Bob was always losing his stuff, but one day, he realized that he couldn’t find his wallet. He looked everywhere, but it was nowhere to be found. He was freaking out because he knew he wouldn’t be able to pay for his train ride to work without his wallet. Just when he was about to give up, he remembered that he had gone to a friend’s house for dinner the night before.

Bob rushed over to his friend’s house, and there it was, sitting on the kitchen table. But when he picked it up, he realized that it was empty. All of his cash was gone! He was devastated. He couldn’t believe that someone had jacked his money. He went back to his friend’s house and asked if anyone had seen anything suspicious. His friend’s son, Timmy, spoke up and said, “I saw a dude take your wallet and bolt.”

Bob was fuming. He thanked Timmy for his help and set out to find the thief. He asked around the neighborhood, and finally, he found a guy who matched the description and confronted him.

The thief, feeling guilty, returned all the money to Bob, apologizing profusely for what he had done. Bob, feeling a bit more generous, decided to let the guy off the hook and not press charges.

Feeling relieved and victorious, Bob returned home and, this time, put his wallet in a safe place, vowing never to lose it again.

Vocabulary:

• “Freaking out” means getting very anxious or worried
• “Giving up” means to stop trying to achieve something
• “Jack” means to steal
• “Bolt” means to run away quickly
• “Fuming” means to be extremely angry
• “Let off the hook” means not to be punished for something
• “Press charges” means to make a legal complaint against someone

The story is about Bob, who is forgetful and misplaces his things often, one day he can’t find his wallet, retracing his steps, he finds it on a friend’s kitchen table, but all his cash is missing, he then finds out that a thief jacked his money. Bob sets out to find the thief, and with the help of a friend’s son Timmy, he finds the thief, gets his money back, lets him off the hook, and does not press charges. He returned home and put his wallet in a safe place, vowing never to lose it again.

The Summary:

Bob’s Wallet Woes is about a forgetful guy who loses his wallet and retraces his steps to find it in a friend’s house, but all his cash is missing. He found out that someone had jacked his money. With the help of a friend’s son, he found the thief, got his money back, and let him off the hook without pressing charges. He returned home and put his wallet in a safe place, vowing never to lose it again.