The Thief's Story

What “The Thief's Story” begins with

And though only 15, I was an experienced and fairly successful hand. I hadn’t had much luck of late and thought I might be able to get into the young man’s confidence. After this introduction, Anil talked about the well-oiled wrestlers who were grunting, lifting and throwing each other about. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me to be off.