Water for the World
Water for the World
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For a bath they took a cake of soap and went to the lake, half a mile away. Clothes were washed there, too, with a big tub and washboard. The lake water would last a long time, because only a few people used it. You could even drink it if you boiled it first, but boil- ing water is a nuisance and boiled water isn't pleasant to the taste because all the air has gone out of it. So the Butterfields hoped that somebody's well would keep from drying up. Then one morning the water came muddy from the... Butter- fields' faucet. After that it ran slowly, dripped a little, and stopped. There were gallon jugs of water in the refrigerator. That was for drinking; Mrs. Butterfield had seen to that. Five pails of water stood in the shed behind the kitchen. But these would 82 WATER FOR THE WORLD have to stay there; they were for putting out a fire, and fire was only too likely in this dry weather. The Butterfields were not completely unprepared. Country people have to be ready for almost anything. They have to help themselves, and they'll gladly help their neighbors, but each family must be responsible for its own water supply.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For a bath they took a cake of soap and went to the lake, half a mile away. Clothes were washed there, too, with a big tub and washboard. The lake water would last a long time, because only a few people used it. You could even drink it if you boiled it first, but boil- ing water is a nuisance and boiled water isn't pleasant to the taste because all the air has gone out of it. So the Butterfields hoped that somebody's well would keep from drying up. Then one morning the water came muddy from the... Butter- fields' faucet. After that it ran slowly, dripped a little, and stopped. There were gallon jugs of water in the refrigerator. That was for drinking; Mrs. Butterfield had seen to that. Five pails of water stood in the shed behind the kitchen. But these would 82 WATER FOR THE WORLD have to stay there; they were for putting out a fire, and fire was only too likely in this dry weather. The Butterfields were not completely unprepared. Country people have to be ready for almost anything. They have to help themselves, and they'll gladly help their neighbors, but each family must be responsible for its own water supply.
What to read after Water for the World?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Elizabeth S Helfman to read onlineMoreLess
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