Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
A clever monkey pushed the glass door open and entered a jewelry shop in eastern India. The monkey sat on a chair and looked around inside the shop. Suddenly, it rushed to the cash counter, pulled out a bundle of cash worth about $150 from the drawer, and ran out. The shop owner tried to offer the monkey a banana in exchange for the money, but the monkey rejected the offer. Perhaps the monkey knew it could buy truckloads of bananas with the money. Now, the shop owner has to be careful as the monkey might return. This monkey was called a thief because it took the money and ran away. The monkey was indeed very clever and smart.
smart (利口な), rush (突進する), bundle (束), drawer (引き出し), truckload (トラック一杯分の), thief (泥棒)
Questions:
- Who stole the money?
- What did the shop owner try to give the monkey?
- Did the monkey return the money to the shop owner? Why?
- Why were the staff careful?
- What would have you done to get the money back?
- Has a monkey stolen any of your things?
- What is your opinion?