Contaminated Water

 Written by: Arash Nangyal

Sahil and Naqib play on the village ground. Sahil is thirsty and wants to drink the water of the stream, but Naqib stops him and says that the drinking stream water causes stomach pain, adding that he had also a stomach ache after drinking water from the same stream, Sahil does not accept.

The peddler comes and the children greet him. Naqib shares the issue of Sahil and drinking stream water with the peddler. Sahil says that he has heard from his elders that running water is clean.

 The peddler takes a pair of magic eyeglasses out of his bag and gives them to Sahil. Sahil sees some small living objects in the water and asks the peddler about them.

The peddler replies that small living objects are germs and that if someone drinks this water, it will make them sick.

Naqib and Sahil thank the peddler for the information on the contaminated water and they promise to inform his friends and other villagers about the effects of drinking contaminated water. Naqib smiles and the peddler asks about the cause of his laughter.

Naqib replies that he remembers a joke about water. The peddler wants him to tell the joke. ," Naqib tells the following joke, “A greedy man swam in cold water in the winter. Another man saw him and forbade him from swimming in cold water, saying that cold water might make him sick.

The greedy man said that he also wanted to get sick because he has a box of paracetamol pills and home and he has to take them soon otherwise they would be expired soon.”

The peddler likes the joke and wants the children to learn more jokes for next time and then he goes to the next lane.

Second Lane:

Nazir and Maryam are finding words that start with “t” in the lane. Meanwhile, the peddler comes and the children welcome him.

The peddler asks about their amusement. Maryam replies that they want to find words starting with “t” like tea, tools, and talk.

The peddler wants Nazir to find more words that start with “t”.

Nazir replies that tear, teacher, and tongue start with “t”. Peddler gives each of them a gift and he went to the other lane.

Third Lane:

Ayesha and Ghafar are waiting for the Golden Wing fairy to come and tell them a new part of the serial story.  Peddler arrives with the fairy and the fairy wants the children to repeat the previous part of the story.

Ayesha and Ghafar repeat the previous part of the story and the Golden Wings fairy tells a new part of it.