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Anna Vasa School

Golub-Dobrzyń

presents

Once upon a time, in one of

Polish lakes there was a small

water drop − Amelka. It lived

a happy and careless life with

friends and family. Despite the

happiness Amelka was worried, because she

didn’t know what the purpose of its existence

was and how important it was in lives of other

organisms.

One hot, sunny day Amelka was

playing with its friends, suddenly

it started to rise up in the air.

Scared to death, it heard only its friends’ cry,

but after a few seconds it realized that it was in

company of billions of other water drops,

which it had never met before.

They did not look like its family or friends, but

Amelka noticed that it also did not resemble

them any more. It decided to talk with the rest

of water drops and find out what was

happening. It came closer to one of them and

asked:

− Excuse me; do you know where we are?

− Hello, I guess you’re new here. We are in the

air and we consist in a cloud. If you want I can

tell you how it happened that we are all here −

offered a friendly water drop.

− Yes, please do! I am very willing to listen to

your story – exclaimed delighted Amelka.

− So, when the sun is shining small drops like

you and some bigger like me start to work, that

is we start to change our state of matter form

liquid to gas. This is how the biggest adventure

of our life starts.

− Actually, I don’t think it is such a great

adventure. I’m scared and I want to go home.

− Oh, please don’t worry. I’ve been here many

times and I can assure you nothing wrong is

going to happen to you- the friendly water

drop cheered it up.

Suddenly Amelka realized that there were a lot

of other water drops listening, but before it told

about that its friend had disappeared. A few

seconds later another water drop came to

Amelka, and said:

− Hi, my name is Jela. I can see that you are

worried. What’s the matter?

− A friend that I was talking to has just

disappeared − it answered.

− Don’t worry! You friend is fine. It has

changed into a raindrop. All of us are going to

do the same.

− Oh, you’re not completely right my friend –

said some drop from the crowd – some of us

are going to change into a snowflake or

a hailstone.

− And what’s going to happen with me down

there? – Amelka asked while already falling

down.

− You’re going to find out from our friends,

who are already there – the crowd was crying-

we’re going to join you soon!

Amelka was falling down for a while, thinking

what was going to happen next, when it noticed

that it reached its goal and it was on a land. It

didn’t know what to do because there was

nobody else around. It didn’t wait long, when

a familiar voice could be heard:

− Hello again. I’m sorry that I disappeared so

suddenly, but we can’t control that.

− Oh, it’s OK, but I was really scared then −

Amelka answered.

− I would like to make it up to you. If you

agree, I will show you around our drop-world.

− Of course, I agree. It will be easier for me to

cope all those complications I can meet.

− Glad to hear that. I forgot to introduce

myself, call me Ursus.

− Nice to meet you, Ursus. My name is Amelka.

− So, let me first introduce you to my old

friends, they water plants. I’ll ask then to tell

you what his job is all about.

They set off to meet Ursus’ friends. After

a while Amelka’s friend stopped to pointed at

a nearby flower.

− That is where my friends live − it said.

− Oh! Ursus is coming! − Konga exclaimed,

seeing Ursus from above.

− Hello my dear friend, Konga. It’s been

a while since we last saw each other. I’ve come

with my new friend. Amelka is willing to learn

about your work. Could you help us?

− Of course – replied Konga – we are at your

disposal.

− Ok, so I’ll be going now, and you two talk a

little – it added and left.

− Thank you Konka that you’ve agreed to talk

to me. I hope I’ll learn a lot about you − said

Amelka.

− Let’s start from the fact that we water plants,

we let them grow, bloom and bear fruits.

Thanks to that people have got food. Plants

that we water produce oxygen, which allows

living organisms to breath.

− Does that mean that without you plants

couldn’t exist? − Amelka asked.

− Yes, it’s true. Thanks to us this world is so

green.

Then Ursus came back and before it managed

to say hello something unbelievable happed.

Everybody except for Amelka knew what was

happening. This was the next stage of their

journey. After a while they were in dark,

gloomy place, where there was no sunlight. She

started screaming:

− Mr Ursus! Mr Ursus!

− Don’t be afraid my dear, I’m here with you.

We are in a place called underground − Ursus

was trying to calm her down.

