“That looks very fun! I would like to learn how to ride a bicycle too!” thought John to himself as he saw his neighbour, Walter, cycling a brand new bicycle past him in the park one Sunday morning. John quickly called out to Walter and politely asked him to stop and teach him how to ride a bicycle. Walter was very kind and agreed to teach him.
John ignored Walter’s warningThe sun shone in the cerulean blue sky as a gentle breeze swept across my cheeks. It is the weekends! I decided to go for a walk at the nearby park. Strolling, I saw my neighbour, Ben, cycling on his brand-new bicycle. I asked politely if he could teach me how to ride the two-wheeled bicycle. Ben agreed as he alighted from his bicycle. I was as happy as a lark.
as he was having a whale of a time. Unfortunately, he did not notice a small rock in front of him. In a blink of an eye, he hit the rock and lost his balance and fell off his bicycle. Fortunately, he fell on soft ground and was not badly injured. Walter scolded him for not listening to his advice. He said that they had to go home to treat John’s minor cuts and bruises. John realised his carelessness and apologised for not taking heed to Walter’s advice. He felt foolish and embarrassed for getting hurt while cycling.
The sun shone in the cerulean blue sky as a gentle breeze swept across
my cheeks. It is the weekends! I decided to go for a walk at the nearby park. Strolling, I saw my neighbour,
Ben, cycling on his brand-new bicycle. I asked politely if he could teach me
how to ride the two-wheeled bicycle. Ben agreed as he alighted from his bicycle.
I was as happy as a lark.
Excitedly,
I thought it would be easy to ride, just like a four- wheeled bicycle. As I got
on the bicycle, I started wobbling left and right. My heart was pounding fast
and cold sweat started to trickle down my forehead. I was nervous. This was my
first time riding on a two-wheeled bicycle. Ben held onto the handle bars of
his bicycle and helped me keep my balance.
“Keep
pedalling and look forward!” he yelled as I gained confidence and rode forward.
“You got it! You got it!” he cheered excitedly. As I gained more confidence, I
started to ride faster and faster. Suddenly, I started to lose control of the
bicycle. “Wham!!!” I fell and landed on the ground with a loud thud.
Ben
quickly sprinted towards me screaming for help at the same time. Pain, raw and intense,
pulsated through my body. A bolt of excruciating pain shot through my ankle. I
felt foolish and embarrassed as I should have pedalled slower and not let my
pride take over me. Afterall, this was my first attempt at learning to cycle. I
should not be over-confident.
Written
by Andrea Chia; BU2/ 2021
Learning To Cycle
One glorious day, Jim was strolling at a park
near his house. "Ring! Ring!" He saw his neighbor, Jonathan, riding
his brand new bicycle. “Jonathan, Jonathan! Could you teach me how to ride a
bicycle?" Jim asked politely. Jonathan nodded his head immediately.
Jonathan held the handlebars of the bicycle
firmly so that Jim would not lose his balance. After a while, Jim told Jonathan
he could cycle on his own. Jonathan smiled at Jim for learning how to cycle so
fast.
Jim was on cloud nine. He asked
Jonathan to let go of his hands so that he could learn how to balance the
bicycle. Jonathan listened to him and reminded him not to cycle too fast. But
Jim did not listen and pedalled furiously.
Suddenly, Jim lost his balance and fell off the
bicycle. Jim was injured. He suffered cuts and bruises on his hands and legs.
Jonathan chided Jim for not taking heed to his advice. Then Jonathan helped Jim
home to get treatment for his injury. Jim was very thankful for Jonathan's assistance.
He learns to be more careful in cycling and not to be over-confident in future.
A Bicycle Accident
It was a sunny and windy Saturday morning. Jerry and his
parents went jogging at the nearby park. Jerry was enjoying a stroll when his
parents were exercising with their
friends. "Ring! Ring!" He heard the bicycle bell ringing and turned his head around to check where the
sound came from. He saw his neighbor, Timmy, riding his brand new bicycle.
"Hi Timmy, could you teach me how to ride a bicycle?" Jerry had wanted to learn cycling a long time ago. He asked Timmy politely to teach him. “Sure! I can teach you. Come here!" replied Timmy. Jerry was as happy as a lark. Timmy taught Jerry to hold the handle bars to balance the bicycle. Jerry could hardly contain his excitement to learn cycling. He flashed a wide smile and his face shone with happiness.
"Timmy, I think I can balance on my own now. You can let go of your hands!" uttered Jerry. "Are you sure you can balance?" asked Timmy. "Yes, I can! Please let go of your hands now," Jerry said confidently. Timmy agreed and let go of his hands.
After a short while, Jerry could not balance by himself and he tried to stop the bicycle, but it was too big and his foot could not touch the ground. He lost his balance and fell off his bicycle in a blink of an eye. “My knees are so painful!” moaned Jerry. His ankles and knees suffered minor cuts and bruises. “Are you OK?” Timmy rushed forward to check on his injuries. Fortunately, Jerry did not knock his head on the hard ground. His parents saw Jerry falling down and quickly fetched him to a nearby clinic immediately for treatment. Jerry had to rest and could not walk for a week. He had learnt to wear protection pads when cycling to protect himself.
Tiffany Ew Enn Yee; BU2/2021
A Bicycle Ride
One sunny afternoon, Jake was taking a stroll at a nearby park . While he was strolling, he saw his neighbor, John, riding a brand new bicycle towards him.
He had always wanted to learn how to ride a bicycle, so he approached John to ask him politely if he could teach him how to ride a bicycle. John nodded his head instantly and Jake could hardly contain his excitement. He was jumping up and down with joy.
Jake sat on the bicycle, holding tight to the handlebars. Then he began to pedal slowly with John holding the back of the bicycle. After a while, John let go of his hands and told Jake to continue cycling. Jake became over-confident and pedaled too fast. In a blink of an eye, he lost his balance and fell down.
Jake suffered
minor cuts and bruises on his legs. John told Jake that it was important to
ride slowly and carefully while still learning to cycle. Jake nodded and instantly
felt foolish and embarrassed of his action of riding too fast because he became
over-confident.
Written by: Jenn Loh; BU2/2021
