let me, let me try

Here is my attempt at the infamous a's and the's

It was a dark gloomy night on the beach. A storm was brewing overhead and the wind was howling through the trees. Suddenly, a man who wore a black balaclava on his head stepped out of shadows and made his way towards a group of picnickers, who were enjoying a nice snack on the sand. He creeped up on them and snatched the bag with their money. He ran off into the night, one hundred eighty thousand dollars richer than he was before.