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story book [Dick Whittington]
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Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington.
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His friends believed that the streets of London were paved with gold.
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So Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.
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However, when he arrived in London he found there were no streets of gold!
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So tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.
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It belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick asleep next morning.
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He gave him a job in the kitchen.Dick worked hard and was happy.
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He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire.
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However, at night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.
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So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London!
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The cat caught all the rats and Dick could sleep peacefully at night.
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The businessman asked if he could borrow him to catch rats on his ship.
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While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick.
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So he decided to leave. As he did one of the great church bells rang.
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It seemed to say, turn back Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London.
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So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned.
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He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship.
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He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to become his assistant.
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Dick worked hard for the businessman and married his daughter.
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He became a successful business man and Lord Mayor of London.