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Zia almost reaches the waterfall, she is happy about her harvest. On the path along the waterfall grows abundant sweet grasses. These sweet grasses will add another layer of flavor to the soup. And the grasses can also be sold at a decent price. Sister will love it! Soon her hand is full of sweet grasses.

At this moment, she sees something glittering at the bottom of the waterfall. Out of curiosity, she drops the grasses onto the ground and walks close to the waterfall. Zia put her hand into the water and wave it. The water is deep and her hand can not reach the mysterious glittering things. Zia really hopes to check what’s inside the water, however, she suddenly thinks of her sweet grasses, which are left on the river bank. So she goes back and carries the grasses back home.

Naomi holds the gold coins between her fingers under the kitchen light. Zia comes in with the grasses. She rushes to Naomi, waiting for her compliment. She feels excited about her experience and can’t wait to share it with her sister. Then she sees the gold coins. Both Naomi and Zia realize what happens.

They gather some materials found in the basement and quickly make a sieve. After that, they rush to the waterfall. The first attempt brings plenty of gold coins out from the water. They are so thrilled about the result that they hold their hands together and dance around the river bank. Later they keep working on the “ mining” process and gradually move all of the gold coins from the water. However, when they immerse themselves in ecstasy, they fail to notice that, as more gold coins are removed, the water temperature drops and is no longer warm.


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