Marcel and the White Star
Stephen Rabley
Marcel is a French mouse.He lives on a beautiful old boat in Paris.(His
home is under the kitcen floor.)He likes books,restaurants and old
films.He likes the opera,too./One evening in June,Marcel finishes a
detective story.Then he goes to have dinner with some friends.They
live in the metro station at the Louvre.
After dinner,Marcel waits at the station.He sees two men standing next to
him.The tall one is reading a magazine,”Look,” he says. “here she
is:’Opera star Miss Zaza Dupont with her beautiful one milion pound
diamond ring-the White Star.’ ” /” ‘Her’ beautiful diamond?” The
short man looks at the photo and laughs. “Not after tonight .“ he
says.
Marcel’s mouth opens.”What?! Are the man going to
steal
Zaza Dupont’s
diamond?/”He remembers an evening at the opera two weeks
before.Zaza’s green dress.The music.The beautiful White Star on her
finger.No! They can’t steal it! The train comes and the men get on.
Marcel pulls down his hat and follows them.
Half an hour later he gets off again at La Mouette station. But there are
hundreds of people, and Marcel loses the two men. Then he sees an
old mouse. “Excuse me,” he says. “Do you know where Zaza Dupont
lives?” But when Marcel finds Zaza’s house, it is too late. “Yes-two
men.”she is telling the police on the telephone. “And they’ve got the
White Star.”
At that moment Marcel hears a motor start. “Where’s that coming from?”
he thinks. Then he sees something at the end of the road.It’s them!
It’s the thives and they’re stealing a car! He runs across Zaza’s
garden and down the street. He can see the car’s number-plate.It’s
near.Very near. “Can I…?” he thinks,and he jumps.
Yes!! Marcel sits on the number-plate. “Good .” he thinks. Then,after a
second or two … “But what happens now?” /The thives drive across
Paris very fast.Marcel can hear them in the car.They are laughing and
talking.But Marcel is not laughing.He is very,very angry. After half an
hour the car stops next to a café.
It is late and the café is quiet.In one corner there is a woman. The thieves
sit at her table. Marcel sits under the table and listens. “Have you got
it ?” the woman asks. The tall man takes a box from his jacket. Then
he opens it. “Look,” he says. “Ahhh!” The woman puts a hand to her
mouth. “What a
beautiful
diamond!” :This is it,” thinks Marcel. “This is
the moment.”
He bites the tall man’s leg very hard.”Aiiieee!” The tall man throws up his
arms.The box and t floor?” one w“Is it …? No, it can’t be a diam…”
But before he can finish,Marcel runs across the room.He puts the
White Star around his neck.Then he runs ti the door.
Предмет: | Производствени технологии |
Тип: | Реферати |
Брой страници: | 10 |
Брой думи: | 2044 |
Брой символи: | 13077 |