Money from the Sky

A. One day in Overtown, Florida, $3.7 million fell from the sky. It happened when a Brinks truck turned over. There was money everywhere! One man said, “The streets were like silver.” Some people took off their shirts and filled them with money.

B. Police Officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero.

C. No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them. They say, “God sent the truck.”

D. The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousand of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows about the story from the news. People have money in their underwear drawers or their backyards, and other people will try to steal it.

E. So far, only one person has returned any money. He is a firefighter. He found $300,000 in a bag and gave it to the police. The people of Overtown still have the rest of the money.