Question

De que se trata el cuento "The missing coins"?

Answer 1

The Missing Coins is a mystery story. Pete and Carla are 
students, visiting the city of Bath in England. While they 
are walking around looking at the shops and buildings 
they hear music in a quiet street. A man is playing a flute. 
He is standing next to the window of a shop which sells 
coins and stamps. They go into the shop and have a look. 
Pete wants some stamps, but they are expensive and the 
girl shop assistant is unfriendly. Pete and Carla then go to 
a café for a drink. 
To their surprise, the shopkeeper comes to find them 
there. He says that some of his coins are missing. He 
thinks Pete and Carla have stolen them. He looks in 
Carla’s bag and their pockets in front of a policeman, but 
it turns out that they have not taken them. 
Later, Carla hears the music again. She realises how the 
coins were stolen: The girl in the shop has made a plan 
with the flute player. She drops the coins into the flute 
player’s hat through the open window. Carla explains this 
to the policeman. The policeman finds the missing coins 
in the flute player’s hat. 
The shopkeeper is so pleased with Carla and Pete that he, 
in return, gives Pete the stamps that he wants.