def abridged_list(items):
    """Return the list of items abridged.
    Example
        given:  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
        return: [1, 2, '...', 5]
    """
    if len(items) <= 4:
        return items

    snipped = items[0:2]
    snipped.append('...')
    snipped.append(items[-1])
    return snipped