PHILADELPHIA -- A 4-year-old girl was returned safely to her parents after slipping out of her house at 3 a.m. and getting on a transit bus in search of a snack. Bus driver Harlan Jenifer said the girl swung her legs as she chanted, "All I want is a slushie." Surveillance video showed the preschooler sitting on the bus, chatting to other passengers. Jenifer stopped the bus and called police. Authorities say the girl's family didn't know she woke up and started her trip through a downpour.
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