the prince and the poor

Tom Canty was a very poor boy . He live in London in one room with his family.His father, John ,was a thief . Tom also had to steal to help his family eatand drink .Andrew , a very kind man , live with them. He taught Tom to read ,write and be polite .Every night , he told Tom stories about kings and princes.Tom dreamed about becoming a prince . He wanted to be rich and to live in apalace .
Tom often visited the palace in London. one day , one of the soldiers guardingthe palace saw the poor boy and was angry . He hit Tom hard across his face .The prince in the palace saw the soldier hit Tom and felt angry at the guard .He invited Tom into the palace . The prince introduce himself to Tom as Edward.
Edward seemed very interested to hear about Tom’s life . After asking manyquestions . he said ” I wish I could do the things that you do” . Tomcouldn’t believe his ears. Why would a prince want to live like a poor boy?Edward suddenly had an idea that he and Tom should change clothes . Tom nowlook like a prince , and Edward a poor boy . Edward left the palace to walkaround London . He saw some schoolboys but when he told them that he was theprince , they laughed and said ” no you are only a poor boy ” theythen threw him into the river .Edward got out and was cold and dirty . He feltalone and frightened . Later that day, John and Andrew found Edward in an alley, “come home Tom ” said John .”I am not Tom. I am princeEdward” replied Edward. John laughed and told Edward he had to go home .Edward was sad and afraid . John was very angry and would not believed whatEdward was saying about being the prince . Later , John took Edward into thestreets of London . Andrew told John not to steal . This made John even moreangry and he hit Andrew so hard that he died . ” people saw me kill Andrew” John said to Edward . ” we have to leave ! ” Edward couldn’tleave –he had to get back to the palace , suddenly, news came that the king wasill and had died that morning. Edward was now king, but no one believe him .
The next day ,in the palace Tom woke up to find himself no longer a prince , aking!
Many people came to see him. One man called Lord Harford told Tom that he hadto get ready to be crowned king. But all Tom wanted to do was to play by theriver.
“this is a beautiful palace” Tom said to himself . “my clothesare beautiful and the food is wonderful ,but I want to go home , I don’t wantto be king”
Tom was taken to the palace to be crowned king .Suddenly ,Edward walked intothe palace ,Tom knelt down and said “I am very pleased to see you, myking” . Lord Harford and the important men there were surprised to see theprince bowing to a poor boy . Lord Harford looked from Tom to Edward and thenback to Tom again ” they have the same hair and the same eyes ” Lord Harfordsaid ” they speak the same ,perhaps this boy is not the prince !”
” I am not a poor boy “Edward announced ” I can tell you wherethe king’s stamp is . You will find it behind the mirror in my bed room, I putit there ” Lord Harford ordered a guard to go and look for it . After ashort while , the guard return with the king’s stamp , it was found whereEdward said it would.
The two boys changed clothes again and Edward was crowned king .He was a verygood king because he knew how poor people lived . He invited Tom to live withhim in the palace. They were good friends . Tom never saw his cruel fatheragain and lived a happy live . When he was older he decided to write his story. He called it The Prince and the Pauper