A Robbery

Sam helps his uncle look after the latter's sundry shop. Business is brisk and Sam is kept busy
most of the time.
One evening at about 8 p.m., just as Sam's uncle was about to close for the day, two men on a
motorcycle stopped outside. They got off and walked into the shop. Sam thought that it was odd
that they should be wearing dark glasses at night. Anyway who was he to question what another
should wear?
Sam was about to ask the men what they wanted when both of them drew pistols from their
pockets. One pointed a pistol at Sam and the other at Sam's uncle. Sam froze and stared at the
pistol pointed at him. He could not believe his eyes. These two were robbers wearing dark
glasses to conceal their identities!
The next moment Sam and his uncle were made to lie face-down on the floor. Sam heard the
cash register ring and the drawer open. Then he heard a shuffling of feet, the roar of a motorcycle
starting up and suddenly all was quiet.
Sam looked up. The robbers were gone. Sam shook his uncle who was stillprostrate on the floor.
They got up. Sam's uncle ran to the cash register. The robbers had taken every cent from it. The
robbery had happened so quickly. It took less than a minute for the robbers to come and vanish
with the day's takings.
Sam's uncle shook his head. At least the robbers did not harm them. The only thing left to do was
to inform the police and let them handle the case. As for Sam, he learned to be wary of strangers
who wore dark glasses at night.

brisk
conceal
prostrate

active
to hide something
lying with the face down and arms stretched out