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A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door．She spent all her time taking care of the tree．But the children nearby drove her 1 by making fun of her．They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 2 “Aunty Misery” at her．
One evening, a passer－by asked to 3 for the night．Seeing that he had an 4 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 5 ．The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer(巫师), thanked her by granting(允准)her 6 that anyone who climbed up her tree 7 not be able to come back down until she 8 it．
When the children came back to steal her 9 , she had them stuck on the tree．They had to beg her long 10 she gave the tree permission to let 11 go．Aunty Misery was free from the 12 at last．
One day another man 13 her door．This one did not look trustworthy to her, 14 she asked who he was．“I am Death, I’ve come to take you 15 me”said he．
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 16 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 17 it brought to me in this life．But I am too 18 to climb high to get the best fruit．Will you be so 19 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr．Death climbed up the tree 20 and was immediately stuck to it．No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go．
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