If you like reading books, especially English books, this section of this blog is for you. Today, I would like to share one book that I think is worth reading: Gangsta Granny written by David Walliams. It is a story of a young man, Ben, who thought that his grandmother's life was boring, but when he found out that she was hiding priceless jewelry inside her house, everything changed. Here is a part of the book read by the author himself in the audio file. You can also watch him acting in the youtube link below.
Time 7:01pm
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Ben’s eyes darted towards the window. For a brief moment, he saw a dark figure wearing a strange hat peer through the dirty glass, then quickly disappear out of view.
“There was a man peering in at the window,” said Ben breathlessly.
“I know,” said Granny. “I told you not to look.”
“Shall I go out and see who it was?” said Ben, trying to hide the fact that he was more than a little frightened. Really, he wanted Granny to go out and see who it was.
“I bet you it was my nosy neighbor, Mr. Parker. He’s a retired Major, and now he runs the neighborhood Watch scheme.
“What’s neighborhood watch?” Asked Ben.
“It’s a group of local people who keep an eye out for burglars. But Mr. Parker just uses it as an excuse to spy on everyone. The nosy old git. I often come back from the supermarket with my bag of cabbages and see he’s hiding behind his net curtains spying on me with a pair of binoculars.”
“Is he suspicious about you?”
“Oh, he’s suspicious about everyone. We have to keep an eye out for him, young lad. The man is a menace.”
Ben went over to the window and peered out. He couldn’t see anyone.”
BRING!!!!!
Ben’s heart nearly missed a beat. It was only the doorbell but if they let Mr. Parker inside he would see all the evidence the police would need to send Ben and his Granny straight to prison.
“Don’t answer it,” said Ben as he ran to the middle of the room and started stuffing all the jewels back in the tin as quickly as he could.
“What do you mean don’t answer it? He knows I’m at home. He just saw us through the window. You answer the door and I will hide the jewels.”
“Me?”
“Yes, you! Hurry!”
BRING!!!
This ring was more insistent. Mr. Parker had left his finger on the buzzer for even longer. Ben took a deep breath and walked calmly through the hall to the front door. He opened it.
“Y-yes?” said Ben in a squeaky high voice.
“C-c-can I help you?”
Mr. Parker put his foot inside the bungalow so the front door couldn’t be closed on him.
“Who are you?” He barked nasally.
He had a very big nose, which made him seem even nosier than he was, and he already seemed extremely nosy. Because he had a big nose, he also had a very nasal voice which made everything he said, how ever serious, seem a little bit absurd, but his eyes shone red like a demon.
“I’m um, I’m um Granny’s friend,” spluttered Ben.
“Why did I say that?” he thought. In truth, he was in a terrible panic and his tongue was running away with him.
“Friend?” Snarled Mr. Parker pushing open the front door. He was stronger than Ben and soon forced his way inside.
“I mean, I mean grandson, Mr. Parker sir,” said Ben retreating back towards the living room.
“Why are you lying to me?” he said. Taking several paces forward as Ben took several paces back. It was as if they were dancing the tango.
“I’m not lying!” cried Ben. They reached the living room door. “You can’t go in there!” yelled Ben thinking of the jewels still scattered all over the carpet.
“Why not?”
“Um, um, um because Granny is doing her naked yoga.”
Ben needed a dramatic excuse to stop Mr. Parker barging through the door and seeing the jewels. He was pretty sure he’d hit the jackpot as Mr. Parker paused and furrowed his brow. Sadly, the nosy neighbor was not convinced.
“Naked yoga a likely story. I need to talk to your grandmother right away. Now, get out of my way, you nasty little worm of a boy,” he said as he shoved the boy aside and opened the living room door.
Granny must have heard Ben through the door because when Mr. Parker burst into the room she was standing in her bra and knickers in tree pose.
“Mr. Parker, do you mind?” said Granny in mock horror that he had seen her in a state of undress.
By David Walliams.
