Water Pump

Hello, I'm a Water Pump. I am a very special helper. When I was first made, I looked a little like a seesaw at the park. I had a long wooden arm. On one end was a heavy rock, and on the other end was a bucket. A person would pull my bucket down into the cool water. Swish. Then the heavy rock would help lift the bucket high, high up. It was my very important job to move water from one place to another. I loved to help people get a drink for their thirsty gardens.

I was born a very, very long time ago, even before your grandparents were born. It was on a sunny day in a warm land right next to a big, sleepy river called the Nile. The sun shone down and made the little plants in the gardens very thirsty. They needed a big drink to grow strong and make yummy food. So, a kind person built me to help. They would dip my bucket into the river, and I would lift the water up, up, up. Then, splash. The water would pour into a little ditch that ran all the way to the garden. The happy plants would drink and drink. I felt so proud helping them grow big carrots and crunchy lettuce for everyone to eat. I worked all day, from sunrise to sunset, making sure no plant was ever thirsty. It was the best job in the whole world.

As time went on, my family grew bigger and bigger. My pump cousins and brothers got new shapes and learned new tricks. Some were big and round, and some were small and whirly. Today, you can find my family everywhere. We are the pumps that bring water right to your house. When you turn on the faucet to wash your hands or get a drink, that’s one of my relatives helping you. When you run through a sprinkler on a hot day, that’s us too. I am so happy that I can still help share cool, clean water with everyone in the world.