Smith is one of my friends. He can run very fast indeed. He is proud of this and he is always ready to show people how fast he can run. One day a thief broke into his house, took some of his things and ran out of the house as fast as he could. Smith ran after him shouting: “Hey ! Stop ! Don’t you know you can’t get away from me?” But the thief only ran faster. Smith got angry. He tried his best to run. He was soon several miles away from his home. He was still rushing along when he knocked into me. “ why are you in such a hurry?” I asked. “ I am trying to catch a thief,” said Smith. “ But where is the thief?” I asked . “ Miles and miles behind,” said Smith with a laugh. “ He thought he could run faster than I, but you see he’s wrong.”