Last weekend Salma’s parents were away on business. They had to attend an important meeting in Pulau Langkawi. After spending two hours reading a story book, Salma felt bored and wanted to do something more challenging. So, she invited her friends over to her house.
Salma and her friends played hide-and-seek in the garden. They were running all over the place, looking for a suitable place to hide. Azman, one of Salma’s friends did not want himself to be found easily. So, he decided to hide outside the house. He ran out without looking left or right. Just then, their neighbour, Pakcik Hassan who is a fishmonger, rode by on his motorcycle. When he saw Azman appeared in front of his motorcycle, he swerved to the left to avoid hitting him. He lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a pond.
Pak Hassan fell off his motorcycle and landed in middle of the pond. He was wet all over. His motorcycle was badly dented. His weighing scale and many other things were thrown into the air. When the children saw this, they screamed in fear. Mrs Lim, the neighbour rushed out to see what was happening. She scolded the children. All the children apologised to Pak Hassan. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured. He only had bruises on his hands and legs. However, his shirt was dirty and wet.
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Misha Kharina