12 short detective stories (and their takeaway)

The stories are short stories that usually hide a final moral, that is, a message that gives us a lesson about life. And in the case of police officers, they tend to hide very powerful morals about values ​​of justice and morals.

In today's article you will find the best stories with police plots that, although they may be focused on boys and girls, can bring good things to all of us.

A selection of the best stories with police plots

Thieves, policemen, citizens, inspectors, crimes... With these stories you will enter plots that, without a doubt, will catch you instantly and, in addition, will offer you a powerful final moral. Note: most of the stories in this article belong to the writer Eva María Rodríguez. Here you have it.

1. The Talking Thieves

“Once upon a time, there were thieves who were always caught by the police. Although each one went on their own they had something in common: it was so easy to catch them that nobody understood what was happening. In addition, while they were in prison, they spent the day talking, among themselves, with the agents who were there and with anyone who passed by. It didn't matter how far some cells were from each other, because even if it was loud, the thieves talked a lot.

The fact is that, since they stole things of little value and normally the owners could recover their belongings, soon after the thieves were on the street again. But soon they came back with the same thing.

Although catching these thieves was a simple task, the police began to suspect that something else was going on. It was as if thieves were caught. In addition, each time they stole simpler things, of less value or, at least, of less use to them. Did they want to attract attention? Did they want to mislead them and take a big hit? Or was it that they intended to keep the police distracted and busy while another group stole something more serious?

The police captain decided it was time to find out what was really going on. So he made a plan. He would keep thieves in their cells longer than usual and secretly observe what happened. Maybe the thieves would talk about their plans when no one was around.

He would put them in the same cell to make them feel more comfortable and he would put hidden microphones to hear even the smallest whisper.

The captain informed all the agents of the plan so that they were vigilant. Everyone was fine with it. It wasn't long until all the thieves were in the cell.

The thieves seem to really like the idea of ​​being together, because they gave each other tremendous hugs. They spent the day chatting. They seemed to be happy. The captain couldn't believe it. Their conversations were normal. No plans, no strategies, no tricks ...

The captain decided to release them. But in less than 24 hours they were all there again, ready to talk and converse like a group of friends who have not seen each other for a long time.

After much thought, the captain had an idea. And without further ado, he went to talk to the thieves and said:

- Gentlemen, it seems that you have believed that these cells are a residence for free eating and sleeping, as well as a social center. Don't you have your own family?

It turned out that no, none of them had family or friends. They lived in old houses and could hardly get enough to eat and heat the house.

When the captain found out what was really going on he decided to give them a hand. He found them a place where they could all be together and helped them find a way to earn a living, collaborating with each other.

Since then those men stopped being thieves, and also stopped being alone. Now they live happily, forming a strange and peculiar family, but a family after all. "

Moral

There are people who do anything to get what they want, even contradictory things. That is why we must know people, to understand why they act as they do, and in many cases, to be able to help them.

2. The challenge of the sack

“Once upon a time there was a city where many thieves lived. The city was big, but not big enough for such a thief. With so many thieves, the security measures were much greater, and it was increasingly difficult to steal without being caught. It was necessary to remedy: there could only be one.

With this idea in mind, all the thieves in the city met to decide who would leave and who would stay. Hopefully, none of them wanted to leave. After hours of arguing, one had an interesting occurrence.

"I suggest we start The Sack Challenge," said the thief. Whoever manages to fill a sack with stolen things in a single night will be the one who stays. If someone has to stay, let him be a really good one.

It seemed like a great idea to everyone. All except one whom they all called Little Parrot. They didn't call him that because he was small, which he was, but because what he stole was always very small. Nobody understood why, being able to take large things, and many, he was content to fill a pocket and, if possible, without showing much.

"So many people stealing at the same time a single night is going to attract attention," said Perico Chiquitico.

"What's wrong with you is that you can't handle the jacket," the others laughed.

Ignoring him, the other thieves went about their business, discussing the size of the bag, how long was the right time, in which zone each one would act and things like that.

"We should do the robberies tonight," said one of the robbers. In this way, we will end the uncertainty of who will stay earlier and those who leave will be able to think about what to do in the future.

That same night they all went out to rob with their huge sacks. Perico Chiquitico came out with the bag, like everyone else, but immediately he turned around and returned home, as soon as he lost them all from sight. He decided to wait a while so as not to attract attention.

