Drip-Drop and Droplet: A Story Of Water Cycle

In the fluffy white clouds, up in the atmosphere, there once was a water molecule named Drip-
drop. Drip-drop has been with other molecules for as long as he could remember. They are so
happy with just lying on their backs, soaking up the warm sunlight.

Sometimes, Drip-drop would sigh and hope for an adventure. “I wish there’s something else to
do here,” he muttered.

One day, Drip-drop remembered taking his usual place under the sun. It seemed to be not too
bright. As Drip-drop watched the other clouds around him grew darker and darker, he
panicked.

He was getting so heavy that he could not move. “What is happening?” he asked himself.
Bam! Loud thunders shook the cloud. Drip-drop didn’t know what to do. Other water molecules
are panic too.

He watched his friends struggle to move when suddenly, he felt himself falling from the cloud.
He was screaming like others. As they fell, they went farther from their home clouds.

Someone shouted, “It’s raining again! Rain, rain, rain!” Drip-drop had no idea what is rain all
about. At last, he landed on the earth just like the others. There are tall trees, insects of different
colours and size — a sight he had never seen before.

Drip-drop couldn’t think of nothing else to do but cry. He wanted to go home. He was about
to move when another water molecule fell right beside him. Unlike Drip-drop, he looked happy
as he said, “Hello!” to him.

“That was some rain, eh? My name is Droplet. What’s yours?” said the water molecule.

“Hi,” said Drip-drop again. “I’m Drip-drop. What just happened? What is rain? I want to go
home now. Can you please help me get back to my cloud?” he asked.

“Oh, it was your first time,” exclaimed Droplet. “That is rain. We, water molecules, up in the
clouds, had too much sunlight and the clouds could not hold us all together anymore. That’s
why they let us go. It’s called precipitation. That is what we call as rain. But sometimes, we can
fall as snow, hail or sleet, depending on the temperature,” explained Droplet.
“I see,” answered Drip-drop but he still didn’t feel okay. He still wanted to go home. “Can we
still go back home, Droplet?” he asked with anticipation.

“Of course! It’s a cycle,” said Droplet with a big grin.

Drip-drop smiled widely with hope and asked how.

“Just stay with me,” answered Droplet.

Few moments had passed, and the rain stopped. Drip-drop saw the sun again. But, he
suddenly felt he was being pulled to the ground.

Droplet held his hand and told him to relax. However, he was bothered by the other water
molecules. They seemed to dissolve into the air.

“They’re going to be fine. It’s just evaporation. Look, they can fly now,” said Droplet and
pointed to the water molecules that became air molecules as they went up higher and higher.

“Are we going to be like them, too?” asked Drip-drop once more.

Just as Droplet was about to answer, they were pulled to the ground and were absorbed by
the roots of the plant nearby. Drip-drop screamed as Droplet held him steady.

“I guess we’ll be doing some stopovers first,” said Droplet.

Drip-drop looked puzzled.

“Don’t worry. It’s just for a while. We’re just going to help this plant to grow. This is going to be
fun, Drip-drop,” said Droplet with excitement.

And so Drip-drop and Droplet went through the plant’s roots and stems until they reached the
leaves. Drip-drop seemed to enjoy the ride and felt lighter.

“We’ll take off in a while, brace yourself. It’s going to be twice the fun we had down there,”
said Droplet as the two soaked in the sunlight again.

It didn’t take a while when Drip-drop felt lighter and lighter. And, lo, he was flying!
“I’m flying! I’m flying!” he shouted with joy. Droplet then let go of Drip-drop and told him to
enjoy the view.

“Are we going home now?” asked Drip-drop.

“Yes, we are, Drip-drop. And once we’re up there we’re going to undergo condensation,”
answered Droplet.

“What is that?” asked Drip-drop again.

“It’s when we, water vapor in the air, changes back into liquid. We’re going to form clouds.
We’ll be home again,” he patiently explained to his new friend.

“Okay. And what happens after that?” asked Drip-drop.

“The cycle will continue, Drip-drop. It’s a never-ending adventure. That’s what our life is all
about,” answered Droplet.

“Wow! It really is an adventure. Thank you for teaching me all about the cycle, Droplet,” said
Drip-drop as they reached the other water vapor that were already forming clouds.

“The pleasure is all mine. Until the next adventure,” he said and they joined the others basking
under the warm sun.
Di dalam satu gumpalan awan putih yang gebu di atmosfera, terdapat satu
molekul air bernama Drip-drop. Drop-drop telah berada di sana dengan
molekul lain dalam tempoh masa yang sangat lama. Mereka sangat gembira
dengan kehidupan mereka di atas sana.

Namun, kadang kala, Drip-drop mengeluh akan kehidupannya. Dia berharap

untuk mengalami satu pengembaraan yang mencabar dalam hidupnya.
"Saya harap ada sesuatu yang boleh saya lakukan di sini," gumamnya.

Suatu hari, seperti selalu, Drip-drop mengambil tempat biasanya di bawah

matahari. Suasana hari itu kelihatan tidak terlalu terang. Selang beberapa
ketika, Drip-drop melihat awan lain di sekelilingnya berubah menjadi semakin
gelap dan bertambah gelap. Dia mula panik.

Drip-drop turut berasakan dirinya semakin berat sehingga dia tidak dapat
bergerak. "Apa yang sedang berlaku ini?" Dia bertanya kepada dirinya sendiri.

Bam! Kedengaran hentaman guruh menggegarkan awan. Dia sangat

terkejut. Drip-drop tidak tahu apa yang harus dilakukan. Molekul air lain juga
panik.

