Operation: Protect the River!
*Operation: Protect the River!
Rillia is a cheerful girl who lives in a quiet village surrounded by green mountains.
*Rillia is a cheerful girl who lives in a quiet village surrounded by green mountains.
A beautiful river flows through the village, and Rillia and her friends love playing there—fishing and stacking small stones.
*A beautiful river flows through the village, and Rillia and her friends love playing there—fishing and stacking small stones.
One day, when Rillia went to the river, she saw lots of trash floating in it.
*One day, when Rillia went to the river, she saw lots of trash floating in it.
“If there’s this much trash, the fish will be in trouble,” Rillia said sadly.
*“If there’s this much trash, the fish will be in trouble,” Rillia said sadly.
When she got home, Rillia told her mother,
*When she got home, Rillia told her mother,
“There was so much trash in the river! What can we do to clean it up?”
*“There was so much trash in the river! What can we do to clean it up?”
Her mother thought for a moment and said,
*Her mother thought for a moment and said,
“Maybe everyone can work together to pick up trash and make rules to protect the river.”
*“Maybe everyone can work together to pick up trash and make rules to protect the river.”
The next day, Rillia invited her friends and villagers to start “Operation: Protect the River!”
*The next day, Rillia invited her friends and villagers to start “Operation: Protect the River!”
Everyone gathered along the river, picking up trash and saying, “This river is a treasure for all of us.”
*Everyone gathered along the river, picking up trash and saying, “This river is a treasure for all of us.”
Then the villagers made rules like “Don’t throw trash in the river” and “Clean up after playing.”
*Then the villagers made rules like “Don’t throw trash in the river” and “Clean up after playing.”
Seeing this, Rillia felt her heart warm.
*Seeing this, Rillia felt her heart warm.
“By protecting the river, our hometown becomes even more wonderful!”
*“By protecting the river, our hometown becomes even more wonderful!”
That night, Rillia looked up at the starry sky and whispered,
*That night, Rillia looked up at the starry sky and whispered,
“A hometown is something we all protect together. I want to keep playing in this river forever.”
*“A hometown is something we all protect together. I want to keep playing in this river forever.”
<Review Questions (Multiple Choice)>
*<Review Questions (Multiple Choice)>
What did Rillia find in the river?
*What did Rillia find in the river?
a. Trash
*a. Trash
b. A big fish
*b. A big fish
c. A jewel
*c. A jewel
What rule did the villagers make to protect the river?
*What rule did the villagers make to protect the river?
a. To add more trash bins
*a. To add more trash bins
b. Not to throw trash in the river
*b. Not to throw trash in the river
c. Not to play in the river
*c. Not to play in the river
<Let’s Think!>
*<Let’s Think!>
How do you think Rillia and the others felt during “Operation: Protect the River”?
*How do you think Rillia and the others felt during “Operation: Protect the River”?
How would you feel if you were part of it?
*How would you feel if you were part of it?
What can everyone do to protect your town or hometown? Think about it together.
*What can everyone do to protect your town or hometown? Think about it together.
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