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
the bucket from the well, and she was finding it hard to do it.”
force is simply a push or pull. When I pull the bucket up, gravity
“Something pulls it down? What’s that?” Aryan asked.
“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
“Let’s test it!” Swati said.
But just as Aryan started pulling the rope, a goat wandered into
the workshop and tugged on the other end of the rope!
The bucket swung wildly, and the children burst into laughter.
“Mr. Goat wants to help too!” Aryan said, giggling.
Once the goat was gently shooed away, Aditi pulled the rope. To
her amazement, the bucket lifted smoothly.
“This is amazing!” Aditi said excitedly. “It feels so much lighter!”