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Mrs Elizabeth Sanyagi, a very wealthy lady, was
worried. Recently, her favorite ___1___
of gold earrings and a silver bracelet had vanished
into ___2___
air. Mrs Elizabeth Sanyagi admitted that she ___3___
never been very careful about ___4___
she kept her jewelry. She often left them lying
___5___ the house. However, her jewelry had
never disappeared ___6___.
Mrs Elizabeth Sanyagi had no reason to think of ___7___
in her household as a thief. Her three servants had
been ___8___
the family for more than fifteen years and had never
been dishonest. They were ___9___
suspicion. When Mrs Elizabeth Sanyagi ___10___
the situation to her son, Roger, he told her he
would ___11___
her catch the thief.
A few days later, Roger ran ___12___
her room excitedly.
"Mom, I've ___13___
the thief!" he said, panting. Roger went ___14___
to explain.
"I was doing my homework ___15___
usual at my desk. All of a sudden, a dark shape flew
by my window. It was a magpie. The bird swooped ___16___
, grabbed my silver scissors with its beak and flew
off again. I trailed the bird and found it
depositing my scissors into ___17___
nest at the end of the garden. when I reached the
nest, I discovered all the items you had ___18___
. You see, Mom, birds like the magpie are attracted ___19___
shiny objects."
After this speech, Roger showed his mother the
objects he had retrieved ___20___
the nest. In addition to Mrs Elizabeth Sanyagi's
jewelry, there were three forks, two spoons, a
thimble and a pair of scissors.
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Mrs Elizabeth Sanyagi, a very wealthy lady, was
worried. Recently, her favorite
pair of gold
earrings and a silver bracelet had vanished into
thin air. Mrs
Elizabeth Sanyagi admitted that she
had never been
very careful about where
she kept her jewelry. She often left them lying
around the
house. However, her jewelry had never disappeared
before. Mrs
Elizabeth Sanyagi had no reason to think of
anyone in her
household as a thief. Her three servants had been
with the family
for more than fifteen years and had never been
dishonest. They were beyond
suspicion. When Mrs Elizabeth Sanyagi
explain the
situation to her son, Roger, he told her he would
help her catch
the thief.
A few days later, Roger ran
into her room excitedly.
"Mom, I've caught
the thief!" he said, panting. Roger went
on to explain.
"I was doing my homework
as usual at my desk. All of a sudden,
a dark shape flew by my window. It was a magpie. The
bird swooped down,
grabbed my silver scissors with its beak and flew
off again. I trailed the bird and found it
depositing my scissors into
its nest at the end of the garden.
when I reached the nest, I discovered all the items
you had lost.
You see, Mom, birds like the magpie are attracted
to shiny
objects."
After this speech, Roger showed his mother the
objects he had retrieved
from the nest. In addition to Mrs
Elizabeth Sanyagi's jewelry, there were three forks,
two spoons, a thimble and a pair of scissors.
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