“I’m hot,” said a bee, buzzing slowly by a tree.

“Where’s the rain when we need it? Where’s the rain?”
“I’m thirsty,” said a flower, drooping lower every hour.
“Where’s the rain when we need it? Where’s the rain?”
“Can’t fly, too dry,” cried a blue butterfly.
“Where’s the rain when we need it? Where’s the rain?”
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