Home Alone

Home Alone

story for children (even for bignners) by Huang Yipeng



My brother and I were alone in our apartment. My parents

had gone for a function and

had left me in charge. I was doing my homework while my

younger brother was

watching television. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!

Ding-Dong! My younger brother

rushed to the door thinking that our parents had come

home; he unlocked the door

and opened it.

Man At DoorOutside, stood a tall man wearing a

black raincoat and black

rubber boots. He said that he was a salesman and asked

politely if our mother or father


was at home
.

Without thinking, my brother said, "No." He asked

if we would like to buy

some comic books, which he was selling. I quickly explained

that we were not

supposed to buy anything without our parents' permission.

Then, as I was about to close the door, he forced

his way into our house.

He took out a knife and forced me to tie up my brother's

hands with some rope which

he took out from his pocket. I tied up his hands but I tied

it in a special way

so my brother could

untie himself. The man then tied my hands up and locked

both of

us in the kitchen.

Soon, he went upstairs to search the bedroom for

valuables. I managed

to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then

untied me. I rushed

to the telephone to call the police, but the line was dead.

The doors were all locked

from the outside and I did not have the keys to unlock

them. Luckily, the robber

forgot to lock the kitchen window. My brother managed to

get out of the house

through the window and I told him to go to the

neighbourhood police post


and call for help

.

My brother brought the police to our house and the

robber was caught.

We had to go to the police station to make a report. At the

police station,

we found out that the robber was a wanted criminal whom the

police have been

trying to catch for a long time. The police thanked us for

our good work.

By that time, our parents had come home. We told

them the whole story

about the robbery. My parents were thankful that we were

not hurt but they

lectured me for not stopping my brother from opening the

door to strangers.

I learnt a lesson on safety and responsibility