Lesson Thirty-one Success story
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experience as a young man.
Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company,
But as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and
At that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years
And 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years the small workshop had
Become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
Frank smiled when he remembered his early years and the long road to success.
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.
She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle.
Lesson Thirty-two Shopping made easy
People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than
Ever before——especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed
Woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday,
there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in,
so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles.
After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop
And handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.
When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.
The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week!
Lesson Thirty-three Out of the darkness
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam
To the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time
She covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light
She had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later,
She found herself in hospital.
Lesson Thirty-four Quick work
Dan Robinson has been worried all week. Last Tuesday he received a letter
From the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station.
Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station
Yesterday and now he is not worried anymore. At the station,
He was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days age,
The policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles
Away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Dan was most surprised
When he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle
To be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!
Lesson Thirty-five Stop thief
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however,
He became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his
New work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford
Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards
A waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly
And drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright
That he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car,
Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves’ car was badly damaged
And easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men
Were arrested.
