private life: the children's story; I am a raindrop
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Your support makes all the difference.What would you do if your mother was a cloud and your father was the sky? Well, that is exactly what happened to me. I was born in a cloud and soon I had to drop. When I did I had a terrific view. I saw aeroplanes, I saw millions of birds, I was even lucky enough to see the Eiffel Tower!
When I landed, I sensed that there was something in a hole nearby. "IT'S A FOX," I screamed. "Foxes like to drink WATER!!!" I thought I could trickle away but it was uphill all the way, and then it was straight. I was feeling desperate. I dribbled sideways and sideways, but luckily the fox chased a rabbit, so I was safe. "Phooey," I thought. "That was close." That dark night, I met another raindrop. "Oh," she said. "You're one of my many sisters! How lovely to meet you again!
One gloomy morning me and my sister trickled into a puddle. The next day the sun dried us up. That was the end of us.
Fleur Wylie, aged 8, Harlesden, London
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