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Ransom.
The kidnappers demanded a large ransom for the safe return of the businessman.
no they had a hard time
The story you are referring to is "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry. It is a humorous tale about two kidnappers who end up wanting to pay a ransom to return the mischievous and troublesome boy they kidnapped.
The malapropism in "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry is when the kidnappers refer to their victim as wild Indian not wild child.
The resolution is that the boy is returned to his father, and the kidnappers escape.
In "Ransom" by Lois Duncan, the kids are kidnapped as part of a ransom plot by criminals seeking money from their wealthy families. The kidnappers believe that the families will pay a large sum of money to have their children returned safely.
In "The Ransom of Red Chief," the rising action begins when the kidnappers, Bill and Sam, abduct the mischievous boy, Johnny Dorset, and demand a ransom. As the story progresses, they realize that Johnny is a handful and he turns the tables on them by becoming an even bigger nuisance. This leads to escalating chaos and humorous situations as Johnny's antics derail the kidnappers' plans.
Some famous kidnappers from the 1800s were Bill Mosher and Joe Douglas, who were the first American kidnappers to request ransom. Both the Comanche and Apache tribes commited famous kidnappings, as did the police under the orders of Pope Pius IX.
In "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry, the kidnappers agree to pay a ransom to the boy's father to take him back because the boy, Red Chief, turns out to be too much for them to handle due to his mischievous and troublesome behavior. They end up being the ones who pay to have him taken off their hands.
There is an apple tree in a garden and your are instructed by your mother's kidnappers to come out with ONE apple as ransom to free your kidnapped mother, but there are FOUR gates with heavily armed guards who all say that for you to pass they want ½ of what you got How many apples will you take from the tree to come out with ONE? Answer - 16
In "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry, the kidnappers hide the boy, Johnny Dorset, in a cave in the hills near the town of Summit, in Alabama. They hope to ransom him for a large sum of money, but their plan backfires when Johnny turns out to be a handful.