000 (emergency telephone number)

Alright kiddo, imagine you have an emergency - you need help as soon as possible. Maybe you're hurt, maybe there's a fire, or maybe you're lost and don't know where you are. You need someone to come help you - but how do you call someone for help?

Well, grown-ups have a special number they can call in an emergency - it's called "000". When they call this number, they will get connected to people who can help them right away. These people are called emergency services.

Emergency services are like a team of superheroes who can help you no matter what the emergency is. They can send an ambulance to take you to the hospital if you're hurt, they can send firefighters to put out a fire, or they can send police officers to help you if you're lost or in danger.

But it's really important that you only call 000 if it's a REAL emergency. That means if you or someone else is in danger and needs help right away. It's not for calling if you need a snack, or if you lost your toy, or if you just want to chat. That would be wasting the time of the superheroes who need to help people who are really in trouble.

So remember, 000 is a special number that grown-ups can use to call superheroes who can help them in an emergency. But only use it for real emergencies!