Once a man and a little boywere lost in the desert.Thesun shone down from thesky.It was so hot they could hardlystand it.Soon they drank the last of theirwater.In the dry desert they could findno more water.There were no streamsor creeks or rivers.There were no wellsor pools or springs.There were onlycactus plants and sand and sky."I’m thirsty,Dad,"the little boysaid.