Yesterday afternoon a shower came down as forecast just before school was over. The sky darkened as if evening had arrived in advance. The light in the classroom had to be turned on. It was strange that there should have been a rain at this time of the year. It has never happened before like this as I know. The rain nearly stopped when we knocked off and left for home. I put on my raincoat cycling back but soon I took it off for there were no raindrops any more. At the supper time I heard the window spattered on outside loudly. Then I opened the door and saw in the light of the switched lamp large raindrops falling sparsely and forcibly. Indoors on TV the reporter reminded the car drivers to replace the common tires with skid－proof ones against the coming slippery road covered with ice.