Hileras+Street




 * THE TREE ROWS**

One day, Mr. Crowch, a nobleman vassal of the king and queen of Castile, was walking across the street of La Bodega de San Martín when he heard a scream coming from Hileras Street. He went there to see what had happened. When he arrived, he saw the Queen's carriage between the two rows of trees of Hileras Street. He also found out that someone had stolen a very expensive necklace from the Queen. He asked the Queen about the thief and she said that he looked loke a priest and that the soldiers were no able to help her. As a noblemanhe had to help the Queen and find out who was the thief. Mr. Crowch asked for some soldiers to help him and the Queen lend him fifteen soldiers for the case. Mr. Crowch and his soldiers revised the church and all the houses of the village but they did not find the thief. He was very upset because helping the Queen was very important for him. He decided to go to Hileras Street, the place where the theft took place. There, he found a little necklace made with a string and a cross as charm. He thought it was a signal, so he went to the church of the village. When he got into the church, a little opened door atracted his attention because he had never seen that door opened before. As nobody was in the church at that moment, he got into the little room behind the door. The only thing there was in that room ws a little box. Mr. Crowch opened it and there he found the Queen's necklace! He ran to the church door but when he was about to go out, a man called him. When he turned back, he received a blow. At that moment, a soldier was walking around the church and saw what had happened. He called the other soldiers and the Queen. The soldier arrested the peasant who confessed that he had stolen the necklace dressed up of priest because he needed the money to pay the taxes and to feed his family. But the Queen said that he had stolen her and ordered the soldiers to kill him. The Queen hired Mr. Crowch as counselor. And from that day, she went for a walk along Hileras street everyday, but suorrounded of soldiers, of course.