Chapter 14 - Nosy Neighbour
Downloadable here:
--https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/david-walliams/pdf-epub-gangsta-granny-download-11883766608/
YouTube link:
--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukhGSQjHw74
--https://www.forokoo.com/index.php?item=Goodtoknow
Time 7:01pm
---
Ben’s eyes darted towards the window. For a brief moment, he saw a dark figure wearing a strange hat peer through the dirty glass, then quickly disappear out of view.
“There was a man peering in at the window,” said Ben breathlessly.
“I know,” said Granny. “I told you not to look.”
“Shall I go out and see who it was?” said Ben, trying to hide the fact that he was more than a little frightened. Really, he wanted Granny to go out and see who it was.
“I bet you it was my nosy neighbor, Mr. Parker. He’s a retired Major, and now he runs the neighborhood Watch scheme.
“What’s neighborhood watch?” Asked Ben.
“It’s a group of local people who keep an eye out for burglars. But Mr. Parker just uses it as an excuse to spy on everyone. The nosy old git. I often come back from the supermarket with my bag of cabbages and see he’s hiding behind his net curtains spying on me with a pair of binoculars.”
“Is he suspicious about you?”
“Oh, he’s suspicious about everyone. We have to keep an eye out for him, young lad. The man is a menace.”
Ben went over to the window and peered out. He couldn’t see anyone.”
BRING!!!!!
Ben’s heart nearly missed a beat. It was only the doorbell but if they let Mr. Parker inside he would see all the evidence the police would need to send Ben and his Granny straight to prison.
“Don’t answer it,” said Ben as he ran to the middle of the room and started stuffing all the jewels back in the tin as quickly as he could.
“What do you mean don’t answer it? He knows I’m at home. He just saw us through the window. You answer the door and I will hide the jewels.”
“Me?”
“Yes, you! Hurry!”
BRING!!!
This ring was more insistent. Mr. Parker had left his finger on the buzzer for even longer. Ben took a deep breath and walked calmly through the hall to the front door. He opened it.
“Y-yes?” said Ben in a squeaky high voice.
“C-c-can I help you?”
Mr. Parker put his foot inside the bungalow so the front door couldn’t be closed on him.
“Who are you?” He barked nasally.
He had a very big nose, which made him seem even nosier than he was, and he already seemed extremely nosy. Because he had a big nose, he also had a very nasal voice which made everything he said, how ever serious, seem a little bit absurd, but his eyes shone red like a demon.
“I’m um, I’m um Granny’s friend,” spluttered Ben.
“Why did I say that?” he thought. In truth, he was in a terrible panic and his tongue was running away with him.
“Friend?” Snarled Mr. Parker pushing open the front door. He was stronger than Ben and soon forced his way inside.
“I mean, I mean grandson, Mr. Parker sir,” said Ben retreating back towards the living room.
“Why are you lying to me?” he said. Taking several paces forward as Ben took several paces back. It was as if they were dancing the tango.
“I’m not lying!” cried Ben. They reached the living room door. “You can’t go in there!” yelled Ben thinking of the jewels still scattered all over the carpet.
“Why not?”
“Um, um, um because Granny is doing her naked yoga.”
Ben needed a dramatic excuse to stop Mr. Parker barging through the door and seeing the jewels. He was pretty sure he’d hit the jackpot as Mr. Parker paused and furrowed his brow. Sadly, the nosy neighbor was not convinced.
“Naked yoga a likely story. I need to talk to your grandmother right away. Now, get out of my way, you nasty little worm of a boy,” he said as he shoved the boy aside and opened the living room door.
Granny must have heard Ben through the door because when Mr. Parker burst into the room she was standing in her bra and knickers in tree pose.
“Mr. Parker, do you mind?” said Granny in mock horror that he had seen her in a state of undress.
By David Walliams.
Chapter 14 - Nosy Neighbour
Downloadable here:
--https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/david-walliams/pdf-epub-gangsta-granny-download-11883766608/
YouTube link:
--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukhGSQjHw74
--https://www.forokoo.com/index.php?item=Goodtoknow
