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Ali saw the woman crying. He quickly brought a blanket and
Why did Ali rush into the
rushed into the house. burning house with a blanket?

“No, no, don’t go inside. You’ll get burnt,” somebody shouted.

But Ali went in.

He heard a child screaming from inside. The

whole house seemed like a burning oven. He
saw the child on a cot.

Ali picked up the child and ran out of the
burning house. The woman took the child

in her arms. But Ali fell down.

The smoke almost choked
him and the flames had

burnt his skin.

A few minutes

later, two fire
engines arrived.

The firemen came
out. They unrolled the

hoses and started the pumps. Soon they began to pump streams of water into

the building.

An ambulance took Ali and the little child to the hospital. At the hospital, the doctors

and the nurses took care of them. In a few days they got well.

“You’ve saved our child, Ali,” said the child’s mother. “I am very thankful to you.”

It was Ali who had phoned the fire services,” said Mr. Verma.

“He is a good boy. He has helped all of us,” said the others.

“He is indeed a brave boy,” said Mrs Verma. When did Ali receive an
award for bravery and why?
Do you know what happened after that?

Ali’s story appeared in the newspapers. On 26th January, he received an award from

the President of India for his brave act.

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