Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1812. His ...
Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1812. His ...
Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1812. His ...
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THE CRIME<br />
One ra<strong>in</strong>y night Fag<strong>in</strong> and Bill Sikes were very<br />
excited. They were plann<strong>in</strong>g to steal all the<br />
precious th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> a rich house. They needed a<br />
small boy to open the house. Oliver <strong>was</strong> the boy!<br />
So they sent Nancy to take him. She told Oliver<br />
to be quiet and brave, because she loved that<br />
poor little boy. Oliver <strong>was</strong> really scared.<br />
A few hours later Oliver <strong>was</strong> <strong>in</strong> front of the rich<br />
house, with a pistol at his head. It <strong>was</strong> cold and<br />
foggy. Sikes ordered the scared boy to go <strong>in</strong>side<br />
the house, enter<strong>in</strong>g a little w<strong>in</strong>dow. He didn’t<br />
want to do that, but he had no other choice.<br />
Once <strong>in</strong>side, he wanted to warn the family, but<br />
someone heard him. Two men saw him and one<br />
of them shot at him. Oliver <strong>was</strong> hurt! He quickly<br />
climbed the w<strong>in</strong>dow and tried to escape, but he<br />
<strong>was</strong> hurt and fell on the cold wet ground where<br />
he stayed all the night. Bill Sikes and Toby<br />
Crackit didn’t even try to help him and escaped.<br />
A NEW HOME<br />
The next morn<strong>in</strong>g it <strong>was</strong> still ra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Oliver had<br />
the left arm covered with blood. He <strong>was</strong> terribly
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