He looked back and was surprised to see…….

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             He looked back and was surprised to see his friend John standing at the main door. John was Rahul's best friend, but they lost touch because John shifted to Weaselton. Rahul called his other friends: Jack, Henry, and Jane. In a few minutes, all the five friends were sitting in the living room, enjoying sweet cookies and lemonade made by Rahul's mother. Suddenly a letter was slid under the front door, which Jane noticed as she was very observant and alert. She got up from the sofa and handed the letter to Rahul. 

 Rahul opened the letter and keenly read it. He showed it to the others and said: "It says SM1508137." Everyone was confused what the letter was about? Henry guessed it might be a phone number. Then Jane said that it can't be a phone number as it has two alphabets and it is a 7-digit number. The group finally concluded that it might be for Rahul's father, so Rahul left it on a table close to a window. Jack had a brilliant idea to spend time with John. He said that a painting exhibition is about to be held near the town park. Jack also said that many famous artworks of the great painter 'Peter Parker' were going to be displayed. The friends decided that they will go to the exhibition on the 15th of that month. John and Rahul reached the exhibition centre at 5 pm and the others joined them after a few minutes. Jane had also brought her dog, Rusty. Rahul, John, and Henry went to the second floor of the exhibition centre as they were interested in modern art and all the modern art paintings were displayed on the second floor. Joe and Jack went to the first floor as different tribal paintings were displayed there.

 

After about an hour Jack and Jane met the others and they all decided to go on the third floor where all the beautiful paintings of the famous Peter Parker were displayed. They all started looking at the magnificent paintings with admiration in their eyes. Suddenly they heard two men behind them whispering something like, "I delivered the letter to the wrong address but then somehow I got it back, then immediately I delivered it to your address." He continued "Did you get it?" the other voice said "Yes, but are you ready to execute our plan and take away the painting tonight? How are we going to get out of the centre with the painting?" The men stopped talking and then walked downstairs maybe. The friends were shocked to hear the conversation and the only question in their minds was that who is going to steal the painting and which painting is going to be stolen? None of them could see their faces as they were standing behind the group. They all started thinking hard when Rahul shouted: "I have got it". Many people on the floor shot angry looks at the group. He said that the letter they got on the day John arrived is the same letter the men were talking about. We must recall what was written in that letter. Henry said "I remember a little, I think it was SM1508… and yes! 137" he continued in glee "It was SM1508137!". Joe went running across the hall and stopped in front of the "PEARL OF SEA", a painting of Peter Parker. She exclaimed, "That's it, I have got it". "The number 1508 means today's date, they are going to steal the painting tonight" she continued, "The number 13 stands for the column no. and 7 is the row no. of this painting, that the thieves are going to steal." Jack said, "We have to stop them and I have got a plan." He said "I saw an exit on the other end of the hall that leads to an open area surrounded by high walls." If we get the thieves there and call the police to the entrance of the exit door, then there is no way the thieves can escape and we can catch them red-handed. Everyone agreed to this plan and the five got into action. John and Henry went to inform the police about their plan.

 At night the five and Rusty hid behind the pillars on the third floor. Before hiding, John spread some marbles near the entrance of the exit door. Rahul and Jack hid at the exhibition centre's terrace. At midnight there was breaking sound, footsteps and finally sound of painting being taken down from the wall. Then Rusty started growling and barking at the thieves and chased them towards the exit door. The thieves tripped on the marbles and stumbled to the open area. Before the thieves could know what happened, there was a shower of pebbles on them. Rahul and Jack who were hiding on the terrace were throwing these pebbles. In a few minutes, the police were surrounding the thieves. The thieves were caught and the painting was returned safely back to its place. The five were felicitated by the police commissioner and even by Mr Peter Parker. The five were awarded for their bravery and quick wits. They were also given the title of the 'FIVE MUSKETEERS'. They haven't stopped yet because the 'Five Musketeers' are always ready to save the city.

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