From the window Perico Chiquitico observed the city. He had excellent views. From there he could see how, little by little, the other thieves came out onto the street with their bags so full that they could barely handle them. Sacks so full they were about to burst. And they were bursting, one by one.

Someone must have seen the pathetic scene, because soon police cars started arriving. All the thieves were arrested, because they were so intent on picking up what they had dropped that they had not realized that the police were arriving.

This is how Perico Chiquitico won the challenge of the sack and earned the right to be the only thief in the city. "

Moral

The moral of this story is that sometimes it is better to be cautious and discreet than to want to be the best by attracting attention. The protagonist of this story demonstrated it, being smarter than the others, since luckily, there are many types of intelligence ...

3. The Letter Vacuum

“All the children at Raquel's school loved to read. Every week they had a couple of free hours to pick up a book from the library and start reading lying on the mats in the classroom. One day, mysteriously, all the letters began to disappear from the library books. Nobody knew the reason but, little or little, all the pages went blank. From the first to the last. Not only in the books of the school library, but also in the books of the city and the people's houses. No one could find an explanation, and little by little everyone was left with nothing to read.

A team of investigators went to work to make inquiries and eventually concluded that the culprit was an old acquaintance. His name was Lolo and he had been in prison for a long time for something similar: stealing the lyrics to the songs. He hated music and didn't want anyone to sing or listen to songs. This time, as he had a lot of knowledge of magic, he had cast a spell. On this occasion, with the books he had been more careless and he had left several clues. That's why it didn't take long for researchers to discover his new way of acting.

Lolo used to empty the books every night with a letter vacuum. Then he would take them to his house and make soup for himself. Actually his attitude was a bit contradictory, because what he did when he ate the soup was soak up all the knowledge of those books. From his stories and teachings. As he did with everyone, little by little he was learning mathematics, history, French and even fencing. All thanks to the word searches that he devoured every day when the sun went down. The truth is that Lolo had always been somewhat lazy and it bothered him that people liked to read. So, to get on the fast track and not have to read, he devised a plan to steal letters from books and then drink them.

When the police stopped him, he denied the whole story. But when his house was searched, he couldn't keep up his lie any longer. In the pantry he had a pile of jars full of alphabet soup and the vacuum cleaner with which he absorbed all of them.

In the end they forced him to distribute everything among the townspeople. A meal was organized in which everyone could taste that rich soup. Since then, all the books began to recover the letters and everything returned to normal. "

Moral

The moral of this story is that justice almost always comes, and that all our actions have consequences. It also offers values ​​to think about, such as the value of sharing. It is ideal for the little ones!

4. The Chameleon Thief

“Once upon a time, there was a very cunning thief who devised an infallible plan to avoid being caught by the police. This thief designed a special suit that allowed him to blend in with anything, because the suit turned the same color and texture as what it touched.

This is how, for a long time, the thief was able to hide in the very scene of his crimes. His favorite place was behind the plants. But the thief had also managed to hide next to a wall, lying on the ground or on a lamppost.

The thief was so proud that he leaked to the press the nickname he had given himself: the chameleon thief. At first no one understood the nickname, but the robberies of him were so spectacular that the nickname served to draw more attention from the press.

But they were not the only ones. The police also decided to devote more resources to that thief who made a fool of them in front of everyone with his curious nickname. Coming from far away, Inspector Carrasquilla decided that it had to end. And the first thing he proposed was, precisely, to discover the reason for that nickname.

Investigating the scenes of the different crimes, Inspector Carrasquilla discovered curious stains on the ground, of different colors and textures. He took several samples. And what was his surprise when he saw that the stains all became the same, almost imperceptible, in contact with the stick he used to pick them up.

-That's! said Inspector Carrasquilla. Mimicry.

-What do you say, inspector? asked the policeman who was accompanying him.

"Mimicry, agent," said Inspector Carrasquilla. It is the ability of chameleons and other animals to camouflage themselves with the environment. Our thief is very clever. We'll catch him next time. Make sure they load the police cars with as many sacks of flour as they can.

The agent did not understand why Inspector Carrasquilla wanted so much flour, but he did not hesitate to carry out the orders.

