Staying Together in Queues and Crowds

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My family is traveling to a safer place. Sometimes we will be in a queue. Queues happen a lot when people travel. The people in the top photo are standing in a queue.

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Sometimes, people form queues to take turns doing something, like getting off of a train one-at-a-time.  Kind people may be there to help.

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People wait in a queue to get something that they need.  There are many other reasons for queues, too.

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When many people are in the same place at the same time waiting for the same thing, a queue gets very wide and long.  It’s a crowd and a queue, too. Each group or family in the queue has a turn to get what they need. Then the people behind them have a turn, one person, group, or family at a time.

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Queues are often noisy. People talk. Babies, children, or adults may cry. Sometimes people sing or play a simple game. All the while, voices and noises start and stop.

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When we travel, and especially in a noisy and crowded queue, it’s important to stay close to the people traveling with me.  That way, I will be able to hear their voices and they will be able to hear me.  Staying close, I will be able to take their hand and they will be able to take mine.  While we travel to a safer place, I will try to stay close and within an arm’s reach of the people who love me.


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