O.　Henry　was　a　pen　name　used　by　an　American　writer　of　short　stories.　His　real　name　was　William　Sydney　Porter.　He　was　born　in　North　Carolina　in　1862.　As　a　young　boy　he　lived　an　exciting　life.　He　did　not　go　to　school　for　very　long,　but　he　managed　to　teach　himself　everything　he　needed　to　know.　When　he　was　about　20　years　old,　O.　Henry　went　to　Texas,　where　he　tried　different　jobs.　He　first　worked　on　a　newspaper,　and　then　had　a　job　in　a　bank,　when　some　money　went　missing　from　the　bank　O.　Henry　was　believed　to　have　stolen　it.　Because　of　that,　he　was　sent　to　prison.　During　the　three　years　in　prison,　he　learned　to　write　short　stories.　After　he　got　out　of　prison,　he　went　to　New　York　and　continued　writing.　He　wrote　mostly　about　New　York　and　the　life　of　the　poor　there.　People　liked　his　stories,　because　simple　as　the　tales　were,　they would　finish　with　a　sudden　change　at　the　end,　to　the　reader?s　surprise.Where　did　O.　Henry　get　most　material　for　his　short　stories?

A.
His life inside the prison.

B.
The newspaper articles he wrote.

C.
The city and people of New York.


D.
His exciting early life as a boy.

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