Crime

Stories tagged Crime:

• The Thieves and the Cock Jul 14, 2025

  

  A band of thieves broke into a house one night, planning to steal everything of value before dawn broke and the household awakened.

  As they quietly gathered their stolen goods, they heard the cock in the yard begin to crow, announcing the approach of morning.

  “Oh no!” whispered one thief. “If that bird keeps crowing, he’ll wake the whole household and we’ll be caught!”