Once upon a time, there was a small town where people were very patient. They waited for good things to come. One day, a big earthquake came and shook the town. The houses wobbled, and the people were scared.
A little boy named Timmy went to his mom and asked, "Mom, why is the ground shaking? What is happening?" His mom replied, "It's an earthquake, Timmy. We must be patient and wait for it to stop."
Timmy wanted to help, so he took a ruler to measure the cracks in the ground. He saw one crack that was very big. He told his mom, "This crack is too big! What can we do?" His mom said, "We must wait and be patient. The town will fix it."
But the people in the town were not able to fix the big crack. The ground kept shaking, and the houses started to fall. The people were very sad. They had been patient, but the earthquake was too strong. The town was not safe anymore, and the people had to leave their homes.