− We’ve sunk into the soil. All the drops that

are here also have sunk into are come from the

deeper layers of the soil. Together we create

a spring, from which the water is drawn to

a well.

− ‘A well’? What’s that? − Amelka

asked surprised.

− That is a mouth for underground

water, a whole dug or drilled by

a human − Ursus explained.

− What are they for?

− To draw water, which people use to a lot of

things e.g. bathing, cleaning, watering lawns.

All of sudden Amelka noticed a big metal

whole. It has never seen such a thing before, so

it wanted to find out quickly what it is and

what it is for.

− What’s that? − it asked.

− These are waterworks.

They are used to provide

people with cold and hot

water.

− Are we going to go

through them?

− Yes, we are – Ursus answered.

− What’s going to happen there? – Amelka

kept asking.

− You’re going to see soon.

And they set off. They were walking and

walking and the further they were, the more

curious what was at the end of the dark

corridor Amleka was. At last the drop saw the

light. Delighted, it started to call:

− Mr Ursus, Mr Ursus! Is that the end? This is

it?

Before Ursus answered two friendly water

drops had greeted them.

− Hello – one of them staret − My name is

Buczynka and this is my sister Paulinka.

− Hello – Ursus answered – I’m Ursus and this

is my companion Amelka.

− Good morning − it said shyly – it’s nice to

meet you.

− It’s nice to meet you too − two sisters

answered.

− Could you tell us something about the place

we are in? − Amelka asked kindly.

− With pleasure. We are at the end of

waterworks that is in one of people’s flats –

started Buczynka. – Here people draw water,

which they need to everyday lives.

− To what for example?

− We don’t know everything, but we were used

to some activities.

− I’d really like to hear about them.

− Two years ago – Paulinka started- when

I was here for the first time, I was used to do

the laundry. I was in an enormous machine,

which is called ‘washing machine’. For almost

an hour I was whirling and twirling with other

drops. I was scared to death, but when the

machine stopped I went back to my family.

− I remember that very well sister − Buczynka

threw – I was really worried about you then.

I’ve also had a similar adventure, before you

came Paulinka. I also was in a big machine, but

its name was different. It was a ‘dishwasher’,

which is used to washing dirty dishes.

− It’s very sad, but thanks to you people could

wear clean clothes and eat from clean plates –

stated Amelka.

− Yes, you’re right- the sisters agreed – we also

think so.

− I can tell my story − offered Ursus.

− Yes, yes please do! − they all started to shout.

− So, when I was your age we were here

together with my brother Zetor. We were

happy and didn’t realize that we could be

separated. One day a man turned on a water

tap and poured himself a glass of water, one of

the water drops was my brother. Then, that

cruel man started to drink

and my beloved brother

became part of his body.

− Oh, it’s so sad – Amelka

threw quietly.

− I know, I was depressed.

However, after some time I, myself, was used

to an interesting activity. At the beginning

I didn’t know what is going on, but my friends

told me. We were used to fill a bath with water.

After a while I came back to my previous life,

but Zetor wasn’t with me any more.

When Amelka wanted to ask if the same

situation may happen to it, unexpectedly it was

in a place called ‘sink’. It didn’t know what was

going to happen. Looking up, it saw other

drops waving to say ‘goodbye’, it was obvious

that they wouldn’t see again. Amelka became

sad and it started to miss them. It looked

around, and saw a lot of white foam. Yes, it was

a sink with dirty dishes. Amelka was taking

part in washing dishes. It was very tiring.

Before the activity had finished Amelka fell

asleep.

It woke up the next day among billions of other

water drops. Its parents said something about

that beautiful and magic place. A lot of

colourful creatures and plants lived there. At

the beginning it felt happy, but after a while

loneliness started to bother it. Amelka started

to look around and seek some familiar drops.

Then it heard a happy calling, it was her family.

You can’t imagine how delighted Amelka was.

It didn’t know how come they were all there.

Everything was clear when they started to say

their stories. It appeared that a minute after its

evaporation the rest of the family did the same.

Since then, Amelka lived a happy life with the

family on the bottom of the sea. However, it

never forgot the adventures with Mr Ursus and

people it had met. Amelka found all the

answers that bothered it.