What Are the 4 Stages of the Water Cycle?
2 Minutes
Water cycle story for kids introduces how the river in Poigai village dried up and how an outsider promised to restore it. An English science lesson.
- The lush green village of Poigai and its Tamara River
- Why the river water decreased and dried up the village
- An outsider offering to bring back the missing water
What this lesson teaches
The story of Poigai village introduces how a green farming settlement lost its river and how a returning visitor helped restore it. It sets up an exploration of where missing river water goes and how it returns.
The story so far
Poigai was once a lush village where people farmed and raised cattle alongside the flowing Tamara River, filled with blooming lotus flowers. Over time, the river water decreased until the area dried up and nearly turned into a desert. An outsider who had lived there during his childhood returned to visit and found the villagers distressed, believing an unknown thief had stolen their river.
Restoring the river
The visitor announced that he knew who took the water and offered to bring it back if the villagers followed his instructions. The villagers chose to recover the missing water rather than hunt down the thief, and they agreed to do whatever he advised. After carrying out his directions, the river filled with water again and the village regained its former green prosperity.
The questions it sets up
- Who or what took all the water from the river?
- What did the visitor instruct the people to do?
- How did the water that had disappeared return to the river?