Contaminated Water

  Written by: Najia Nijat

 

1st Lane:

Jawid and Jamila have a picnic in a corner of the lane next to their house. Peddler arrives with his rabbit and they welcome him.

 Jamila invites peddler to share their party. Rabbit says that she found that something is shared in the names of Jamila and Jawid. Jamila and Jawid don’t understand what the rabbit says.


Peddler explains that the names of Jawid and Jamila start with the letter of “J” and asks them to find some more words starting with “J”. Jamila and Jawid find some names starting with “J”. peddler gives some gifts to them and goes to another lane.

2nd lane:

Nabi is swimming in the pool of the village. Sana, his sister prevents him from swimming in the dirty water but Nabi doesn’t accept what he says and insists that the water is clean.

Peddler arrives and he also supports Sana’s saying and asks him to get out of the water.  Peddler gives a magic mirror and wants him to watch his hands and feet. Nabi sees many unusual living things on his feet and hands and afraid of them.

Peddler says that these are the microbes which exist in contaminated water and cause different illness. He asks Nabi to wash his hands and feet with clean water immediately. He does what the peddler says and watches again his hands and feet in the mirror and saw nothing is left. He promises that he would never swim in dirty water and also would tell the danger of such water to his friends as well. Peddler goes to the next lane.