sees the countryside so quiet. The earth is wet, and
the grass is green and glistens with dew and sunlight. The corn is
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tall and the ears are long, and blonde hair hangs out from the
tassels. Birds are singing in a mango-tree, the mist is disappearing
. . . The cow is being milked and the potatoes are being hoed and
there is a big pumpkin under the avocado-tree. Smoke comes from
the wood fire and rises to the blue sky. The children bathe in the
river and lie down on…
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