A Dangerous Day at the Seaside
A Dangerous Day at the SeasideWater safety education.
Harey and his friends visit the seaside. He climbs the cliff and nearly
falls, cuts his feet on some sharp rocks, digs a big pit and nearly suffocates when the sides
fall in, goes swimming out of his depth while ignoring the warning flags and nearly drowns.
The Hot Cross BunnyHot weather education.
During a heat wave Harey and his friends are so hot, Harey goes into the pond to cool off and gets stuck in the mud. He then falls asleep and gets sun-burnt, and runs towards the house for a drink.
He rushes along the garden path and trips over. Rubbing his bruises he looks in the fridge for a drink. There is nothing there. He then looks under the sink in the cupboard and finds a bottle of bleach, which he drinks and burns his throat as well.
The Harey Bike RideCycle safety education.
Harey, the hare-brained rabbit, and his friends go riding their cycles, but he does not obey the highway code. He has to be persuaded to wear his safety helmet after he has fallen off his bike and banged his head. He then rides out of the drive onto the road without looking where he is going, rides on the pavement and fails to stop at red traffic lights where he knocks down Pillow the parrot on the pelican crossing.
The Deadly Sweet CupboardPoisons education.
One wet, windy, winter’s morning Harey decides to have a party because it is his birthday. Having been given some pot-pourri as a present he tries to drink the essential oil but Scampi saves him just in time, knocks over a candle and causes a fire, goes to use some plastic washing pouches for eating as jellies and swallows some "sweets" he finds in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom.
Railway and electricity safety education.
Harey, the hare-brained rabbit, and his friends visit the railway station. He stands too close to the edge, beyond the yellow line, and gets pulled back just in time. They then wander off the platform and go to play near the railway line. Harey is pulled away from touching the third, live rail, when he attempts to walk across the rails. He is stopped from climbing on the overhead wire gangway, taught how to cross safely at the level crossing, and stopped from throwing something onto the railway line.
Harey and his friends go out for the day in the car for a pic-nic. Harey goes into the road around the car to open the door without looking and nearly causes an accident with passing cars. Because their safety seats are not properly fitted they are sent flying when the car narrowly avoids an accident. Chips is left in the car while they go to buy ice-creams and is overcome by the heat. At the pic-nic Harey eats some "sweets" he found in the medicine cupboard in the bathroom at home and falls ill, but just survives thanks to Scampi's quick thinking.
Water safety education.
After reading a book about the adventures of a great whale Harey goes searching for a big fish in the garden pond.
He and his friends build a flimsy bridge over the pond, causing Harey to fall in and nearly drown.
After abandoning the stairs indoors as his 'ski-run' Harey the rabbit builds his own outside run in the garden using a stepladder near the greenhouse.
Harey, the hare-brained rabbit, and his friends learn how to approach a dog and not bend down too near the animal's face and not to give him chocolate, which can be poisonous. Harey then runs away from a dog screaming with excitement which encourages trouble and finally learns the hard way not to try and take a bone away from a dog, with painful results.
Poisonous plant education.
Harey, the hare-brained rabbit, and his friends prepare a party in the garden, which inevitably involves having several accidents. After enjoying fruit and ice-cream Harey gets greedy for more, discovers some brightly coloured mushrooms that look good to eat and picks some berries from different trees and shrubs around the garden that turn out to be poisonous!
Firework education.
The firework party goes off with a bang when Harey climbs up the bonfire to put a "guy" on top,
points a rocket into the crowd, rushes around with sparklers and burns Chip, the dog,
and holds a firework in his hands which explodes in his face.
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