He was holding a cage; and in the cage there was a green parrot. The bird was a present from a friend in Peru.

"Take care of the parrot for a minute," said Herman. "I want to go ashore and the boat won't be here for a long time."

Herman left, and a few minutes later the boa t arrived. It was a large motor boat full of officers and sailors. The officers called out some orders; and the sailor then fixed a strong rope to the raft.

"One moment!" I shouted. "It's too early! We must wait for the other men." I pointed towards the city.

But nobody understood. The officers only smiled politely. I untied the rope and threw it into the water. I waved my arms and made signs to the officers. This excited the parrot. The bird opened its cage and escaped. It walked about on the bamboo deck. I tried to catch the parrot. But it called out rude words in Spanish and flew into the cabin. At last, I caught the bird and put it back into its cage.



1. From the text we can say when the story takes place 

2. Callao harbour was deserted 

3. There was a large pile of fruit baskets and boxes on the deck of the raft 

4. Herman was sitting on the heap 

5. There was a red parrot in the cage 

6. Herman wanted to go ashore, but was afraid the boat would arrive soon 

7. The motorboat that arrived was full of officers and sailors 

8. The officers didn't speak English 

9. The parrot opened his cage and got out 

10. The parrot said some words in Spanish