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ADayintheLifeofaRaindrop

byJacquelineYipp,P.2(English)

Bretttheraindropwasbored.
Sheyearnedforadventure.Andnotoneofthoseboring,
threeminuteadventures.Awholedaysworth.
Butthatwasntpossible.Especiallysinceshewasasmall,flimsy,
raindrop.
Littledidsheknowthatraindropshaveabigimpactandadventure
ontheworld.

Oneday,whilerelaxinginaplantroot,somethingtickledherbrain.
Beingapartofgroundwater,shedidntgetmuchattention,sothis
wasunusual.
Allofasudden,theplantrootendedandshewasreleasedintoan
undergroundstream.Excited,shewaitedforthestreamtoend.
Thestreamtookhertotheocean.Themajestic,blueocean.Woah.
Shetookabriefsecondtotakeinthevastseaswithnoending.Sheis
nowanoceanmolecule.
Shewatchedraindropsevaporateintothesky,waitingforherturnto
goup.Hourpassed.Shestilldidntgetherchancetogoup.
Finally,thecloudssensedherstillintheoceanandevaporatedher.
Itwaslikeflying,everythinggettingsmallerandsmallerthefarthershe
wentupintheair.Itwaslikeadream.
Onceshewasinthecloud,shefeltrelaxing.Butthenrightwhen
shewasabouttofallasleep,shefellfromthesky.Fromthewhite,puffy,
clouds.
Down,down,downshewent.
Ontoasharp,jaggedlyshapedmountain.
Shescreamedindelight,forshewasgoingtoslidedowntherocky
pathtothebottomofthemountain,whereastreamwouldawaither.
Rightwhenshewasabouttoslidedown,somethinghappened.

Sheturnedintoice.
Luckily,theicethawedoutasfastasitfroze,anddownshewent,
onawatermountainslide.
Shelandedinthestreamwithasploosh,laughingathertroubles
andsolutions.
Butthenagain,shegotevaporatedbackintoacloud.Great.
Andguesswheretheclouddroppedheroff?Atanothermountain.
Luckily,thismountainwasntjaggy.Itwassmooth,andslightly
warmer.Butthistime,insteadofgoingdownanotherstream,shesoaked
intotheground.
Feelinggood,sheletherselfgetsoakedupbyaplantsroots.The
rootswerecalmingandnurturing.Smiling,shewaited.
Thenahumancamebyandatetheplant.Brettwasforcedintothe
humansmouth,squealingbecauseofthegrossness.
Luckily,shewasexhaledoutfromthehumanandwentbackupinto
acloudasvapor.
Shebeamed.Todaywasanawesomeday.

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