English subtitles for clip: File:Duck and Cover 1440 x 1080 01836081.webm

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[song starts]

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♫ There was a turtle by the name of Bert

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♫ and Bert the turtle was very alert.

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♫ When danger threatened him he never got hurt,

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♫ he knew just what to do:

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♫ He'd duck and cover!

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♫ Duck and cover!

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♫ He did what we all must learn to do

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♫ You, and you, and you, and you

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♫ Duck and cover!

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[song ends]

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<i>Announcer: Be sure and remember what Bert the turtle just did friends,</i>

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because everyone of us must remember to do the same thing.

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That's what this film is all about.

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Duck and cover!

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This is an official civil defense film produced in

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cooperation with the with the Federal Civil Defense Administration and in

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consultation with the Safety Commission of the National Education Association.

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Produced by Archer Productions, Inc.

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Hey, Bert, come on out and meet all these nice people!

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Please? Oh, alright, we really can't blame you.

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You see, Bert is a very, very careful fellow.

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When there's danger, this is the way he keeps from being hurt.

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Sometimes, it even saves his life.

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That's why these children are practicing to duck and cover,

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just as you do in your school.

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We all know the atomic bomb is very dangerous.

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Since it may be used against us, we must get ready for it,

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just as we are ready for many other dangers that are around us all the time.

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Fire is a danger.

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It can burn whole buildings if someone is careless.

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But we are ready for fires.

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We have a fine fire department to put out the fire and

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you have fire drills in your school so you know what to do.

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Automobiles can be dangerous too; they sometimes cause bad accidents.

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But we are ready. We have safety rules that car drivers and people who

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are walking must obey.

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Now, we must be ready for a new danger:

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the atomic bomb.

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First, you have to know what happens when an atomic bomb explodes.

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You'll know when it comes—we hope it never comes, but we must get ready.

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It looks something like this:

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There's a bright flash, brighter than the Sun, brighter than anything you've ever seen!

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If you're not ready and did not know what to do,

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it could hurt you in different ways.

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It could knock you down hard or throw you against a tree or a wall.

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It is such a big explosion, it can smash in buildings and knock signboards over

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and break windows all over town!

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But if you duck and cover—like Bert—you'll be much safer.

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You know how bad sunburn can feel.

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The atomic bomb flash could burn you worse than a terrible sunburn,

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especially where you're not covered.

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Now, you and I don't have shells to crawl into like Bert the turtle,

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so we have to cover up in our own way.

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First, you duck, and then, you cover.

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And very tightly, you cover the back of your neck and your face.

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Duck and cover underneath a table or desk or anything else close by.

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In Betty's school, they are talking about the atomic bomb too.

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Betty is asking her teacher: How can we tell when the atomic bomb may explode?

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And her teacher is explaining that there are two kinds of attack:

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with warning and without any warning.

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We think that most of the time we will be warned before the bomb explodes.

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So there will be time for us to get into our homes, schools, or some other safe place.

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Our Civil Defense workers and our men in uniform will do everything they can

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to warn us before enemy planes can bring a bomb near us.

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You may be in your schoolyard playing when the signal comes.

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[sound of civil defense sirens]

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That signal means to stop whatever you are doing and get to the nearest safe place fast.

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Always remember: The flash of an atomic bomb can come at any time, no matter where you may be!

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You might be out playing at home when the warning comes.

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Then be sure to get into the house fast, where your parents have fixed a safe place for you to go.

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If you are not close to home when you hear the warning, go to the nearest safe cover.

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Know where you are to go or ask an older person to help you.

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You know the places marked with the "S" sign? They're safe places to go when you hear the alarm.

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If there is a warning, you will hear it before the bomb explodes.

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But sometimes—and this is very, very important—sometimes the bomb might explode without any warning!

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Then the first thing we would know about it would be the flash

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and that means duck and cover fast, wherever you are! There's no time to look around or wait.

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Be like Bert! When there is a flash, duck and cover, and do it fast!

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Here are some older boys showing what to do if the flash comes when you are not in the classroom.

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This is what to do if you should be in a corridor: You duck and cover tight against the wall this way.

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Remember to keep your face and the back of your neck covered tightly.

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Try to fall away from windows or doors with glass in them.

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Then, if the glass breaks and flies through the air, it won't cut you.

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You might be eating your lunch when the flash comes.

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Duck and cover under the table!

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Then, if the explosion makes anything in the room fall down, it can't fall on you.

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Getting ready means we will all have to be able to take care of ourselves.

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The bomb might explode when there are no grown-ups near. Paul and Patty know this.

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And they are always ready to take care of themselves.

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Here they are on their way to school on a beautiful spring day, but no matter where

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they go or what they do, they always try to remember what to do if the atom bomb explodes right then.

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It's a bomb! Duck and cover!

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Paul and Patty know what to do. Paul covered the back of his head, so that he wouldn't be burned.

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And Patty covered herself with the coat she was carrying.

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They knew how to duck and cover. They acted right away when the flash came.

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If they had been at this doorway when the bomb flashed, Paul and Patty would have ducked and covered this way, like this girl.

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Heavy doorways are a good place to duck and cover.

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She will be safer too.

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Here's Tony going to his Cub Scout meeting.

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Tony knows the bomb can explode any time of the year, day or night. He is ready for it.

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Duck and cover!

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Attaboy, Tony, that flash means: act fast!

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Tony knows that it helps to get to any kind of cover.

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This wall was close by, so that's where he ducked and covered.

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Tony knew what to do. Notice how he keeps from moving, or from getting up and running?

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He stays down until he is sure the danger is over.

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The man helping Tony is a Civil Defense worker.

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His job is to help protect us when there is danger of the atomic bomb.

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We must obey the Civil Defense worker!

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We must know how to duck and cover in the school bus, or in any other bus or street car.

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Duck and cover! Don't wait, duck away from the windows fast!

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The glass may break and fly through the air and cut you.

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Sundays, holidays, vacation time—we must be ready every day, all the time,

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to do the right thing if the atomic bomb explodes.

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Duck and cover!

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This family knows what to do, just as your own family should.

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They know that even a thin cloth helps protect them. Even a newspaper can save you from a bad burn.

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But the most important thing of all is to duck and cover yourself, especially where your clothes do not cover you.

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No matter where we live, in the city or the country, we must be ready all the time for the atomic bomb.

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Duck and cover!

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That's the first thing to do, duck and cover. The next important thing to do after that is to stay covered until the danger is over.

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Yes, we must all get ready now, so we know how to save ourselves if the atomic bomb ever explodes near us.

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If you not know just what to do, ask your teacher when this film is over.

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Discuss what you could do in different places if a bomb explodes.

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Older people will help us as they always do, but there might not be any grown-ups around when the bomb explodes.

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Then, you're on your own.

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<i>Bert the turtle: Remember what to do, friends!</i>

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Now tell me right out loud, what are you supposed to do when you see the flash?

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<i>Children: Duck and cover!</i>

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[song starts] ♫ Duck and cover!

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♫ Duck and cover!

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♫ Duck and cover! [music fades out]