When the notice of a new robbery came, all available police officers came to the scene of the crime.

"Each one take a sack of flour and spread out all over the place," said Inspector Carrasquilla. When I count three, scatter the flour. The person-shaped lump that will appear somewhere will be the chameleon thief. One, two and… three!

-There, there it is! yelled one of the officers. On the counter.

"Mr. Chameleon thief, you are under arrest for multiple crimes of robbery," Inspector Carrasquilla told him as he put the handcuffs on him.

And that's how the chameleon lion was caught, using his own trick.

-Oh, if he hadn't been so arrogant and kept his mouth quiet... -said the thief as they took him to the police station. "

Moral

Arrogance and arrogance end up taking their toll... since showing off something that we really want, in a certain way, to hide, ends up giving us away. This story thus highlights the values ​​of prudence and humility.

5. The curious thief with a dirty glove

“The city of Bella City was in shock. In a city where there were no crimes of any kind, a simple robbery was a great drama. But when the robberies began to repeat themselves night after night, the drama reached catastrophic proportions.

Actually, nothing was missing. So what terrible crime could thus disturb the peace of Bella City? What the thief stole was the most precious asset of the Bellacitenses.

"Captain Williams, the thief struck again tonight," Agent Johnson reported. This time the affected place has been the museum of contemporary art.

"Yesterday the museum of modern art, yesterday the museum of old, the day before the BellaNatura park ..." murmured Captain Williams.

"The damage is terrifying, Captain," Agent Johnson insisted. The citizens are terrified. They do not know what to do. There are more and more blackouts and the emergency room is overflowing with people with anxiety attacks, even panic attacks.

"Same again, Agent?" asked Captain Williams. The same damages, the same losses?

"It's getting worse and worse, Captain," said the agent.

"Tell me again what's going on, Agent Johnson," Captain Williams asked. There is something that escapes us.

"The thief in question, Captain, wanders through the most beautiful places in our beautiful city, stealing what its inhabitants value most: beauty," Agent Johnson reported. The thief is dedicated to touching with his gloves all the beautiful things in our city, leaving stains on everything he touches.

"That's why you gave him that name, dirty glove thief, right?" said Captain Williams.

"Yes, sir, that's right," Agent Johnson replied.

-And things are getting worse and worse because the thief's gloves are getting dirtier, right? said Captain Williams.

"True," said the agent.

"So, are you sure he's wearing gloves?" asked Captain Williams.

"Well, my captain, no one would be able to handle so much dirt on their hands," said Agent Johnson, "so we have come to the conclusion that ..."

-How?! Captain Williams interrupted. Haven't you checked for fingerprints on the DNA stains or traces?

Agent Johnson froze. As clean and neat as they were in this city, the idea that someone could be so filthy as not to wash their hands in weeks was inconceivable.

Without a word, Officer Johnson ran off to collect samples at the crime scenes. In a few days they found the dirty-gloved thief, who was an important thief wanted by Interpol who, admired by the beauty of Bella City, he had not been able to take anything and that he had touched everything as if he could enjoy it that way more.

"I'm curious, sir," Captain Williams said to the thief. Why don't you wash your hands?

"I thought that way I would keep the memory of such beauty for longer," said the thief.

"I've never heard a more absurd excuse," Captain Williams said. You are a pig. And if he doesn't wash up right now, I'm going to lock him in a bathtub until the trial.

Little by little Bella City recovered from the shock, as brave volunteers cleaned up the attacked places so that they were back to what they were before. "

Moral

Curious story that reflects values ​​such as beauty, respect for the things of others and delicacy. It also leaves us with an important reflection, and that is that sometimes you have to go a little beyond logic to solve life's unknowns.

6. The police car

“Once upon a time there was a car that was a policeman. It was not a police car, but a police car. The car itself was the policeman. The day Agent Montero found out, he almost had a stroke. The thing happened this way.

One day Agent Montero was patrolling the streets of the neighborhood, as usual. Suddenly someone ran past him and he had to come to an incredible halt. But just after braking, the car accelerated. But Agent Montero had done nothing. However, as he immediately realized that there was someone fleeing with several sacks in their hands and people Yelling at the thief, the thief! Agent Montero stopped thinking about what had happened and went for the fugitive.

