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 Have you ever seen lightning? Lightning is a
flash of bright light in
the sky, which is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to
the ground. It usually accompanies loud thunder. The chances of being hit by lightning
are very rare, but some people do
get struck by lightning. In Britain,
only about 50 people are hit each year.
Last week, a 10-year-old British girl named Erin Moran was hit by
lightning. Luckily, she is totally OK now, but the bolt left a Harry Potter-style
scar on her arm! It happened when Erin was watching
the storm in the attic in her house. She was
taken to a hospital right away as she felt pain in her arm and toe. Surprisingly, however, she
was totally fine, even though the lightning
went straight through her. It just left her a spark-shaped scar in the
same way that the boy wizard Harry Potter was left
with a lightning bolt scar! As you all know, Harry Potter has a scar
on his forehead shaped like a lightning
bolt.
“It was a miracle and Erin is a very
lucky girl. It is just amazing,” her father Mark
said. Erin went back home after just three hours and the next day
she was back at school! “I showed my scar to my friends and they were
very surprised to see it,” said Erin in excitement. “
Some people think my scar looks like lightning going across the sky,
but I call it ‘my lucky snowflake.’” You are a really
lucky girl, Erin! |
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