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The Story of Percy Shaw

Below is the story of Percy Shaw’s invention, but it is all mixed up! Put the sentences in the correct order
as quickly as you can.
a) He invented something to go in the middle of roads, to show the drivers where the roads were.
b) There was once a man called Percy Shaw.
Emily Milne 2012

c) As he went past it, he saw that the cat’s eyes were gleaming in his headlights.
d) He could barely see the road, or the edges of the road, even when he turned his headlights on.
e) One evening, while he was driving, it was very foggy.

f) As he was going around a corner, he noticed a cat sitting by the side of the road.
g) Because of the way he got the idea for his invention, we call them “cats-eyes”.
h) This gave him an idea.
i) He was an ordinary man, hardworking, and clever.
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There was once a man called Percy Shaw.
He was an ordinary man, hard working, and clever.
One evening, while he was driving, it was very foggy.
He could barely see the road, or the edges of the road, even when he turned his headlights on.
As he was going around a corner, he noticed a cat sitting by the side of the road.
As he went past it, he saw that the cat’s eyes were gleaming in his headlights.
This gave him an idea.
He invented something to go in the middle of roads, to show the drivers where the roads were.
Because of the way he got the idea for his invention, we call them “cats-eyes”.

Emily Milne 2012