Inferencing · Level 1

Tia pedalled hard to get to town on time. But when she got there the stores were closed.

As the old man opened the door of the hut, the dog pushed his way past him and raced out. The man's shouting and whistling made no difference.

The sun was just below the distant hills when the car's engine suddenly stopped.

"Why didn't I stop and fill up?" Mum asked.'

She banged her hands on the steering wheel. We both went very quiet.

We got out and pushed the car to the side of the road. Then we looked around. There was nothing but flat, empty land stretching towards the hills. We looked hopefully along the straight road. There wasn't another car in sight. A cold wind was blowing. We were soon back in the car. We could only wait and hope.

When it was dark Mum must have thought I was worried. She suggested a game of I Spy. It wasn't easy to play, so we sang some of our favourite songs.

At last we saw two headlights. We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw what kind of vehicle it was.

The driver winched our car up so that the front wheels were off the ground. We climbed into the cab of the truck and headed for the next town.