Cyclone

An evacuation route map, a list of emergency kit items, a wind-up battery radio; the Little Girl and Squirrel prepare for the coming cyclone

It’s cyclone season. People study evacuation routes to designated shelters and prepare emergency supplies. Eh? Why make this fuss when nothing’s even happened yet, puzzles Badu. He’ll find out … the hard way. Clouds are gathering, and the Little Girl’s wind-up radio warns of a cyclone heading inland straight towards the village. Stay tuned for updates, it says. She boards up her windows and puts everything away. By now, the radio is alerting everyone to evacuate, and the storm hits hard. People are told not to leave the shelter when a short period of calm arrives. This is the eye – the storm will quickly flare up again once it’s passed. Worried about him, the Squirrel has stayed at Badu’s house rather than taking refuge in the shelter. The pair are eventually rescued and told they’re lucky to be alive.