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The River

The poem is from the perspective of a river pleading with its human inhabitants not to pollute it. The river warns that garbage being dumped into it will lead to floods, but asks to be taken care of and set free from pollution so it can continue helping the people as "your river, son of the sea".

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The River

The poem is from the perspective of a river pleading with its human inhabitants not to pollute it. The river warns that garbage being dumped into it will lead to floods, but asks to be taken care of and set free from pollution so it can continue helping the people as "your river, son of the sea".

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  • The Thirsty Crow
  • The River

THE RIVER

By: Florante C. Andres

No! please not again


You should not let me die in vain
I can still help you a lot
You know that it’s a fact

Oh, here comes the rain


Garbage is back to you again
Floods will follow, now you can see
What you have done to me

Please, please, take care of me


Help me now, and set me free
I am your river, son of sea
I am your river, please love me

THE RIVER
By: Florante C. Andres

No! please not again


You should not let me die in vain
I can still help you a lot
You know that it’s a fact

Oh, here comes the rain


Garbage is back to you again
Floods will follow, now you can see
What you have done to me

Please, please, take care of me


Help me now, and set me free
I am your river, son of sea
I am your river, please love me

The Thirsty Crow


After flying a long distance, a thirsty crow was wandering the forest in search of

water. Finally, he saw a pot half-filled with water. He tried to drink from it but

his beak wasn’t long enough to reach the water inside. He then saw pebbles on

the ground and one by one, he put them in the pot until the water rose to the

brim. The crow then hastily drank from it and quenched his thirst.

Moral of the story:

If there’s a will, there’s a way. Every problem has a solution if we just look hard

enough and don’t give up.

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