Today, I'm going to write a story about two stories from a book titled 'Ten Short Stories'. The two stories I'm going to combine are The Umbrella Man and The Sound Machine. The Main Characters are Mr Brown, a retired policeman and the Thief.
Here's how the story goes:
Mr Brown is a plump and lazy retired policeman in his sixties. Though he is overweight and does not like to do any work, he is very intelligent in coming up with solutions for his problems. The place that he lives in the outskirts of his country called 'Luck Land'. If you wonder why is it called 'Luck Land', you'll soon find out...
Recently, Mr Brown's neighbourhood had a series of umbrella thefts. Almost every single day, someone would report his or her umbrella missing. As Mr Brown sells umbrellas, he has alot of umbrellas in his shop. In fear of his own umbrella being stolen, Mr Brown hid all his umbrellas in a secret room in his house. Unfortunately, that night, his house was broken in and some of his favourite umbrellas were stolen. Thus, the next day, Mr Brown dejectedly went to the police station and report his stolen umbrellas. When Mr Brown went back home, he begin to devise a plan to catch the thief. As he paced around his living room, his thoughts went to the soud machine that he had been building during his free time....
After his retirement (and before he started selling umbrellas), he would sit in his armchair daydreaming. One day, he came up with a brilliant notion. He immediately went to the neighbourhood library and borrowed many books about sound. During his policeman days, he was very interested in sound as he always thought that he could use the voice of the criminals to track them down. Hence, once he got his desired books, he spent days and nights reading through them. Slowly but surely, he begin to build his sound machine. After months of arduous reading and constructing, he managed to build his sound machine. On the day he tested out his time machine, he was elated and nervous. 'Will my sound machine work?' he would ask himself again and again. As he hold his breath and pressed the button of the sound machine, it did not respond. Infuriated, he pressed again. Still, nothing. He was incensed and begin kicking the time machine. But, it still did not move. He stomped back to his house with the sound machine and made some modification. He added some functions and buttons.
A few days later, he tested it out again. This time, the sound machine only cluttered and again, silence. That was the last straw. Mr Brown picked the sound machine up, went back into his house, shut the door, and chucked the sound machine in one corner of his house. He begin to think of another pastime, but could not think of any. Therefore, he started to sell umbrellas.
Now, Mr Brown once again put his brilliant mind to use and, after hours of thinking and thinking, he found a solution. Instantly, he went to work. By evening, he was done with his plan. After he ate a delectable dinner, he went to bed. Mr Brown's plan was to use the sound machine as an alarm to wake him up when the thief stoles his umbrellas. Peacefully, Mr Brown drifted off to sleep...
In the middle of the night, the thief nimbly made his way into Mr Brown's house. As quiet as the wind, he tiptoed to where Mr Brown kept his umbrellas. Unfortunately, as he opens the door, the sound machine rang shrilly, 'Ringgggggg!'
Mr Brown woke up in a shock. In his haste, he accidentally knocks the lever that holds the sound machine over the thief. 'Creak....' went the sound machine when it topples down and landed on top of the thief with a 'thump!'
Rushing towards the sound machine, Mr Brown's face turned as red as a tomato when he turns on the light. The thief was none other than his competitor, Mr Joe! After the police came and questioned him, Mr Brown learnt that Mr Joe went around stealing the neighbourhood's umbrellas so that he could sell them. 'No wonder my friends all said that Mr Joe was selling the same umbrellas twice or more!' Mr Brown thought.
Finally, the next day, the whole town learnt of it and Mr Joe had to pay for all the umbrellas he had stolen at twice the price. Meanwhile, Mr Brown was the talk of the town as everyone praises him for his bravery. But, modest Mr Brown, with a wave of his hands, told everyone how lucky he was as he explained what happened that night. In the end, everyone, except Mr Joe, went back home feeling safe and content.
Here's how the story goes:
Mr Brown is a plump and lazy retired policeman in his sixties. Though he is overweight and does not like to do any work, he is very intelligent in coming up with solutions for his problems. The place that he lives in the outskirts of his country called 'Luck Land'. If you wonder why is it called 'Luck Land', you'll soon find out...
Recently, Mr Brown's neighbourhood had a series of umbrella thefts. Almost every single day, someone would report his or her umbrella missing. As Mr Brown sells umbrellas, he has alot of umbrellas in his shop. In fear of his own umbrella being stolen, Mr Brown hid all his umbrellas in a secret room in his house. Unfortunately, that night, his house was broken in and some of his favourite umbrellas were stolen. Thus, the next day, Mr Brown dejectedly went to the police station and report his stolen umbrellas. When Mr Brown went back home, he begin to devise a plan to catch the thief. As he paced around his living room, his thoughts went to the soud machine that he had been building during his free time....
After his retirement (and before he started selling umbrellas), he would sit in his armchair daydreaming. One day, he came up with a brilliant notion. He immediately went to the neighbourhood library and borrowed many books about sound. During his policeman days, he was very interested in sound as he always thought that he could use the voice of the criminals to track them down. Hence, once he got his desired books, he spent days and nights reading through them. Slowly but surely, he begin to build his sound machine. After months of arduous reading and constructing, he managed to build his sound machine. On the day he tested out his time machine, he was elated and nervous. 'Will my sound machine work?' he would ask himself again and again. As he hold his breath and pressed the button of the sound machine, it did not respond. Infuriated, he pressed again. Still, nothing. He was incensed and begin kicking the time machine. But, it still did not move. He stomped back to his house with the sound machine and made some modification. He added some functions and buttons.
A few days later, he tested it out again. This time, the sound machine only cluttered and again, silence. That was the last straw. Mr Brown picked the sound machine up, went back into his house, shut the door, and chucked the sound machine in one corner of his house. He begin to think of another pastime, but could not think of any. Therefore, he started to sell umbrellas.
Now, Mr Brown once again put his brilliant mind to use and, after hours of thinking and thinking, he found a solution. Instantly, he went to work. By evening, he was done with his plan. After he ate a delectable dinner, he went to bed. Mr Brown's plan was to use the sound machine as an alarm to wake him up when the thief stoles his umbrellas. Peacefully, Mr Brown drifted off to sleep...
In the middle of the night, the thief nimbly made his way into Mr Brown's house. As quiet as the wind, he tiptoed to where Mr Brown kept his umbrellas. Unfortunately, as he opens the door, the sound machine rang shrilly, 'Ringgggggg!'
Mr Brown woke up in a shock. In his haste, he accidentally knocks the lever that holds the sound machine over the thief. 'Creak....' went the sound machine when it topples down and landed on top of the thief with a 'thump!'
Rushing towards the sound machine, Mr Brown's face turned as red as a tomato when he turns on the light. The thief was none other than his competitor, Mr Joe! After the police came and questioned him, Mr Brown learnt that Mr Joe went around stealing the neighbourhood's umbrellas so that he could sell them. 'No wonder my friends all said that Mr Joe was selling the same umbrellas twice or more!' Mr Brown thought.
Finally, the next day, the whole town learnt of it and Mr Joe had to pay for all the umbrellas he had stolen at twice the price. Meanwhile, Mr Brown was the talk of the town as everyone praises him for his bravery. But, modest Mr Brown, with a wave of his hands, told everyone how lucky he was as he explained what happened that night. In the end, everyone, except Mr Joe, went back home feeling safe and content.
The End
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