A
gang who tried to burgle a convenience store was forced to abandon its raid
when their getaway donkey made too much noise and gave the game away.
The trio of Colombian criminals were forced to ditch their
ill-gotten gains, during the 2 a .m.
theft, after the animal started to bray and alerted police.
The group had managed to steal rum, oil, rice, cans of tuna and
sardines from a small shop in the tiny north Caribbean town of Juan de Acosta
They planned to load the goods onto 10-year-old Xavi, who they
had stolen some 12 hours before, and make their escape.
But the animal let out a series of 'hee-haws' and unfortunately
for the trio alerted nearby police.
They had to ditch the donkey, which was still carrying the
stolen items, and ran to safety away from the officers.
Shop owner Fabio Orozco said: "They came through the roof
to rob. They took rum, rice, everything."
The donkey was detained in the town police station for 12 hours
until owner Orlando Olivares was notified and came to collect him.
All the items that had been stolen were returned to the store.
Read the text and
match the words with its meanings.
1.
bray a.
Get rid of
2.
ditch b. Robbery
3.
goods c. Sound of an animal
4.
load d. succeeded in
5.
managed
to e.
Shop
6.
nearby f. Not far
7.
rum g.
Objects for sale
8.
store h. Pack
9.
theft i.
Very small
10.
tiny. j. A kind of drink
KEY
1.
c
2.
a
3.
g
4.
h
5.
d
6.
f
7.
j
8.
e
9.
b
10.
i
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