The Girl Who Saved the Village Cricket Match

It is Sunday afternoon. The village is quiet, but the cricket field is loud. The sun is very hot. Today is the big match. The village team is the Oak Trees. The other team is the Lions. The Lions are very strong. The Oak Trees are sad. They need four points to win, but there is only one ball left. Leo is the captain. He is nervous. 'Who is next?' he asks. 'I am ready,' says Maya. Maya is twelve years old. She is small, but she is brave. She takes the bat. The Lions laugh. 'She is too small,' they say. The bowler throws the ball hard. Maya watches the ball. She swings the bat. CRACK! The ball goes high into the sky. It goes over the fence. 'Six points!' the umpire shouts. The Oak Trees win. Maya is small, but today, she is a hero.