you sure are a member of what bert the turtle just good friends because every one of us must remember to do the same thing that's what this film is all about and cover this is an official civil defense film produced in cooperation with the federal civil children are practicing to duck and cover just as you do in your school we all know the atomic bomb is very dangerous since it may be used against us we must get ready for it just as we are ready for many other dangers that are around us all the time fire is a danger it can burn whole buildings if someone is careless but we are ready for fire we have a fine fire department to put out the fire and you have fire drills in your school so you know what to feel it can be dangerous to sometimes cause bad accidents we already we have safety rules that car drivers and people who are walking must obey now we must be ready for a new danger the atomic bomb first you have to know what happens when an atomic bomb explodes you will know when it comes we hope it never comes but when i get ready it looks something like this there is a bright flash brighter than the sun brighter than anything you've ever seen if you are not ready and did not know what to do it could hurt you in different ways it could knock it down hard or throw you against a tree or a wall it is such a big explosion it can smash in buildings and knock signboards over and break windows all over town but if you duck and cover like bird you will be much safer if you know how bad sunburn can feel the atomic bomb flash could burn you worse than a terrible sunburn especially when you are not covered now you and i don't have shells to crawl into like birds the turtles all we have to cover up in our own way first duck and then  and very tightly you cover the back of your neck if your face duck and cover underneath the table or desk or anything else close by and that the school they are talking about the atomic bomb to betty is asking  teacher how can we tell when the atomic bomb they explode and our teacher is explaining that there are two kinds of attack with a warning and without any warning i think that most of the time we will be warned before the bomb explodes so there will be time for us to get into our homes schools or some other safe place our civil defense workers know a man in uniform will do everything they can to warn us before enemy planes can bring a bo you maybe in your school yard playing when the signal calm signal means to stop whatever you are doing and get to the nearest safe place fact always remember an atomic bomb can come at any time no matter where you are maybe you might be playing at home know where you are to go or ask an older person to help you know the places marked with a s i and there are safe places to go when you hear the alarm if there is a warning you will hear it before the bomb but sometimes and this is very very important sometimes the bomb might explode without any warning then the first thing we would know about it would be the flash and that means duck and cover fast wherever you are there's no time to look around or wait like bert when there is a flash duck and cover and do it fast here are some older boys showing what to do with the flash comes when you are not in the classroom this is what to do if you should be in a corridor duck and cover tight against the wall this way remember to keep your face in the back of your neck covered tightly try to find away from windows or doors with glass in them and if the glass breaks and flies through the air it won't cut you you might be eating your lunch when the place comes duck and cover under the table then if the explosion makes anything in the room fall down it can fall on you getting ready means we will all have to be able to take care of ourselves a bomb might explode when there are no grownups near poland that you know this and they are always ready to take care of themselves here they are on their way to school on a beautiful spring day but no matter where they go or what they do they always try to remember what to do if the atom bomb explodes right then it's a bomb can cover paul and patty know what to do paul covered the back of his head so that he wouldn't be burned and patty covered herself with the coat she was carrying they knew how to duck and cover they acted right away when the flash came if they had been at this doorway when the bomb flas paul and pat a would have ducked and covered this way like this girl heavy doorways are a good place to duck and cover she will be safer too here's tony going to his cub scout meeting tony knows the bomb can explode any time of the year day or night he is ready for it can cover at a bride only that flash means act fast tony knows that it helps to get to any kind of cover this wall was close by so that's where he ducked and covered tony knew what to do notice how he keeps from moving or from getting up and running he stays down until you're sure the danger is over the man helping tony is a civil defense worker his job is to help protect us from there is danger of the atomic bomb we must obey the civil defense worker we must know how to duck and cover in the school bus or in any other bus or streetcar  don't wait duck away from the windows fast the glass may break and flying through the air and cut you sundays holidays they cajun time we must be ready every day all the time to do the right thing if the atomic bomb explodes this family knows what to do just like your own family should they know that even a thin cloth helps protect them even a newspaper can save you from a bad burn but the most important thing of all is to duck and cover yourself especially when your clothes do not cover you no matter where we live in the city of the country we must be ready all the time for the atomic can cover that's the first thing to do duck and cover the next important thing to do after that is to stay covered until the danger is over yes we must all get ready now so we know how to save ourselves at the atomic bomb ever explodes near us if you do not know just what to do ask your teacher when this film is over discuss what you could do in different places if a bomb explodes older people will help us as they always