while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag
In the struggle, the strap broe and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees
Mrs Sterling got so angry that she ran after them
She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run
When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them
The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away
'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything
' Lesson45 A clear conscience 问心无愧 The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost
Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while tain