Mr. Mean

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Mr. Mean
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Mr. Mean lived in a broken house.
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The furniture in the house is made in old boxes.
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But, Mr. Mean was not poor. He kept lots of
money in a box.
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One day, a wizard came to his house.
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Then, Mr Mean shut the
door quickly.
"Hello! as I'm very thirsty, can you give me a
glass of water, please? " the wizard asked.
"No!" Mr. Mean replied
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"Well, magic wand, here I am, you know what I
mean?" the wizard said.
"How did you get in? Mr Mean asked.

The wizard was in the house.
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• The wizard tried to pull the box that Mr.
  Mean kept
• his money, and spilled all the money on the
  floor.

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   Mr. Mean was busy in picking up his
money.
"It would appear to me, that you, sir, are an old
Meany ! And meanies, need to be taught a lesson!
the wizard said.
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All the money suddenly turned into potatoes.
" Oh! Oh dear! Please turn my money back into
money." Mr Mean said.
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Then the wizard turned the potatoes
back into money and then disappeared.
" If you make me a solemn promise never to be
mean again, I will turn your money back,
continued the wizard.
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The next day, Mr. Mean met an old washerwoman
carrying a large bundle of washing when he was
walking to town.
"Please kind sir, could you possibly help me
to carry this washing? she asked.
"No!replied Mr Mean.
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Mr. Mean's nose turned into a carrot!
"Oh no! Yes! Yes! Of course I'll help you! Mr
Mean cried.
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  Then, Mr. Mean saw an old man chopping
wood in a garden.
"Excuse me, could you give an old man a bit of a
hand young fellow-me-lad? the old man asked.
"No!" replied Mr. Mean.
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Mr. Mean's ears turned into tomatoes!
"Yes! Yes! Of course." Mr Mean cried.
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      In the town, Mr.
Mean met a crying little boy.
"Please sir, could you reach my ball down for
me? the boy asked
"No Yes! Yes! Of course I will." Mr. Mean said.
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"I think that Mr. Mean, if I'm not very much
mistaken, and, although I could be wrong, thank
goodness, learned his lesson. the wizard said to
himself.
The little boy stopped crying and turned into
the wizard.
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Mr. Mean became generous and he spent all his
money in mending and painting his house.
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Hargreaves, R. (1990). Mr. Mean. Britain Egmont
World Ltd.)