Dedicated to
Mrs. Sarkis
For being the best teacher ever!

Mabel Mouse was sitting on the couch, sipping
a glass of water when she started to wonder
where her drinking water came from.

“Maybe my drinking water comes from
a water breathing dragon, or maybe
a water monster?” thought Mabel.

Mabel decided to walk to the
house next door to ask Breezy
Bird if she knew where their
drinking water came from.

Breezy told Mabel that
she remembered hearing
about a place in town
where they clean water
from lakes, rivers, streams,
and even underground to
make it safe to drink. She
also told Mabel that she
thought the place was
called a water filtration
plant. The two friends
decided to go check it out.

When they arrived they were greeted by a
worker named Bo Bear. He was tall, pleasantly
plump, and very kind.

Water Filtration Plant

Bo Bear asked Mabel and Breezy,
“Would you like me to give you a
tour of the filtration plant?”
“Yes please,” said Mabel.
Bo asked Mabel and Breezy
to follow him.

Yes
please.

Would you like
me to give you
a tour of the
filtration plant?

“First, the raw water goes through screens
to remove large items such as leaves and
twigs. Next, it goes through filters where
dirt and impurities are removed and sent
to the sewer,” Bo said.

“After that, a small amount of
chlorine is added to the water to
disinfect it, and then the drinking
water flows into big storage tanks,”
Bo told Mabel and Breezy.

“The drinking water then travels into pipes that
can lead into YOUR sink!” Bo said.
“WOW!” said Breezy.
“I never knew that,” said Mabel.

“Since you were so kind
to give us a tour,” said
Mabel, “would you like
to join us for lunch at
Bubble Burritos Buffet?”

BUBBLE BURRITOS

“That sounds like a great idea!”
exclaimed Breezy.
“Yes! I would love to go,”
agreed Bo.

Bo drove them to Bubble’s
in his bright red car.

When they arrived, they jumped
out of the car and happily entered
the restaurant. They sat down at
a table for three and ordered . . .
WATER to drink!

When the waiter brought the water to the table,
Mabel carefully examined it to see if anything got
through the filtration process.

Mabel didn’t see anything
but she wanted to ask the
waiter if the water was
clean, just to make sure.

“Excuse me, Mr. Waiter,
is this glass of water
clean and safe to
drink?” asked Mabel.

The waiter replied,
“WATER, you saying?
Of course it is!”

Mabel, Breezy, and Bo all laughed
at the waiter’s funny joke and
were happy to know their
drinking water was safe
and clean to drink.

After lunch, Mabel drank some water to wash
down the nachos she had eaten. She held up her
clear and shiny water glass and said, “Now I really
know where this water has been! And it is all
thanks to my friends! Thank you, Breezy and Bo!”
“No problem,” said Breezy Bird.
“Don’t mention it,” said Bo Bear.

Soon the three
friends went
home, promising
to keep in touch.

The following day, Breezy and Mabel walked to
school. Their teacher, Mr. Willie Whale, had them
write a paper on how raw water becomes drinking
water. Mabel and Breezy were not surprised
at all when they got an A+ on their essays.

When Bo Bear heard the news,
he took Mabel and Breezy to the
Icicle Zone Ice Cream Parlor.

The three friends all lived happily ever after!