A Deadly Umbrella
IllustrationStory★★★★Jeannette Bruce, a writer for Sports Illustrated and concerned about crime in New York, decided to take action—she began taking Judo and Karate lessons. She learned all the kicks and moves and holds and punches until she qualified as an expert in both martial arts. Now she felt safe walking down the street. So when a purse snatcher tried to snatch her purse, she hit him over the head with her umbrella.
The point
A martial arts expert, confident in her training, found it unnecessary when a simple umbrella proved more effective in a street encounter.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Surprising
To tell aloud
under a minute · 72 words