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The Piece Of String By Maire Hauchecorne

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“The Piece of String” was about an innocent guy named Maitre Hauchecorne. He was accused of having stolen a man’s pocketbook. Maitre was not a wealthy person, he was very poor like a peasant. Hauchecorne claimed that he had bent down to pick up a piece of string and nobody had believed him, even when the pocketbook was found. He was turned into the police and the frustrated mayor had told him that he was placed on a warning. In the meantime, the mayor consulted a higher authority. Hauchecorne realized that he turned his fellow villagers against him, as they called him an old rascal and rogue. This overwhelming scenario resulted in Maitre’s death. He dies repeating, “A little bit of string.” This was an example of how inhumanity can
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