THE KID
REPLACE THE SYMBOLS IN THE STORY WITH THE ELEMENTS THEY REPRESENT.
The kid was down at the gym pumping (Fe) __________. He paused and filled his lungs with
(O)_____________. It was really hot and the (Hg)_____________ was still rising. Sweat was
pouring off him and he needed a drink – bottled (H2O)__________ as he hated the taste of
(F)______________.
Today was the day he had been waiting for. He had planned the (Ra)___________ the bank so
carefully. This was to be the BIG ONE. He was sure there was (Au)____________ in those vaults
just for the taking.
He had kept his eye on the bank for weeks. Recently they had cut down to only two staff and on
Thursdays the assistant manager finished early.
Just before closing time the kid forced his way in and threatened to fill the manager full of
(Pb)________ if he didn’t open up the vault. The manager grinned and did as he was told
without comment. The vault was empty! “The gold bars,” shouted the kid, “they
(Ar)________!”
‘Yep,” said the manager. “The branch closes down tonight. The (Au)________ was taken away
weeks ago. Still, every cloud has a (Ag)__________ lining: they’ve also removed the alarm
system today.”
Looking the Kid straight in the eye he said “Beat it kid, before I call a (Cu)___________. The
(Ne)__________ lights of Las Vegas will have to wait for your visit. They like dollars and you
haven’t got a (Ni)_____________.” There was nothing left to steal except an old (Sn)_________
of beans from the staff kitchen. The kid snatched them and was gone with the wind.
The manager wondered - should he phone the police anyway just to give a description: around
five feet six tall with long dreadlocks. Dreadlocks - I bet he spent all day (Pt)_____________, he
laughed to himself. He decided not to bother. The kid has actually brought a bit of interest into
what was otherwise a (B)___________ afternoon. No fear of a (C)__________ copy crime here,
he thought as he closed the (Al)__________________ windows and pulled shut the bank door
for the last time.