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Encounter with a thief in the MRT Train Station | Primary Three Essay (for 9 year olds) | Elijah Wee | Singapore

I had the following assignment when I was in Primary Three to describe an "Encounter with a thief in the MRT train station". It was rather fun developing the story ;-)

“Tick! Tick!” Second after second dragged by as Janet waited for the train to arrive. As she was waiting, she noticed a suspicious-looking middle-aged man. Janet observed him and saw that the middle-aged man was dressed in a blue shirt, a pair of brown pants and he had glasses on. She saw that the man was staring at an elderly man’s wallet in his rear pocket.

Just then, the train arrived. When the elderly man was about to board the train, the middle-aged man saw his chance and pulled the wallet out from the elderly man’s pocket. Then, the middle-aged man took off, as swift as the wind, towards the exit of the train station.

When Janet saw what had happened, she first stood rooted to the ground. After raining her composure, Janet alerted the security guard by shouting at the top of her voice. The security guard immediately took to this heels after hearing Janet shouting.

“Block all the entrances and exits!” Do not let him escape!” Janet shouted to the passers-by. All the passers-by blocked the escape routes. Meanwhile, the security guard and a few passers-by were searching every nook and cranny of the train station for him. “There he is!” a woman said, while pointing behind a pillar. The pickpocket was indeed hiding behind there. The security guard then told some people to pin him to the ground while he dialed he police hotline. The pickpocket struggled to escape but could not.

When the police arrived, they handcuffed the pickpocket, and dragged him into the police car. The elderly man’s wallet was returned to him. One of the police officers commended Janet for her quick thinking and for being vigilant. Janet beamed in happiness and her eyes danced when she heard the police officer praising her.

From that day onwards, Janet would always be alert to her surroundings and would look out for suspicious-looking characters.

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 Elijah Wee signing off from Singapore

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