Summary The Missing Coins is a mystery story. Pete and Carla are students, visiting the city of Bath in England. While they are walking around looking at the shops and buildings they hear music in a quiet street. A man is playing a flute. He is standing next to the window of a shop which sells coins and stamps. They go into the shop and have a look. Pete wants some stamps, but they are expensive and the girl shop assistant is unfriendly. Pete and Carla then go to a café for a drink. To their surprise, the shopkeeper comes to find them there. He says that some of his coins are missing. He thinks Pete and Carla have stolen them. He looks in Carla’s bag and their pockets in front of a policeman, but it turns out that they have not taken them. Later, Carla hears the music again. She realises how the coins were stolen: The girl in the shop has made a plan with the flute player. She drops the coins into the flute player’s hat through the open window. Carla explains this to the policeman. The policeman finds the missing coins in the flute player’s hat. The shopkeeper is so pleased with Carla and Pete that he, in return, gives Pete the stamps that he wants.
Summary
The Missing Coins is a mystery story. Pete and Carla are
students, visiting the city of Bath in England. While they
are walking around looking at the shops and buildings
they hear music in a quiet street. A man is playing a flute.
He is standing next to the window of a shop which sells
coins and stamps. They go into the shop and have a look.
Pete wants some stamps, but they are expensive and the
girl shop assistant is unfriendly. Pete and Carla then go to
a café for a drink.
To their surprise, the shopkeeper comes to find them
there. He says that some of his coins are missing. He
thinks Pete and Carla have stolen them. He looks in
Carla’s bag and their pockets in front of a policeman, but
it turns out that they have not taken them.
Later, Carla hears the music again. She realises how the
coins were stolen: The girl in the shop has made a plan
with the flute player. She drops the coins into the flute
player’s hat through the open window. Carla explains this
to the policeman. The policeman finds the missing coins
in the flute player’s hat.
The shopkeeper is so pleased with Carla and Pete that he,
in return, gives Pete the stamps that he wants.