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so with Edwin and Ivan. Each of them is anxious to excel the other. There is keen competition between them.
When the boys tried to teach Kenneth how to play ball, they had a hard time of it. First of all, they carefully explained what they were trying to do. Ivan was to throw the ball to Edwin, who was to try to hit it. If he succeeded, he was to run to a base not far distant while Kenneth was to run after the ball and try to reach the home base be-fore Edwin returned. It all seemed quite clear, so they started to play. Edwin hit the ball and ran to his base, according to the rules. Kenneth ran after the ball. When he got it, however, he forgot all about getting back home with it, but stood shout-
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tug, "I got it, I got it!" Ivan called, "Throw it home!" But Kenneth failed to respond and Edwin got home free. They started to play again, but met with no better success. At last, in despair, they gave up. "He is stupid," they said. But Kenneth is not stupid. He is not yet old enough to follow rules as they know them.
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