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08.AFamousMonastery4

09.ATriptoMars4

10.TheLossofthe“Titanic”4

11.NotGuilty5

12.LifeonaDesertIsland5

13.“It’sOnlyMe”5

14.ANobleGangster5

15.SixpenceWorthofTrouble6

16.MaryhadaLittleLamb6

17.TheGreatestBridgeintheWorld6

18.ElectricCurrentsinModernArt7

19.AVeryDearCat7

20.PioneerPilots7

21.DanielMendoza7

22.ByHeart8

23.OneMan’sMeatisAnotherMan’sPoison8

24.ASkeletonintheCupboard9

25.The“CuttySark”9

26.Wanted:

aLargeBiscuitTin9

27.NothingtoSellandNothingtoBuy10

28.APoundtooDear10

29.FunnyorNot?

10

30.TheDeathofaGhost11

31.AlovableEccentric11

32.ALostShip12

33.ADaytoRemember12

34.AHappyDiscovery12

35.JusticeWasDone13

36.AChanceinaMillion13

37.TheWesthavenExpress13

38.TheFirstCalendar14

39.NothingtoWorryAbout14

40.Who’sWho15

41.IllusionsofPastoralPeace15

42.ModernCavemen15

43.FullyInsured16

44.SpeedandComfort17

45.ThePowerofthePress17

46.DoItYourself18

47.ThroughtheEarth’sCrust18

48.TheSilentVillage19

49.TheIdealServant19

50.NewYearResolutions20

51.Automation20

52.MudisMud21

53.InthePublicInterest21

54.InstinctorCleverness22

55.FromtheEarth:

Greetings22

56.Ourneighbour,theriver23

57.Backintheoldcountry23

58.Aspotofbother24

59.Cllecting24

60.Tooearlyandtoolate25

01.APumaatLarge

Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessaw“alargecat”onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedof“cat-likenoises”atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?

Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.

02.ThirteenEqualsOne

Ourvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforonecauseoranother,buthehasnevermanagedtogetenoughmoneytohavethechurchclockrepaired.Thebigclockwhichusedtostrikethehoursdayandnightwasdamagedduringthewarandhasbeensilenteversince.Onenight,however,ourvicarwokeupwithastart:

theclockwasstrikingthehours!

Lookingathiswatch,hesawthatitwasoneo’clock,butthebellstruckthirteentimesbeforeitstopped.Armedwithatorch,thevicarwentupintotheclocktowertoseewhatwasgoingon.Inthetorchlight,hecaughtsightofafigurewhomheimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins,ourlocalgrocer.“WhateverareyoudoinguphereBill?

”askedthevicarinsurprise.

“I’mtryingtorepairthebell,”answeredBill.“I’vebeencomingupherenightafternightforweeksnow.Yousee,Iwashopingtogiveyouasurprise.”“Youcertainlydidgivemeasurprise!

”saidthevicar.“You’veprobablywokenupeveryoneinthevillageaswell.Still,I’mgladthebellisworkingagain.”“That’sthetrouble,vicar,”answeredBill.“It’sworkingallright,butI’mafraidthatatoneo’clockitwillstrikethirteentimesandthere’snothingIcandoaboutit.”“We’llgetusedtothatBill,”saidthevicar.“Thirteenisnotasgoodasonebutit’sbetterthannothing.Nowlet’sgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.”

03.AnUnknownGoddess

Sometimeago,aninterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanislandofKea.AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini.Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous,foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses—oftenthreestoreyshigh—werebuiltofstone.Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls.Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem,foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.Inthemostsacredroomofthetemple,clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad,atonetime,beenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.ItsmissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments,theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhip.Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.Despitehergreatage,shewasverygracefulindeed,but,sofar,thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.

04.TheDoubleLifeofAlfredBloggs

Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanclerkswhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas“whitecollarworkers”forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhitecollarworkers.Thiscangiverisetocurioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,helefthomedressedinafineblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsandspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.Alf’swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanofficeasajuniorclerk.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto,buthefeelsthathisriseinstatusiswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim“Mr.Bloggs”,not“Alf”.

05.TheFacts

Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirreaderswithunimportantfactsandstatistics.Lastyearajournalisthadbeeninstructedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident’spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusedtopublishit.Thearticlebegan:

“Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichsurroundsthepresident’spalace.”Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistatelegraminstructinghimtofindouttheexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.Thejournalistimmediatelysetouttoobtaintheseimportantfacts,buthetookalongtimetosendthem.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazinewouldsoongotopress.Hesentthejournalisttwourgenttelegrams,butreceivednoreply.Hesentyetanothertelegraminformingthejournalistthatifhedidnotreplysoonhewouldbefired.Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply,theeditorreluctantlypublishedthearticleasithadoriginallybeenwritten.Aweeklater,theeditoratlastreceivedatelegramfromthejournalist.Notonlyhadthepoormanbeenarrested,buthehadbeensenttoprisonaswell.However,hehadatlastbeenallowedtosendacableinwhichheinformedtheeditorthathehadbeenarrestedwhilecountingthe1084stepsleadingtothe15-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident’spalace.

06.SmashandGrab

TheexpensiveshopsinafamousarcadenearPiccadillywerejustopening.Atthistimeofthemorning,thearcadewasalmostempty.Mr.Taylor,theownerofajewelleryshopwasadmiringanewwindowdisplay.Twoofhisassistantshadbeenworkingbusilysince8o’clockandhadonlyjustfinished.Diamondnecklacesandringshadbeenbeautifullyarrangedonabackgroundofblackvelvet.Aftergazingatthedisplayforseveralminutes,Mr.Taylorwentbackintohisshop.Thesilencewassuddenlybrokenwhenalargecar,withitsheadlightsonanditshornblaring,roareddownthearcade.Itcametoastopoutsidethejeweler’s.Onemanstayedatthewheelwhiletwootherswithblackstockingsovertheirfacesjumpedoutandsmashedthewindowoftheshopwithironbars.Whilethiswasgoingon,Mr.Taylorwasupstairs.Heandhisstaffbeganthrowingfurnitureoutofthewindow.Chairsandtableswentflyingintothearcade.Oneofthethieveswasstruckbyaheavystatue,buthewastoobusyhelpinghimselftodiamondstonoticeanypain.Theraidwasalloverinthreeminut