Chapter 3. Part One. Story 3

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My friend Henry has a most unusual hobby. He likes planting flowers in strange places. When spring comes round, you can always tell that Henry has been about because the dirty sides of canals, land covered with rubbish, and railway banks sud­denly become full of flowers. In his spare time, with pockets full of seeds, Henry goes round on his bicycle. He has a long pipe with him to blow seeds into spots that are hard to reach. When his flowers fade, he goes round again to collect their seeds. In this way he always has a big supply. Many people make fun of Henry, but he never lets himself get upset. Recently I was having tea with him and he told me that once he was planting seeds in a large piece of waste land when the owner came along and sent him away. Henry returned some days later when there was no one about. You can imagine how surprised the owner was when, one day, he saw a large letter 'H' in flowers which went right across this neglected piece of land ! Henry took me round his house and I was astonished to see that there was only one small bunch of flowers in a pot. When I questioned him about this, he answered, 'They're not fresh. They're artificial. Fresh flowers should be out there where they belong.' And he pointed out of the window to a garden full of flowers. (243 words)

QUESTIONS

Your answer must not be more than 85 words.

1. What is Henry's hobby? 2. Does he go round on a bicycle in his spare time, or does he go round on foot ? Why does he take a long pipe with him ? (and) 3. Do people sometimes make fun of him or not ? Can they ever prevent him from planting seeds in neglected pieces of land ? (but) 4. Does Henry have real flowers in his own house, or does he have artificial ones? What does he believe? (Even though he loves flowers so much . . . because)

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