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    For many years, villagers believed Endley farm was haunted. Farm workers often quit their jobs, claiming the work was done overnight by a ghost. In reality, the Cox brothers had a third brother Eric hiding on the farm. Eric had deserted the army during WWI and his family hid him, claiming he died. Eric worked at night unaware he was thought a ghost. After Eric's death, the brothers revealed they had kept Eric hidden for over 40 years.

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    For many years, villagers believed Endley farm was haunted. Farm workers often quit their jobs, claiming the work was done overnight by a ghost. In reality, the Cox brothers had a third brother Eric hiding on the farm. Eric had deserted the army during WWI and his family hid him, claiming he died. Eric worked at night unaware he was thought a ghost. After Eric's death, the brothers revealed they had kept Eric hidden for over 40 years.

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    For many years, villagers believed Endley farm was haunted. Farm workers often quit their jobs, claiming the work was done overnight by a ghost. In reality, the Cox brothers had a third brother Eric hiding on the farm. Eric had deserted the army during WWI and his family hid him, claiming he died. Eric worked at night unaware he was thought a ghost. After Eric's death, the brothers revealed they had kept Eric hidden for over 40 years.

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    For many years, villagers believed Endley farm was haunted. Farm workers often quit their jobs, claiming the work was done overnight by a ghost. In reality, the Cox brothers had a third brother Eric hiding on the farm. Eric had deserted the army during WWI and his family hid him, claiming he died. Eric worked at night unaware he was thought a ghost. After Eric's death, the brothers revealed they had kept Eric hidden for over 40 years.

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    M N I A MINISTERUL EDUCAIEI I CERCETRII INSPECTORATUL COLAR JUDEEAN MURE TRGU-MURE ,540097 ,str.VICTOR BABES nr.11 Tel:0265/213779,FAX:0265/218473 www.edums.ro; e-mail: isjmures@edums.ro

    PROB DE VERIFICARE A CUNOTINELOR DE LIMB ENGLEZ 30 MAI 2008

    BILET NR.

    26

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    For years villagers believed that Endley farm was haunted. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bert Cox. They employed a few farm hands, but no one was willing to work there long. Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find the work had been done overnight. Hay had been cut and cow sheds had been cleaned. A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight. In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them. No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen. This was indeed the case. A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died. Everyone went to the funeral, for the 'ghost' was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man. After the funeral, Joe and Bert revealed a secret which they had kept for over forty years. Eric had been the eldest son of the family. He had been obliged to join the army during the first World War. As he hated army life he decided to desert his regiment. When he learnt that he would be sent abroad, he returned to the farm and his farther hid him until the end of the war. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bert. They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.

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    Why did farm hands frequently give up their jobs at Endley farm? What did the Cocs brothers apparently employ for work? Who was the ghost? Did the whole family know the truth about Eric Cox?

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