One day, Daniel got lost when he and his mom went shopping in the store. He had thought he was right beside Mom, 1 when he looked up, Mom was gone.
" Mom! Mom!" Daniel called. Many people hurried by, yet nobody 2 for Daniel. The store seemed very large, and Daniel felt himself very 3 .
Then Daniel remembered something. Mom had told him what he should do if he got lost. She had said that he should find someone who was 4 at the store for help. Daniel looked around and saw a saleswoman hanging sweaters, so he ran to her for 5 . " I' m lost I can' t find my mom. " he said.
6 she could answer, a customer hurried over, holding a black sweater. " How much is this? " she asked.
Now Daniel was 7 . Would the saleswoman help him?
" Just a moment, please, " the saleswoman said to the customer. " We have a lost boy here. ' ' She turned to Daniel, " Don' t worry. " she said, " I will 8 Mr. Henson, our store security guard(保安). He will help find your mom. "
The customer smiled at Daniel. " I will bet your mom is looking for you. too. " she said. Daniel hadn' t thought of that! Mom would be looking for him, and now she would know 9 to find him. He felt better.
While they were waiting for Mr. Henson, the saleswoman gave Daniel a green lollipop(棒棒糖). Although green was Daniel' s 10 , he did not feel like eating at the moment.
Soon here came Mr. Henson. He put his hand on Daniel' s shoulder. " What' s your name, little boy? " he asked. Daniel told him. Then Mr. Henson asked. " What' s your mom' s name? " " Mom, " but he 11 that Mr. Henson meant Mon' s other name, the one adults called her. " Her name is Amy Wilkerson. " he said.
" Good job!" Mr. Henson said. The saleswoman smiled.
Mr. Henson said he would make an announcement that could be 12 all through the store. He pushed buttons on a special telephone, then said, " Will Ms. Amy Wilkerson please come to ladies' 13 on the second floor? Your son is waiting for you here. "
Mr. Henson' s voice was strong, and the store' s music 14 stopped playing when he made the announcement. Mom must have heard him. And she really had. Soon Daniel saw her running toward him.
Mom held Daniel close. " I was worried. " she said. " Me too. " Daniel said. " But I 15 what you taught me. " He told Mom about Mr. Henson and the saleswoman.
Then he gave Mom the lollipop, because green was her favorite, too.
