CLASS 10 STORY WRITING

Complete the story with the help of outline hints given below.

Mamta left office — slung handbag over her shoulder — waited for the traffic to turn green- motorcycle with two boys leapt forward — they grabbed handbag — sped off — few seconds later — they crashed in to a tanker — hitting other vehicles on the road — lay motionless — traffic stopped — public rushed towards thieves — Mamta badly shaken with the incident.

Write the story in 150-200 words.

Ans.

Snatching Thieves

It was lunch time in the city. Mamta and two of her colleagues left their office and walked towards their favourite restaurant a short distance away. Mamta had a handbag slung over her shoulder. At a crossing, they waited for the traffic light to turn green. When it did, Mamta, her colleagues and many other people crossed over to the other side of the road. Suddenly from the traffic that had stopped at the crossing, a motorcycle leapt forward. Two men were on it.

In a flash, they were beside Mamta. The person riding pillion grabbed her handbag. The force of the snatcher sent Mamta tumbling to the ground. The strap of the purse broke and the pillion rider had the handbag in his hand. The rider turned the throttle and the motorcycle sped off down the road, weaving between other vehicles in their rush to get away. Fortune did not favour the thieves. A few seconds later, they crashed into a tanker in the middle of the road. The two men were sent flying, hitting other vehicles before falling on the road. They lay motionless. The whole sequence of events occurred in less than fifteen seconds. In that time, two distracted drivers crashed into the vehicles in front of them. Finally, all traffic stopped. Some men rushed to the thieves and pulled them to the roadside. Mamta was badly shaken by the whole incident. She had some cuts and bruises on her body. Otherwise she was all right