Y8 Blessing

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Across
  1. 2. – To move quickly; people run to get water.
  2. 3. – When something good happens by surprise, like the pipe breaking.
  3. 4. – To break open suddenly.
  4. 7. – A large group of people; many come for the water.
  5. 8. – The sound or action of water hitting something.
  6. 10. – A feeling that things will get better.
  7. 12. – To let others use something; people share the water.
  8. 13. – Young people who play and laugh in the water.
  9. 14. – A tube that carries water; in the poem, one bursts open.
  10. 15. – With no water; like the land and skin in the poem.
  11. 16. – A powerful being some people pray to; water is like a gift from a god here.
  12. 17. – A feeling of great happiness.
Down
  1. 1. – Containers used to carry water.
  2. 4. – A special and lucky gift; here, the water is a b..
  3. 5. – What people need to drink, wash, and live. It’s very rare in this poem.
  4. 6. – Bright and glowing; the children’s skin shines in the water.
  5. 7. – To break open; dry skin or land can crack.
  6. 9. – To have fun; what the children do when the water comes.
  7. 10. – Used to catch or carry water.
  8. 11. – Nice and caring; the water feels like it comes from a kindly god.