محمد زين الدين
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 | موضوع: Chapter 7 مستر محمد عبد المنعم 2 ثانوي  الخميس أبريل 10, 2008 8:41 pm | |
| THE JOURNEY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
Three cars started their journey down the mountain. The first car was a big powerful 4 - wheel drive vehicle. Wafaa, Farouk another botanist and Captain Osama were in it. The second car was a light jeep and had two officers in it. The third car was similar to the first one. It contained two officers and in the back the plants that were collected.
THE ROAD DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
The road was a steep narrow track. A wall of rock was on one side and nothing but a valley below on the other side. The cars went slowly in order not to slide and go over the edge.
BAD WEATHER
Half way down, heavy rain started with thunder and lightning. The road became a river. They had to get to the wadis before they flooded so that they could cross them. Thirty minutes later they reached flat ground and had to cross three wadis.
THE FIRST WADI
In the first Wadi, Captain Osama moved slowly. The water was about half way up the wheels. The two other cars did the same.
THE SECOND WADI
After twenty minutes they reached the second Wadi. It was wider and the water was higher. Captain Osama had to go dangerously fast and to race over the stony ground in order to be able to cross the third wadi before the water became too high.
THE THIRD WADI
In fifteen minutes they came to the third Wadi. It was about 40 metres across. The water was fast and deep. They saw a dead palm tree carried in the water. It crashed into a rock then continued on. The Captain had no choice but to go on. He put the car into a low gear and moved into the water. At the deepest part, water poured in under the doors. Finally, they managed to get out safely.
THE JEEP
The jeep followed. At the deepest part, it was too light, the water took it and it was carried fast on its side. It crashed into rocks then it got stuck between two rocks. Captain Osama, Farouk and Wafaa jumped out of their car and ran to the edge of the wadi. Captain Osama was about to swim to the two officers in the jeep. But they were able to climb out of the water onto a rocky island. The water around them was too deep and too fast to enable them to swim. They asked the Captain to go on. So the three returned to their car.
THE THIRD CAR
As the third car was heavy and the plants were in it, the driver had to get across. He waited for a while then began to move in a low gear. Half way, the engine stopped and the driver couldn't start it again. Suddenly, a palm tree smashed into it. It rolled up on one side and sank heavily down.
THE TOWROPE
The Captain took the towrope from the back of the first car. He attached it to its towbar, then he and Farouk swam to the third car and asked Wafaa to press the horn if a tree came towards them. When they reached the car, he asked the two officers to stay in the car to make it heavy, They couldn't attach the rope to the car. So, the two officers got out and the four men were able to attach the rope.
A TREE HITS THE CAR
They heard the car's horn and had only time to move before a tree came and hit the car, which went over and knocked the two men. The Captain and Farouk were hit by the rope. The four men managed to climb onto the rocky island and joined the two men from the jeep.
WAFAA PULLS THE THIRD CAR
As Wafaa was alone, she had to get into the first car and used the lowest gear to pull the third car. It moved out of the water and reached the land but came no further.
WAFAA TAKES THE PLANTS AND DRIVES OFF
Wafaa climbed onto the third car, opened the door and took the plants and put them in the first car. She drove off fast. She had a young man's life in her hands. She fought her fear and drove through the storm with the terror of the noise of rain beating on the metal roof and crashing against the glass of the windscreen.
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