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him for a dead man and went away. When the bear was out of sight David came down and
asked his friend what the bear had whispered in his ear. Tom replied that the bear had
warned him not to trust a false friend. David felt ashamed and they resumed their journey.
ALONG A LONELY STREET
A man who lived in one of the suburbs of a big town in England went home from the
railway station. It was night and there was nobody in the street. Suddenly he heard that
somebody was following him. The man stopped and the man behind him also stopped. The
man started to walk quickly and the man behind him also started to walk quickly. The man
started to run and the man behind him also started to run.
Then the first man saw a wall around the garden. “That man behind me wants to rob
me,” - thought the man, and he jumped over the wall. The other man jumped over the wall
too. The first man turned round to him and said: “What do you want? Why are you
following me?” “Do you always go home like this, or are you having some exercises in
jumping tonight?” – answered the other man. “I’m going to Mr. Fork’s and the man at the
station told me to go after you as you live near Mr. Fork’s home. Excuse me for asking
you, but will you have some more gymnastics or will you go straight home?”
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