A 12 year old girl is the narrator of this story. She's going to London with her mom to visit a dentist. The girl is getting a tooth filled. Afterwards they go to a cafe. When it's about time to go home they realize that it's pouring rain and they don't have an umbrella. They choose to call a cab. When they're waiting for a cab an older man under an umbrella comes up to them. The man asked if they would buy his umbrella so he can get a cab ride home. The mom is unsure if they should trust him. He tells them that it's a very nice umbrella worth twenty pounds. The mother likes the deal, but the little girl is worried that they are taking advantage of the man. The mother tells him that they would just give him the cab fair. but he says that they should take the umbrella. The trade pays off for everyone. The little girl sees that the man runs accross the street and she tells her mom that he doesn't look very tiered. They follow him to the "Red Lion Inn". He goes in and has a drink that looks likes it would be 20 pounds. He gets up to leave and and takes an umbrella that's hanging on the coat rack. He takes it outside and sells it to another innocent person on the street.
Rate: 2.5/5.0
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