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T h e W i n d

A n d

T h e L e a f

Written by Gurung Bharosa
Illustrated by Mojares Maxine Therese Macachor

T h e w i n d w a s a f r e e b e i n g , s o a r i n g t h r o u g h

c o n t i n e n t s , w h i s t l i n g t h r o u g h m o u n t a i n t o p s .
I t n e v e r s e e m e d t o s t a y i n o n e p l a c e f o r t o o

l o n g , a l w a y s r e s t l e s s , a l w a y s h u n g e r i n g f o r

m o r e a d v e n t u r e s . T h i s w a s w h y i t s e e m e d s o
u n l i k e l y t h a t t h e w i n d w a s a f r i e n d o f t h e

l e a f , f o r t h e l e a f w a s a p i t i f u l b e i n g w h e n

c o m p a r e d t o t h e w i n d , d a y b y d a y

w i t n e s s i n g t h e s a m e s i g h t s w i t h i t s f e l l o w s ,
k n o w i n g n a u g h t o f t h e w o r l d o u t s i d e i t s

f o r e s t .

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