I began to run, but as I was still only half-and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opend the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of thick smoke.

　　I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see flames all aroud. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window, But befor I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.

　　I saw a flaming doorway in front, put the bunkle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terribly, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundlelll of clothes gave a thin cry. I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I saw a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night dress and a borrowed man's coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.

　　"My bady! My bady!" she cried. The crowd cheered wildly as she took the smoke---blackened bundle out of my arms. I had some difficulty in recognizing her. She was the Mayor's wife, and I bad saved her bady, I was a hero!

　　我开始跑起来，但仍是半睡半半醒样，不是朝楼梯跑去，而是向相反的方向走去，烟雾越来越浓，我找到一扇开着的门，朝房间的窗户冲去，但还没有到窗户边，我的脚就被一个软绵绵的东西绊住了，我摔倒了，将我绊倒的东西好象是一捆布，我正好把他捡起来遮住脸，用它挡住烟火和热气，脚底下的地板塌下去了，我和一块块燃烧着的木头一起掉到了下面的地板上。

　　我见前面的门口烧着了，就用那捆布挡住脸开始往外冲，我的脚烫得够呛，但是终于冲出来了，当我到了外面时，我手里的那捆衣服发出了微弱的哭声，我惊讶行几乎把它扔出去。后来，我看见一群人聚集在街上，当一身穿睡衣，外面罩着男大衣的女人看见我时，尖叫起来，并发疯似的跑过来。

　　“我的孩子！我的孩子！”她喊道，当她从我的手上接过被烟熏黑了的布时，人群狂呼起来。我费了点劲才认得出她来，原来是市长的夫人，我救了她的孩子，我成了英雄。