05 People in the Community Who Keep Us Safe
/05 People in the Community Who Keep Us Safe
*Mira is a cheerful girl who goes to a small school in her village.
/*Mira is a cheerful girl who goes to a small school in her village.
Every day, walking to school is part of *Mira’s daily routine.
/Every day, walking to school is part of *Mira’s daily routine.
But there is a busy intersection with many cars, and *Mira always feels a little nervous there.
/But there is a busy intersection with many cars, and *Mira always feels a little nervous there.
One day, on her way to school, *Mira saw an old man holding a red flag.
/One day, on her way to school, *Mira saw an old man holding a red flag.
“Good morning, *Mira!” the old man greeted her with a smile.
/“Good morning, *Mira!” the old man greeted her with a smile.
He was someone who helped children cross the street safely by stopping cars.
/He was someone who helped children cross the street safely by stopping cars.
“Why does the old man do that?” *Mira wondered.
/“Why does the old man do that?” *Mira wondered.
When she got home, she asked her mother.
/When she got home, she asked her mother.
Her mother gently replied,
/Her mother gently replied,
“That old man is helping keep everyone in the community safe.”
/“That old man is helping keep everyone in the community safe.”
“Because people in the community work together, we can live safely.”
/“Because people in the community work together, we can live safely.”
The next day, *Mira asked the old man,
/The next day, *Mira asked the old man,
“Why do you always stand here with a flag?”
/“Why do you always stand here with a flag?”
The old man smiled and answered,
/The old man smiled and answered,
“I’m helping to protect everyone in the community,”
/“I’m helping to protect everyone in the community,”
“so that children like you can go to school safely.”
/“so that children like you can go to school safely.”
“When people cross safely, everyone is happy.”
/“When people cross safely, everyone is happy.”
*Mira was impressed by his words.
/*Mira was impressed by his words.
“Thank you, Grandpa!” she said.
/“Thank you, Grandpa!” she said.
From then on, *Mira greeted him with “Good morning” every day on her way to school.
/From then on, *Mira greeted him with “Good morning” every day on her way to school.
One day, there was a lesson at school about “the importance of the community.”
/One day, there was a lesson at school about “the importance of the community.”
*Mira said to everyone,
/*Mira said to everyone,
“We can go to school safely because people in the community help us.”
/“We can go to school safely because people in the community help us.”
“Let’s all say thank you to the old man!”
/“Let’s all say thank you to the old man!”
That weekend, while walking with her family, *Mira thought,
/That weekend, while walking with her family, *Mira thought,
“Thanks to people working together in the community, we can live safely.”
/“Thanks to people working together in the community, we can live safely.”
“Someday, I want to do something to help my community too.”
/“Someday, I want to do something to help my community too.”
Review Questions (Multiple Choice)
/Review Questions (Multiple Choice)
Who did *Mira see at the intersection every day?
/Who did *Mira see at the intersection every day?
a. An old man with a red flag
/a. An old man with a red flag
b. A lady working at a shop
/b. A lady working at a shop
c. A school teacher
/c. A school teacher
What did *Mira learn that people in the community can do by working together?
/What did *Mira learn that people in the community can do by working together?
a. Help children go to school safely
/a. Help children go to school safely
b. Hold a sports day
/b. Hold a sports day
c. Make classes more fun
/c. Make classes more fun
Let’s Think!
/Let’s Think!
How do you think *Mira felt when the old man said he was protecting everyone’s safety?
/How do you think *Mira felt when the old man said he was protecting everyone’s safety?
And how would you feel?
/And how would you feel?
What good things do you think can happen when people in your community work together?
/What good things do you think can happen when people in your community work together?
And how can you help your community? Let’s think about it together.
/And how can you help your community? Let’s think about it together.
