Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.

Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.

In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.

I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer.

Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.

Later a neighbour told me about him.

Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons.

He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asked for a meal and a glass of beer.

Lesson 7 Too late

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.

They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.

Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.

While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.

To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.