One day, Nosey asked his friends Gadget and Sprocket to build a vehicle that could drive and fit all of his friends. Since little Nosey had grown bored in his Flower Town and wanted him and his friends to take a journey to the other side of the Cucumber River to see what was happening in other towns.
Gadget and Sprocket worked for several days, and they built a small bus, just right for the cheerful group.
Nosey called his friends to the central square to make an announcement. When everyone gathered, they were Gunk—Nosey's best friend, Button—a kind and well-behaved girl, Fatty—a helpful little person, Syrup, and of course, Smarty.
My friends!
Nosey addressed his companions
I invite you to take a trip beyond our town and see how other little people live in distant towns! All those who wish, please take your seats in the bus that our inventors Gadget and Sprocket have built.
This won't work!
Objected the all-knowing Smarty
How can we go when neither Gadget nor Sprocket know the traffic rules? And because of this, we could have an accident!
Nonsense!
Said the inventors in unison
What's there to know, just steer and steer! The bus will take us wherever we lead it. Why waste time on trifles?
The friends settled into their seats, Gadget took the wheel, and Sprocket sat beside him as navigator. And the travellers set off on their journey.
After crossing the bridge over the Cucumber River and driving a bit more on a country road, the travellers turned onto a busy highway. And there were cars everywhere. What to do, where to go next? And on the street it was starting to get dark.
Gadget stopped the bus on the side of the busy road. The friends jumped out of the vehicle. They started to fuss and argue, Nosey for some reason wanted to run across the road, and then something unexpected happened. In the headlights, the driver of an oncoming car saw the little person too late, braked sharply, and his car crashed into the bus of our friends.
They called an ambulance and police officers, who arrived very quickly to help the injured. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt, and our unfortunate travellers got off with just a scare.
A traffic police officer sternly addressed Nosey and his friends:
How did it happen that you all ended up on a busy highway in an unclear moving vehicle? Do you understand that because of you, a serious accident almost happened?
First of all, your vehicle has no marker lights or headlights, and secondly, I don't see reflective elements on any of your clothing
Said the police officer seriously
You must understand that special reflective aids on a pedestrian's clothing are a necessity of the modern world. After all, it's very difficult for a driver to notice a person on the road in the dark. And a reflective element will help the driver see the pedestrian from afar and prevent an accident.
Forgive us!
Said the residents of Flower Town in unison
We will definitely learn the traffic rules and add reflective elements to our clothing. And we promise that next time, before going anywhere to travel, we will definitely prepare thoroughly for the trip so that we don't cause anyone any trouble.
