A thin badly dressed man was walking down the street. As he passed each shop he glanced through the open doorway. Most of the shops were filled with customers. At last he found one that was empty.
He walked into the shop and looked to see what kinds of goods were on the highest shelf. Then he said, "Please bring me a tin of tomato paste".
The shopkeeper had to get a stepladder to reach the tins of tomato paste on the highest shelf. While the shopkeeper was climbing the ladder, the man leaned over the counter to steal a packet of tea. As he was leaning over, his elbow knocked down a tin of milk and it fell to the floor with a bang.
The shopkeeper hearing the noise turned around quickly and shouted, "Hey! What are you doing?"
The man did not wait to answer the question. He ran out of the shop.
"Stop, thief!", yelled the shopkeeper.
An alert young police officer heard the cries and saw the young man running and ran after him. Many other people joined the chase.
They soon caught the thief and took him to the police station.
He walked into the shop and looked to see what kinds of goods were on the highest shelf. Then he said, "Please bring me a tin of tomato paste".
The shopkeeper had to get a stepladder to reach the tins of tomato paste on the highest shelf. While the shopkeeper was climbing the ladder, the man leaned over the counter to steal a packet of tea. As he was leaning over, his elbow knocked down a tin of milk and it fell to the floor with a bang.
The shopkeeper hearing the noise turned around quickly and shouted, "Hey! What are you doing?"
The man did not wait to answer the question. He ran out of the shop.
"Stop, thief!", yelled the shopkeeper.
An alert young police officer heard the cries and saw the young man running and ran after him. Many other people joined the chase.
They soon caught the thief and took him to the police station.
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