Tired/Being tired/Having been tired of sleeping on the floor

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diamondcutter

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Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.

(Source: New Concept English 2, Longman)

I’d like to know if both of the revised versions below are correct.

A. Being tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.

B. Having been tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
 

diamondcutter

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Maybe I should ask which revised version is better?
 

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Try:

I would like to know if either of the revised versions* is correct. (I don't think so.)

*Or: revisions.
 
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