Don’t Talk to Strangers!

暑假来临了，同学们在愉快玩耍的同时也要注意个人安全，警惕身边的危险。比如新闻中报道，人贩子会通过“假冒熟人”“利用善心”“宠物引诱”等计谋来拐骗儿童。为了提高大家的安全意识，江苏省扬中市外国语小学精心编演了一出英语剧。剧中的主人公晓梅就差点中了人贩子的伎俩，这可怎么办呢？我们一起去看看吧。

Narrator： One evening， the family gathered in the living room.

Dad： Sweetheart， how was your day at school today？ Learn anything new？

Xiao Mei： Pretty good， dad. Our teacher taught us a lot about personal safety（个人安全）. She said we shouldn’t trust strangers（陌生人） easily.

Dad： What else？

Xiao Mei： Don’t talk to strangers and don’t drink water or eat food from strangers.

Mum： That’s right， my dear. Stick these in your mind（牢牢记住它们）！

Xiao Mei： OK， mum.

Narrator： The next day， as Xiao Mei walked home from school， she saw someone following her.

Liu Wei： Hey， Xiao Mei， could you help me find my pet dog？ It’s gone！

Xiao Mei： Sorry， I won’t talk to strangers.

Liu Wei： Well， I’m not a stranger. I’m Liu Wei. We are neighbors（邻居）！ I’m friends with your mum and dad.

Xiao Mei： But I shouldn’t go with strangers.

Liu Wei： My dog is my best friend. It’s just a puppy. I’m really worried. And I’m not a stranger， I’m your neighbor！

Xiao Mei： Alright， let me help you find your dog. What’s its name？

Liu Wei： Xiao Bai. It’s very cute and fluffy（毛茸茸的）！Let’s look for it together.

Xiao Mei： Xiao Bai！ Where are you？

Liu Wei： Xiao Bai！ Where are you？ Look over there， what’s in the hallway（楼道）？ Let’s go and have a look.

Xiao Mei： Sure. If we find Xiao Bai， can I play with it for a while？

Liu Wei： Of course you can， you’re its heroine（女英雄）！

Narrator： As soon as they entered the hallway， Liu Wei grabbed（抓住）Xiao Mei.

Liu Wei： Go inside！

Xiao Mei： What are you doing？！ Let go of me（放开我）！

Liu Wei： Stop shouting！ No one will hear you.

Xiao Mei： You are a bad person. You don’t have any dogs. You’re not my neighbor！

Liu Wei： That’s right. Don’t you know not to talk to strangers？

Xiao Mei： You’re a big liar！

Liu Wei： You’re too noisy. Shut up and take the pill， or I will kill you at once！

Xiao Mei： Ok， I’ll listen to you. Could you please not kill me？ （pretends to swallow） Look， I’ve already swallowed it down. Oh， no， why am I so sleepy？ （pretends to fall asleep）

Narrator： It was dark outside， but Xiao Mei still hasn’t come home yet. Something must have happened！

Dad： Where is Xiao Mei？ She hasn’t come back yet.

Mum： I don’t know， either. Let’s go out and look for her！

Dad and Mum： Xiao Mei！ Xiao Mei！ Where are you？

Dad： Excuse me， have you seen this girl before？

Passerby： Sorry， no.

Dad： Hello， have you seen this girl before？

Security Guard（保安）： Hiss... Yes， she carries a white schoolbag. Right？

Dad： Yes， yes！

Security Guard： There was a man walking next to her. It seemed like they were looking for something.

Dad： What？！

Mum： My daughter is in danger！

Dad： Call the police right now！

Narrator： After looking at the security camera videos（监控录像）， the police found Liu Wei’s hiding place.

Mum： Is it... here？ I can’t imagine what has happened to my daughter！

Dad： She must be fine. We need to trust the police...

Mum： Look！ Is that Xiao Mei？

Dad： Yes！ It’s our daughter！ Xiao Mei， are you OK？

Xiao Mei： Dad， mum， I thought I would never see you again！

Mum： Don’t be afraid， sweetheart. The police have caught the bad guy. Everything’s fine now.

Xiao Mei： He wanted to drug（下药） me.

Mum： What？！

Xiao Mei： But I didn’t take the pill. I hid it in my mouth and spat（吐） it out when he wasn’t looking.

Dad： You are very smart.

Mum： It was too dangerous. You must never go with strangers again， not even with the uncles or aunties you’ve met before！

Xiao Mei： Got it， mum. I’ve already learned the lesson. Bad people always make up（编造） lots of stories to trick us！Be careful！

（The end）