Susie the childminder, with the help of her daughter Murph, look after
five children before and after school. The youngest are the twins Kit
and Lydia.
One day they arrived at Susie’s with their bikes because they were
going to start cycle training at school.
Nanny Dot, from next door, was sitting drinking a cup of tea with Susie.
“Cycle training, my goodness, how exciting!” exclaimed Nanny Dot.
“Then we may be allowed to cycle to school on the cycle paths” Kit
explained.
“I used to ride my bike to school with my older brother, Jack. We
didn’t have any cycle training, but then the roads weren’t as busy when
I was a little girl. Jack and I were often the only ones on the road.
There was no need for a cycle path in those days!” added Nanny Dot.
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