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Why Fire and Rain are Enemies
On the day of the race many people came to the town. They all wanted to
see the race. Some of them said, "Fire will win." Others said, "Rain will
win."
But the chief's daughter thought: "I want to marry Rain."
The day of the race came. When it was time to begin, the drummers beat
the drums. The race began. The wind helped Fire to run very quickly. But
where was Rain? Nobody saw him. The people cried: "Look, Fire is quite
near the finish!"
But the Rain began to fall from the sky and put out Fire. So Fire could not
finish the race. The people cried: "Rain, Rain is the first!"
So the Chief gave his daughter to Rain, and they were very happy.
And from that day on, Fire and Rain are enemies.
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