Mrs. Prest explained there was an organization called WaterCan that helped communities get clean water. She told him a well pump could cost around seventy dollars.
To an adult, it sounded like an abstract number.
To Ryan, it sounded achievable.
That afternoon, he walked into his kitchen while his mother Susan prepared dinner.
“I need seventy dollars to build a well in Africa,” he announced.
Susan smiled distractedly, assuming this was one of those temporary childhood obsessions that vanish by next Tuesday.
“That’s nice, honey.”
But Ryan didn’t move.
“What chores can I do?”
Susan handed him a list.
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