Lidice was a small village in Czechoslovakia where people lived and went about their lives. But during World War II, some people in charge of Germany, who were fighting against Czechoslovakia, thought that the people of the village were not loyal enough to Germany, and they needed to be punished.
So, one day, soldiers came to the village and separated the men from the women and children. They took the men away and put them in a prison camp, where they were abused and mistreated. Then, they set fire to the village and destroyed most of the houses.
The women and children were taken to another village where they were also mistreated and abused. Some of them were even used for medical experiments by the soldiers. It was a very sad and terrible time for everyone involved, and many innocent people lost their lives.
The whole event is called the Lidice Massacre, and it is remembered today as a terrible example of cruelty and injustice in times of war. It reminds us to always try to be kind to each other and to stand up against injustice when we see it.