The Water Table at the Race
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 5 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Dina helps at a city fun run, and the paper cups run out.
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On Saturday, Dina worked at a water table. The city had a fun run. Many people ran down the street.
Dina stood behind a long table. She had a big box of paper cups. She also had two big water tanks. She was a volunteer, and she liked the job.
Her job was easy. She filled the cups and held them out. The first runners came at nine. They took the cups and said thanks.
More and more runners came. Dina filled cups as fast as she could. Her hands got wet and cold.
At ten, she looked in the box. It was almost empty. Only ten cups were left. Many more runners were on the road.
"We need more cups," she said to the other helper. He shook his head. "The store is far," he said.
Across the street, a shop owner stood at his door. He saw the empty box. "Do you need something?" he called.
"We have no cups," Dina said. "Wait there," he said. He went into his shop.
He came back with two big boxes. Each box was full of small water bottles. "Take them," he said. "They are for the runners."
Dina put the bottles on the table. The runners took them and gave a big wave. Dina waved back and held out more bottles.
