7. THE TREASURE MAP

Naoko and her Uncle Taro are sitting on the couch. They are talking about a treasure map. The map belongs to Mr. Silberstein from Israel. He comes from Israel but he lives in the Philippines. Would you live in Israel? Would you live in the Philippines? If you had to live in one of those countries, which one would you choose?

Mr. Silberstein is a treasure hunter. He has a diving company. His divers look for treasure on sunken ships. Would you do scuba? Would you work for a treasure hunting company? Mr. Silberstein is in the Philippines but his treasure map is in Japan. Uncle Taro has it. Mr. Silberstein wants his map. If you were Uncle Taro, would you give the map to Mr. Silberstein?

The two other men want it too. Would you give it to them? Would you give it to the police? Would you call the police? The two men have been to Uncle Taro’s shop twice to look for the map. They have threatened Uncle Taro and they have beaten him up but they cannot find the map because it is in Naoko’s book.

The next day Naoko meets Herman and he comes to Uncle Taro’s shop. Naoko tells him about the map. She introduces him to Uncle Taro. Would you introduce your boyfriend to your uncle? Naoko has the map. She shows it to Herman. Would you show it to him? Herman looks at it. He understands it. It is a map of the Philippines. Would you go to the Philippines? The map shows small islands in the Philippines. Herman recognizes the map because he is a diver and he has been to the Philippines many times. Suddenly the two men run into the shop again. They grab the map. Herman hits one of the men. Would you do that? The other man hits Herman. Herman hits him again. He hits Herman again. Herman falls down. He gets up. The two men run away. Naoko helps Herman up. Uncle Taro runs after the two men but he cannot catch them. Would you run after them?