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Author: Samira Sidani

Illustrator: Shaimaa Sobhi

The original work of this book was made possible through the generous support of the All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR GCD) Partners (the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Vision, and the Australian Government). It was prepared by Asafeer Education Technologies FZ LLC and does not necessarily reflect the views of the ACR GCD Partners. Any adaptation or translation of this work should not be considered an official ACR GCD translation and ACR GCD shall not be liable for any content or error in this translation.

During the urgent meeting of the Quality Assurance Council, water drops were about to evaporate from excess pressure.

Kate the head of the council, was so angry that the rest of the members were afraid she might become the cause of a tsunami.

The water level in the artificial lake was very low for this time of year.

“If this is the water level in winter, how will it be in summer?” Kate wondered while vapour came out of her ears.

“I must know how water levels decrease.” Kate told the dispatchers.

“Blast off” Kate gave orders and everyone set off to the mission.

Kate and her army set off in water bottles to homes. She found a girl taking a bubble bath. The bubbles reached up and up and up. Running water flowed on the floor. The whole place was filled of water for her alone.

Kate said, “Oh no what a waste of water! We have to stop this now.”

Kate called for other cool water drops. They all came in to the bath tub and swam to reach the girl, so she would feel cold and close the tap.

So, did she close the tap?

No, in fact, she opened the hot water tap and wasted more water.

Kate said, “we have to find a solution.”

She continued the mission with her team until she reached an outer tap with a hose on it.

She found a man, washing his car with the hose. The hose was open to maximum power. He took all the water for himself. Kate wondered, “what a waste of water. We have to stop him now.”

Kate ordered the team to use bonding more than any other time. She said, “stop the water flow and make the hose explode so the man closes the tap!

Very little water came from the hose and it was about to explode.

So, did the man close the tap?

No, only after a few moments, the rest of the water drops overcame the emergency water drops and the water flowed again.

“We have to search again,” said Kate.

She went on with the journey with her team till she reached the field irrigation taps. The farmer was using the water hose to irrigate the plants, opening the tap on maximum power and stopped to talk to his friend.

“What a waste of water,” said Kate. We have to stop him now.

Kate ordered the emergency water team to jump over to the tap. She jumped and stuck firmly to it. She pulled the drops on the arm and her friends tried to turn the tap around to close it.

So, did they manage to close the tap?

No, they didn’t. They turned its handle a little, but didn’t close it. All the drops fell on the floor. Kate was very tired, she was the first to fall. She said, “I’ll sleep on the grass for a while. I’m so tired.”

While she laid on the grass, she felt the strong heat of the sun which was not usual especially during this time of the year.

A brilliant idea popped into her head. She quickly evaporated so she could start before the sun›s heat decreases.

“To the bathroom mirrors,” said Kate as she ordered on emergency force to interfere. “To the

car windows”, she directed another force, finally she directed a third force, towards water hoses.

They all went quickly to work, for they become faster when they’re vapour and they have to finish before they condense.

On the mirrors of bath rooms, they drew, on the car windows they wrote and in the water hose, all the drops put all their energy.

The hose fell off the farmer’s hand and began irrigating the farm in circular motion. The water reached all the plants in the least amount of water and as quick as can be. But did anyone pay attention to these messages?

The man washing his car closed the hose and put it aside. He used the bucket and used a sponge to wash his car.

The girl stopped taking her bubble bath and took a quick shower, she stood up as she took it.

Since that day the farmer didn’t use a hose, in fact he got sprinklers that sprinkled water in circular motion. The boy closed the tap and used a cup to gargle.

The neighbour stopped washing his house every day and used the vacuum cleaner. It was perfectly ok for some time. Water is for everyone.