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peasant and how he was curedof his selfishness.  \n\"A charmingly written version ofan old,old story passed from onestoryteller to another.The rich hu-mor is enough to recommend thestory but in these days of crowdedhousing its deep wisdom will begreatly appreciated.Fritz Eichen-berg's illustrations mirror perfectlythe fun and flavor of the folk story.”—Childhood Education  \n\"An old household tale combin-ing sly wisdom and human under-standing skillfully retold here.\"—Children's Books,New York PublicLibrary  \n(continued on black fap)  \n[366]  \n$3.11  \nillustrated by FRITZ EICHENBERGDAVID McKAY COMPANY,INC.NEW YORK  \nCOPYRIGHT,1944,BY ROSE DOBBSAll Rights Reserved  \nSeventh Printing,October 1967  \nfor  \nFrances HeleneandArthur  \nF,  \n# NO ROOM\n\n.  \nl YOT so long ago,perhaps in your father's time,if not,then in his father's time,there lived a selfish oldpeasant and his wife in the smallest hut the world hadever seen.It was a one-room hut.In it there was spaceonly for bare necessities:a bed,a bench,a couple ofstools,a table,a cupboard.The old man never made any-one welcome,so he did not find it necessary to increasehis meagre possessions.It happened,however,that timesgrew hard.Work became scarce,and soon Hunger andWant began to poke their skinny fingers and gaunt facesinto many a window and doorway.  \nOne day the peasant received a letter from his daugh-ter.The letter asked if the daughter,her husband,andtheir little baby might not come and stay with the oldcouple.The husband was out of work and things weregoing badly with them.  \n\"Stay with us!”cried the selfish peasant.\"Now,hereis a thing.Where shall we put three people in this smallhut that has no room?”  \n\"They can sleep in our bed,\"said the wife,\"and wewill make ourselves a nice soft bed of straw on thefloor.\"  \n\"We will do nothing of the kind,\"protested the peas-ant.\"I am an old man and sleeping on straw will be nonetoo good for my weary bones.”  \n\"See,\"urged the wife,“you will be able to take longrests,and I will have time to keep you comfortable,forour son-in-law will do the work in the fields,and ourdaughter will help in the house,and—”  \n\"Enough!”cried the old man.\"I'll hear no moreabout it.We cannot afford in these hard times to givefood and lodging to three.\"  \nThe wife's heart was troubled,but nothing wouldmove the selfish old man.Soon,however,came anotherletter,more pleading,more urgent,and the poor oldmother could not let it go unanswered.","cbCailZdQBdZra2D","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailZdQBdZra2D","pdf",2863401,56,"English","# The One-Room Hut\n## Hunger, Want, and Scarce Work\n## The Daughter’s Letter\n## Refusal and Hard Times","[{\"question\":\"What is the living situation of the old peasant?\",\"answer\":\"He and his wife live in a one-room hut so small it holds only bare necessities like a bed, bench, stools, table, and cupboard.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the old peasant refuse his daughter’s request?\",\"answer\":\"He believes there is 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