Martha started school just last month.The school was a few kilometers from her house.
Both her parents were busy and could not drive her to school.Every day at 7:30 she took a school bus there.The bus went around to pick up students every morning and brought them back home every afternoon.
Martha’s parents always set their alarm clock every evening,but one morning it didn’t work.When Martha’s mother opened her eyes,it was already 8 o’clock.She hurried into Martha’s room.“ I’m sorry,dear,” she said,“ but you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly,have a quick breakfast and then I’ll drive you to school.”
“But do you know the way to my school,Mum?”
“No,but you can be my guide,can’t you?”
“Oh,yes!” Martha told her mum to turn right here and turn left there.In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town before they got to her school.In the end her mother found out that it was not really very far from their house.
“why did you make me to such a long way round,Martha?”
“ Because I didn’t know how else to get there,Mum.That’s the way our bus always goes to pick up other children on the way to school.
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