fill in the blanks with the simple past form or the past continuous tense of the verb given in the bracket?
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The old lady was standing by the river. She waiting for ferry to come. Finally the ferry arrived. The crowd rushed, pushing the old lady on the side. One little boy who was standing on the deck noticed the plight of the old lady. The ferry was about to start but the old lady still hurried towards it. The boy knew the old lady was not going to make it. He decided to help her. The ferry blowed it's horn, the driver got ready.
To remove the plank connecting the ferry to the shore when there been a loud splash. All the people rushed towards the railings. The little boy had jumped into the water and swimmed towards the shore. As people were watching the boy reached the shore, climbed up on the plank and helped the old lady who was still walking towards the ferry.
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