Open the brakets to make the story complete. the melting butter one winter evening a country shopkeeper was about to close up for the night when he (see) a man (steal) a pound of fresh butter from the shelf. "i say, sam, sit down. let's have a cup of tea. it's good on such a cold frosty nihht." sam (can not) (refuse). for some time he (forget) about the butter he (hide) under his hat. but after the first cup of tea sam (feel) the butter (melt) and he (jump) up say (not eat) a piece of strawberry pie yet and (make) him (sit) down again. the butter started pouring sown sam's gace and neck into his clothes. the shopkeeper (laugh) at the trick he (play).