He had travelled far that day, he was tired and hungry. He said to himself, ‘I must find somewhere to sleep’, because it was snowing. There were many buildings in this farm by the side-road. He said, ‘I will go up here, maybe the farmer will help me. He has many barns, he has many sheds. He could probably give me somewhere to lie down.’ So the old beggar-man walked up to the farmhouse and he knocked on the door. The farmer was just after finishing his tea, and his wife said, ‘There’s someone at the door.’ And the farmer said, ‘Well, I’ll go and see who’s there.’ He walked out and there at his door stood an old beggar-man with his old grey hair and his old ragged coat. He had travelled for many miles. And the farmer said, ‘What do you want, old man?’ He said, ‘Please, sir, I’m just an old beggar. Would you please, could you help me?’ ‘What do you want of me?’ said the farmer. ‘Look, just a shed, or a barn or any place you could let me lie for the night.
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