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Briefs
We
have two stories of childhood resourcefulness to end
on.
From
America, a six-year-old boy who missed his school bus
hopped into the family car and drove alone 10 miles
to school before losing control and crashing but escaping
with only minor injuries, police said Wednesday.
"It's
not only one miracle, it's a multiple array of miracles"
that allowed the boy from Wicomico Church, in the US
state of Virginia, to avoid serious injury to himself
or others, Northumberland county Sheriff Chuck Wilkins
told AFP.
The
boy took the keys to a 2005 Ford Taurus early Monday
while his mother was sleeping, and drove, possibly standing
up, "during our busiest time of the day, when all
the school buses are going, passing two or three cars
at a time, and went over a bridge and almost made it
to school" before striking a utility pole, Wilkins
said.
"He
just had a strong desire to go school even after the
crash," so that he wouldn't miss the school breakfast
or gym class, police Sergeant Tom Cunningham said.
The
boy was taken to a local hospital, treated and released
in time to make it to Northumberland Elementary School.
(AFP)
And
finally........a story of love and adventure from Germany.
.
Three children
aged five, six and seven who said they were fed up with
cold weather at home set off on a voyage to Africa but
only got as far as the local train station, police said
on Monday. (Reuters)
The boy and
the older girl were planning to get married in Africa
and brought the girl's five-year-old sister along as
a witness. They left their home in the city of Hanover,
which they shared with the boy's father and the girls'
mother, early on New Year's Day as their parents slept.
"The
children wanted to do something really special for the
New Year," said police spokesman Holger Jureczko.
"They had it all planned out. They had three suitcases,
filled with food, swimming costumes, a lilo and even
sunglasses." He
said they took a tram to the central station and were
about to board a train to the airport when police stopped
them.
"They
said they wanted to go to Africa 'because it's so nice
and warm there'," Jureczko said. The boy had once
been to Italy and convinced the girl that Africa would
be even warmer, he said.
The police
told the trio that it would be difficult to get to Africa
without money or tickets and instead gave them a tour
of the police station before handing them over to their
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