PICKPOCKET MAN

A pickpocket conjure up image of a sly person who uses sleight of hand to whisk away items of value without one's knowledge. One day a smart, beautiful and slim- figured woman was window shopping at milliner shop. All of a sudden, a pickpocketer came stealthily towards the lady and lightly removed a brown-colored leather, hand-purse from her ciondo.

When the woman wanted to check how much money she had to buy a hat for herself, she realised that her purse was missing. She immediately looked back and to her astonishment, saw the thief escaping. the woman started to scream as if she had became mad and hysterically burst into tears. By good fortune, an old man with walking stick was seated on a bench nearby. the man saw the thief running close to him. On spur of the moment, the man tripped the thief by thrusting his stick between the legs of the escaping thief. He felled down with a thud.

In the meantime, the woman had already called the police they arrived in the nick of to arrest the thief. the old man returned the purse to the woman. she was so grateful to him that she gave him a five hundred as a reward. the old man turned down the offer and said her thinks were sufficient as a reward. The police handcuffed the thief and took him to central police station .he was letar trie and imprisoned for two months. The pickpocketer realised that crime does not pay.

Written by Fredrick Lumumba class 8 student.