Dia memerhatikan rakan-rakannya turut meronta-ronta untuk bergerak. Tiba-

tiba, dia merasakan dirinya jatuh dari awan. Dia menjerit seperti orang lain.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarggghhhh. Aku akan ke mana ini??

Drip-drop terdengar seseorang berteriak, "Hujan lagi! Hujan, hujan, hujan! "
Drip-drop tidak tahu apa-apa mengenai hujan.
Akhirnya, dia mendarat di tanah, sama seperti rakan-rakannya yang lain.

Dia melihat di sekelilingnya dengan perasaan yang penuh kehairanan.

Terdapat pokok-pokok yang tinggi, serangga yang pelbagai warna dan saiz
yang berbeza, begitu juga dengan tumbuh-tumbuhan yang ada. Hal ini
merupakan suatu yang tidak pernah dilihatnya sebelum ini.

Drop-drop tidak dapat memikirkan apa-apa lagi untuk dilakukan tetapi

menangis. Dia mahu pulang ke rumah. Dia akan bergerak apabila satu lagi
molekul air jatuh tepat di sebelahnya. Tidak seperti Drip-drop, dia kelihatan
gembira kerana dia berkata, "Hello!" Kepadanya.

"Itu hujan, eh? Nama saya ialah Titisan. Apa yang kamu ada? "Kata molekul
air itu.

"Hai," kata Drip-drop lagi. "Saya Drip-drop. Apa yang baru saja berlaku? Apa
hujan? Saya mahu pulang sekarang. Bolehkah anda membantu saya kembali
ke awan saya? "Katanya.

"Oh, ini kali pertama kalian," kata titisan. "Itu hujan. Kita, molekul air, di awan,
mempunyai terlalu banyak cahaya matahari dan awan tidak dapat
menahan kita bersama-sama lagi. Itulah sebabnya mereka membiarkan kami
pergi. Ia dipanggil hujan. Itulah yang kita panggil sebagai hujan. Tetapi
kadang kala, kita boleh jatuh seperti salji, hujan es atau hujan, bergantung
kepada suhu, "jelas Titisan.

"Saya lihat," jawab Drip-drop tetapi dia masih tidak merasa baik-baik saja. Dia
masih mahu pulang ke rumah. "Bolehkah kita masih pulang ke rumah, Titik?"
Dia bertanya dengan harapan.

"Sudah tentu! Ini kitaran, "kata Titisan dengan senyuman besar.

Drip-drop tersenyum lebar dengan harapan dan bertanya bagaimana.

"Tinggal bersama saya," jawab Titisan.

Beberapa saat telah berlalu, dan hujan berhenti. Drip-drop melihat matahari
lagi. Tetapi, tiba-tiba dia merasakan dia sedang ditarik ke tanah.

Droplet memegang tangannya dan memberitahunya untuk berehat. Walau

bagaimanapun, dia diganggu oleh molekul air yang lain. Mereka seolah-olah
dibubarkan ke udara.
"Mereka akan menjadi baik. Ia hanya penyejatan. Lihat, mereka boleh
terbang sekarang, "kata Titisan dan menunjuk kepada molekul air yang
menjadi molekul udara ketika mereka naik lebih tinggi dan lebih tinggi.

"Adakah kami akan menjadi seperti mereka juga?" Tanya Drip-drop sekali lagi.

Sama seperti Titisan akan menjawab, mereka ditarik ke tanah dan diserap oleh
akar tanaman berhampiran. Drip-drop menjerit sebagai Titisan menggeletar
dia stabil.

"Saya rasa kami akan melakukan beberapa perhentian dahulu," kata Titisan.

Drip-drop kelihatan hairan.

"Jangan risau. Hanya untuk seketika. Kami hanya akan membantu tumbuhan
ini berkembang. Ini akan menjadi menyeronokkan, Drip-drop, "kata Titisan
dengan kegembiraan.

Dan sebagainya Drip-drop and Droplet melewati akar tumbuhan dan batang
sehingga mereka mencapai daun. Drop-drop seolah-olah menikmati
perjalanan dan berasa lebih ringan.

"Kami akan berlepas dalam sekejap, bersabarlah. Ia akan menjadi dua kali
keseronokan yang kami ada di sana, "kata Titisan sebagai dua yang direndam
di bawah sinar matahari.

Ia tidak mengambil sedikit masa ketika Drip-drop merasa lebih ringan dan
lebih ringan. Dan, lihat, dia terbang!

"Saya terbang! Saya terbang! "Dia menjerit dengan sukacita. Titik kemudian
lepaskan Drip-drop dan beritahu dia untuk menikmati pemandangan.

"Adakah kami pulang sekarang?" Tanya Drip-drop.

"Ya, kita, Drip-drop. Dan apabila kita di sana kita akan menjalani
pemeluwapan, "jawab Titisan.

"Apa itu?" Tanya Drip-drop lagi.

"Ketika kami, wap air di udara, berubah menjadi cecair. Kami akan
membentuk awan. Kami akan pulang lagi, "dia dengan sabar menjelaskan
kepada rakan barunya.

"Baik. Dan apa yang berlaku selepas itu? "Tanya Drip-drop.

"Kitaran akan diteruskan, Drip-drop. Ia adalah satu pengembaraan yang tidak

berkesudahan. Itulah yang hidup kita semua, "jawab Titisan.

"Wow! Ia benar-benar pengembaraan. Terima kasih kerana mengajar saya

semua mengenai kitaran, Titisan, "kata Drip-drop ketika mereka sampai ke
wap air lain yang telah membentuk awan.

"Keseronokan itu adalah milik saya. Sehingga pengembaraan seterusnya,

"katanya dan mereka menyertai orang lain yang berjemur di bawah sinar
matahari yang panas