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Peter takes it and runs to the river with it. He throws the penny into the water and says: If I work well, the penny will come up. If I work badly, the penny will go down. Suddenly all the three pennies come up. Peter takes them and goes to a large town.He walks on and on. Soon he meets a mouse. The mouse says: I am very poor. My children are hungry. Give me a penny. Some day I shall do something for you, too. (thinks). And why not? I can get bread and salt for my two pennies. And I do not want any butter. So Peter gives the mouse a penny. Then he walks on and on again and soon he meets a bird. The bird says: I am very poor. My children are hungry. Give me a penny. Some day I shall do something for you, too. (thinks). And why not? I can get bread for a penny. And I can eat it without salt. So Peter gives the bird a penny. Then he walks on and on again and soon he meets a bear. I am very poor. My children are hungry. Give me a penny. Some day I shall do something for you, too. (thinks). And why not? People will always give me something to eat. I must only ask them to help me. /Г~х\ So Peter gives the bear his last penny. A rich man lives in this town. He has a daughter. My daughter is very beautiful and good, but she is always sad. She cannot laugh. I love my daughter very much. The man who will make my daughter laugh will marry her. I shall give him my daughter and money. (thinks): I only want to make this sad and So he asks the mouse, the bird and bear to come and help him. >iA)\ beautiful girl laugh. OSc 3 Bear, can you sing? (Ш Yes, I can. If you want, I shall sing. 83
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