January 15, 2015

The Umbrella Man

                     A twelve year old and her mother had gone to an dentist appointment for this hole in the girls tooth that had to be filled. After they were all done they decided to go to a cafe for a coffee and a banana split. When they were ready to go home they've noticed it started to rain not just a little. They were trying to figure out their way home without getting soaked so they will try to find an empty taxi. As they stood searching a "gentleman" had approached mother in a nice way offering her his silk umbrella in exchange for taxi-fare which cost less than his umbrella. The mother daughter then noticed how fast he dashed off not looking any kind of tired so they were curious enough to follow him to see what was up. They had discovered the truth of what he needed that pound for. He entered a pub and asked for a drink he sat there and drunk until it was gone. The mother knew he was suspicious, it was proven right when he got up, took another umbrella and dashed off again back tot the main street to do it all over, but to a different pub. The daughter was more kind than mother because she thought the little old man was innocent, but mother's suspicion was accurate. The man was ticker who had been caught by the mother and daughter so he was so clever after all. There is always irony in Dahls short stories, the character who comes in articulation with the narrator never is who he set out to be at first. 4/5