Detectives Scotland Yard | LG OU Stage 1 Detectives from Scotland Yard Longman L.G. Alexander Structural Readers Illustrated by D.G. Grant|” part one These two men are thieves Their names are Gus and Mike. They are standing in the street. They are looking at a house Aman is leaving the house. The man is holding a case and a coat. The thieves can see the man, but the man cannot see the thieves, This is the house. It is a small There is a big building next to house. There is a car in front of __the house. This building is a it, Itis a blue car. The thieves bank. The thieves are not going are looking at the house. They _to rob the house. They are are looking at the car, too. going to rob the bank. The man is in the street. He is The man is driving away in the putting his case in the car. He is blue car. The thieves are smiling, putting his coat in the car, too. ~The man’s house is empty. He is going to drive his car,It is night. The house is empty and the windows are dark. Gus and Mike are standing at the door. “We can't open this door,” Gus says. This small room is under the kitchen. The thieves are in the room. They are looking at a wall. Mike says, “This room is next to the bank.” “Look!” Mike says. “The man’s name is ‘James Wood’.” “He is not here,” Gus answers. “The house is dark. Come with me and look for a window.” “We can break down the wall,”” Gus says. He is smiling. "We can get into the bank.” There are some tools on the floor. There is some rope on the floor, too, “Give the tools to me,” Mike says. Mike breaks a window and the thieves go into the kitchen. Gus is holding a big bag. There are some tools and a rope in the bag. Gus is breaking down the wall. Mike says, “This is a thick wall, Gus. I'm tired. We can’t break down this wall.” “Yes we can,” Gus answers. “We can come here tomorrow night. The house is empty.”The thieves are in the kitchen They are going to leave the house. Gus is not holding the bag. The bag and the tools are under the kitchen. The thieves are smiling. They are walking down the dark and empty street, It is morning. The sun is shining. Children are going to school. Women are going to market. The bank is open. The two thieves are in their small room. They are in bed. They are tired. They are sleeping Itis night again. The night is dark. The thieves are going into Wood's house. “Come on, Gus,” Mike says, “the window is open. The thieves are working again. There is a big hole in the wall There are some stones on the floor.“I'm tired, Gus. We can’t break down the wall,” Mike says. “It is very thick.” “We can come tomorrow night,’ Gus says. “We can break into the bank tomorrow night.” It is night again. Gus and Mike | are standing in the street and looking at James Wood's house. They are not smiling! tis morning. The sun is shining. There are some people in the street. A blue car is coming down the street. There is a man in the car. It is James Wood! “Look, Gus!” Mike says. “There is a blue car in front of the house! It is Wood's car. There is a light in the window!” “Wood is in the house! What can we do?” Gus says. James Wood is holding his case and his coat. He goes into his house. Gus and Mike are not working, They are sleeping in their room. “Listen to me, Gus!” Mike says “We can telephone him. Come with me!” ‘What are we going to say to him?” Gus asks.The thieves are in a telephone box. Mike is holding a big book. “Look,” he says, “James Wood His number is 2343." “Ig that Mr James Wood, please?” Mike asks. "Yes, lam James Wood.” “This is Scotland Yard. | am detective Johnson. Can | come to your house, please? There is a thief in your house. “A thief in my house!” Wood says. “Yes. He is going to rob the bank. We are looking for him,”” Mike answers, Mike and Gus leave the telephone box. They are going to Wood's house. Listen, Gus,” Mike says. “We are detectives, Your name is Wills and my name is Johnson.” Yes, Mike,” Gus says. £ "There is some rope in our bag 2 We can tie Wood to a chair. We can rob the bank and drive away in Wood's car.” Mike says Wood opens the front door. “We are from Scotland Yard,’ Mike says. “I am detective Johnson. This is detective Wills.” “Yes, come in, please,” Wood says. "“Look at this window, Mr Wood, Mike says. “There is a thief in this house! Is there a room under the kitchen ?”” “Yes, there is,” Wood says. 12 The three men are under the kitchen, Look at this hole and those tools,” Mike says. The thief isn’t here!” Wood says. “Yes, he is,” Mike says. “You are the thief, Wood. You are going to break down this wall! You are going to rob the bank!” |.am nota thief!” Wood shouts. “Please listen to me! This is a mistake!” We are going to arrest you, » Wood,” Gus says. “Come with us!” Mike and Gus are holding Wood Wood shouts, ine, lam nota thief!” The thieves are not listening to him. They are going to tie him to a chair. Mike and Gus are in the kitchen Gus is holding Wood. Wood is sitting on a chair. Mike is ‘ou can’t arrest holding the rope. “Tie him to the chair Gus says. 13Wood is looking at the door. Three big men come into the “What are you doing? You can’t i ’" Mike shouts. “We s re!" kitchen. Wood shouts, “Arrest arrest us!” Mil one id ili these two men! They are are detectives from Scotland | Thedoor opens. Mike and Gus thieves!" Yard. ai He is are looking at the door. going to 14 am nota thief,” Wood says. There is a big car in front of “Your names are not Johnson ‘You are thieves. My house is Wood's house. Wood is standing and Wills. You are not detectives. Next to the bank. You are going at the door.'He is looking at the | ama detective. | work at to rob the bank.” thieves. He is smiling, Scotland Yard. | am detective Wood looks at Gus and Mike. “This is not a mistake,” Wood James Wood of Scotland Yard!" Take them away!” he shouts. —_ says. 15ISBN 0-S82-53704-5 iy 9 Fransazlss7|