Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1817 Sarah Leeke , also from Leominster was sentenced to be ducked but the water in the pond was so low that the authorities merely wheeled her round the town in the chair .
Simplified: In 1817 , Sarah Leeke , also from Leominster , was sentenced to be ducked . However , the water in the pond was too low .