A boy saw a jar full of nuts.

A boy saw a jar full of nuts.

The jar had a small opening at the top.

The jar had a small opening at the top.

The boy put his hand inside the jar.

The boy put his hand inside the jar.

He grabbed as many nuts as he could hold.

He grabbed as many nuts as he could hold.

Now his hand was full of nuts.

Now his hand was full of nuts.

But his hand was too big to come out of the jar.

But his hand was too big to come out of the jar.

The boy tried to pull his hand out.

The boy tried to pull his hand out.

He could not do it.

He could not do it.

His hand was stuck.

His hand was stuck.

The boy started to cry.

The boy started to cry.

He wanted the nuts, but he also wanted his hand free.

He wanted the nuts, but he also wanted his hand free.

An old man walked by.

An old man walked by.

He saw the boy crying.

He saw the boy crying.

"What is wrong?"

"What is wrong?"

asked the old man.

asked the old man.

"My hand is stuck in this jar,"

"My hand is stuck in this jar,"

said the boy.

said the boy.

The old man looked at the jar.

The old man looked at the jar.

He looked at the boy's hand.

He looked at the boy's hand.

"Let go of half the nuts,"

"Let go of half the nuts,"

said the old man.

said the old man.

"Then your hand will come out."

"Then your hand will come out."

The boy did not want to let go of the nuts.

The boy did not want to let go of the nuts.

But finally, he dropped half of them.

But finally, he dropped half of them.

His hand became smaller.

His hand became smaller.

Now he could pull his hand out of the jar.

Now he could pull his hand out of the jar.

The boy was free.

The boy was free.

He still had some nuts to eat.

He still had some nuts to eat.