Lesson 34 quick work
How long had the police taken to find his bicycle?
Dan Robinson has been worried all week.
Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.
In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Dan wondered why he was wanted
by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.
At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found.
Five days ago, the policeman told him,
the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being
sent to his home by train. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused
too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago
when Dan was a boy of fifteen!
Lesson 35 Stop thief
How did Roy stop the thieves? Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago,
however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work
far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves
rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of
money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the
money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away
in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was moving
away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged
and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards,
the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
Lesson 36 Across the Channel
What is Debbie going to try to do? Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel
tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning.
Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a
strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father will set
out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he
will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends
to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not
eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the
English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother,
who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.