When Agent Montero left the thief in prison, he went to the car to see what had happened. He was sitting with the door open when it slammed shut and the engine started.

-What the hell is going on here?! exclaimed the policeman.

-But don't you hear the sirens? They are robbing at the local bank! If you don't accelerate, I'll have to.

-Who speaks? asked the policeman.

-We do not have time. Hold on, we're leaving.

And the car came out packed, accelerating at full speed. The policeman, who did not come out of his astonishment, got out of the car quickly, as soon as the door was opened, which he did not even have to do. As he was the first to arrive, it was he who had the opportunity to capture the thief, who was not expecting it.

-I had it all figured out! said the thief. No police car can go that fast!

"It seems like it's not your lucky day," Agent Montero said only as he put the handcuffed thief in the back seats of the car.

After his second visit to the dungeons to drop off a thug, Agent Montoro returned to his car and, believing himself crazy, said:

-Let's see, who are you and what do you want from me?

-Is this how we are going to start our relationship? Shouldn't you thank me first?

-But who?

-To me, to your car. I am the police car, one of a kind.

-Waiting? Police car?

-Of course, I am autonomous. I am a robot. But it is very important that you keep my secret. I am a prototype, a secret weapon in tests.

-But how could nobody have told me?

-I'm telling you. Didn't I just tell you that this is a secret project? Nobody can find out.

-I'm gonna go crazy.

-No, you're going to become the best police officer in town thanks to me.

-That is not fair. I'm going to take the credit at your expense.

-No, it will be something shared, partner. I can't do it all alone.

Agent Montero and the police car formed the best police couple that has ever been seen. And, despite the fact that all the medals were taken by Agent Montero, he never forgot to thank his partner and take care of him as much as he could. Not because he needed it to be important and famous, but because he deserved all the respect and attention from him. "

Moral

A story that talks about the importance of valuing others, and being grateful to them. Companionship is an essential value among people, especially in the police field.

7. The crazy thief

“Once upon a time there was a thief so crazy that, every time he took something that was not his, he left something else in its place. The strangest thing of all is that since the things he left at the stolen place used to be as valuable or more, people did not report the theft.

The thief's fame spread at the same speed that the picaresque of many people was born, who They left doors and windows open for the thief to enter and take old things that they left behind. scope. Of course, the most valuable things were well protected.

But one day the thief stopped exchanging the stolen goods for valuable things and started leaving tremendous beers. In a few days, the police station was full of people denouncing the thief.

Faced with that avalanche of complaints, the police took action on the matter and decided to investigate. The case was left in the hands of Inspector Fernández, the most skilled of all the city's police officers.

After collecting the information on the facts and verifying that all the complainants were genuine profiteers and cheeks, Inspector Fernández gathered the allegedly affected parties and told them:

-Close your houses and businesses tight and close. We will watch the city day and night except for a specific place that I only know. Towards him I will draw the thief and arrest him. Be patient.

All the neighbors obeyed the orders. The thief only took two nights to enter to rob the place planned by Inspector Fernández, which was none other than his own home.

As soon as the thief entered through the window, Inspector Fernández grabbed him.

"On behalf of the police, you are under arrest," he told her. The thief tried to escape, but he didn't get very far.

- Is it possible to know why you steal and leave something else in exchange? Inspector Fernández asked the thief. Don't you see that this is a huge nonsense!

"I know, but I leave things behind because I can't help stealing," said the thief. It is a force greater than me. And since I feel guilty, I always leave something in return.

"Yeah, yeah, I know," said the inspector.

"What I don't know is why now, after so many years, the police are looking for me," said the thief.

"Because now they have denounced him en masse," said the inspector. Before you left things of value, even some more valuable or useful than those you took with you. As now what he leaves are real crap, people have been offended.

"I never look at the value of what I take with me," said the thief. It is part of my problem. I take the first thing I find, without damaging anything. What I leave in exchange are things that I have stolen days before.

"And since he only steals bizarre things lately, they are bizarre things that he can leave behind," said the inspector.

Inspector Fernández took the detainee to the police station. There the thief and the inspector himself explained to the citizens what had happened. Those allegedly affected, ashamed of being taken advantage of and greedy, decided to drop the complaint.

