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The Grateful Crane (Hard)

A poor man lived in a little house all alone in the woods. One day, he found a wounded crane with a hunter’s arrow stuck in its wing. Feeling sorry for the bird, he pulled out the arrow, saving its life. Then the man watched as the crane flew away.

 

That night someone knocked on his door. Outside stood a pretty young woman who said she was lost. She begged him to let her stay the night.

 

Very soon after, they fell in love and got married. They were very happy, but very poor.

 

The Grateful Crane (Medium)

A poor man lived in a little house all alone in the woods. One day, he found a wounded crane with an arrow stuck in its wing. He pulled out the arrow, saving its life. The man watched as the crane flew away.

 

That night someone knocked on his door. Outside stood a pretty young woman who said she was lost. She begged him to let her stay the night.

 

Very soon after, they fell in love and got married. They were very happy, but very poor.

 

The Grateful Crane (Easy)

A poor man lived in a little house all alone. One day, he found a wounded crane. It had an arrow stuck in its wing. The man pulled out the arrow. He saved the crane.

 

That night someone knocked on his door. Outside stood a pretty young woman. She said she was lost.

 

They fell in love and got married. They were very happy, but very poor.

 

The wife decided to weave some cloth. She set up her loom in a small room. She told the husband never to look in the room.

 

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