The ice looked solid.No water showed through it,but l
hesitated.“Go ahead,”arry urged.“Try it..You're lighter
than I am.If the ice holds,we can run and slide carefully on it.
It'll be fun.I wanted to please Harry,and I thought about the
fun of a long slide on the ice.I began to slide across the pond.
In the middle of the pond,the ice gave way with a sudden
crack(裂缝)!I stretched out(伸展)my arms.The next thing I
knew was that I was hanging on to the edge of a hole in the ice by
arms outstretched on the ice.From my shoulders down I hung in
icy water.I thought of the bottom of the pond.I knew it would
be black and awful down there,full of mud and maybe rotting
creatures.
I tried to climb out of the hole,but when I got a knee on the