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THE GOLDEN RAIN
By: Arnel B. Pertierra

Ida, Emi and ViaA long, long time ago, there were three girls, Ida, Emi and Via, who were always helping those in need. The Rain God noticed this and decided to reward them. He told them to reach out their hands with open palms and catch the first few drops of rain.

The three were amazed at what happened! Every drop of rain they caught turned into little gold nuggets. But it happens only for a moment so the three girls had to be very alert when it is about to rain.

Ida, Emi and Via became very rich in no time but they were not satisfied with their fortune. They forgot about helping people in need and just waited for the rain clouds to appear. Each wanted to be the richest in the world.

One day, they all went out and partied all night long. They were so tired and so sleepy that they did not notice the sky getting dark. The rain poured while Ida and Emi slept. Only Via was able to catch the golden rain. The two found out about this and thought that Via had put some sleeping pills in their tea. This made her furious. "Don't blame me because you overslept!" she fumed.

"And to think that we're all in this together! How could you?!" Emi cried.

The three girls were arguing so loud that they did not notice that all the neighbors were listening to their fight. Each one was in a buzz about the golden rain, and each one hoped to catch a few gold nuggets.

"Look what you did! You let the cat out of the bag! Now they too will catch the golden rain and none will be left for us!"

Rain GodAfter hearing this, the Rain God suddenly appeared and he was very angry.

"From now on, no one will ever catch the golden rain!" he boomed. "Not until everyone knows how to be kind and helpful to others! Pointing to the girls, he roared, "I gave them the secret of the golden rain so that they could help others, but they let greed enter their hearts! Because of that, I will turn all their gold into water again!"

 

POOF! All of the three girls' belongings turned into water and flooded the village. The Rain God slowly vanished. "Care enough to help others and don't let greed enter your hearts again! Only then will I let the golden rain fall."

So to this day, whenever it starts to rain, people remember the story of the Rain God and reach out their hands with open palms to try and catch the golden rain. Better be as helpful as you can and you may just catch some!

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