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One Cup of Water, Please by Amber Poole

One Cup of Water, Please
by Amber Poole

This folk tale stars a shrewd hare who thought he got the best of everybody, until he met his match.

Once upon a time there was a village known as Singino. Many different animals—such as the elephant, giraffe, antelope,
buffalo, hare, lion, tortoise, hyena, and wolf—lived in Singino. The giraffe was their king.

One day there was a shortage of water in the village. There were no natural springs and not enough rain. This was a big
problem. King Giraffe called a meeting of all animals in the village to discuss how to solve the problem of water. They all agreed
to dig a well which, they believed, would provide enough water for all. But Mr. Hare was against the idea. He didn't want to dig.
Almost all of the animals gathered together and dug the well. Mr. Hare did not help; instead he laughed at the animals as they
were digging.

Within a short time, the animals had good, clean water. King Giraffe, however, prohibited Mr. Hare from using the well water.

Since Mr. Hare could not get water, he decided to trick the animals, and he did, starting with the elephant. After Mr. Hare had
managed to tie up the elephant, he drank some water, swam, and ran away laughing and laughing.

And so the story goes until all the animals had been tricked save the tortoise.

Finally, it was tortoise's duty to guard the well. He sat inside the water waiting for Mr. Hare to come. The Hare eventually came
and proudly jumped into the well thinking that there was no guard at all. But the tortoise caught him and took him to the king,
who punished Mr. Hare severely.

Ever since then, the animals have lived in peace, enjoying their clean, fresh well water.
Contributed by Gary Port - Peace Corps Volunteer: Tanzania (1998 -2000) Peace Corps Website

The Palestinians have no soap. They have no shampoo. They have limited cleaning supplies and those ones that can be had
are priced beyond affordability.

They also suffer from acute food shortages, medical supplies, warm clothing, and blankets.

Possibly the greatest crises of all, is the shortage of water to no water.
Every shortage is strategized; every missing item, calculated. Make no mistake.

This is what Ethnic Cleansing looks like.

If the Palestinians are denied access to water and/or are cut off from a water source, then they will die. Humans can live much
longer without food than without water.

WE NEED WATER TO SURVIVE

I am asking that you please, for the sake of human decency, donate Palestinian when you can as often as you can.

OVER ONE YEAR – NO WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE TAP.
Please give the gift of life: GIVE WATER.
Bless You All
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