ReadOasis Step 2
By Ellen C. Babbitt
A long time ago, there were two traders. They were good friends. One of them lived in a small village, and one lived in a big city. One day the village trader took his cart to the big city. He wanted to have it fixed. Then he left it with the city trader who lived there.
After some time, the city trader sold the cart, and he kept the money. Later the village trader came to get his cart. But the city trader said, "A big mouse ate your cart." "That is strange,...