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hi welcome to seriously read a book my
name is John and today we're going to be
reading a book called the water princess
based on the childhood experience of
Georgie Bedell who is a she's a very
successful model and today she is trying
to make sure that the children in much
of Africa have access to clean drinking
water but this is sort of a moment or
add a couple of days from her childhood
here we go the water princess I am
Princess Gigi look at you looking at the
Stars My Kingdom the African sky so wide
and so close I can almost touch the
sharp edges of the stars I can tame the
wild dogs with my song oh I can make the
tall grass sway when I dance I can make
the wind play hide-and-seek but I cannot
make the water come closer I cannot make
the water run clearer no matter what I
command it's almost like she's trying to
do magic her eyes are closed or her arms
are out she's trying to make the water
come closer
it is still morning still dark
my mother awakes me Gigi my princess it
is time to get up we must collect the
water
with their eyes closed watch ah come do
not make me wake before even the Sun is
out of bed I demand
come please I say but the water won't
listen and I know we will have to walk
so far to the well when there's her
there are her mom's very big legs yeah I
am too sleepy to put on my crown look at
her she's you ever feel like that in the
morning where you're waking up and it's
hard to put your clothes on you have to
go to school or you have to get ready to
do something I think of the pot that
will rest on my brains instead instead
of the crown right my thirst comes quick
dry lips dry throat I squeeze my eyes
shut I see it clear I dip my toes in it
cool I scoop it up and bring it to my
lips slowly I open my eyes nothing I
kick the dust look at her kicking the
dust she wants the water to be in front
of her right now doesn't wanna have to
go I grab my empty pot and place it upon
my head my mother does the same and our
journey begins full of song my momma
adds her melody our steps are light we
twirl and laugh together the miles give
us room to dance halfway there we stop
for a moment at the giant corrida tree
long enough to grab a handful of sweet
shea nuts for energy look at them isn't
that beautiful
under that tree it's the daughter and
her mom so ready these illustrations are
so gorgeous aren't they
we can keep the dance going just a
little longer mama are we there yet
you ever say that hmm look at her with
uh with the pot on her head finally I
hear they watch her running from there
well the giggles of my friends the
chatter of women some have traveled
farther than I only to return home when
the Sun has gone to bed look at all
those women women carrying the important
water with their kids women and their
children look at that all doing that
important work mama
holds our place while I play with
friends the dance continues the water is
flowing look at this kids playing the
women filling their pots pots filling
with the dusty earth colored liquid this
is not clear water
this is dirty water Gigi come what - no
says her mom my turn now the dance home
has slowed - careful steps my thirst so
heavy like the full pot I carry our song
is softer now oh look the mama and Gigi
and they are both walking the same way
carrying pots something beautiful in
that our shoulders ache our feet
cramp I see home at last
mama boils enough water for drinking we
wait we wash our clothes we prepare food
for cooking my father comes quickly from
the fields to share and the drink in the
meal he scoops me up my princess you
have returned with the water hugs
getting lots of hugs drink mama says
finally every sip fills me with energy I
want to make it last but I can
i gulp it down get her drinking their
clothes and body clean i sing to the
dogs
I dance with the tall grass I hide from
the wind look at her in the fields the
moon behind her mama brings one last cup
she has saved just for me drink my
princess sleep my princess
tomorrow we journey again mama I say as
I close my eyes why is the water so far
why is the water not clean where is our
water sleep
she says dream she says someday you will
find a way my princess someday I am
Princess Gigi My Kingdom the African sky
the dusty earth and someday the flowy
cool crystal clear water someday
and that is the water princess so
princess Gigi grew up and started a
nonprofit organization that now is
trying to provide access to clean clear
water for kids in Africa you can find it
at Georgie by Dell foundation org you
can see a link at the bottom of this
video and I will also put a link
underneath this video so you can just
click on it if you want to alright hope
you have a wonderful day
bye
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