The FireFighter

Julie wanted to be a firefighter when she grew up. “I will put out fires,” she told her friends at lunch. “I will save people. I will even drive a fire truck.”
The boys in her class laughed. “Only men can be firefighters,” they said. “Women are not strong. They cannot lift a heavy hose or carry people to safety. Women are too short to drive a fire truck.”
“Women can be firefighters,” Julie said. “You’ll see.”
The next day was Show and Tell. Julie went first. “I would like you to meet someone,” she told her class. Just then, a tall, strong woman walked in. She wore yellow firefighter’s clothes and a tall yellow hat. She carried a heavy hose. Julie smiled. “This is my sister, Jean. She is a firefighter.”