Fill It Up! <wh>
Adapted from "Nyamvula is Thirsty" by Timothy Mfana Mongwe and Nompumelelo Mdluli. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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She wants a drink. There has not been rain in a while.
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Is there any water in the pail? There is just a drop.
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She goes to the pump. The pump is fed from a well. It is dry.
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She goes to the tank and turns the tap. No luck.
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She tries the river. The trees drank it all. It is so dry.
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She walks to the dam. That is dry as well. Where will she get a drink?
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She lives by the sea, but that water has too much salt for her to drink it.
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There is one, dark cloud in the dry. She is mad. She yells at it for not raining.
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More clouds come. It storms. She goes home and hides from the big bangs.
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When the sun comes out the next day, she sees that there is a lot to drink!