While cruising at 40,000
feet, the
airplane shuddered and Mr. Benson looked out the window.
„Good lord!“ he
screamed, „one of the engines just blew up!“
Other passengers
left their seats and came running over; suddenly the
aircraft was
rocked by a second blast as yet another engine exploded on
the other
side.
The passengers were in a panic now, and even the
stewardesses couldn’t
maintain order. Just then, standing tall and smiling
confidently, the
pilot strode from the cockpit and assured everyone
that there was
nothing to worry about. His words and his demeanor
seemed made most of the
passengers feel better, and they sat down as
the pilot calmly walked to
the door of the aircraft. There, he
grabbed several packages from under
the seatsand began handing them to
the flight attendants. Each crew
member attatched the package to
their backs.
„Say,“ spoke up an alert passenger, „aren’t tho
se parachutes?“
The pilot said they were.
The passenger
went on, „But I thought you said there was nothing to
worry
about?“
„There isn’t,“ replied the pilot as a third engine exploded.
„We’re going to get help.“
