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Jimmy McGregor and a crime that was waiting to happen!
Jimmy McGregor and a crime that was waiting to happen!
Edinburgh is
not a city that is famous for crime. But, what happened one
afternoon a long time ago made Edinburgh rock! Not, as expected with
shock, but laughter instead!
Jimmy
McGregor had finished work early and was on his way home and walking
down George Street. Soon, he'd be home down
in Wardie
and playing
bowls with his friends. It was a fine afternoon and
not a cloud in the sky. And, as Jimmy McGregor went on his way, he
saw a big heavily armoured security van delivering cash to a bank.
And, being inquisitive, Jimmy McGregor slowed down to
watch what was happening.
One of the
guards – an enormous fellow - having just taken two bags of cash
into the bank was returning for more. And, it was all very simple.
After knocking three times on a small hatch in the
side of the van, the hatch was opened and two more big heavy bags of
cash were passed out from inside. The guard then carried them into
the bank. And, Jimmy McGregor thought nothing. And, as he got close
to the bank and the van full of money he stopped.
The security
guard who was delivering the money was obviously inside the bank.
Without even thinking, Jimmy McGregor walked up to the security van
and knocked three times on the hatch in its side. And, it was opened
and out came two very heavy bags full of money. And, Jimmy McGregor
– again without thinking – and with a smile on his face - just
took them and carried on walking and went round the corner.
But, of
course, Jimmy McGregor didn't get far. He was no longer the youngest
and the money was heavy. And soon, Jimmy McGregor was being marched
off to prison. But, he didn't stay long. After a very short trial,
Jimmy McGregor was let off with a warning and a
thirty pound fine.
Jimmy
McGregor had been rich for five very short minutes, and it had
happened on his way home. It was all due to temptation.
Have you ever been rich? I haven't! How about a drink at the club?
Let's go down to Wardie – maybe we'll bump into Jimmy McGregor,
and this time the drinks are on me. Something happened to me on my
way home from work!
Vocabulary
armoured
– gepanzerte
bowls
- Kugelspiele
felony
– schweres
Verbrechen
fine
– Strafe
hatch
– Halbtur
inquisitive
– neugierig
let
off – Freigesprochen
obviously
- offensichtlich
security
van - Geldtransport
simple
– einfach
temptation
– Versuchung
trial
- Verfahren
Wardie
– Stadtteil von Edinburgh
Edinburgh - photo by Nigel A JAMES
Questions
In which
city did this story take place?
What was
Jimmy McGregor doing in George Street?
In which
part of Edinburgh does Jimmy McGregor live?
What does
Jimmy McGregor enjoy doing down in Wardie?
How did
Jimmy McGregor rob the security van?
Why did
Jimmy McGregor rob the security van?
How far did
Jimmy McGregor get with the money?
How much was
Jimmy McGregor fined?
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