The Thief

• Alicia Munyongani, Grade 4, Poynter Primary School
• Poetry
• 2014

Excellence Award in the 'The Text Generation 2014' competition

There once was a thief called Bob
He certainly liked to rob
He fund something fine
Something that really did shine.
One day he went to find more
So he went and robbed a store
He found something fine
But it was dull and didn't shine.
The police saw him wrecking the store
They wouldn't let him do anymore
They took him to jail
Where he never got mail.
His friends wanted to help him escape
So they dared to open the gate
Now that they had rescued their mate
They could celebrate.
As for Bob he still liked to rob
He would laugh at anyone who cried and sobbed.