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The Scottish Gangsta by Spencer M

Hi my names Donald I just came down from the Isle of Skye and I'm the baddest baddie.Im banned from Edinburgh cause I'm a gangsta. I alsoinvented the worlds first hypnotising Bagpipe and I'm planning to COMMIT THE BIGGEST HIEST IN SCOTTISH HISTORY!!!.so lets cut to the chase.I'm robbing TESCO.I have a plan.a secret plan that you are gonna enjoy you will watch the chaos happen but first we are gonna need to get the rightequipment for the job luckily my friend Bobby has the tools I need 1 crowbar 1drill 2 rolls of toilet paper and a toaster.then I got my pall Winston orthe one legged bandit as we call him he got amputated when he got hit in the leg by a evil mouldy cheese monster then his legged popped off or hewould be infected by a cheese monster.the scene was not to bonnie he had the toaster so then I hoped in the bagpipe mobile which is really just a2009 Toyota Corolla with bagpipe for a horn but she's my precious baby girl.so then I hopped in and drived to Tesco/Esso by the way it's Tesco notTescos so I parked outside but then came the first challenge the cheeky geezers outside luckily I pulled out my magic bagpipe and they all starteddancing then I entered.then came CHALLENGE 2 the security guard "good day"said the security guard then with my quick reaction times I said"sorry me no English"I made it passed but then DUN DUN DUN I bumped into mark the EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH he looked at me with a grin onhis face behind his beard"hey pal how's it going he said"uuuummm good good""Ain't it a lovely day"yup.CHALLENGE 3 COMPLETE then I had ahot chocolate for a breather its was class then I made my move I snuck into the employee only bit and drilled into the freddo the frog box was madeof thick metal with a lollipop wrapper exterior there so hard to open then someone shouted HEY!!! They screamed so I swung the crowbar andplonked her over the head she was out cold so I snuck i fiver in her pocket hoped that helped then I picked it up and started hacking away at theweak wall then the security team found me.challenge 4 THE GETAWAY I HOPED ON A FORKLIFT LIFT AND SCOOTED OUT!!! Apparently hitting anumpty on the head is a''felony"then they had scooters then i luckily launched my toaster off the forklift and it hit 1 on the head then I jumped of theforklift on to his scooter and pushed him off then I made a smoke trail/toilet paper it covered there eyes and I booked it all the way to govan then Isat down and watched some tv with 9 Freddo the frogs richer Class.

Listen to 'Scottish Gangsta' read by Ian Dunnett Jnr from the BBC Radio Drama Company.

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