By Dubin, Age 12
On the 20th of July, 2009 it was a rainy day and the river was overflowing. I was scared because my house is near the river. I told my mom, “Mom, what if the water goes inside our house? Where are we going to go?”
My mom just changed the subject and said, “Okay, family, why don’t we go swimming.”
So we all agreed and we went to our rooms and put on our bathing suits. We all met near the river and went in. At first, I was very scared because I didn’t know how to swim. I wanted to try to swim, so I jumped into the water and tried my best. But guess what happened: suddenly I began to drown. When I was underwater I thought that someone was pulling me down, but it was nobody. My head went in and out of the water.
I yelled, “Help! Help! I’m drowning!” Nobody heard me. I was very scared. I thought it was the end of my life, so I looked towards the sky and said, “God, you know what to do with me.” He must have wanted me to continue my life because finally my dad saved me.
My dad told me, “Now did you learn your lesson?”
I told him yes and gave him a hug and a kiss on his cheek. I also told him, “Dad, you are my hero and will always be.”
Now I learned my lesson of not to swim in a flooded river. I also learned how to swim.
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Comments from the HCGS GenYES technology class:
Tucker - I really liked your story. I can't swim at all. I bet it was scary. I probably would have prayed, too.
Zech - Hello Dubin. I like your story. The people in your school seem really nice. I just learned how to swim this summer. I know what you went through.
Ashlynn - I now how you felt about almost drowning. It happened to me a long time ago. It is very scary.
Josie - Hi, my name is Josie. When I first swam I almost drowned. I got the hang of it really fast.
Kendell - Hey Dubin. I had the same experience, too. One day I went off the diving board and went to the bottom. I was screaming, "Help me, I'm drowning." Now I know how to swim very well. See ya!
Annalise - Hey, my name is Annalise. I would think it would be very scary to not know how to swim and then almost drown. You are lucky that your dad realized and saved you.
Garrett - I liked your story. I almost drowned at the town pool many times. I'm glad your dad was watching out for you.
Comments from the Casey Community School Standard 4 & 5 students (Gallon Jug):
Dubin - When I was under the water I was really scared because I was scared that a crocodile was going to get me.
Estelita - When the river is flooded, the water gets black and the crocodiles come out.
Denbert - Here in Gallon Jug, there are crocodiles in the river and they are scary. The dog of Dubin was eaten by one! At Cedar Crossing (5 miles from here), a man was bitten by a crocodile while he was fishing.
Victor - We go swimming when the river overflows.
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