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TREE AND RIVER
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One day a tree saw a river. The river was crying.
The tree asked the river why it was crying. It wiped its
tears and said, “ My dear friend, I am going to die very
soon. Look at me. There is no water left in me. People
dump in waste. The waste is choking me. I can’t live
any more in this condition. But friend, you look sad.
What’s the matter?”
The tree said, “Dear river, I’m not fortunate either.
I am also in the same state as you are. People cut me
down without any mercy. Besides, there is no water for
me too!”
The tree and the river discussed the matter. They
decided to find a solution to the problem. They thought
of writing a letter to the Government. They wrote a letter
to the Chief Minister of Karnataka. The letter read like
this.
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