The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond XXXI

Amal Sadeq
Haifa Al-Jaboobi, Teacher
Sawda Bent Sam’ah, Sana’a, Yemen
I like to be brave in dealing with problems I face. One of the occasions I felt I
was brave happened one year ago. I was walking to school with my friends. We
were talking when I suddenly heard a loud noise and saw a car stopping. I was
scared of the sound. I looked left and right to see what had happened. I saw
a motorcycle laying in the middle of the street. It had fallen and caused other
cars to stop. The motorcycle was very close to me.
I approached the driver of the motorcycle. He was an old man. I turned
around but there was nobody. The cars had left, and my friends had run
to school. I was there by myself beside the motorcycle and its driver. The
motorcycle was on the leg of the old man. He was in pain.
“I like to be brave
in dealing with
problems I face.”
I got closer to the old man. I helped him raise the motorcycle until he was
able to pull his leg out. He was shaking. I opened my backpack and took my
bottle of water and gave it to him. I stayed with him until he started to talk.
He was in good condition so I left him to go to school.
I arrived late to school. My teacher asked me why I was late. I told her about
the accident on the street and what I did with the motorcycle driver. The
teacher told me, “Excellent, Amal, what you did was great. You proved that
you’re strong and brave.” After this incident I feel more comfortable helping
other people.
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