| A. How much is it worth? B. This poor man had so little money that he spent his days at home. C. Carl became afraid and pulled out the gun. D. I could sell it for a lot of money. E. Carl broke the window and entered the house. |
Carl lost his job.He watched his neighbour's house, where an old professor lived. He found that the rooms were full of antique (古董) furniture and vases (花瓶) . Then an idea came up to his mind, "Why haven't I got an antique vase?"
Carl had an old gun (枪). It had been his great-grandfather's favourite thing a long time before. Carl didn't want to use the gun but he thought, "Anything could happen." He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long so he cut the end off.
Next morning he watched the professor leaving home at 10:00.He didn't know much about arts. He reached his hands towards a big vase when he heard a noise. Someone entered the house. It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document."I haven t stolen anything. I just want to go away or I will shoot," cried Carl. "With that gun?" asked the professor and he began to laugh. He wasn't afraid of Carl.
He said, "You can't shoot with that antique gun. Its place is in a museum."
"Is this really an antique gun?" asked Car. ""
"It was worth about 17,000 dollars," said the professor. "But now you can get 10 dollars for it."
"Why?" asked Carl.
The professor said, "Because its end is missing."
