MaMa told us to hurry, wear extra layers of clothes, and prepare to leave for safety.

BaBa hurried out to seek help and returned with a cart and two kinsmen.

Carefully and slowly we made our way down the stairs to load the cart with our belongings.

Illustration of people of various ages coming down steps carrying boxes, baskets, or cloth sacks Illustration of a man pulling a cart. In the background are destroyed buildings that are on fire
Key Vocabulary

  • prepare v., to get ready

  • carefully adv., in a way that shows care

In Other Words

  • seek look for

  • kinsmen family members

  • our belongings all of the things we owned