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Jack, an old sailor, had spent many years at sea before he came back to England. One day he was walking along the country road looking for a job. He saw a farmer standing at the door of his house. \"Will you give me a job?\" The farmer wondered if Jack had done any farm-work before. When Jack said he was ready to do any job; the farmer said that he would help the old sailor. He pointed to the sheep in the field and said: \"I want you to bring them all to the yard.\" An hour later the farmer went into the yard. All the sheep were brought together by Jack. Then the farmer noticed a small rabbit among the sheep. Jack explained to the surprised farmer: \"It took me quite a lot of time to catch that little animal. He gave me more trouble than all the rest of the sheep.\"