Page 24 - Beavers: Skilful Dam Constructors

Karim: So you are constructing a dam? This is great.
You know what? We human beings have also constructed
dams for centuries in the same way to block the water
flow. The other day our geography teacher taught us the
dams in our country and explained how they were
constructed. It surprised me because I thought it must
be very difficult to build a wall in front of running water.
But what you are doing is even more amazing and
difficult. How do you manage to block such a fast flowing

river? How did you discover this method? Did you decide
to do things in this way when you saw the man-made
dams?...

In his excitement, Karim asks one question after
another. His words and his astonishment make Mr. Beaver
smile, because what they do is so easy for them that

they don’t give it a second thought.

Mr. Beaver: OK, Karim, take a breather. I’ll answer
your questions one by one. Don’t worry, you’ll learn
everything. Our knowledge of how to construct dams
and to build such homes comes naturally to us. Of

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