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(A)
Now I will tell you a story. There lived a young boy
named Nick. He would sing and whistle nearly all day.
He was as merry as a lark. One day Nick went out
taking a walk in the forest, at some distance from his
home. When he reached a clear stream he felt very
thirsty and bent down to drink water. But, just at that
moment, he was suddenly seized and found himself
in the hands of a fierce giant, a hundred times bigger
than himself. For some time the giant held Nick in his
big hands, and looked at (a) him with great delight.
(B)
Nick was very miserable, for he had never before been
deprived of his liberty. He dashed backward and
forward in his prisonhouse, but he could not escape.
(b) He thought of his own pleasant home, his
companions, the sunlight, the trees, and the flowers.
He screamed and tried to get out between the iron
bars, but he only tore himself, and all in vain. In a
moment, the giant came again to the prison.
