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Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington.
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Village people believed that the streets of London were paved with gold.
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So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.
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When he arrived in London there were no streets of gold!
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Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.
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The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick asleep on his doorstep.
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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. 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 in the house and Dick could sleep at night.
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The businessman asked Dick if he could take him to catch rats on his ship. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.
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While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick.
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He decided to leave, but one of the great church bells rang.
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It seemed to say, ‘Turn back, Dick Whittington, 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 his assistant.
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Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could.
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He married the businessman’s daughter and started a business of his own.
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Eventually, yes, he did become Mayor of London!
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