I would like to introduce you to Choi Minh - another budding writer from my class in Ngee Ann Primary School! Here is one of his works from his Primary Four (for 10 year olds) collection - "Encounter with a Burglar!"
There was a soft click as Mr Lai
locked the gate. He beckoned
to his wife and daughter, Staphanie. “Let’s go!” he said. Staphanie shipped off
gaily, reciting the poem ‘Three blind mice’ while her mother trailed after her, yelling,
“Wait for your father!”
As soon as they left, the window to
their house creaked open. A scrawny man slipped into their bungalow and pulled
a dirty cap over his brows. His shirt was crinkled and his jeans old and
tattered. He snooped around and to his delight, the coast was clear. His lips curled into a wicked grin
and he said, “Ha!” He had been scouting
around the estate and collecting useful information about the Lai
family. Feeling bolder, the burglar ventured
into the master bedroom.
The burglar yanked the drawers open one by one and checked them to see
if there was any jewellery in them. “Jackpot! I’m rich! Rich!” He squinted at the gold and diamond
trinkets. He shoved the box of trinkets into his sack. His eyes widened when he
saw several wads of crisp new hundred-dollar notes under the trinkets. He pranced around the room,
congratulating himself. He quickly stashed them into his sack.
Unknown to him, the Lai’s neighbour
heard the noise he was making in the house. He walked over to the house and was
shocked to see the burglar. He called the police hotline. As the police siren
wailed in the distance, the burglar cursed loudly and scrambled out of the
house and into the garden. However, he tripped over a stone and fell. Several
notes fell out of the sack and they were scattered all over the garden. Cursing
angrily, he went on his fours and hastily stashed the notes into the sack.
Suddenly, he felt someone pin him to
the ground. It was the Lai’s neighbour. He was restrained until the police
arrived. The burglar was terrified and he beseeched,
“I will never do it again! I promise!” The police officers apprehended the
burglar and complimented the neighbour. The burglar was sentenced to a year of imprisonment. He never stole
again. As the saying goes, ‘A burnt
child dreads the fire’.
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About the guest writer (Choi Minh)
Hello! I am a brown haired, skinny and tall boy who is as clumsy as a bear. Besides my love for reading (my favourite books are "Harry Potter", "Rangers Apprentice", "Nightmare Academy", "Young Scientists" and "Vampirates"). I also have a passion for drawing. As for my favourite movies, I have a whole string of them - "Harry Potter", "Rise of the Guardians", "Lomax" and the "Green Lantern". One more thing, did I mention that my favourite music is "Over the rainbow"?
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