It was a sunny day in Barrie, and nine-year-old Stephanie Boddy and her friend Samantha Quinn were 1 on the grass near their apartment building and having a picnic on an old blanket (毯子). Little did they know, this 2 day would soon become a story of bravery (勇敢).
While making sandwiches and talking about school, Stephanie and Samantha saw 3 unusual above them. 4 , they noticed four-year-old Skyler Christou hanging out of a fourth-floor window, almost 5 . Without thinking, the girls took the 6 from under their picnic and ran to catch him. They were really scared, 7 they kept going. As Skyler fell, he turned over and over, and the girls kept their blanket 8 . "We moved back and forth as he came down," Stephanie said. "I was really scared." Skyler fell into the center of the blanket, and then fell onto the ground. 9 , he wasn't seriously hurt, all thanks to the blanket that 10 him.
The people in the town were happy for the 11 who did something great. Samantha's mom felt 12 and said, "I'm so proud (自豪) of the girls." Barrie's police officer heard about it and praised the girls, saying they were really 13 .
The whole town celebrated Stephanie and Samantha's heroic act, and the news shared their 14 . The two friends became local heroes and made people talk about child safety. They were really happy that a quick 15 turned a common day into a meaningful one.
