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The fairy of rice field When I was a boy, I lived in a rural region. There were a lot of beautiful rice fields, and my house was surrounded by rice fields. In summer, rice plants bent before to the wind and glittered in the sun. In winter, rice fields became our special playgrounds. Rice grow there was very delicious. Rice fields were on the center of our life. One day, when I was playing in the rice field, a very small girl with beautiful wings suddenly appeared. I was very surprised and asked her “ who are you? ” She answered “ I am the fairy of rice fields. ” We became friends. We played very joyfully. She used magic to make unbelievable amounts of rice balls. We ate them all day long. We spent very good time. But parting came soon. One day, when I went to the rice field, the fairy was crying. “ What happened? ” I asked. “ I heard that there will be a big shopping mall here by the next summer. I no longer be able to live here. ” Three days later, the construction began. And rice fields there disappeared completely. I was very sad. And now, I long for that special time. I think that rice field is peculiar to Japan and we have to save it. I want to play with the fairy of rice fields again.  224 words 