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What’s happened to our water?

Mfubu and his friends have a problem – their pool is dirty. They go on an adventure up the river to find out why.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Mfubu and his friends have a problem – their pool is dirty. They go on an adventure up the river to find out why.

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What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 1, English text included
What’s happened to our water?
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Mfubu, the hippo, lives in his huge pool of water. I love wallowing and diving! SPLISH SPLOSH!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 3, English text included
But now there is a big problem. The water is so dirty, I can't see. Look at all this scum!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 4, English text included
I feel sad. I need my friends to help me find the problem. SPLISH SPLOSH! YUCK!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 5, English text included
First he finds Hoppy Heron. She is sad too. The water is so smelly! The fish are dying! I have nothing to eat!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Let's go up the river to see if we can find the problem. HOP FLAP! EW! SPLISH SPLOSH! YUCK!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 7, English text included
They meet Jambo, the elephant. He is looking miserable. The water tastes so horrible, I can't drink it.
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Let's go up the river to see if we can find the problem. SPURT SPRAY! ICK! HOP FLAP! EW! SPLISH SPLOSH! YUCK!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 9, English text included
When they get near where the people live, they stop and stare. It's the people polluting the river. YUCK!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Hello! Why do you look so sad? Your stinky mess is making our river dirty! It makes us sick.
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 11, English text included
We're so sorry! We must get help to fix this. KWAAAK!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 12, English text included
It's getting late... and the animals are tired. The pipe is fixed and the litter is gone. And now we can go home. SPLISH SPLOSH! HOP FLAP! SPURT SPRAY!
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 13, English text included
Guess what? The pool is already cleaner. Guess what? The water already smells better. Guess what? The water already tastes cleaner. It's been a good day.
What’s happened to our water? — original illustrated page 14, English text included

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Written by
Sue Adams
Illustrated by
Megan Naudé
Created by
SODAAA (Designer); Sue Adams (Writer); Angela Briggs (Editor); Megan Naudé (Illustrator)

Source: Book Dash
Original: What’s happened to our water? from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.