Lizzy lived next to a busy road. She
would often sit outside and watch the
activities of the street.
Full taxis carried people to work.
Children passed on their way to
school, and runners jogged past in
the evenings.

Lizzy also liked to watch the insects as they crawled
and flew around the yard.
Sometimes Lizzy nibbled on the sour flowers that grew
under the tap at the back of her house.

One day, Lizzy saw two girls on the
other side of the road. They wanted to
cross and were holding hands for
safety.
Mamma always told Lizzy, “Before you
cross any road, look left, look right,
look left again. Check it’s safe to go.”

Finally, there was a gap between the cars. The one girl
sprinted across, leaving the other who was hesitating.

“Come on Mosa, quickly before the next car!” shouted
the girl who had crossed. Mosa jumped forward
without checking.

Lizzy watched with big eyes as the blaring of a car
hooter reached her ears.

“DOOFF!” the car catapulted Mosa into the air. She
landed on the sidewalk near Lizzy’s house.

Lizzy’s eyes got even bigger and her jaw dropped.

She darted into the
house.

“Mamma! Mamma! A girl has been
bumped by a car! She is lying outside
of our yard and she is not moving!”cried Lizzy,

Mamma rushed outside. She saw Mosa, and quickly
called an ambulance.
People began to gather around Mosa, who lay
unconscious.
Soon, the sound of an ambulance siren filled the air.
“Whee whoo, whee whoo!”

The worried paramedics placed Mosa
carefully on a stretcher, and took her
to hospital.

After Mosa’s accident, the local
schools introduced road safety
lessons for parents and children.

The community petitioned for a
pedestrian crossing, so that no more children would be hurt.