当刮起大风的时候
<p><span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="seacoast">seacoast</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dreaded">dreaded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="raged">raged</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span>，<span word="wreaking">wreaking</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refusals">refusals</span>.</p><p><span word="Finally">Finally</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>，<span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="man">man</span>，<span word="well">well</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="age">age</span>，<span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="farmhand">farmhand</span>?<span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="blows">blows</span>， <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>，<span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>，<span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>，<span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="howled">howled</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span>. <span word="Jumping">Jumping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span>，<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="up">up</span>! <span word="A">A</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>! <span word="Tie">Tie</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="away">away</span>!</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span>，<span word="No">No</span> <span word="sir">sir</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="blows">blows</span>.</p><p><span word="Enraged">Enraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tempted">tempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="hurried">hurried</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="haystacks">haystacks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tarpaulins">tarpaulins</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barn">barn</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coops">coops</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="barred">barred</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shutters">shutters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="secured">secured</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p>
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