Complete the following similes. Translate the phraseo-logical units into Russian. If necessary, use your dictio-nary. A. as black as —— as green as ~— as cold as —— as white as —-as old as —— as changeable as -— as safe as —— as brown as — as clean as .. as dull as —- B. —— as a lion — as a lamb — as a mouse — as a cat — as a kitten — as an eel _— as an owl — as a wolf — as a cricket — as a bee

A. as black as coal as green as grass as cold as ice as white as snow as old as time as changeable as the weather as safe as houses as brown as a bear as clean as a whistle as dull as dishwater

B. as brave as a lion as gentle as a lamb as quiet as a mouse as sly as a cat as playful as a kitten as slippery as an eel as wise as an owl as cunning as a wolf as chirpy as a cricket as busy as a bee

Russian translation: A. Черный, как уголь; зеленый, как трава Холодный, как лед; белый, как снег; старый, как время Переменчивый, как погода Безопасный, как дома Коричневый, как медведь; чистый, как свисток Скучный, как вода

B. Смелый, как лев Нежный, как ягненок Тихий, как мышь Хитрый, как кошка Игривый, как котенок Скользкий, как угорь; мудрый, как сова Хитрый, как волк Чирикливый, как сверчок Трудолюбивый, как пчела