The Medal of Brigadier Gerard - Penguin Readers Level 1

The Emperor Napoleon gives Brigadier Gerard a very important letter and tells him to take it to Paris. But there are German and Russian soldiers in France and it is very difficult to get to Paris.
Gerard meets German soldiers, and they try to catch him. Then Gerard meets a Russian soldier - but why does he take this man’s uniform?

British English / Level 1 - Beginner (300 headwords)