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Robert Burns loved people and wrote about them.

 THEY

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One day when he was walking near the sea,

 WALK

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he suddenly heard a cry for help. He ran to that place.

 HEAR

B7

At that time a sailor jumped off a boat and began to swim towards the man who was calling for help and saved him.

 CALL

B8

The man who was saved was a rich merchant.

 SAVE

B9

When he came to himself he thanked the brave sailor and gave him a shilling. By this time a lot of people were standing round them. They called the sailor a hero and protested loudly when the rich man gave him only a shilling. 

 HE

B10

But Burns stopped them

 STOP

B11

and said, 'Don’t cry!

 NOT CRY

B12

The gentleman knows better of course what his life is worth.'

 BE