On your way to work, you pass a small pond.
On hot days, children sometimes play in the pond,
which is only about knee-deep.
The weather's cool and the hour is early,
so you are surprised to see a child
splashing about in the pond.
As you get closer,
you see that it is
a very young child,
just a toddler, who is flailing about,
unable to stay upright or walk out of the pond.
You look for the parents or babysitter,
but there is no one else around.
You look for the parents or babysitter,
there is no one else around.
The child is unable to keep his head above the water for more than a few seconds at a time.
If you don't wade in and pull him out,
he seems likely to drown.
Wading in is easy and safe,
but you will ruin the new shoes you bought
only a few days ago,
and get your suit wet and muddy.
By the time you hand the child
over to someone responsible for him,
and change your clothes,
you will be late for work.
What should you do?
you will be late for work
What should you do?
