Barriles en cada techo
Polly watches a raccoon carpenter build a wooden water tank on a rooftop, held together with steel rings and no nails.
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Quiz ↓Desde arriba, los techos de Manhattan tienen una forma: un barril redondo de madera con cuatro patas finas, y un cono encima. Polly había visto muchos, pero no sabía qué eran.
Un carpintero mapache trabajaba solo en el techo. Juntaba tablas de madera en un círculo, sin pegamento y sin clavos. Anillos de metal lo sostenían, bien apretados desde afuera. Una familia construye estos barriles desde mil ochocientos sesenta y seis.
La ciudad dice que todo edificio alto necesita uno en el techo. El agua sola no puede subir tan alto. La gravedad empuja el agua por los tubos cuando alguien abre un grifo abajo.
Hay miles de estos tanques por toda la ciudad. Polly miró el último anillo quedar bien ajustado, y luego voló al siguiente techo.
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