AnotherstoryReadingforWritingPuttingdownthephone,Sarasighed.TomorrowwasherhusbandTony’sbirthday.Shehadplannedtocookhimanicemealandthensurprisehimwiththenewmountainbikeshe’dboughtforhim.Ifshewenttohermother’shouse,Tonywouldn’tgethispresentfordays.‘It’snotlookingtoogood,darling.Ithinkyou’dbetterpackafewthingsandgotoyourmother’splace.Andyou’dbettertakeRosieandMontywithyou.’However,hermother’shousewasthebestplacetoberightnow.Beingonhigherland,itwouldbesafefromthefloods.IthadbeenrainingheavilyforalmosttwoweeksandtherivernearSaraandTony’shousewasrisinghigherandhigherallthetime.Tonyandothersfromthevillagehadspentthelasttwodaysputtingsandbagsalongthesideoftherivertostopitoverflowing.Nowtheyfearedthattheirhardworkhadbeenuselessandsoonthewholevalleywouldbeflooded.ReadingforWritingSaradressedbabyJamesinwarmclothesandcollected

thethingsshewouldneedforhimoverthenextfewdays.SheputtheleadonthedogandwentinsearchofMonty,thecat.Ittookheralongtime,buteventuallyshefoundhimsafeandwarmunderthecoversonherbed.SheplacedhiminhiscatbasketandtookhimintothekitchenwhereJamesandthedog,Rosie,waited.ReadingforWritingReadingforwritingJustasshewasreachingforthecarkeys,Saraheardasoundlikethenoisebathwatermakeswhenyoupullouttheplug.Shelookedatthebackdoor.Waterwasflowinginunderneath.Turningaroundshesawdirtybrownwaterfountainingoutofthedrainandfillingthesink.Realizingthattheyweretrappedbythefloodanditbecameimpossibleforhertodriveout,quicklysheputJamesintoherbackpackandpulleditontoherback.CallingtoRosie,shepickedupthecatbasketandrantothefrontofthehouseandoutintothefrontgarden,wherethecarwasparked.Thewaterwasalreadyuptoherknees，andRosiewasswimmingbesideher.Sara，togetherwithJames，RosieandMonty，washungryandfrightenedontheroofofthehousewhenaboatappearedinthedistance.PredictionThewaterwasalreadyuptoherknees，andRosiewasswimmingbesideher.Knowingthewaterwouldsoonbemuchdeeper，Sararantothecarandopenedthedoors.ShethrewthecatbasketontotheroofofthecarandpushedRosieupbesideit.Usingthecarseatasastepsheclimbedfirstontothefrontofthecarandthenontotheroofofthehouse.James，safelyattachedtoherback，madenosoundatall.Sarastareddownatthewaterwhichwasrushingpastthecar.Itwasalreadyhalfwayupthedoors，andstillrising.

Sara，togetherwithJames，RosieandMonty，washungryandfrightenedontheroofofthehousewhenaboatappearedinthedistance.Theywereextremelyhappyandshoutedattheboat“here！here！”，buttheboatseemednottoheadfortheirdirection.Sarawasworriedandanxious，thenbabyJamescriedsoloudlythateveryonecouldhear.Luckily，thepeopleontheboatrepliedtothe