Gangsta Granny

Granny tells Ben that she began stealing when she was his age. Granny’s family was poor and often hungry. One night she decided to try to steal some food from her wealthy neighbors. She walked up to the grand house where Lord and Lady Davenport lived. She snuck into the house through an open window but was terrified to discover that she was in their bedroom, where they lay sleeping. Granny took the diamond ring from the bedside table and snuck out again. Lord Davenport woke up and fired his shotgun at her several times. Ben listens to the story with rapt attention, but Granny insists that he should go home and that she will tell him more later.

Ben races home on his bike. When he gets there, his mother questions why he is so sweaty. In a panic to hide his secret meeting with Granny, Ben lies and says that he now loves ballroom dancing and was practicing his dance moves. His mother asks him if he has changed his mind about being a plumber and aspires to be a ballroom dancer, and Ben says yes.