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There once was a rabbit named Rain, 

who lived with his mother on the banks of the 

Tennessee River. One day Rain asked, 

"Mother, why is my name Rain?" 

"It was raining hard the night you were born, and 

so rain will always make me think of that night, and 

of you.", said his mother.

"What is rain?", Rain asked.

Rain's mother just laughed and said, 

"Rain is water that falls from the sky." 

Rain had never seen water from the 

sky before; he was confused.

Later that day, Rain wanted to eat his 

favorite snack - carrots! 

His favorite carrots were grown in a 

farmer's garden not too far away. 

Rain decided to try a new shortcut 

through the forest, he was sure

 he would get there faster! 

As Rain walked down the path, he passed 

by the beaver's home.   He saw 

a dam made to slow 

the flow of the river. Rain's mother told him a 

river is a path of water that flows into the 

oceans and lakes.

On his way to the farmers garden, the sky 

started getting really dark. 

Rain could hear really big noises coming from 

the sky.  

All of a sudden, a huge, bright light 

flashed in the sky! 

Rain was so frightened.

As tiny drops of water hit Rain's face, a raccoon hiding under 

a near by tree called him over to share his hiding place. 

Now, Rain was terrified and was shivering all over! 

The Little Raccoon said, "Don't be frightened! 

It's only a little thunderstorm." 

"What is a thunderstorm?" Rain wanted to know.

"A thunderstorm is a strong storm with a lot of rain and 

thunder and lightning.  

Lightning is that bright flashing light in the sky, and thunder 

is the loud booming noise you hear 

after the lightning"said Raccoon.

After a while, the water started to pool up like a little 

river. The raccoon started to get worried.

 "This is no good." said the raccoon. 

"Why?" Rain wanted to know.

 "If the rain keeps going like this the river will flood and 

the forest will be covered with water!", 

the raccoon exclaimed. 

Rain was really worried, but he didn't know 

what a flood was.

The raccoon explained, "A flood is this really horrible 

thing where water overflows everywhere!"

The water began to rise, spilling over the banks, 

covering the ground.   

Rain and his friend, the raccoon, ran for higher ground 

before they were covered by water too. 

Rain poured from the sky and the 

ground became saturated, which meant it 

could not hold anymore water.  

The water rose over the land, and Rain 

worried that the farmer's garden 

would be washed away. 

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