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It was a sunny, summer day. Henry’s parents had just 

bought him a new bike for his birthday. Henry was 

really excited to try out his new bike. Henry was going 

to go biking for the whole day. It was getting close to 

lunchtime and his mom said that he had to come 

home for lunch. She said that Henry had to get home 

soon. He had two choices, both were favorable. One of 

the choices was to use the longer, safer way, or take 

the short, dangerous path. Henry chose the quick, 

unsafe way. Henry had to go through a few alleys, 

which in turn, made him feel a little scared. Henry 

though that if he went quick, he would miss the 

weirdos and hobos that lived in the alleys of the city. 

So he set off on his way home. 

     The alleys were dark and full of scary noises and 

items. Henry thought that there would be a person 

around every corner that would scare him silly. Luckily 

for him, there wasn’t. Finally, as he came to the last 

alley, there was a man sitting at the end of the alley. 

Henry had to will up some energy to keep going. When 

he got close to the guy, he was frightened. The man 

stood up and blocked his path. The tough looking man 

roughly pushed Henry off the bike and then rode it away 

down the street. Henry was terrified and disheartened, 

his life was ruined.

     Henry was determined to get his bike back no matter 

what. He didn’t tell his parents about what happened in the 

alley. The city was littered with LOST BIKE signs and emails to 

lost and found areas in the city. He called people and talked to 

his friends. No one had any idea where his bike was or what 

happened to it.

     Over time, his parents had a suspicion and asked him what 

was going on. He told them what happened that dreadful day 

he lost his bike. Henry’s parents then told him that they would 

help him in his quest to find his lost bike too. Even with his 

parents guidance and help, Henry thought that he wasn’t ever 

going to get his stolen bike back.

     They spent a good month or so trying to locate the bike. 

Finally, one day while searching on Craigslist, Henry spotted 

the bike listed for sale. He was overjoyed that he had located 

his stolen bicycle. It was time to figure out how to get his bike 

back to himself, the rightful owner. It was a warm, sunny morning 

for Henry, as he was excited because he had a brilliant plan in his 

head. Henry had memorized what he was going to do exactly. 

     It was close to lunchtime when he set off for the man’s 

house. The man, Jerome, had told Henry to address and when 

he wanted to meet. Henry was getting close to Jerome’s house 

when it started to rain. The man’s house was old and rotting. The 

man was standing outside with Henry’s stolen bike! Henry was mad 

and excited at the same time. It was time to get his bike back.

     It was a warm, sunny morning for Henry, as he was 

excited because he had a brilliant plan in his head. 

Henry had memorized what he was going to do exactly. 

It was close to lunchtime when he set off for the man’s 

house. The man, Jerome, had told Henry to address and 

when he wanted to meet. Henry was getting close to 

Jerome’s house when it started to rain. The man’s house 

was old and rotting. The man was standing outside with 

Henry’s stolen bike! Henry was mad and excited at the 

same time. It was time to get his bike back.

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