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Story by Amanda RobertsonIllustrations by Kelsey Anderson
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This publication was produced and printed by:United States Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service601 Business Loop 70 West, Suite 250, Columbia, MO 65203www.mo.nrcs.usda.gov
August 2009
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Service helps people help the land
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About this booklet:This booklet is the result of volunteer efforts through the
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The Trash in Chigger County
Story by Amanda RobertsonIllustrations by Kelsey Anderson
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nce upon a time
in Chigger County,
it was a beautiful day.
The sun was shining and all of the animals
of Chigger County were having a
picnic by Crystal Pond.
O
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When the day was over,
they all said good night
and went to bed.
That night a soothing rain fell.
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Bright and early the next morning,
Wally Raccoon was washing his breakfast
in Chigger County Creek upstream
from Crystal Pond.
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He took a big bite
and said, “YUCK!”
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He looked down at the water.
Chigger County Creek was dirty.
“What happened?” he cried.
He could not eat a dirty breakfast.
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Then he heard Mr. Beaver grumbling,
so he hurried over to Crystal Pond.
“Oh bother. Oh dear,” Mr. Beaver
moaned. “My dam! My dam!
This stuff is breaking my dam!”
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On the wave of her wing, Mrs. Robin
passed overhead.
“Good morning,” she trilled. “Peeyew!
What is that awful smell?”
Wally Raccoon yelled back, “I don’t know,
but I can’t wash my food.”
Mr. Beaver shouted, “And my dam is
breaking. There is something wrong
with the water. What should we do?”
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Mrs. Robin tweeted,
“We should ask the
Wise Old Owl what to do.
Come on!”
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As the three friends were traveling
through the forest, they noticed
Scamper the Squirrel fussing in his tree.
“What’s wrong with the leaves
on my acorn trees?” he said to himself
as his tail twitched back and forth.
“They look very sick. Oh no! That means
there will be no acorns for me to eat!”
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Below Scamper’s tree,
Hoppy Rabbit was looking at his clover.
His clover looked sick too!
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Bear Bear came out
of the bottom of
Scamper’s tree.
“What’s all the fuss
about? I’m trying
to sleep.”
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Hoppy Rabbit said, “All of our
plants are sick and dying,
even the flowers.”
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“Oh no!” cried Bear Bear.
“Without the flowers,
my honeybees won’t
make any honey, and
I LOVE honey!”
“Oh no!” cried Bear Bear.
“Without the flowers,
my honeybees won’t
make any honey, and
I LOVE honey!”
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Bear Bear roared.
Mr. Beaver cleared his throat and said,
“Why don’t you come with us
to see Wise Old Owl?”
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“What are we going to do?!”
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“Maybe he can tell us why
the water is bad and
the plants are dying.”
So off they went.
“Maybe he can tell us why
the water is bad and
the plants are dying.”
So off they went.
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Wise Old Owl was sleeping after a
long night’s flight. Everyone began
banging on his tree to wake him up.
“We have a big problem! We need
your help!” they all cried.
“What is wrong, my friends?”
Wise Old Owl said in a deep, kind voice.
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“The creek is dirty!” said Wally Raccoon.
“My dam is breaking!” said Mr. Beaver.
“The air stinks!” said Mrs. Robin.
“I’m so hungry!” said Wally Raccoon.
“The trees are sick!” said Scamper the Squirrel.
“The clover and flowers are dying!”
said Hoppy Rabbit.
“NO HONEY!” cried Bear Bear.
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“Oh my,” said Wise Old Owl, sadly.
“I know what the problem is.
It’s called TRASH.
A bigger word for it is POLLUTION.
When I was flying near the humans, I saw them
throwing all kinds of trash on the ground.
The rain washed it into the creek, and the
bad water is making everything sick.
Soon, there will be nothing to eat in
Chigger County, and we will have to leave.”
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“Oh no!” the animals cried,
“What can we do?”
“We must pick up everything and put it
in a safe place where it cannot get in
the water,” Wise Old Owl said.
“I wish we had a trash can.”
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“Wise Old Owl? I saw a trash can
in the park over the hill.
Bear Bear can go get it and bring
it back for us to put the trash into,”
said Wally Raccoon.
“Wise Old Owl? I saw a trash can
in the park over the hill.
Bear Bear can go get it and bring
it back for us to put the trash into,”
said Wally Raccoon.
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“Wise Old Owl? That trash is not mine.
I did not leave it on the ground. Why should
I pick it up?” asked Scamper the Squirrel.
“Even though it is not yours, it is still
up to you to clean up your home
and keep it safe.” Wise Old Owl replied.
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So they all began to work. They worked all day
to clean up every piece of trash and
put it in the trash can where it
could not make the water dirty.
When the trash can was full,
Bear Bear carried it back to the park for the
humans to take to the dump.
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“Good job, my friends!” said Wise
Old Owl. “Maybe the humans will
notice our hard work and not throw
trash on the ground and in
the water anymore.”
“I sure hope so!” said Wally Raccoon.
“My food tastes so much better!”
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Soon, Chigger County was back
to normal – clean and beautiful.
All of the animals of Chigger County
went back to Crystal Pond to
celebrate their clean,
safe and healthy water.
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The End
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About the AuthorAmanda Robertson
wrote “The Trash in Chigger
County” while taking a
children’s literature class
at Ozarks Technical
Community College (OTCC).
The South Missouri Water
Quality Project’s Early
Childhood Education Program in Ozark, Mis-
souri, works with OTCC through a partnership
program to introduce conservation concepts
to children. Amanda wrote this story as a
volunteer in that program. She is currently a
student at Missouri State University and will
graduate in December 2009 with an education
degree majoring in Middle School English and
Mathematics.
About the IllustratorKelsey Anderson thought
it would be a wonderful
opportunity to advance
her art skills in a forum
that would also help teach
children the importance of
caring for the environment.
Kelsey became an Earth Team volunteer,
entered a statewide art competition and was
selected to illustrate “The Trash in Chigger
County.” Kelsey is a senior at Rolla High School.
Following graduation 2010, Kelsey plans to
attend college and major in biology and
possibly art. Kelsey is from St. James, Missouri.
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