CHARACTERS Lalitha     — Homemaker Akhil        — Lalitha’s son Raju        — Police officer Mani       — Painter Ramu      — Mechanic

 (Lalitha was calling police officer. Her house was robbed)

Lalitha: Hello! Police! Police!

Raju: Yah! What happened?

Lalitha: Someone stole my money when I wasn’t home.

    (After 30 minutes, Raju arrived at Lalitha’s home.)

Raju: Mam, from which room is the money stolen?

Lalitha: My bedroom.

Raju: Mam! May I check your room?

Lalitha: Sure.

        (Raju checked her room)

Raju: Mam, I want to know who was in your home when you were at the party.

Lalitha: My son, and there were also a painter and a mechanic.

Raju: I want to talk to them.

Lalitha: My son is in his room, painter is in the hall, mechanic is repairing the washing the washing machine.

Raju: Okay I will interrogate.

    (First he went to Akhil)

Raju: Akhil what were you doing beside your mother’s room?

 Akhil: What? It’s my room.

Raju: Okay!

(Raju went to painter)

  Raju: Excuse me! What are you doing?

Mani: I am painting the walls here. But it’s taking a lot of time.

Raju: Okay, thank you.

   (Next to Ramu, Raju asked the same question)

Raju: Mam I found the culprit.

Lalitha: Who is it?

Ramu: It’s your son.

Lalitha: Oh! It’s my son! I can’t believe it! How?

Raju: Mam, if you need ask him.

Lalitha: Let’s go to his room.

      (Lalitha and Raju went to his room)

Lalitha: Akhil! Did you steal my money?

Akhil: Say the truth!

    (Akhil confessed)

Akhil: How did you find me?

Raju: That’s the police power.

Raju: Three members were in your home when your mom is not home. Mani is the painter; he is painting the room. Ramu has been working for an hour so, they can’t steal the money. That leaves one only person who was idle—you!

Lalitha: No dinner for you, Akhil.

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Written by

Akshay

Class 8

December 2019