Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1812. His ...

ON THE ROAD TO LONDON
Oliver didn’t know where to go. He was very
tired. He decided to go to London, because Mr
Bumble couldn’t find him there. Oliver only had
some bread to eat.
The next morning he was cold and hungry
because he had slept near the road and he had
eaten too little food, but he didn’t give up and
started his journey again. As the days passed,
Oliver became very weak. He arrived in a little
town near London. Here a strange boy looked at
Oliver: the boy was short, he had big ears and
little eyes. The boy’s name was Jack Dawkins,
but everyone called him ‘Dodger’. Dodger asked
Oliver if he wanted to stay with him. Oliver was
happy to accept his help.
They arrived in London, in front of an old black
house. They entered a dark, dirty room full of
young boys. An ugly old man was with them. He
had red hair and a red beard. He wore dirty
clothes. He was Fagin.