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  • (Hector Morales was not your  normal nine-year-old boy.) 

  • Hector, come and eat your breakfast!But Mom,  

  • I have to go out and help people save  energy!Eat your breakfast first, young man

  • (The phone rang. It was MrBig from the Big Company.) 

  • Hector, our company needs to find  ways to save energy. Can you help  

  • us? Yes, sir! I'll be there right away. After breakfast, Hector quickly put on his  

  • mask and cape, made from old curtains from Uncle  Jack's bedroom. He ran outside to his bicycle,  

  • Lightning. Lightning was not an ordinary bicycleIt had bells, recycled whistles, and fancy  

  • buttons. It had pedals made out of old potato  mashers, and a seat made from an ironing pad

  • Let's help Mr. Big save energy, LightningThe boy and bicycle sped off into the city

  • On the way, Hector noticed that something  was wrong. A long line of cars, trucks,  

  • and taxis stood still on the road. It wastraffic jam! Hector saw an ambulance stuck  

  • among the cars. He rode Lightning along  the bicycle path and up to the ambulance

  • My wife is goinG to have a babyHave no fear! I can help you

  • Hector pressed a button on Lightning. Bang! WhamLighting was now a helicopter! He connected a  

  • cable from Lightning to the ambulance. Hector  jumped on the bike and began to pedal. The  

  • blades that once held an umbrella together were  spinning up in the air. The helicopter went high  

  • into the sky, carrying the ambulance with itAs they went over the cars, Hector shouted to  

  • the people below. Carpools reduce traffic  jams and save fossil fuels! You can also  

  • take the train or the subway! Thank you, Hector! After he dropped off the ambulance at the hospital  

  • Hector rode Lightning to the Big CompanyElevators and escalators were everywhere,  

  • carrying people up and down. Thank you for coming, Hector. My  

  • company needs lights and elevators, but they  use a lot of energy. Let's go to the roof,  

  • Mr. Big. But there's nothing on the roof. Exactly. The roof was hot and sunny. The sun gives us lots  

  • of heat and energy. You can put solar panels on  your roof. They'll make electricity to help run  

  • your lights and elevators. Solar water heaters  can give your company hot water for washing and  

  • cleaning. You can be an energy saver, tooExcellent ideas, Hector! You're a hero! I'm  

  • just happy to help our planet. And now I must  go to help others save energy. Goodbye, Mr. Big!

(Hector Morales was not your  normal nine-year-old boy.) 

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