Story 2. Fire and Ice.
Today, our teacher asked the class what things can burn us.
Everyone thought this was an easy question to answer.
Fire can burn us, we said.
Touch your finger to a flame and you will get burnt.
You will get a big blister on your finger.
The sun will burn you, too, if you stay out in it too long on hot summer days.
Right, our teacher said.
Fire will burn.
So will the sun.
Can you think of anything else?
Boiling water or hot steam, we said.
Good, said our teacher.
Many hot things can burn you.
But did you know that something very cold can also burn you?
We laughed.
How can something cold burn?
Our teacher continued, When your skin touches something extremely cold for a long time, it can get damaged.
This is called a cold burn.
We learned something amazing today.
Hot or cold, fire or ice, many things can burn us.
