why questions · Ages 3-5

Why Do Worms Wiggle Onto the Sidewalk After Rain?

Rain fills the soil with water, so worms sometimes come to the surface where they can move more easily.

The whole story

1. On a rainy afternoon, Mina stepped onto the porch and found a worm on the sidewalk.

2. Mina crouched beside the worm and watched its little body wiggle through the shining rain.

3. She wondered whether the worm had left its quiet home beneath the soft, wet soil.

4. Mina placed a broad leaf beside the worm, but the worm kept wiggling outward.

5. Rain drummed on the sidewalk while water gathered in the soil below.

6. Mina touched the garden soil and saw water shining between its soft brown crumbs.

7. Rain fills the soil with water, so worms sometimes come to the surface where they can move more easily.

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