Tale 3, Part 2 Summary

"Water, Water, Everywhere", Chapter 3 - Adam wakes from a water-soaked dream to find that a leak has opened up in the ceiling. After setting a bucket to catch the water, he goes down for breakfast, only to learn from Ma that the water has been flowing all night, and that Pa is down in the barn trying to minimize the damage there. Adam goes to help and, while assisting Pa, learns that because the farm is situated in a small valley, if the water doesn't stop flowing, the entire farm is going to be flooded out and they're going to have to move. After a hard morning's work salvaging whatever they can, Pa rests while Adam talks with a group of townspeople who have come out to see what's happening. One of them jokingly refers to the situation as being caused...