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One night, there was a raging storm in the
village. I had just finished my dinner and was
settling ___1___
in front of the television when I heard a loud
rumble of ___2___.
It was ___3___
by a flash of lightning. Within minutes, large ___4___
of rain were falling and a furious wind was tearing ___5___
the rooftops and trees.
I leapt ___6___
my feet, remembering the few clothes I had left
outside my window. As I ___7___
the window, I was just in time to see my entire
clothes line flew ___8___
into the night, my shirts and handkerchiefs flapping
madly in the ___9___.
I chuckled to ___10___,
imagining a seagull meeting ___11___
in mid flight.
The dark night was illuminated ___12___
constant flashes of lightning. Between ___13___
brief flashes, I could see much of what was ___14___
in the village. Many fishermen had hurried to the
edge of the sea ___15___
their little fishing vessels were moored, and were
pulling them further ___16___
the beach. Further inland, the women were tacking
storm nets to the ___17___
over their precious crops to minimize the damage ___18___
by the wind and rain. The children were rushing
madly ___19___,
collecting stray pets, chickens and goats into the
protective ___20___
of sheds and houses.
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One night, there was a raging storm in the
village. I had just finished my dinner and was
settling down
in front of the television when I heard a loud
rumble of thunder.
It was followed
by a flash of lightning. Within minutes, large
drops of rain
were falling and a furious wind was tearing
at
the rooftops and trees.
I leapt to
my feet, remembering the few clothes I had left
outside my window. As I
reached
the window, I was just in time to see my entire
clothes line flew off
into the night, my shirts and handkerchiefs flapping
madly in the wind.
I chuckled to myself,
imagining a seagull meeting
them
in mid flight.
The dark night was illuminated
by
constant flashes of lightning. Between
these
brief flashes, I could see much of what was
happening
in the village. Many fishermen had hurried to the
edge of the sea where
their little fishing vessels were moored, and were
pulling them further up
the beach. Further inland, the women were tacking
storm nets to the ground
over their precious crops to minimize the damage
caused
by the wind and rain. The children were rushing
madly about,
collecting stray pets, chickens and goats into the
protective shelter
of sheds and houses.
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