The Three Sillies

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Once upon a time there was a farmer and his wife who had one daughter, and she was courted by a gentleman.
court:to try hard to please someone, especially because you want something from them

Every evening he used to come and see her, and stop to supper at the farmhouse, and the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to fetch the beer for supper.
cellar:a room under a house or other building, often used for storing things
fetch:to go and get something or someone and bring them back

So one evening she had gone down to fetch the beer, and she happened to look up at the ceiling while she was fetching,
ceiling:the inner surface of the top part of a room [↪ roof]

and the poor thing durst not go.
durst:old use the past tense of dare
dare:to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do - used especially in questions or negative sentences

She’ll be quite safe, for I shall tie a string round her neck, and pass it down the chimney,
and tie it to my wrist as I go about the house, so she can’t fall off without my knowing it.”
chimney:a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air, or the part of this pipe that is above the roof

But the woman thought it was easier to get the cow up the ladder than to get the grass down,
so she pushed her and coaxed her and got her up, and tied a string round her neck,
and passed it down the chimney, and fastened it to her own wrist.
coax:to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way

And the gentleman went on his way, but he hadn’t gone far when the cow tumbled off the roof, pulling the string behind her.
tumble: to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement

And the weight of the cow tied to her wrist pulled the woman up the chimney, and she stuck fast half-way and was smothered in the soot.
smother:to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant
soot:black powder that is produced when something is burnt

And the gentleman went on and on, and he went to an inn to stop the night, and they were so full at the inn that they had to put him in a double-bedded room, and another traveller was to sleep in the other bed.
inn:a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside

The other man was a very pleasant fellow, and they got very friendly together; but in the morning, when they were both getting up, the gentleman was surprised to see the other hang his trousers between the two beds and run across the room and try to jump into them, and he tried over and over again, and couldn’t manage it; and the gentleman wondered whatever he was doing it for.
fellow:a man
trouser: a piece of clothing that covers the lower half of your body, with a separate part fitting over each leg [= pants American English]

At last he stopped and wiped his face with his handkerchief.
wipe:to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc
handkerchief:a piece of cloth that you use for drying your nose or eyes [= hankie]

So the gentleman burst out a-laughing, and showed him how to put them on; and he was very much obliged to him, and said he never should have thought of doing it that way.
oblige:if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc makes it necessary

This story is three silly people and a gentleman. The word is 1160.

I like the scene which is the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to fetch the beer for supper.It is funny scene.