Elementary Reading Exercise

The Day My House Caught Fire!

I was at home one Saturday afternoon, and I was in the living room watching television. It was a normal, quiet day. Suddenly, I smelled something strange. It was not a nice smell, like food. It was the smell of burning. I went to the kitchen and saw black smoke coming from the oven. I was very scared because I knew it was a fire.

I did not stop to get my phone or my coat. I just ran out of the house and shouted for help. My neighbour, Mr. Smith, heard me and came out of his house. When he saw the smoke, he immediately called the fire brigade.

A few minutes later, the fire engine arrived with its loud siren. The firefighters were fantastic. They were very brave and ran into my house with a big hose. They quickly put out the fire in the kitchen. The kitchen was black and messy, but the rest of my house was okay. The important thing was that everyone was safe. I was very thankful to my neighbour and the brave firefighters that day.