A Lucky Day

Little Cathy lives in a small flat with her parents. There are many rubbish and paper scattering around the stairs of her flat.

Cathy is a clever and hardworking girl. It is the summer time, so she stays home alone because both her parents work.

One day morning, Cathy's mother said, "We won't be back until nine o'clock tonight. You must look after yourself."

Cathy said, "Don't worry mom, I will look after myself. I will stay home and do my homework and watch TV." Mom said, "Good girl! See you tonight."

When her mom left the flat, Cathy was doing her homework. In the afternoon, she got bored, so she switched on the TV. Suddenly she smelt something burning. She was frightened. She asked herself, "What shall I do? Yes, I must call mom now."

Unfortunately, the fire had burned near to the door of her flat. She couldn't reach the phone because of the black smoke. She was scared and she started crying aloud. Her neighbours reported to the police. After about 10 minutes,the firemen reached the burning area. They put out the fire and saved her from the window. She felt very fortunate.