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Lily: Hi, Rangers! I'm Lily. This is Rangers Radio... the story you can hear, even with no screen.
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Lily: Pitter, patter. Rain is coming! Can we catch it?
Lily: Misha holds up his lantern. He says: only in gentle rain. Never in thunder.
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Ricky: If you hear thunder, we go inside right away. Rain can wait.
Lily: Step one. Eli ties a clean tarp between two posts. It is low in the middle.
Ricky: A clean bucket goes right under the low spot.
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Lily: Step two. Daryna says: wait! Let the first rain wash the tarp.
Ricky: The first water is dirty. We pour it away. Then we start catching.
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Lily: Step three. When the bucket is full, lid on. Keep it covered.
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Lily: Step four. Rain can carry dirt and germs.
Ricky: So a grown-up boils it before we drink. Big bubbles, one full minute. Kids step back.
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Lily: Let's say it again, Rangers. Slowly.
Lily: One... gentle rain only. Thunder? Go inside.
Lily: Two... a clean tarp, low in the middle, a clean bucket under.
Lily: Three... let the first rain go. Then catch it, lid on.
Lily: Four... a grown-up boils it before you drink.
Lily: Let the first rain go, then catch the flow. Boil it first, and then you know!
Lily: Let the first rain go, then catch the flow. Boil it first, and then you know!
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Ricky: Rain is a gift. Rangers catch it clean.
Lily: Tomorrow... sun drops!
Lily: No screen? Listen free on Rangers Radio.
Lily: Smoky Trail Rangers by David McKellips. Created with Grok. Licensed under C C B Y N C 4.0. Contact: smokytrailrangers at gmail dot com.
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