Snorkel and Scorch are terribly sad. For 200 years they worked as palace dragons. They carried wood for fires, huffed flames into fireplaces, and lit candles in the palace halls. But now they are out of work. It is not their fault. Things at the palace have changed. Now the royal halls are lit with light bulbs, and the rooms are heated with a boiler. There is even a brand-new stove in the kitchen.
Electricity is doing the work that Snorkel and Scorch used to do. Electricity makes one kind of energy. When electricity flows through a wire, much as water flows through a hose, it is called an electric current. An electric current can do the same kind of work a fuel can do. It can make light and heat. And it can make the push or pull that runs all kinds of machines.
So Snorkel and Scorch do not have to carry wood, light fires, or keep the candles burning any more. All they have to do is push the switches that turn the electric current on and off. Life will be much easier from now on, and Snorkel and Scorch will have enough free time to help out at palace barbecues.
The word electricity comes from the Greek word elektron, which means “amber”. Amber is a yellow stone that gets an electric charge when it is rubbed with a cloth.
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