Question

tornado!
tim sat in his wheelchair at the window looking at the eerie sky. the clouds were a weird green color. everything was still. \oh, no! this is not good,\ he said to himself. he took out his cell phone and looked up the weather channel. tornado warnings flashed on his screen for his area.
worrying about the horses in their stalls in the barn, tim knew that a tornado could bring that rickety barn crashing down on them.
without thinking, tim raced outside in his wheelchair. down the ramp gaining speed he rolled faster than a racecar to the barn. inside, the nervous horses whinnied loudly as if to shout, \help!\ once will unlatched the stall doors, both horses ran outside to freedom. tim raced back to his house and took shelter in his basement.
when the storm was over, tim looked outside in the direction of the barn. he saw nothing but a pile of debris where the barn had stood. \whew! that was close,\ said tim to himself.

1. write a summary of the story.

Explanation:

To summarize the story, we identify the key elements: the setting (Tim in wheelchair, eerie sky with tornado warning), the problem (tornado threat to barn and horses), the action (Tim rushes to barn, frees horses, takes shelter), and the outcome (barn destroyed, horses and Tim safe). We condense these into a concise summary.

Answer:

Tim, in his wheelchair, notices a strange green sky and a tornado warning. Worried about the horses in the barn, he rushes to free them before taking shelter in his basement. After the storm, the barn is destroyed, but Tim and the horses are safe.