LastTuesdayItookmytwodaughters,agedfiveandseven,totownbycar.Itbegantorain1soIdecidedIwouldleavethechildreninthecarbeforeIwentquicklyintoashop.I2thegirlsnottotouchanythingandtoldthemIwouldbe3within

　　LastTuesdayItookmytwodaughters,agedfiveandseven,totownbycar.Itbegantorain1soIdecidedIwouldleavethechildreninthecarbeforeIwentquicklyintoashop.I2thegirlsnottotouchanythingandtoldthemIwouldbe3withinafewminutes.ThenIlockedallthedoorsandleft4happilylookingoutofthewindow.

　　Ireturnedtothecarinlessthanfiveminutesbutthegirlshaddisappeared!Icouldhardlybelievemy5.Thecardoorswere6locked,thewindowswereshutandonthebackseat7onlytwocoats.Being8,Irantothecornerofthestreet9therewasno10ofthem.Irusheduptoanoldladynearbyandasked11shehadseentwosmallgirlsbutshesaid“No”.Feelingquicksickwithfear,Isatonthedriver’sseat,and12tostoptrembling.Suddenly,I13amerrylaughbehindme.Igotoutofthecar,ranroundtoopenthebootandthereinsideweretwoveryred-facedandexcited14.Theyhadobviouslypulledoutthebackseat,15behinditandthenbeenunabletopushtheseatforwardagain.Withtearsinmyeyes,Ileanedforwardandpulledtheirears翻译