Author: Stephen Woulds

If I hadn’t got up late!

by
Mike Richmond

One morning John woke up late. He jumped out of bed and got dressed. As he put on his trousers he knocked over a lamp. The lamp broke on the floor. He brushed up the

broken lamp. Then he saw his watch. He was late for work! He quickly cleaned up the mess and left the house.

As he rushed out of the house his suitcase fell open. His papers and his wallet fell on the floor but he didn’t notice. He might need that wallet later. Oh dear, poor John. It’s not his day today.

John ran to the bus stop but he missed the bus by a few seconds. Luckily a taxi was nearby. John got into the taxi and asked the driver to take him to his office.

They arrived at his office and the driver asked John for £6.50. The taxi driver was angry because John didn’t have his wallet.

The taxi driver shouted and swore at John because he couldn’t pay the fare. A policeman heard the noise and came to investigate.

John lost his temper with the taxi driver. He tried to punch him but unluckily he hit the policeman by accident! What a mistake ...

John sat in the police jail and thought to himself … “If I hadn’t got up late I wouldn’t be sat here!”

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