👉 An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
Alright class, settle down, let’s take a peek, At this word “adobe,” simple and sleek! The dictionary gives us a clue, you see, “An unburnt brick, dried in the sun for free!” Now, think about where builders used to roam, In deserts hot, far away from home. They needed bricks, strong and sturdy too, But bringing them all was hard, it’s true! So they'd take clay, a reddish hue, Mix it with straw, a helpful view. Then shape the mud, so warm and bright, And let it bake beneath the sun’s light! That dried brick, that lovely brown, Is what we call “adobe,” all over town! It's a building material, strong and bold, A story of history, to be told. Do you understand now, class, it’s plain? Adobe – sun-dried bricks, again and again! Now, any questions for me, before we move on?