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　　A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,

　　a bar of chocolate if given the choice,

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　　, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the

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　　he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

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　　as high as he could, but even at his tallest

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　　he was unable to touch it. He began to

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　　up and down, as high as he could, at the

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　　of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of

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　　.

　　Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to

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　　on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to

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　　the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking

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　　, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or,

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　　luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

　　He had tried everything he could think to do.

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