This paragraph served as the basis for the sentence-combining exercise on page one.
A Slippery Thief
Carlo Colodi parked his car outside a bank in Milan, Italy, and then dashed in with a scarf hiding his face and a revolver in his hand. Hitting his foot on the corner of a mat, he slid across the marble floor. His scarf dropped off, revealing his face, and, as he fell, he accidentally fired the revolver. Scrambling to his feet, he ran to the cashier's desk, skidded wildly, and grabbed at a counter to keep his balance. In the process, he dropped his gun, and the entire bank rocked with laughter. Offended by this lack of appreciation, the man turned, ran, slipped again, and finally crawled out of the bank. Outside he found a police officer writing a ticket for his car, which was parked in a no-waiting zone.
