Just then, Aryan’s eyes lit up. “What if we use something round,
like a wheel? When I roll my toy cart, it feels easy to move.”
Aditi nodded, and said, “Let’s ask Swati didi! She is always fixing
“Like when a mango falls - it’s gravity
pulling it down, right?”
“Exactly!” Swati said. “The same gravity is
making the bucket feel so heavy. But
there’s a way to make it easier.”
things at Uncle’s workshop.”
The two rushed to their Uncle’s workshop, where tools, ropes,
and wooden planks were scattered everywhere.
Aditi: “Swati didi, can you help us make something to make
Grandma’s work easier?” Aditi continued, “Grandma was pulling
the bucket from the well, and she was finding it hard to do it.”
“But why do we have to use so much effort?” Aryan asked
curiously.
Swati smiled and started explaining, “This effort is due to force. A
force is simply a push or pull. When I pull the bucket up, gravity
pulls it down, which is why it feels hard to lift.”
“Something pulls it down? What’s that?” Aryan asked.
“Yes,” Swati nodded. “It’s called gravity. Gravity pulls everything
downwards. That’s why lifting feels hard.”
Aditi intervened and excitedly pointed to the mango tree nearby.
“We can use a pulley,” said Swati.
“A pulley? What’s that?” Aryan asked.
a wheel with a groove around it. When you pass a rope through
Swati continued. “When you use a
First, they mounted the wheel on a metal rod and fixed it to the
Grandmother tried it and was amazed. “Wah! This is wonderful!
Later, as the siblings sat by the well, Aryan said, “We learned so
“Exactly!” Swati said. “With creativity and teamwork, you can
Who knows what you’ll create next?”
With that, the two siblings ran off, dreaming of their next big
Force is a push or
pull that makes
things move or stop.