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STRANGERS

“The reason you should never talk to a stranger and never ever
“The reason you should never talk to a stranger and never ever
take presents from a stranger and never ever go anywhere with a presents from a stranger and never ever go anywhere with a
take
stranger is that i
stranger is that it’s dangerous.” t’s dangerous.”

—Janice Berenstain and Stanley Berenstain—Janice Berenstain and Stanley Berenstain

A strange
A stranger is someone you do not know. It could be anyone, a woman, a man, r is someone you do not know. It could be anyone, a woman, a man,
or even a child. We come across new people almost every day. Some strangers ven a child. We come across new people almost every day. Some strangers
or e
can be familiarfamiliar like the postman, milkman, or the grocery person from where like the postman, milkman, or the grocery person from where
can be

y
your mother buys vegetables. However, any stranger who tries to give you our mother buys vegetables. However, any stranger who tries to give you
something or tak
something or take you somewhere when your trusted elder is not with you e you somewhere when your trusted elder is not with you
ma
may have bad intentions. Some strangers like police officers whose job is y have bad intentions. Some strangers like police officers whose job is
to help people in danger
to help people in danger can be good. They can can be good. They can assist assist
y
you when you are lost or scared.ou when you are lost or scared.

Clara was g
Clara was going to the park with oing to the park with
her mother and little brother. mother and little brother.
her

Sud
Suddenly, a denly, a vastvast crowd came crowd came
their wa
their way. Clara was separated y. Clara was separated
fr
from her mother and her om her mother and her
brother and was other and was terrifiedterrified. .
br
She did not know what to do, did not know what to do,
She
but remembered not to talk remembered not to talk
but

to
to strangers when her mother strangers when her mother
was not ar
was not around. But now, Clara ound. But now, Clara
needed help..
needed help

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