Personal Narrative-The Cobbler

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The Cobbler It was a was brisk October morning in the great city of Detroit and the trees were just beginning to change from green to the yellows and oranges of autumn. It was dawn, and there was a thin layer of frost blanketing the grass like a sleeping child, and a cobbler shop lights were turning on for a long day's work. The large brick building was different from every other shop on the block just as the man who owned the shop was unlike anyone in his profession. Known as the best cobbler in Michigan, Marcus Cobblestone worked with his wife Barbara at his side and unlike any other man in the city, Marcus had his pet chimpanzee, Ralph with him in the shop at all times. On this brisk October morning, as Marcus enjoyed his fresh cup of coffee