The crazy thief kept doing his thing, for he couldn't help it. But from that day on, the neighbors take turns making things easier for the thief and letting him take something properly labeled with the owner's data. In this way, when the thief leaves a stolen object at someone's house, he or she contacts the owner to return what is his.

And so ends this crazy tale about the crazy things people can do when they get carried away by greed and greed. "

Moral

If we get technical, this story actually talks about a problem in mental health: kleptomania, an impulse control disorder that involves not being able to control yourself when the act of stealing. On the other hand, the story also talks about how bad greed is and being interested, since, as they say, "greed breaks the bag."

8. The case of Doctor Bocazas

“In a great city with an unpronounceable name, one of the most wanted thieves of all time was hiding: Doctor Bocazas. The Mouth Doctor had traveled the world for years posing as a dentist to steal the teeth of his victims.

His charisma was such that he was able to convince two dozen people a day that he needed to remove a tooth or a tooth. And while he had them anesthetized he would steal all the healthy pieces from their mouth and put new ones on them. People hardly noticed the difference and, seeing that they had everything perfect, they left so happy.

However, the material used by Mouth Doctor was not very good, and after a few months the teeth began to turn blue. Putting the dots together, the police ended up linking all the cases. As they assumed that the name given by the dentist was false, the thief ended up being known as Doctor Bocazas, more because of how much he talked than because of stealing from the mouths of his victims.

And he spoke so much that, unintentionally, he revealed the place where he had his lair, the city of unpronounceable name where he had his home, a city to the one that policemen from all corners of the world traveled, many of them with blue teeth, as they had been treated by the Doctor Largemouth.

"You are surrounded, Mouth Doctor," the policeman in command shouted. You better surrender. Come out with your hands up.

But Doctor Mouth had no intention of surrendering, much less abandoning his loot. He had tons of teeth hidden in the basement of his lair and he didn't want to lose them. It was his life's work.

As Doctor Bocazas did not come out, the police had to enter by force. Mouth Doctor was shaking, but he couldn't resist.

Not only did Dr. Bigmouth keep tons of teeth, but all the money he had earned by posing as a dentist. With that money, all those affected were able to fix their teeth, this time putting themselves in the hands of a real dentist.

-Wait wait. How do I know that a dentist is for real and not a tooth thief?

-You will know because first he will try to fix your tooth and, if he removes it, he will give it to you clean and shiny, so you can keep it as a souvenir.

-So, I don't have to be afraid?

-From the dentist? Of course not!"

Moral

People do everything to get what they want, so sometimes it is better to distrust a little... And report if they rip us off!

9. The thief of a thousand faces

“Once upon a time there was a very evil thief who had the whole city terrified. The thief stole open-ended without fear of being arrested, since he had a thousand faces, so they could never catch him. The police knew it was him and that he had a thousand faces because he had an unmistakable stamp: in every robbery he left a message mocking the police signed by the thief with a thousand faces.

"We'll get this scoundrel," the police captain was saying. But they never found any clues that brought them closer to the thief.

Distrust began to reign in the city. Anyone could be the thief with a thousand faces. The fear was such that anyone who did not live in the city was forbidden to enter the city. Still, the thief continued to act.

One day the mayor had an idea and called the police captain.

- How many robberies has already committed the thief with a thousand faces? asked the mayor.

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine, sir," said the captain.

"That means he only has one face left, if what he says is true," said the mayor.

-Yes sir. That means…

-That the next time he steals he will do so using a repeated face.

The police captain put all the faces that the thief had used in his robberies into an advanced computer program and sent the information to all the cameras in the city.

"If the thief reappears with any of his faces, we will catch him, Mr. Mayor," said the police captain.

"Well done," said the mayor.

But that day it started to get very cold and people went out with hats and scarves. So it would not be possible to catch the thief if he acted. And, indeed, when the thief acted they could not catch him, because when he went out into the street he had to bundle up well.

-Damn! said the police captain. He has played it to us again!

"Captain, look on the bright side," said the mayor. Have you been able to confirm that he has used a repeated face?

"Yes, sir," said the captain.

-That means that he does not suspect that we keep the account or, at least, that we have no record of his faces. He has let his guard down. Today is just luck in your favor. Let's continue as usual, that you do not realize our plan.

