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Two girls were walking home and carrying mushrooms from the forest. They had to cross the railway tracks. They thought the train was still far away, so they crossed the tracks. Suddenly the train came into view. The older girl ran back, and the younger girl dropped the mushrooms and started to pick them up. The train was very close. The older girl shouted: “Drop the mushrooms! Run!

But the little girl did not hear and continued to collect them. The driver, unable to stop the train, ran over the little girl.

The older girl screamed and cried. Passengers were watching from the windows of the wagons. When the train passed, everyone saw that the girl was lying face down between the rails and did not move.

After a while, the girl raised her head, jumped to her feet, picked mushrooms and ran to her sister.