Twooldbeggarsweresittingonabusystreetcorner.Theywatched...

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Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely __1_them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __2__. Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __3__ which lay in front of them.

As the crowd began to die down, they started to  __4__ their things and go back to their evening shelter. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a rich man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

The first beggar whispered to the second with __5__, “He’s coming our way!”

The two tried not to look__6__at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t __7__ looking up with hope as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard __8__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __9_ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have_10_left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he makes fun of us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? _11_? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no _12_.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for a while, and the sugary juices will stay in my__13__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet！”

With that, he __14__  the white tissue paper, but to his __15__, there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

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