What age group is "Maya and the Three Water Drops" suitable for?

Suitable for children aged 4-7. Reading time is about 3-5 minutes.

Maya and the Three Water Drops

Maya, a Thai girl with two braids, brushes her teeth beside a running tap while Grandpa points to an almost-empty rain jar on a hot morning.

On a hot morning, Maya left the tap running while she brushed her teeth. Water splashed away until Grandpa showed her the rain jar, with only a little water left at the bottom.

Maya draws three water-drop symbols on a paper sign beside a blue basin in the home's airy kitchen.

Maya drew three water drops on a small sign. The first reminded her to turn off the tap while brushing. The second reminded her to catch vegetable-rinsing water in a basin.

Maya pours water from a blue basin onto basil while Grandpa steadies it in the late-morning garden.

The third drop led Maya and Grandpa to water the basil with the saved rinsing water instead of fresh water. The soil became just moist enough, and a butterfly still visited the flowers.

Maya and Grandpa guide afternoon rainwater from the roof into a covered clay jar during a gentle shower.

Clouds gathered that afternoon. Maya helped Grandpa guide clean rain from the roof into the jar. When the shower ended, they covered it to keep out leaves and mosquitoes.

Maya smiles as she hangs her three-drop sign beside a closed tap, with a rain jar and green garden in the evening light.

By evening, the jar held more water and the family had used only what they needed. Maya hung her three-drop sign beside the tap, because many tiny habits could add up to a great deal of water.