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Benjamin Franklin was a curious (eager to know or learn something) young man who loved exploring (traveling through or examining a place to learn about it) the world around him. One stormy night, while tinkering (attempting to repair or improve something in a casual or experimental way) in his workshop, he noticed something strange. Whenever a flash of lightning lit up the sky, sparks jumped between his fingers and a metal key he was holding.
Intrigued (filled with curiosity), Benjamin decided to investigate (carry out research or study into a subject to discover facts or information) further. He read everything he could find about lightning and electricity. He learned that scientists believed electricity was a mysterious (difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify) force that resided (existed) in the sky. But Benjamin wasn’t satisfied with that explanation. He wanted to understand how it worked.
One day, Benjamin noticed a kite flying in the distance during a thunderstorm. An idea struck him (came to him suddenly)! He built a kite out of silk, a light and strong material, and attached a long hemp string to it. On the end of the string, he tied a metal key.
When another storm rolled in, Benjamin raced outside with his kite. He carefully flew the kite high into the dark sky, the wind whipping around him. As a bolt of lightning crackled, Benjamin felt a tug on the string. He cautiously (in a way that avoids potential problems or dangers) reached out and touched the key – a jolt (a sudden burst of energy or movement) of electricity shot through him!
Benjamin had discovered that lightning was a form of electricity! He continued his experiments, developing the lightning rod to protect buildings from electrical strikes. His work helped people understand electricity and its potential (possibilities of future success or usefulness).
Thanks to Benjamin’s curiosity (desire to learn or know) and bravery (courageous behavior or character), electricity went from a mysterious force to a powerful tool that would light our homes, power our machines, and change the world forever.
English Words you learned and Revised
Curious (eager to know or learn something), Exploring (traveling through or examining a place to learn about it), Tinkering (attempting to repair or improve something in a casual or experimental way), Intrigued (filled with curiosity), Investigate (carry out research or study into a subject to discover facts or information), Mysterious (difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify), Resided (existed), Struck him (came to him suddenly), Cautiously (in a way that avoids potential problems or dangers), Jolt (a sudden burst of energy or movement), Bravery (courageous behavior or character), Potential (possibilities of future success or usefulness).
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