childreninsideit,coveringthemwithalltheclothesshecouldfind.Duringthenight,itgotterriblycold.Thewomankeptasnearasshecouldtothechildrenandeventriedtogetintothecaseherself,butitwastoosmall.Early,nextmorningsheheardplanespassingoverheadandwonderedhowshecouldsendasignal.Thenshehadanidea.Shestampedouttheletters'SOS'inthesnow.Fortunately,apilotsawthesignalandsentamessagebyradiotothenearesttown.Itwasnotlongbeforeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethesurvivorsoftheplanecrash.Lesson76AprilFoolsDay愚人节'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,'saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,'wearetakingyoutothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRicardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecart-loadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.Thewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyear'scropbeforetheSeptemberrains.Ontheright,youcanseeMrsBrabanteherself.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.MrsBrabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecropisprocessed.Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianmacaroni-eatingcompetition!SignorFratelli,thepresentchampion,haswoniteveryyearsince1961.Andthatendsourspecialbulletinfortoday,Thursday,April1st.Wearenowreturningyoutothestudio.'Lesson77Asuccessfuloperation一例成功的手术ThemummyofanEgyptianwomanwhodiedin800B.C.hasjusthadanoperation.ThemummyisthatofShepenmutwhowasonceasingerintheTempleofThebes.AstherewerestrangemarksontheX-rayplatestakenofthemummy,doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedisease.Theonlywaytodothiswastooperate.Theoperation,whichlastedforoverfourhours,provedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwhichcoveredtheskin.Thedoctorsremovedasectionofthemummyandsentittoalaboratory.TheyalsofoundsomethingwhichtheX-rayofthegodDuamutef.Thisgodwhichhastheheadofacowwasnormallyplacedinsideamum