Dick Whittington and His Cat

There was once a poor boy named Dick Whittington who lived in a village
without parents. He had heard stories about a big city called London where
everybody was rich; London streets were paved with gold. He wanted to go
there.
One day, he met a friendly wagoner who gave him a lift to the city. He was amazed at
that big city. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any gold on the street. He had no money
and ate no food few days. He collapsed in front of a kind rich merchant’s house.

The merchant gave him a job in his kitchen. But a cook didn’t like him; he used to
beat and pinch him. Dick Whittington had to sleep in a tiny room with many rats and
mice which bothered him every night. Then, he decided to buy a cat by using his
saving. Luckily, that clever cat was very good at catching mice and rats.

One day, merchant would go on a long voyage and sell everything on his ship. Dick
Whittington asked merchant to help him sell his cat. After arriving in a destination,
merchant was invited by King and Queen to a feast. However, hundreds of rats
gobbled all of food there. Merchant offered the clever cat to help King solve his
problem.

King was very happy. He gave the merchant a ship full of gold in return. Finally,
merchant gave all of the gold to Dick Whittington. He spent money wisely and
helped people.

Generic Structure :

1. Orientation : There was a poor boy named Dick Whittington who lived in a
village without parent. He had heard stories about a big city called
London where everybody was rich; London streets were paved with gold.
He wanted to go there.
2. Complication : Dick Whittington came to London city but he didn’t have
any money. He collapsed in front of the a kind rich merchant’s house.
Then, a merchant gave him a job in the kitchen. In the kitchen, there was
 a lot of rats and mice so Dick Whittington decided to buy a cat. The cat
was very good catching rats and mice.

3. Resolution : One day, Dick asked a merchant to sell his cat for help. The
merchant was invited to a king and queen feast. However, hundreds of
mice were devouring all the food there. The merchant offers cat Dick to
get rid of all the mice in there. King was very happy. He gave the
merchant a ship full of gold in return.
4. Re-orientation : Finally, merchant gave all of the gold to Dick Whittington.
He spent money wisely and helped people.