Video
The Mystery of Rain
Transcript
Welcome to story time with a ranger. I’m Ranger Andera and I work at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior.
The Mystery of Rain, written and read by Ranger Andrea.
Once there was a little cloud that floated in the sky
Fluffy and light, it was so white, it was dazzling to the eye
It grew and grew, and as it grew, it blotted out the sun
It turned dark, and with a thunderous bark, began to rain on everyone.
The rain fell on the trees and grass, on ponds and hills and ground
It soaked into the soil and made mud puddles all around.
You might wonder, “Where does rain go when it falls from the sky?”
"What happens to the raindrops that come from clouds up high?”
Some go into roots of a tree to help the tree grow tall
Some become a drink for thirsty animals big and small.
Some flow downhill through the earth and then into a creek
The creek becomes a river that flows fast into a lake.
The largest lakes hold so much water, it’s hard to imagine it
But that is not the final place where water droplets sit
All lakes flow down to the sea in rivers slow and fast
The water drops join billions of others in oceans where they rest at last.
But no! The journey isn’t over for some water droplets there
There’s one more step to take – and it leads them into the air.
An amazing thing happens you can’t see, even if you try
Some water drops become invisible … and float up into the sky
They join other droplets, more and more, until you know what they become?
A cloud again! A cloud that soon will rain on everyone.
The End. I hope you enjoyed my story poem about the mystery of rain. So, the next time it’s raining, go splash in some puddles. Let the rain fall on your face and remember how raindrops travel from a cloud to the Earth and back again.
Description
Enjoy a story poem about rain with sound effects. Follow the journey from cloud to rain to earth and back again.
Duration
3 minutes, 12 seconds
Credit
NPS Andrea Chynoweth
Date Created
08/28/2020
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