COURAGEOUS ALICE

Once upon a time, there lived a 9-year-old girl named Alice. She was deaf and dumb, but was intelligent and had a heart of gold. On a regular day at school, an announcement was made in the class asking the children to go for a game and the whole class rushed outside for it. As Alice was deaf, she didn’t hear the announcement and somehow got ignored by other kids because of which she was left alone in the class. No one noticed her and the doors of the class were locked by a staff member. Alice became worried as there were no fire exits also in the classroom.

She wondered what she could do now to escape. Suddenly, she remembered her friend telling her many days back about what can be done if one is stuck somewhere. She immediately got into action and started searching for a few things in the classroom. She checked all the shelves and drawers but found nothing. She sat down dejected. Just then her eyes fell on a General Knowledge book which was kept in her friend Michael’s bag. She recollected that her friend had mentioned to her once that this book can be of help to her when no one is around. He used to keep that book in his bag only for Alice because he knew that because of her impairment, she might end up in a difficult situation some time.  Alice took out the book and began turning the pages. On page number 50, she found a letter addressed to her. In the letter, there was information about what should be done if she is stuck in the lift or is stuck in the classroom and there are no fire exits.  She read all the points carefully and smiled.

She had found the way to get out of the class. But the steps mentioned were difficult; hence she contemplated about whether to follow them and go out or to just wait for everyone to come back. Eventually, she decided to not lose hope and she wanted to try and get away from the confines of the class room because it would take many hours for everybody to return.

She had to make something similar to a zip-line to accomplish her goal. The things required to make it were a hook, a thick rope and a few large sized nails. As per the instructions she read in the letter, she stretched the rope through the window just below the ceiling and soon she could make what she intended to, much to her amazement. Finally, with the help of the rope, she swung and flew to the games ground and made a heroic landing over there. Her friends were very happy to see her and Michael mentioned to her that he had realized she was not around and had intimated the school authorities. He was waiting for them to get her from the classroom but she arrived before that. Alice thanked Michael profusely for the letter which helped her to perform such a courageous act. Soon, news about Alice spread like wildfire and everyone was talking about the “bravery of a physically challenged girl”. The school was also taken to task for their negligence and lackadaisical attitude. A high profile organization offered to sponsor the treatment for Alice’s condition and she shared this news with her mother who was jubilant.

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