One day John was doing some shopping in the market when he noticed a beautiful young woman there. She was very well-dressed and he watched her as she walked around, looking at the fruit and vegetables which were for sale. The market was very crowded, but this woman was so beautiful that she stood out in the crowd. “She looks like a film star,” thought John to himself. Suddenly a thief ran through the crowd and seized the woman’s bag and ran away. She screamed. John ran as quickly as he could to the nearest phone box. He dialed 999. “Please come to the market square at once,” he asked the police, “A thief has run off with a lady’s bag.” John then returned to the market and tried to calm the young woman. However, the thief had already returned and was talking to the young woman. They explained to John that they were only making a film.

一天，吉姆正在市场里买东西时看见了一位美丽的年轻女士。她打扮很时髦，吉姆打量着她，走到卖水果的地方，这位女士站在拥挤的市场里如此美丽，吉姆自言自语说：“她像一位电影明星”。突然一位小偷穿过拥挤的市场，抓住了女士的包跑了。她尖叫。吉姆迅速地跑到最近的一个电话亭，拨了999，他对警察说，““请立刻来方形市场，一个小偷抓走一位女士的包跑了。”然后吉姆返回市场，试着让这位年轻的女士平静下来。然而小偷已经返回来来，正在同年轻的女士谈话。他们向吉姆解释这仅仅是演一场电影。