It was a hot morning in Pompeii. Livia went to the baker's shop with Claudius, her younger brother. Livia had some money and bought three loaves of bread.
Livia looked at the high mountain above the town. Her father was a farmer. He grew on the mountain. That is Mount Vesuvius. It's a volcano but it's quiet now,' her father once told her.
Suddenly they heard a terrible noise. Livia dropped the bread and screamed. Red fire shot into the sky. Then a large black cloud of smoke came out of the mountain and covered the sun. It became dark. Next, big hot rocks fell from the sky. People shouted and children cried.
Hot grey ash started to cover the buildings and people.Claudius hid under a market stall.
‘Where did my brother go?’ shouted Livia.
The baker pointed at Claudius. He was terrified. He didn't speak.
‘Quick! Run!’ shouted the baker. 'The volcano is erupting!’ Livia held Claudius's hand and followed the baker. They ran and ran.
Choose True or False.
Children lived near the mountain.
True
False