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　Long, long ago there 　1　 in a small village a poor young boy. He was about ten years old. Every afternoon, he walked around the village selling his cooking oil. He carried the oil in a small wooden basin （盆）.

　After he sold all of his oil one afternoon, he was very tired. He thought that he 　2 　a rest.

　He left his wooden basin on a stone, put the money in it and 　3 　asleep.

　About two hours later, he woke up. He looked into the basin and found that his money 　4 　gone.

　He went at once to see a woman judge. The judge listened to the boy's story very 　5　 . She thought for a while, and then said to the men in her office, “ 　6 　and get all the village people here.”

　When all the village people came, she ordered that every one should put a coin （硬币）into a pail（桶）of water. About half of the people 　7 　their coins in before a young man came up. He also put his coin into the water. “Wait a minute,” the judge said, “you stole the boy's money, 　8　 ?”

　The young man's face 　9 　red.“Yes—ye—yes,” he said, “How did you know that?”

　The judge explained, “You see, after you had put your coin into the water, some oil came up to the top. Your money must have 　10 　from the boy's oil basin.”