Recently we were talking about how in many countries with very dry climates, people store rainwater in barrels in order to have enough water throughout the year. A 7th grade boy (who I probably should not have called on given his track record for stories) raised his hand and said he had a story to tell. I said to him "does your story have to do with conserving water?" and he proudly said"yes!" It should have been a clue of things to come when he started to laugh before the story began. He goes on to tell a story about a time at his lake house when their water main broke. He rambled a bit and then his story ended with the following: "so my dad says, if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down."
not sure exactly how that correlates to rain barrells.
If only you knew how often that last statement was made in my home growing up... A fellow storyteller? Kindred soul. Hopefully he doesn't do any of the aforementioned in rain barrells. Good for you, changing the world, one adolescent mind at a time!
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