THE TROPHY THIEF
A scream suddenly echoed in the hallways of the school that day. A bunch of boys ran to investigate the source of the scream. James, one of the boys, had a really bad feeling about the situation. Once they got closer to the source of the sound, the trophy room, they heard a woman’s voice yelling:
- Where is it? Where in the world is it?
The boys were horrified to find out that the trophy to the debate competition had vanished, seemingly, into thin air. The principal, having learnt about the robbery, announced for all the students to remain in their classes until further instructions were given.
James was ordered by a teacher to gather all the members of the school debate team since they were the ones responsible for safeguarding the trophy. Out of the blue, a thought came to James’ mind «I, for one, will solve this mystery».
James went straight to the principal’s office, knocked on the door and asked for permission to enter. Without second thought, he suggested his plan to the worried principal:
- I would like to ask for permission to investigate the matter, but I have one condition, nobody and I mean nobody shall know. Only you and I.
- Yes James, you have my permission to investigate the matter and don’t worry nobody will know about your investigation.
-Thank you for trust me , mr. Principal, I promise that I won’t let you down.
After James thanked the principal, he immediately left his office and went straight to the trophy room so he could start searching for clues in order to find a place to start his investigation.
In the trophy room, he found a receipt from the school cafeteria that read that somebody had purchased a pizza right before the robbery took place. So, he visited the lunch lady who told him that this was the principal’s receipt.
James decided to play a little trick and reveal to everybody that the principal was the thief. He gathered the whole school outside and started to explain how he found out what had actually happened. When the kids got outside, they were really confused as they didn’t know what was happening. James started telling everyone the truth. Even the teachers were surprised.
The principal felt really embarrassed and, surprisingly, denied nothing. Looking down at his feet, he apologised for everything. He said that he desperately needed some money, so he was planning to sell the trophy.
Finally, he returned the object and everyone forgave him acknowledging he truly regretted it. Moreover, the school council gathered money from every student and teacher in the school to give to the principal.
James was awarded as the school’s fastest and cleverest investigator. Lastly, the debate competition finally took place at the school premises. Even though James didn’t win, he felt proud of himself. Marco, his best friend who won the competition, gave away his prize to his best friend. He deserved it anyway!
Everyone at school finished the school year without any other incidents, accidents or mishappenings…..
Γαρδούνης Ιωάννης-Αλέξανδρος
Κορμά Καλλιόπη
Πέτσα Ελένη
Τσαγκαράκη Αναστασία
