The Girl Who Collected Rain

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Sari tinggal di desa yang sering kekurangan air.

Sari lives in a village that often lacks water.

Ia mulai menampung air hujan sejak kelas lima.

He started collecting rainwater since the fifth grade.

Bak pertamanya hanya sebuah ember besar.

The first tub was just a big bucket.

Setahun kemudian ia punya lima drum.

A year later he had five drums.

Tetangga menganggap kebiasaannya aneh.

Neighbors found his habits strange.

Musim kemarau panjang datang pada tahun berikutnya.

A long dry season came the following year.

Sumur di desa mengering satu per satu.

Wells in the village dried up one by one.

Sari membagikan air simpanannya kepada semua orang.

Sari shared her water reserve with everyone.

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