The cold lasted for several days, during which the thousand-faced thief stole two more times. But the day the cold stopped ...

"We got it, Captain!" said one of the agents guarding the cameras. He goes straight to the Central Bank, right next door.

"He wants to make a good hit," said the police captain. We're going over there. Everyone in street clothes, no uniforms or official cars. If he sees us, he will go away.

Thus, as if they were normal people, the policemen went to the Central Bank and observed the thief.

-Captain, it seems he's hiding.

- You will want to wait for the bank to close. He will trick the alarms to open the safes at dusk, as he has done before.

-What do we do?

-Wait hiding in the safe to catch him red-handed.

And they do it like that. The thief got a monumental fright when he found half a dozen policemen in the safe.

-How did you get me? he asked them.

-You yourself gave us the clue by showing off your thousand faces. After a thousand robberies you have no choice but to repeat.

The thief regretted having been so presumptuous and having talked too much. Since then he has been in jail, paying for his misdeeds, while the other nine hundred and ninety-nine faces of him are in safe custody, just in case. "

Moral

Another story that tells us how bad cocky and arrogance are. Discretion, on many occasions, is a value and an advantage. The story also conveys values ​​such as patience and cunning (in this case, from the police).

10. The case of the missing detective

“He did not stop working at the Villacorrando police station, as in the rest of the city. Because those from Villacorrando didn't stop all day, except for the time they spent sleeping, which wasn't much either.

But that day something had happened, something that had turned the station upside down. It was ten minutes after the start time of the shift and the oldest detective at the station had not shown up for work. They called him, but he didn't answer. He was missing.

And that was quite a tragedy, because he was one of the most productive policemen in the entire history of the Villacorrando police station. Not a single day of vacation had the detective taken in his entire career. Not a single day had he been late for work, nor had he left before the end of the shift. He hadn't taken a single day off either, not even due to illness. He was an example for the Villacorrando police station.

Right away, all the agents went to work. Papers flew, telephones rang, people and animals ran, orders were heard... That was important. The most important thing they had to investigate in the last forty years, the same ones that the detective they were looking for wore.

The policemen combed the entire city. The inhabitants collaborated in everything they could. They opened all the doors, all the closets, all the drawers... Basements, warehouses, public toilets were searched ...

The search for the old detective didn't stop for a week or even a second. But it didn't work. Until someone had an idea:

-Have you looked at his desk? said a young agent.

"The drawers are too small for him to go in there," said another policeman. But since he had not slept for two days, the agent did not pay attention to his response.

"Maybe there is some note, some letter… something," said the young agent.

And there they all went, to see if there was something on the table. And boy did there be!

-Look, it's a note! someone said. And he opened it. This is what he said:

Dear companions:

I am retiring! I will finally be able to rest and stop for a bit. I did not want to say goodbye in person so as not to interrupt you. And because surely someone was trying to convince me not to retire yet. He he! I hope it won't take you long to see this letter. Although, knowing each other, you will surely remove the entire city before finding it.

See you soon!

-He has retired! several policemen yelled at the same time.

And there the search ended. That day, for the first time, at the police station not a fly moved for five minutes. Could they be wondering why they were running around all day? Or if it was worth it?

"Come on, come on, there's a lot to do," said the captain.

And they all set off, although there was really nothing to do. Because, despite the fact that in Villacorrando they didn't stop doing things, it was a quiet place where the police hardly had anything to do. "

Moral

Before acting, it is better to think, since sometimes we launch ourselves to try things out of pure intuition without having previously thought about what we want to do, or how we can do it.

11. The lollipop thieves

“Villapirula was decked out from top to bottom. In a few days the Great Lollipop, the city's big festival, would be celebrated. All the inhabitants of Villapirula were very nervous. For months they had been making lollipops for the big occasion. The Great Lollipop attracted thousands of visitors every year attracted by the great party that was mounted and by the wonderful lollipops that could be bought that day. And you had to measure up.

Unaware of what was coming, the inhabitants of VillaPirula continued with the preparations for the Great Lollipop. Meanwhile a thief was preparing the great blow.

"I'm already looking at the headlines in tomorrow's newspapers," the thief laughed. Something like this: Cunning thieves make the Villapirula dick. No, no, better this way: The Great Lollipop becomes the Great Pirula. They give it with cheese to those from Villapirula.

