One morning in December, Tom Carr was playing with his friend Dot as usual in the yard. Tom was nine years old, and Dot was seven. Tom took very great care of his friend.
Then a man who Tom knew rode into the yard in panic. It was Mr. May, who lived at the next station, where there is a big farm. "Fire!"he cried to Tom's father, Mr. Carr. "Fire！One of the worst fire I've ever seen in my life. Come along, Carr. "
Mr. Carr called his men out. In an hour or so Mrs. May and her baby drove up. Tom and Dot ran to meet them. "Thank you, dear, "she said." The smoke is so bad at home that I was afraid it would choke (呛) the baby. "
She went to the house, and Tom and Dot were following her, when Tom stopped. "Look there, Dot." he said. "The brown calf(小牛)has gotten out of the yard！"The men were in such a hurry to fight the fire that they forgot to close the gate, and the brown calf was running away. Tom ran at once to bring the calf back, and Dot ran after him.
About half a mile from the farm yard the open land came to an end, and the bush began. The calf ran into the trees, and the children followed. The trees were not thick at first, and it was very easy to follow the brown calf through the bushes. But the calf ran into a deep valley, where Tom could not follow it. "Oh, what a pity, Dot, "he said." The calf is lost now. It will disappear into the bush. But give me your hand. We must go home！"
Tom now tried to find his way home. He felt sure he could easily get home, for they had only gone a little way into the bush. They walked on and on, and Dot got very tired. Tom took his friend or his back, and carried him for a long way. "Oh, how thick the smoke is!" said Dot, There had been smoke in the air all day, but now it was very thick. The fire had to be getting closer.
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Tom began to feel very scared
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When Mr. Carr came back to the yard, he was told that the two kids got lost.
