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One day I got the scare of my life! No, not from snakes, nor from herons
with mean-looking beaks, but rather, from some people walking around
Flapshell Pond, looking like they were surveying the area. I found out from
my neighbours that they were planning to drain the wetland and make
buildings on it! My heart sank. I could not let this happen. A friend and I
mobilized the neighbourhood kids. We invited a couple of press reporters.
The next day, the newspapers carried news of the children’s appeal. Other
residents of the area also started calling up various officials to tell them to
save the pond. Then a couple of environmental organizations joined in. We
invited the city commissioner too. At first, he was not convinced, but when
he experienced the monsoon magic, he realized it would be a shame to
destroy the pond.
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