KCTV News: 12-year-old boy home alone just before Christmas stops burglar who broke in
12-year-old boy home alone just before Christmas stops burglar who broke in
AOL: Long Island kid stops burglar, leaps from window in ‘Home Alone’-style heroics: cops
Long Island kid stops burglar, leaps from window in ‘Home Alone’-style heroics: cops
MSN: Who is Daniel Stern? Actor who played legendary role of burglar in 'Home Alone' caught red-handed in prostitution scandal, faces shocking charges
Who is Daniel Stern? Actor who played legendary role of burglar in 'Home Alone' caught red-handed in prostitution scandal, faces shocking charges
Hawaii News Now: 12-year-old boy home alone just before Christmas stops burglar who broke in
He’s a modern-day Kevin McCallister. A 12-year-old boy stopped a “Grinch” who broke in while he was home alone Tuesday — after the kid jumped from his bedroom window and called the cops, police and ...
Burglar wants a good job, plenty of Excitement and reasonable Reward, that’s how it is usually read. You can say Expert Treasure-hunter instead of Burglar if you like. Some of them do. It’s all the same to us. As for your side-question, The Hobbit was written at a time when Tolkien's ideas about Middle Earth weren't as fleshed out yet.
The dwarves trust the competence of a professional burglar selected by Gandalf. The burglar will need to see the configuration of Smaug's cave, especially the side door, before deciding anything.
Read the story at least 30-40 years ago. Book was in English, read in USA, probably a paperback. The story follows the career of a female cat burglar in Europe (?; I think she was French or Italian...