THE PIECE OF STRING

By Guy De Maupassant
Beginning:
In a town named Goderville, there lived Maitre Hauchecome and his enemy Maitre Malandain.
One day, Maitre Hauchecome saw a piece of string in the road and thought that he could make
use of it in the future, and so bent to pick it up.

Rising:
He noticed, however, his enemy Maitre Malandain was watching, and he knew that he would be
embarrassed if Maitre Malandain saw him picking up a piece of string, so Maitre Hauchecome
acted as if he were searching for something.

Climax:
That day, news came out that someone lost his wallet. Quickly, Maitre Malandain accused
Maitre Hauchecome of stealing the wallet, and the town believed him, but Maitre Hauchecome
did not steal the wallet.

Falling:
The town of Goderville did not believe Maitre Hauchecome was innocent, even though someone
found the wallet in the street and returned it.

End:
Maitre Hauchecome died of a broken heart, despairing of being thought a liar.

Quote:
We should learn to know the truth behind every story.
Do not judge the book by it’s cover.