The thief kept laughing and teasing himself while he waited for night to come to deliver the big blow.

And the moment arrived. Night had fallen and the thief crept in and snuck into the lollipop store with a huge sack. He had already filled the sack when, suddenly, he heard footsteps.

The thief quickly hid. He didn't know who was there, but they didn't want to be discovered, so he didn't move.

After a while footsteps were heard again. Someone came where he was. It was another thief, carrying a huge sack full of lollipops. The two thieves looked at each other, but said nothing. They just waited.

After a while footsteps were heard again. A few seconds later a third thief joined the other two.

It was almost daylight now, and you had to get out of there. But then the noise was heard again and a fourth thief joined the group.

"Guys, let's go, we're going to get caught," said one of the thieves. Surely the fifth thief is doing his thing. Let's leave him to his own, and let him come out when he's done.

But there was no fourth thief, but a police patrol that was going to investigate suspicious movements that a neighbor had denounced.

The thieves were so scared that they dropped their bags of lollipops and ran away. But they did not get very far, because several patrols had already been installed outside the warehouse to block the way to possible criminals.

As a lesson, the thieves had to help Villapirula's neighbors throughout the party by doing the hardest jobs.

The Big Lollipop was a huge success and the thieves went home exhausted. Of course, with a plastic lollipop so that they would not forget that those from Villapirula do not get lollipops.

Moral

There are those who think they are very smart, but it is sometimes easier to catch them than others, because they give themselves away with their actions.

12. The sugar thief

“Once upon a time there was a thief who had the whole city on guard. This thief only stole one thing: sugar. But he stole everything. Every package of sugar that reached the city disappeared.

No one knew how the thief managed to locate and steal the sugar. And that's why the police didn't know where to start.

Adela the pastry chef was one of the most affected people. Because, although she could use other ingredients to replace the sugar, they were more expensive and not everyone liked the result.

One day, Adela the pastry chef had an idea. With that idea in mind she went to see the police.

-Let's have a cake contest, sure you can't resist participating.

-And that, how will it help us to hunt down the thief? asked the chief of police.

"We will send for a sugar truck for the contest," Adela said, "a truck that the thief will surely steal." But instead of sugar the truck will bring salt. Since they will look without sugar, the contestants will have to use honey or another ingredient in their recipes.

"And when we taste the salty cake we will have caught the thief," said the chief of police.

"Excellent idea," said the chief of police, who immediately got down to business.

The contest and the arrival of the sugar truck were announced. As expected, the thief stole the truck and used what he believed to be sugar to make an impressive cake. At the first bite the jury got up and pointed to the author.

The thief was taken to jail and forced to return all the sugar that he had stolen. "

Moral

This story talks about the power of creativity, imagination and originality to find solutions to problems.

13. Robberies in the park

“Once upon a time there was a park where they entered to rob. The thieves would take anything. They didn't care about stealing flowers as much as taking a bank or a wastebasket. And if he couldn't take it, they tore it apart.

To avoid this, the city council decided to put surveillance in the park. The chief of police distributed the shifts and that same day there was always a policeman patrolling the park at any time of the day.

Don Canuto had to do the night shift. Don Canuto insisted that it was not a good idea for him to take that turn.

-Don't get away, Canuto, you have been lucky enough - his companions told him.

Thefts and vandalism stopped during the day, but the same did not happen at night. The whole city was very angry, and they paid it with Don Canuto.

-It's your turn when they steal, Canute. Do you fall asleep or what? -said the police chief

"I don't see anything," answered Don Canuto.

-No, if that's obvious. That you neither see nor find out, ”the police chief insisted.

"No, what happens is that I don't see anything at night," said Don Canuto.

-But why didn't you say it before? asked the chief of police.

-I tried, but everyone accused me of wanting to evade my obligations. But I have an idea to hunt down thieves.

Don Canuto proposed that the rest of the agents hide in the park and its surroundings in order to catch the thief.

They did so. And the thief was caught. They gave Don Canuto a medal for his great idea and they apologized for not having listened to him.

The robberies in the park stopped and the whole city was able to enjoy it again, as always. "

Moral

You have to listen to the different opinions of people, because sometimes you can learn many things through them. No one is absolutely right, or only rarely.