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the candy that is not sweet by su sin far (excerpt) this excerpt is from the book mrs. spring fragrance written by su sin far. far was born in england in 1865 to an english father and a chinese mother. as an author, far sought to share her chinese identity and culture with and in a world that was too quick to insist that immigrants assimilate into their new surroundings and leave their own culture behind. this particular story appears in the second half of the book titled “tales for chinese children,” and presents the reader with the tale of a young boy living in a chinese village who is supposed to be watching his sleeping grandmother and baby brother and is enticed by a passing candy seller. his subsequent actions teach him an important lesson about honesty. (1) yen wore a scarlet silk skullcap, a gaily embroidered vest, and purple trousers. he had the roundest and smoothest of faces and the brightest of eyes. some pretty stones which he had found heaped up in a corner of the green were affording him great delight and joy, and he was rubbing his fat little hands over them, when there arose upon the air the cry of bo shuie, the candy man. yen gave a hop and a jump. in a moment he was at the corner of the street where stood the candy man, a whole hive of little folks grouped around him. never was there a more fascinating fellow than the candy man. what a splendid big pole was that he had slung over his broad shoulders, and oh, the baskets of sweetmeats? which depended? from it on either side! (2) he glanced wistfully at the sugared almonds and lines, the ginger and spice cakes, and the barley sugar and coconut. (3) “i will take that, honorable candy man,” said he, pointing to a licoriced sugar stick of rosy color. select the correct answer. which detail from the text best supports the idea that self - control is difficult for yen? a. “his eyes fell on a spinning top which his mother had given him that morning.” b. “grabbing the end of the string of cash, he pulled from there three coins, and with a hop and a jump was out in the street again.” c. “quick as his chubby legs could carry him, yen ran back to the cottage.” d. “some pretty stones which he had found heaped up in a corner of the green were affording him great delight and joy… ”,

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B. "Grabbing the end of the string of cash, he pulled from there three coins, and with a hop and a jump was out in the street again."