It was not such a good bargainaf ppt

On directing my view to the opposite side of my table, I saw a crowd holding a few expensive watches.. The pieces of diamond on the watches glittered under the sunlight.. To my amazement

It was not such a good bargain

after all

Sitting at a corner of my favorite coffee-shop one morning,

I heard some noises behind me On directing my view to

the opposite side of my table, I saw a crowd holding a few

expensive watches The pieces of diamond on the

watches glittered under the sunlight With the urge to

investigate, I dragged my lazy feet towards them

To my amazement, there were about half a dozen Rolex

watches costing not less than three thousand dollars each

A slim, well-at-tired man curtly interrupted me and tried to

clear my dazed mind with a whisper “My boy, don’t be

fooled by that charlatan or you’ll get into trouble.” Saying

so, he left me without giving me a chance to reply Being

easily tempted and influenced, I found myself standing in

front of the crowd directly facing the man who was then

the center of attraction In spite of the unidentified man’s

warning, I inquired the seller for the price of the watches

He was probably taken aback by the question coming from

a young schoolboy like me because he stared at me in

disbelief However, he held out to shake hands with me

He asked me a few questions; I guessed he was trying to

see my earnestness at owning the watch Convinced of

my intentions, he told me that he got those watches from

his former employer, year after year for he was

hardworking and diligent As he was then financially tight,

he had to sell all the watches I was convinced beyond the

shadow of a doubt when the man produced copies of

certificates proving the genuineness of the watches

After inspecting the watches thoroughly, I again inquired

about the price To my astonishment, the man was willing

to sell the watch for a thousand dollars which was only

thirty percent of the cost price My heart almost leapt into

my mouth when I thought of this bargain “Well, son,

seeing that you’re still schooling and not earning yet, I’ll let

you have it for $850,” said the man “Wow! What a

bargain! I’ll take it,” I replied without second thoughts

I excused myself and ran to the Cash-On-Line teller

across the road I withdrew the required amount and

turned my head towards the watch seller only to find him

being held by two police constables A large crowd has by

then gathered in front of the coffee-shop The police then

seized the diamond-studded Rolex watches and led the

watch dealer away in their van

I traced my steps back towards the coffee-shop where my

coffee which had turned cold by then still patiently in the

cup, waiting to be drunk I was disappointed at what had

happened The young, mysterious man who had warned

me before came again and this time he said mockingly

“You see? I told you to be careful That man was a thief

He stole the watches and some jewelry from a goldsmith

shop Police have been tracking him ever since and thank

goodness, at last they found him The nerve of him was

trying to cheat a young boy like you It was lucky that you

didn’t buy the watch.”

Without a single word, I nodded and shook hands with the

man I suppose that gesture was worth a thousand words

The man stroked my hair and said, “Well son, it wasn’t

such a good bargain after all!”