阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26～35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并填在答卷相应的位置。

A poor woodcutter and his wife lived in the forest in a small hut.   26   was so small that there was space only for him and his wife to sleep.

One cold night, somebody knocked   27  the door. The woodcutter asked his wife   28  the door and let the stranger in. She said, “ But there is no space.” The man laughed   29  said, “ Two can sleep well, three can sit.” And then the woman opened the door. The stranger   30   to come in, and they all sat telling stories to each other.

Then came   31  knock. The woodcutter told the stranger, “Friend, open the door.” And the man said, “But there is no space.” The woodcutter said, “If three persons can sit comfortably, four persons can sit a little  32  than before.”

The stranger opened the door, and a man entered. Suddenly, a strange knock   33  did not seem to be human’s! The woodcutter said, “Open the door. I know who   34 .  It is my donkey.”

Everyone said, “  35  is the donkey going to stand?” The man said, “Right now we are sitting, when the donkey comes in, we will all stand.”